If someone files legal paperwork with the wrong court in Missouri, that court sends the paperwork to the right court and lets the person who filed it know where it was sent and when.
454.1563. In . — If a or is received by an inappropriate tribunal of this state, the tribunal shall forward the and accompanying documents to an appropriate tribunal of this state or another state and notify the where and when the pleading was sent.
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Source & history notes
(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
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Application of law of state
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