When someone is in charge of a dead person's estate (called a personal representative), they have to file reports showing all the money they collected and spent. These reports must list who paid them, when, how much, and why. They also must show every payment made and who got the money. For any payment over $75, they need to show proof — like a receipt, a copy of a check, or a bank statement. The court can also ask for proof on smaller payments. These reports must be signed. If the court normally needs original paper checks as proof, a digital or electronic copy is allowed instead.
473.543. , contents — for — evidence, checks and drafts. — 1. Each filed by a shall state the period for which it is made and, among other things, shall contain a just and true account of all moneys collected by such personal representative, the date when collected, from whom collected and on what account collected, whether on charged in the or for property sold or otherwise; and it shall show the exact amount of and interest collected on each , and also the amount and date of each expenditure or , and to whom and for what paid. Such settlement shall also show what interest has been obtained by the personal representative upon any funds in his or her hands, and when obtained, on what amounts, for what time and at what rate percent. Each expenditure of more than seventy-five dollars for which a personal representative claims in any settlement shall be supported by vouchers by the person to whom the disbursement was made or other documentation, such as an electronic copy of a check or a bank statement, which establishes to the court's that the payment claimed in the settlement was actually made to the to whom it is claimed to have been made. The court has to require documentation for expenditures of less than seventy-five dollars. Every settlement shall be signed by the personal representative.
2. When the law, local or practice requires the production of original checks or drafts as part of any interim or settlements of any kind by , , or other persons, such may be retained and reproduced in a form permitted under section 362.413; and, provided such information meets the requirements of section 362.413, no court may require the production of the original checks and drafts.
(RSMo 1939 § 213, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 194, A.L. 1980 S.B. 637, A.L. 1996 S.B. 494, A.L. 1998 S.B. 792, A.L. 2009 H.B. 273)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 214; 1919 § 213; 1909 § 222
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