A person who is a convicted offender in the prison system has one year to file a lawsuit against the Missouri Department of Corrections, any part of it, or any of its employees for something that employee did or did not do as part of their job.
516.145. What actions within one year. — Within one year: all actions brought by an , as defined in section 217.010, against the or any or thereof, or any employee or former employee for an act in an , or by the .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1990 H.B. 974) (2000) Section is constitutional and does not violate equal protection, due process, or the prohibition against special legislation. Cooper v. Minor, 16 S.W.3d 578 (Mo.banc).
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