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RSMo 571.013effective 28 Aug 2013

Ownership of firearms records, closed records

In plain English

Records about who owns a gun, or any applications to own or carry a gun, are kept private. The public cannot look at them. A court can allow someone to see these records only if that person has a good reason. Anyone who shares these records without permission is guilty of a crime.

Penalties named in this law
class A misdemeanorup to 1 year in jail

Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.

Word-for-word law

571.013. Ownership of firearms records, — violation, . — 1. Any records of ownership of a firearm or applications for ownership, licensing, , permitting, or an that allows a person to own, acquire, possess, or carry a firearm shall not be under chapter 610 and shall not be open for inspection or their contents disclosed except by of the court to persons having a interest therein.

2. Any person or who violates the of this section is guilty of a .

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Source & history notes

(L. 2013 S.B. 75 § 571.011)

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