| Statute | Topic | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Act Provisions | ||
| 610.032.1 RSMo | Sunshine Law | Executive agency’s records closed by law cannot disclose information that would allow identification of individuals or entities |
| 610.024. 1 RSMo | Sunshine Law | Public governmental body shall separate the exempt and nonexempt material and make the nonexempt material available for examination and copying |
| 610.035 RSMo | Social Security Numbers | State entity not to disclose Social Security number, exceptions |
| 610.100 to 610.150 RSMo | Arrest records and 911 reports | Records required–public access–court ordered access–violations–sex offense victims, disclosure of identity–911 reports inaccessible, exceptions |
| State Privacy Topics | ||
| General | ||
| Chapter 115 RSMo | Election | Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections |
| Chapter 313 RSMo | Gambling and biometrics | Licensed Gaming Activities – patrons shall not be required to provide fingerprints, retinal scans, biometric forms of identification, any type of patron-tracking cards, or other types of identification prior to being permitted to enter the area where gambling is being conducted |
| 362.422 RSMo | Financial Records | Disclosure of nonpublic personal information; nonaffiliated third parties (State law parallel to federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Modernization Act of 1999, “GLBA”) |
| 407.1355 RSMo | Social Security Numbers | Social Security numbers, prohibited actions |
| 407.1382 | Credit freezes with credit reporting agencies | Consumers can request a credit freeze. Fees may be charged. |
| 408.675 to 408.700 RSMo | Missouri Right to Financial Privacy | There are provisions throughout the Code and in federal law pertaining to credit information, credit rating information, and credit reporting |
| 491.060 RSMo | Privileges | Persons incompetent to testify–exceptions, children in certain cases (child testimony; privileges for attorney, minister, physician communication) |
| 565.084 RSMo | Tampering with a judicial officer, penalty | Transferred to 575.095 effective 1-1-17 |
| 565.225 RSMo | Crime of stalking | |
| 565.252 and 565.253 RSMo | Crime of invasion of privacy | Photography/film |
| 569.095 to 569.099 RSMo | Tampering with computer | |
| Employment | There are statutes throughout the Missouri Code protecting records pertaining to educators, public employees, as well as military members and their families | |
| 595.232 | Law enforcement to accept identity theft incident reports | Victims of identity theft have the right to contact the local law enforcement agency where the victim is domiciled and request that an incident report about the identity theft be prepared and filed. The victim may also request from the local law enforcement agency to receive a copy of the incident report. |
| Communication | ||
| 407.1070 to 407.1110 RSMo | Telephone | Telemarketing Practices (phone solicitation) |
| 407.1135 to 407.1141 RSMo | Unsolicited E-mail | Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail prohibited |
| 542.400 to 542.422 RSMo | Wiretaps | Wiretaps (common carrier switching station communications) |
| Credit Cards | ||
| 407.430 to 407.436 RSMo | Credit cards | Confidential and secure handling of credit card information |
| Health | ||
| 167.183 RSMo | Health | Immunization records, disclosure, to whom–disclosure for unauthorized purpose, liability |
| Chapter 188 RSMo | Regulation of Abortions | Breach of Confidentiality prohibited |
| 191.656 to 191.703 RSMo | AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) | Confidentiality of HIV records |
| 191.918 RSMo | Breast-feeding | Breast-feeding in public permitted |
| 375.1300 to 375.1312 RSMo | Genetic Information and Domestic Violence | Genetic information cannot be used by employers or insurers to discriminate against individuals |
| Medical and Pharmaceutical | There are provisions throughout the Code and in federal law pertaining to medical and pharmaceutical information. For examples of medical records protections, see the web page for the Office of Civil Rights of Health and Human Services. (“HIPAA” and “HITECH”) For information pertaining to the safety of records pertaining to the Affordable Care Act, see the web page for the Federal Trade Commission | |
| Identity | ||
| 570.223 RSMo | Identity Theft | Crime if he or she knowingly and with the intent to deceive or defraud obtains, possesses, transfers, uses, or attempts to obtain, transfer or use, one or more means of identification not lawfully issued for his or her use |
| 570.224 RSMo | Trafficking in stolen identities | Crime if manufactures, sells, transfers, purchases, or possesses, with intent to sell or transfer means of identification…for the purpose of committing identity theft |
| 570.380 RSMo | Fake Identification | Manufacture or possession of fictitious or forged means of identification, intent to distribute, violation |
| Records | ||
| 43.542 RSMo | Criminal Records | Approval of National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact–execution of compact (criminal history records) |
| 182.815 and 182.817 RSMo | Library Records | Disclosure of library records not required–exceptions |
| Chapters 210 and 211 RSMo | Child and Juvenile Records | Department of Social Services and Juvenile Courts (privacy protections throughout Chapters) |
| 161.096 RSMo | Education Records | Education records are protected by federal statute and standards are followed in Missouri |
| 407.1150 RSMo | Criminal Record Publication | Prohibits soliciting or accepting payment to remove or correct published booking information |
| 453.120 RSMo | Adoption Records | Limits disclosure |
| 194.600 RSMo | Health Care Directives Registry | Directory to electronically store advance health care directives |
| 302.170, RSMo 32.091 RSMo | Driver License | Options for obtaining REAL ID Act compliant license, confidentiality of driver license information |
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