Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.065 (2026)

Discrimination in public accommodations prohibited, exceptions

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  213.065.  Discrimination in public accommodations prohibited, exceptions. — 1.  All persons within the jurisdiction of the state of Missouri are free and equal and shall be entitled to the full and equal use and enjoyment within this state of any place of public accommodation, as hereinafter defined, without discrimination or segregation because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, or disability.

  2.  It is an unlawful discriminatory practice for any person, directly or indirectly, to refuse, withhold from or deny any other person, or to attempt to refuse, withhold from or deny any other person, any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, services, or privileges made available in any place of public accommodation, as defined in section 213.010 and this section, or to segregate or discriminate against any such person in the use thereof because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, or disability.

  3.  The provisions of this section shall not apply to a private club, a place of accommodation owned by or operated on behalf of a religious corporation, association or society, or other establishment which is not in fact open to the public, unless the facilities of such establishments are made available to the customers or patrons of a place of public accommodation as defined in section 213.010 and this section.

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(L. 1986 S.B. 513, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1619, A.L. 1998 S.B. 786, A.L. 2017 S.B. 43)

(2012) Section's prohibition against discrimination in any place of public accommodation encompasses a claim against a school district for student-on-student harassment in a public school. Doe ex rel. Subia v. Kansas City, Missouri School District, 372 S.W.3d 43 (Mo.App.W.D.).

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 43 cases (18 in the last 5 years), 1998–2026 · leading case: R.M.A. (a Minor Child), by his Next Friend: Rachelle Appleberry v. Blue Springs R-IV Sch. Dist. & Blue Springs Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 568 S.W.3d 420 (Mo. 2019).
R.M.A. (a Minor Child), by his Next Friend: Rachelle Appleberry v. Blue Springs R-IV Sch. Dist. & Blue Springs Sch. Dist. Bd. of Educ., 568 S.W.3d 420 (Mo. 2019). · cites it 22× “, by his next friend, appeals the circuit court's judgment dismissing with prejudice his petition alleging Defendants, the Blue Springs R-IV School District ("School District") and the Blue Springs School District Board of Education ("School Board"), unlawfully discriminated…”
Missouri Comm'n on Human Rights v. Red Dragon Restaurant, Inc., 991 S.W.2d 161 (Mo. Ct. App. 1999). · cites it 26× “The MCHR issued its order, based on the hearing commissioner’s “Findings of Facts and Conclusions of Law, Recommended Decision and Order,” concluding that Red Dragon had discriminated against Judith Rupard on the basis of her association with disabled people in violation of §…”
Doe ex rel. Subia v. Kansas City, Missouri Sch. Dist., 372 S.W.3d 43 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 20× “All persons within the jurisdiction of the state of Missouri are free and equal and shall be entitled to the full and equal use and enjoyment within this state of any place of public accommodation, as hereinafter defined, without discrimination or segregation on the grounds of…”
State ex rel. Blue Springs Sch. Dist. v. The Honorable Jack R. Grate, 576 S.W.3d 262 (Mo. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 18× “We again hold that our preliminary writ of prohibition is quashed with respect to the claim for discrimination in public accommodation asserted against the School District pursuant to section 213.065, though for different reasons than originally relied on by this court.”
Greenbriar Hills Country Club v. Dir. of Revenue, 47 S.W.3d 346 (Mo. 2001). · cites it 4× “[2] Quite specifically, in the statute that forbids discrimination in places of public accommodation, section 213.065 contains a specific exclusion for private clubs.”
State ex rel. Washington Univ. v. Richardson, 396 S.W.3d 387 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 8× “Section 213.065 1 mandates that all “persons are entitled to the full and equal use and enjoyment of public accommodations within this state without discrimination.”
303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 600 U.S. 570 (2023). “11 (2022); Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.065 (Cum. Supp. 2021); Mont.”
State v. Mo. Comm'n On Human Rights, 561 S.W.3d 48 (Mo. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 4× “Section 213.065 prohibits discrimination in "places of public accommodations.”
H.S. v. Bd. of Regents, Se. Missouri State Univ., 967 S.W.2d 665 (Mo. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 3× “” Section 213.065 RSMo provides that it shall be an unlawful employment practice: “(1) for an employer, because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, age or handicap of an individual .”
Wells v. Lester E. Cox Med. Centers, 379 S.W.3d 919 (Mo. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “Cox Medical Center’s Cox College of Nursing and Health Sciences (“College”) on her claim that she was improperly terminated from College’s nursing program under section 213.065 1 of the Missouri Human Rights Act (“MHRA”).”
In The Matter of: R.M.A. (a minor child), by His Next Friend: Rachelle Appleberry v. Blue Springs R-IV Sch. Dist., 477 S.W.3d 185 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “In particular,, the Petition cited to the Missouri' Constitution article 1, section 2, and section 213.065. All statutory references are to RSMo 2000 as supplemented unless otherwise indicated.”
Coleman v. Carnahan, 312 S.W.3d 377 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 5× “Coleman was denied the full, free and equal use of Missouri securities laws in violation of sections 213.065 RSMo in that he was denied public accommodations as defined in section 213.”
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.065(2) — 2 cases
D.L.W. v. R.C., 9 S.W.3d 768 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000).
In Re Klc, 9 S.W.3d 768 (Mo. Ct. App. 2000).
— Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.065(3) — 1 case
State ex rel. Washington Univ. v. Richardson, 396 S.W.3d 387 (Mo. Ct. App. 2013). “Section 213.065 1 mandates that all “persons are entitled to the full and equal use and enjoyment of public accommodations within this state without discrimination.”
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