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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.366 (2026)

Procedure for nonprepayment of fees

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  506.366.  Procedure for nonprepayment of fees. — An offender seeking to bring a civil action or to appeal a judgment in a civil action without the prepayment of fees or security due to indigency shall submit a request to the court to proceed without the prepayment of fees.  The request shall include a certified copy of the offender's correctional center account statement, which shall be provided by the department of corrections for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the petition or notice of appeal.

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(L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 3)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2021 · leading case: State ex rel. Nixon v. Koonce, 173 S.W.3d 277 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005).
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State ex rel. Nixon v. Koonce, 173 S.W.3d 277 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 5× “If the court receiving a motion pursuant to section 506.366 determines that an offender is unable to pay the full amount of court costs due with respect to a case, the court shall assess a partial payment of the twenty percent of the greater of the following: (1) The average…”
Davis v. Kempker, 167 S.W.3d 721 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 7× “Davis filed a “Petition to Proceed In Forma Pauperis” pursuant to § 506.366 1 on January 23, 2004, with the Circuit Court of Randolph County.”
Roberson v. State, 140 S.W.3d 634 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 11× “For example, section 506.366 provides a proee- *637 dure for waiver of the pre-payment of the entire filing fee in civil actions or appeals brought by an indigent offender.”
Fredrico Lowe Bey v. Anne Precythe (Mo. Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 22× “” Respondents also rely on Section 506.366 for the proposition that, either prepayment of filing fees or an in forma pauperis request along with a six-month account statement is required alongside filing to perfect the filing.”
State Ex Rel. Nixon v. Koonce, 168 S.W.3d 656 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 5× “If the court receiving a motion pursuant to section 506.366 determines that an offender is unable to pay the full amount of court costs due with respect to a case, the court shall assess a partial payment of the twenty percent of the greater of the following: (1) The average…”
State Ex Rel. Anderson v. Anderson, 186 S.W.3d 924 (Mo. Ct. App. 2006). · cites it 2× “]” The record is silent on Appellant’s compliance with this requirement. 6 . Rule 81.07(a) provides, in part: When an appeal is permitted by law from a final judgment in the trial court, but the time prescribed for filing an ordinary notice of appeal with the clerk of the trial…”
George Fuller v. Cindy Griffith (Mo. Ct. App. 2021). · cites it 2× “2 provides that the prisoner is not required to reapply for in forma pauperis status under Section 506.366.”). Fuller’s Application for Trial De Novo was effective when he tendered it on July 12, 2019, only four days after the small claims division ruled against him, and his…”
Lawrence v. State, 316 S.W.3d 362 (Mo. Ct. App. 2010). · cites it 3× “Section 506.366 states: An offender seeking to bring a civil action or to appeal a judgment in a civil *364 action without the prepayment of fees or security due to indigency shall submit a request to the court to proceed without the prepayment of fees.”
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