Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.030 (2026)

Injunctive relief authorized

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  610.030.  Injunctive relief authorized. — The circuit courts of this state shall have the jurisdiction to issue injunctions to enforce the provisions of sections 610.010 to 610.115.

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(L. 1973 S.B. 1 § 5, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1253, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1095)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1975–2022 · leading case: Spradlin v. City of Fulton, 982 S.W.2d 255 (Mo. 1998).
Spradlin v. City of Fulton, 982 S.W.2d 255 (Mo. 1998). · cites it 26× “021(2) because the closed meetings did not relate to the leasing of real estate by a public governmental body; 2) an award of attorney's fees was not warranted because the city council did not purposely violate the open meetings law; and 3) an injunction enjoining the city…”
Rachal Laut, f/k/a Rachal Govro, & John M. Soellner v. City of Arnold, 491 S.W.3d 191 (Mo. 2016). · cites it 2× “This means that a plaintiff is entitled to declaratory and injunctive relief any time a Sunshine Law violation is shown, regardless of whether the defendant’s conduct was accidental or knowing and regardless of whether the defendant knew (or even should have known) that its…”
Wilson v. McNeal, 575 S.W.2d 802 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 2× “Section 610.030 of the Sunshine Law specifically authorizes circuit courts to grant injunctive relief.”
Tribune Publ'g Co. v. Curators of the Univ. of Missouri, 661 S.W.2d 575 (Mo. Ct. App. 1983). · cites it 2× “Section 610.030 provides, inter alia, as follows: “The circuit courts of this state shall have the jurisdiction to issue injunctions to enforce the provisions of sections 610.”
Kansas City Star Co. v. Shields, 771 S.W.2d 101 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “It entered an injunction against the chairman, § 610.030, and assessed a civil fine against each defendant.”
Hudson v. Sch. Dist. of Kansas City, 578 S.W.2d 301 (Mo. Ct. App. 1979). · cites it 2× “1975, it must be conceded that they did so with full knowledge of the provisions of Chapter 526 RSMo 1969 and the extensive judicial interpretation affecting injunctive relief. In the determination of the judicial soundness of the trial court’s refusal of injunctive relief, the…”
Champ v. Poelker, 755 S.W.2d 383 (Mo. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 2× “While section 610.030 authorizes injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of sections 610.”
Chasnoff v. Mokwa, 466 S.W.3d 571 (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “In their petition against the Board, the police officers sought, under section 610.030, a declaration of law and a permanent injunction enjoining the Board from disclosing the personnel records of the police officers, which they alleged the Board lawfully closed under section…”
Colombo v. Buford, 935 S.W.2d 690 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996). · cites it 2× “In their reply brief, appellants argue that because they sought injunctive relief pursuant to § 610.030, that the six-month statute of limitations found in § 610.”
Charlier v. Corum, 774 S.W.2d 518 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 2× “010 through § 610.030, and that the sheriff should be subjected to a fine and Charlier should recover his costs and attorney fees.”
Cohen v. Poelker, 520 S.W.2d 50 (Mo. 1975). “berately, prevented their attendance; that the Board has stated through one of its members that it will continue to prevent, exclude and preclude the attendance of plaintiffs and other members of the public at such meetings in the future, and plaintiffs have reason to believe,…”
Lindsay v. Hopkins, 788 S.W.2d 776 (Mo. Ct. App. 1990). “1989 (partic *780 ularly in light of § 610.030 which authorizes circuit courts to issue injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of §§ 610.”
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