Missouri legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Missouri HB2851: Enacts provisions relating to confidentiality of residential addresses of law enforcement officers and judges
Status: In committee, May 15, 2026
What the bill says
To amend chapters 59 and 67, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to residential address confidentiality on county documents. Section A. Chapters 59 and 67, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto two new sections, to be known as sections 59.670 and 67.5137, to read as follows: 59.670. 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Shield Act". 2. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Eligible documents", documents or instruments that are maintained by and located in the office of the county recorder that are accessed electron.
From the introduced text:
To amend chapters 59 and 67, RSMo, by adding thereto two new sections relating to residential address confidentiality on county documents. Section A. Chapters 59 and 67, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto two new sections, to be known as sections 59.670 and 67.5137, to read as follows: 59.670. 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Shield Act". 2. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean: (1) "Eligible documents", documents or instruments that are maintained by and located in the office of the county recorder that are accessed electronically; (2) "Eligible person", any current or former law enforcement officer or judge; (3) "Indexes", indexes maintained by and located in the office of the county recorder that are accessed electronically; (4) "Judge", any municipal, associate, circuit, or appellate judge; (5) "Law enforcement officer", any commissioned peace officer with the power to arrest for a violation of the criminal code who is employed by any unit of the state or any county, charter county, city, charter city, municipality, district, college, university, or any other political subdivision or is employed by the board of police commissioners as defined in chapter 84; (6) "Shielded", a prohibition against the general public's electronic access to eligible documents and access to the unique identifier and recording …