Missouri § 43.531 - Criminal history information to be available to qualified persons and organizations.
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§ 43.531. Criminal history information to be available to qualified persons and organizations.
For the protection of children, all criminal history information, in the possession or the control of the Missouri criminal records repository, except criminal intelligence and investigative information, may be made available to qualified persons and organizations for research, evaluative and statistical purposes under written agreements reasonably designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of the information and the protection of the privacy interests of the individuals who are the subjects of the criminal history. Prior to such information being made available, information that uniquely identifies the individual must be deleted. Organizations receiving such criminal history information shall not reestablish the identity* of the individual and associate it with the criminal history information being provided. The provisions of section 610.120 shall not apply to depersonalized criminal history information releases for research purposes.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 502, et al. § 7)
*Word "identify" appears in original rolls.
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 43.531 cover?
Section 43.531 ("Criminal history information to be available to qualified persons and organizations.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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