Rule 4.03 - Official Court Record - Composition1) The official court record in all cases, except those involving the summary administration of an estate, shall consist of: a) All documents filed from initiation to final termination of the case; and b) Court docket sheet or backer sheet. No docket sheet or backer sheet is required for cases involving the summary administration of an estate. 2) A backer sheet may be used for cases initiated by uniform citation, including traffic, municipal, conservation, and watercraft cases. a) If used for non-traffic ordinance cases or for the more serious traffic offenses, e.g., DWI, BAC, driving while revoked, driving while suspended, leaving the scene of an accident, or fleeing or attempting to elude an officer, the backer sheet must include the same elements required for a court docket sheet. (See COR 4.08.) b) If used for watercraft, conservation or other traffic cases, the backer sheet should contain the following information, if applicable, and if not available from the court's copy of the citation or from an automated system: (3) Offense as filed and charge at disposition; (5) Bond type and amount; (6) Whether license is being held in lieu of cash;(9) Date notice sent for failure to appear or pay; (10) Date nonresident violator compact notice issued to defendant; (11) Date suspension notice/ nonresident violator compact notice/ In Lieu of Bond Form sent to Department of Revenue; (12) Date compliance notice sent to Department of Revenue; (13) Date(s) warrant(s) issued/ returned/ withdrawn; (15) Date disposed and manner of disposition; (17) Date record of conviction/ abstract of court record sent to Missouri State Highway Patrol; (18) Date application for trial de novo/ request for jury trial filed; and (19) Date probation violation ordered. See Appendix for sample backer sheet.
Approved for publication Aug. 21, 1995. Amended December 23, 2003, effective 1/1/2004.