Mo. Sup. Ct. Op. R 2.03

As amended through October 1, 2024
Rule 2.03 - Definitions

As used in this COR 2, the following terms mean:

(a) "Administrative records," all records, including reports and correspondence, pertaining to the administration of the courts;
(b) "Bulk distribution," the distribution of all, or a significant subset, of the information in court records, as is and without modification or compilation;
(c) "Case records," all records relating to a specific case or controversy;
(d) "Custodian of records," the person designated by the appointing authority as responsible for the safekeeping of any records held in the clerk's office;
(e) "Compiled information," information that is derived from the selection, aggregation or reformulation by the court of some of the information from more than one individual court record, including statistical reports and information that is not already available in an existing record or report;
(f) "Data element," information contained in a field in the computer database;
(g) "Electronic records," digital records, whether created by data entry, electronic filing, or digital imaging;
(h) "Person," any individual, non-profit or profit corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other type of business organization;
(i) "Personnel records," all records relating to the employment of persons within the judiciary with the exception of name, position, and salary;
(j) "Public" includes:
(1) Any person and any business or non-profit entity, organization, or association;
(2) Any governmental agency for which there is no existing policy defining the agency's access to court records;
(3) Media organizations; and
(4) Entities that gather and disseminate information for whatever reason, regardless of whether it is done with the intent of making a profit, and without distinction as to nature or extent of access.
(k) "Public access" means that the public may inspect and obtain a copy of the information in a court record either by direct access in the court house or remote access over the Internet if and when it becomes available.
(l) "Record," information produced or available to the court regardless of physical form or storage medium used.
(m) "Expanded Remote Access Implementation Date," a date set by order of this Court made and entered no less than six months in advance of such date.

Mo. Sup. Ct. Op. R 2.03

Adopted Aug. 24, 1998, eff. 10/1/1998. Amended Feb. 22, 2000; Nov. 17, 2004, eff. 1/1/2005; April 13, 2011, eff. 1/1/2012; amended Nov. 24, 2020, effective 11/24/2020.