{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-193.245","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 193.245","heading":"Inspection and copying of records, disclosure of information, unlawful unless authorized — authority.","body":"It shall be unlawful for any person to permit inspection of, or to disclose information contained in, vital records or to copy or issue a copy of all or part of any such record except as authorized by this law and by regulation or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or in the following situations:\n(1) The department may authorize the disclosure of information contained in vital records for legitimate research purposes;\n(2) To a qualified applicant as provided in section 193.255;\n(3) Copies of death records over fifty years old may be disclosed upon request.","path":["Title XII - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE","Chapter 193 - Vital Statistics"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=193.245","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:26Z","sha256":"8eb1b5c75569ee9ef20153ebd81e44dabf53fef753bb99a94818688d3501d708","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-193.235","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-193.255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}