{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-408.092","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 408.092","heading":"Attorney fees, enforcement of credit agreements, limitations.","body":"1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, attorneys' fees are permitted to enforce a credit agreement provided the enforcing attorney is a licensed member of the Missouri bar or is authorized to practice law in Missouri, and such fees meet one of the following requirements:\n(1) Such fees are included in the written credit agreement, and are not otherwise prohibited by law; or\n(2) Such fees do not exceed fifteen percent of the outstanding credit balance in default, provided such credit was extended by a for-profit business or credit union.\n2. At the court's discretion, additional fees may be awarded to the attorney for the prevailing party.\n3. For the purposes of this section, a \"credit agreement\" shall have the same meaning as provided in subsection 1 of section 432.045.\n4. No provision of this section shall be construed to authorize or limit attorney's fees permitted parties and transactions not covered by this section.","path":["Title XXVI - TRADE AND COMMERCE","Chapter 408 - Legal Tender and Interest"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=408.092","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"805d026aea5ba3be51faf14d7bf972469855f83b6df4fd26eac6f7c1cacf4455","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-408.090","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-408.095"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}