{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-42.002","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 42.002","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in sections 42.002 to 42.135 and section 143.1001 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:\n(1) \"Commission\" , the Missouri veterans' commission created by section 42.007;\n(2) \"Executive director\" , the executive director of the Missouri veterans' commission, or his designee, under section 42.012;\n(3) \"Missouri veterans' cemeteries\" , the property and facilities established and maintained pursuant to section 42.012;\n(4) \"Missouri veterans' homes\" , the facilities established and maintained pursuant to section 42.100;\n(5) \"Veteran\" , any person defined as a veteran by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs or its successor agency.","path":["Title V - MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE","Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=42.002","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"2bd9a673bc688ff707ee8ec5a6023777416f1b1b24bb217871016950286ae650","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-41.1030","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-42.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}