{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-42.380","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 42.380","heading":"Rights of veterans.","body":"1. This section shall be known and may be* cited as \"The Veterans' Bill of Rights\".\n2. Veterans in this state have a right to:\n(1) Receive assistance from a local veterans service officer in completing applications for state and federal benefits;\n(2) Receive counseling from veterans service officers and receive information about compensation, pensions, education benefits, life insurance medical benefits, state benefits, and burial benefits;\n(3) Preference in public employment as described in section 36.220;\n(4) Be treated with dignity and respect and to receive accurate, courteous, and timely service; and\n(5) Receive fair and equal treatment without regard to sex, race, religion, handicap, ethnicity, or national origin.","path":["Title V - MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE","Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=42.380","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"a033a23facec5dba3f8c04c2b52b45a17e9b14890411e29cb58866895342b0e9","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-42.316","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-43.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}