{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.381","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.381","heading":"Court to review complaint.","body":"1. The court shall review, before docketing, if feasible, or as soon as practicable after docketing, a complaint in a civil action in which an offender seeks redress from a governmental entity, officer or employee and shall identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint:\n(1) Is frivolous, malicious or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; or\n(2) Seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.\n2. If a civil action or appeal of a civil judgment is dismissed on the grounds that it was frivolous, malicious or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, the court may order attorneys' fees and court costs to the defendant, and payment shall be made pursuant to section 506.372.","path":["Title XXXV - CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS","Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=506.381","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:28Z","sha256":"847be8c77207e61e5925f36cde8dfd677f451162c5523b368cfba29decae81ce","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.378","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-506.384"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}