Supreme Court Rule Changes

In an order dated May 27, 1999, the Missouri Supreme Court repealed subdivision (c) of subdivision 4-1.15 (Safekeeping Property) of Supreme Court Rule 4, entitled "Rules of Professional Conduct," and adopted a new subdivision (c) of subdivision 4-1.15 (Safekeeping Property).

In the same order, the Court repealed subdivision 30.01(h), entitled "Trial Court Clerk's Duty to Notify," subdivision 30.01(i), entitled "Trial Court Clerk's Duty to Notify Attorney General and Director of Corrections," subdivision 30.06, entitled "Briefs - Contents - Time for Service and Filing," and subdivision 30.08, entitled "Letters to Court," of Supreme Court Rule 30 (Appellate Procedure in All Criminal Cases) and adopted in lieu thereof a new subdivision 30.01(h), entitled "Trial Court Clerk's Duty to Notify," a new subdivision 30.01(i), entitled "Trial Court Clerk's Duty to Notify Attorney General and Director of Corrections;" a new subdivision 30.06, entitled "Briefs - Contents - Time for Service and Filing," and a new subdivision 30.08, entitled "Communications to Court."

The Court, in the same order, repealed subdivision 54.08 (Service on Nonresident Motorists or Nonresident Watercraft Owners or Operators) of Supreme Court Rule 54, entitled "Issuance and Service of Summons or Other Process," and adopted a new subdivision 54.08 (Service on Nonresident Motorists or Nonresident Watercraft Owners or Operators).

Also in the order, the Court repealed subdivision 73.01 (Trial Without Jury or with an Advisory Jury - Procedure) of Supreme Court Rule 73, entitled "Trial by Court," and in lieu thereof adopted a new subdivision 73.01 (Trial Without Jury or with an Advisory Jury - Procedure).

In the same order, the Court repealed subdivision 78.04 (Motion for New Trial - Time for Filing), subdivision 78.06 (When Motion for New Trial Overruled), and subdivision 78.07 (Motion for New Trial in Jury Tried Cases Other than Cases Tried with an Advisory Jury - Allegations of Error Required) of Supreme Court Rule 78, entitled "New Trials - After-trial Motions - Preservation of Error," and adopted a new subdivision 78.04 (After-trial Motions -Time for Filing), a new subdivision 78.06 (When After-trial Motion Overruled), and a new subdivision 78.07 (After-trial Motion - Allegations of Error Required).

In addition, the Missouri Supreme Court, in this order, repealed subdivision 81.05(a), entitled "Finality as Affected by After-Trial Motions," subdivision 81.08(a), entitled "Notice of Appeal," subdivision 81.08(d), entitled "Duty to Notify," and subdivision 81.19, entitled "Time for Filing of Record on Appeal," of Supreme Court Rule 81 (Appeals), and in lieu thereof adopted a new subdivision 81.05(a), entitled "Finality as Affected by After-Trial Motions," a new subdivision 81.08(a), entitled "Notice of Appeal," a new subdivision 81.08(d), entitled "Duty to Notify," and a new subdivision 81.19, entitled "Time for Filing of Record on Appeal,"

In the same order, the Court adopted a new subdivision (6) of subdivision 84.04(d) (Points Relied On) and a new subdivision 84.13(d) (Allegations of Error Considered - Reversible Error - Review in Cases Tried Without a Jury or with an Advisory Jury) of Supreme Court Rule 84, entitled "Procedure in All Appellate Courts."

Also in the order, the Court repealed subdivision 84.06(c) , entitled "Color Coding of Filings," of Supreme Court Rule 84, entitled "Procedure in All Appellate Courts," and adopted a new subdivision 84.06(c), entitled "Color Coding of Filings."

The Court, in the same order, repealed subdivision 100.02(b), entitled "Docket Fee," and subdivision 100.02(d), entitled "Petition for Review and Notice of Appeal - Service and Return," of Supreme Court Rule 100 (Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions) and adopted new subdivisions 100.02(b), entitled "Docket Fee," and 100.02(d), entitled "Petition for Review and Notice of Appeal - Service and Return."

In this order, the Supreme Court of Missouri repealed Supreme Court Rule 152, entitled "Forms for Small Claims Division," and the "Handbook - How to Use the Small Claims Courts," and adopted a new Supreme Court Rule 152, entitled "Forms for Small Claims Division."

The order becomes effective January 1, 2000.

The complete text of the order may be found in West's Missouri Cases, 991 S.W.2d No. 2, (July 6, 1999), pp. Ct.R. 2 - Ct. R. 11.