FIRST REGULAR SESSION
96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE McGHEE.
0289L.01I D. ADAM CRUMBLISS, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
To amend chapters 441, 524, 534, and 535, RSMo, by adding thereto four new sections relating to certain parties being allowed to prosecute their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapters 441, 524, 534, and 535, RSMo, are amended by adding thereto four new sections, to be known as sections 441.715, 524.045, 534.025, and 535.025, to read as follows:
441.715. For claims filed in small claims court in an amount of five hundred dollars or less, parties may prosecute their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney. Corporations or unincorporated associations may enter their appearance and be represented by a president or vice-president. Such representation shall not be deemed the unauthorized practice of law.
524.045. For claims filed in small claims court in an amount of five hundred dollars or less, parties may prosecute their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney. Corporations or unincorporated associations may enter their appearance and be represented by a president or vice-president. Such representation shall not be deemed the unauthorized practice of law.
534.025. For claims filed in small claims court in an amount of five hundred dollars or less, parties may prosecute their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney. Corporations or unincorporated associations may enter their appearance and be represented by a president or vice-president. Such representation shall not be deemed the unauthorized practice of law.
535.025. For claims filed in small claims court in an amount of five hundred dollars or less, parties may prosecute their claims and defenses without the assistance of an attorney. Corporations or unincorporated associations may enter their appearance and be represented by a president or vice-president. Such representation shall not be deemed the unauthorized practice of law.
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