As a consequence of the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, state governments put into practice their own laws relating to government record transparency, and because of Missouri’s Sunshine Law, which was signed nearly half a century ago, citizens of Hanley Hills can take advantage of transparency within their municipality. This data contain names, times, particulars on situations, sentences, proceedings and a lot more, and generally are all believed public unless otherwise stated. Both law enforcement and offenders may be held responsible for their actions as a result of these laws, which provide the citizenry with the resources they will need to look into problems separate from their government.