Missouri’s 1973 Sunshine Law ensures its locals the legal right to search for, look at, and take records held by municipalities across the state, including documents, traffic violations, marriage and divorce permits, property and lien records, and a lot more. This information contain names, dates, details on cases, sentences, procedures and more, and generally are all assumed public unless otherwise stated. This legislation, that was largely using the U.S. Freedom of Information Act, are in place to guarantee U.S. Citizens and residents of Novinger have the ability to understand their own protection under the law, and hold authorities and criminals responsible regarding their actions, supporting a free and open society for all.