Review and approval of the summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Matt Vitale amending Chapter 407, RSMo (2022-015).

ATTORNEY GENERAL OF MISSOURI ERIC SCHMITT April 2, 2021 OPINION LETTER NO. 34-2021 The Honorable John R. Ashcroft Missouri Secretary of State James C. Kirkpatrick State Information Center 600 West Main Street Jefferson City, MO 65101 Dear Secretary Ashcroft: This opinion letter responds to your request dated March 24, 2021 for our review under § 116.334, RSMo of a proposed summary statement prepared for the petition submitted by Matt Vitale (2022-015). The proposed summary statement is as follows: Do you want to amend Missouri law to: require that manufacturers of digital electronic equipment make available to owners of such equipment, or independent repair providers, documents, parts and tools for any embedded software that does not divulge a trade secret; and allow owners and independent repair providers to file a complaint in court against manufacturers who fail to do so; and require the Attorney General to enforce these requirements on equipment sold or in use on or after January I, 2023? Pursuant to § 116.334, RSMo, we approve the legal content and form of the proposed statement. Because our review of the statement is mandated by statute, no action that we take with respect to such review should be construed as an endorsement of the petition, nor as the expression of any view regarding the objectives of its proponents. Very truly yours, Supreme Court Building ERIC S. SCHMITT 207 W. High Street Attorney General P.O. Box 899 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 751-3321 OP-2021-038 Fax: (573) 751-0774 www.ago.mo.gov