Costs of Travel to Hearing

PURPOSE: This rule indicates that when a complainant has to travel for a hearing regarding a complaint of housing discrimination, the commission will cover the complainant’s travel expenses. (1) When a complainant files a complaint pursuant to sections 213.040, 213.041, 213.045, or 213.050, RSMo, or pursuant to section 213.070, RSMo, only as it relates to housing, and the respondent requests that a hearing be held in the county where he or she resides or does business, then, in the event that county is not the county of complainant’s residence, the commission will cover the costs associated with the complainant’s travel to the hearing pursuant to the state of Missouri’s policies and limits in place for state employees at the time the travel occurs. AUTHORITY: sections 213.030 and 213.075, RSMo 2000.* Original rule filed April 14, 2010, effective Oct. 30, 2010. *Original authority: 213.030, RSMo 1959, amended 1978, 1986, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1998 and 213.075, RSMo 1986, amended 1992.