Public Records

PURPOSE: This rule establishes standards of compliance with Chapter 610, RSMo, as it relates to public records of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors. (1) All public records of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors shall be open for inspection and copying by the general public at the board’s office during normal business hours, holidays excepted, except for those records closed pur suant to section 610.021, RSMo. All public meetings of the State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors, not closed pursuant to the provisions of section 610.021, RSMo, will be open to the public. (2) The board hereby closes all individually identifiable per sonnel records, performance ratings, or records pertaining to employees or applicants for employment of the board, except that this exemption shall not apply to the names, positions, salaries, and lengths of service of officers and employees of the board once they are employed. (3) The State Board of Embalmers and Funeral Directors estab lishes the executive director of the board as the custodian of its records as required by section 610.023, RSMo. The executive director is responsible for maintaining the board’s records and for responding to requests for access to public records and may appoint deputy custodians as necessary for the efficient oper ation of the board. (4) The custodian shall maintain a file that will contain copies of all written requests for access to records and responses to these requests. The requests shall be maintained on file with the board for a period of one (1) year and will be maintained as a public record of the board open for inspection by any member of the general public during regular business hours. (5) Whenever a request for inspection of public records is made and the individual inspecting the records requests copies of the records, the board may charge a reasonable fee for the cost of inspecting and copying the records as follows: (A) A fee for copying public records shall not exceed the actual cost of the document search and duplication; and (B) The board may require payment for these fees prior to making the copies. AUTHORITY: section 333.111, RSMo 2016, section 620.010.14, RSMo Supp. 2025, and sections 610.010–610.035, RSMo 2016 and RSMo Supp. 2025.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 120-2.120. Original rule filed Nov. 1, 2001, effective April 30, 2002. Moved to 20 CSR 2120-2.120, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Amended: Filed June 12, 2019, effective Dec. 30, 2019. Amended: Filed Dec. 30, 2025, effective June 30, 2026. *Original authority: 333.111, RSMo 1965, amended 1981, 1993, 1995; 610.010–610.035, see Revised Statutes of Missouri, 2016 and Supp. 2025; and 620.010, RSMo 1973, amended 1981, 1983, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2019.