Effective 28 Aug 1996
387.310. Uniform system of accounts — access to accounts — penalty for divulging information. — 1. The division of motor carrier and railroad safety may, whenever it deems advisable, establish a system of accounts to be used by motor carriers which are subject to its supervision, or may classify the said corporations and other carriers and prescribe a system of accounts for each class, and may prescribe the manner in which such accounts shall be kept. It may also, in its discretion, prescribe the forms of accounts, records and memoranda to be kept by such corporations, including the accounts, records and memoranda of the movement of traffic, as well as the receipts and expenditures of moneys. Notice of alterations by the division in the required method or form of keeping a system of accounts shall be given to such persons or corporations by the division at least six months before the same are to take effect.
2. The division shall at all times have access to all accounts, records and memoranda kept by motor carriers, and may designate any of its officers or employees, who shall thereupon have authority under the order of the division to inspect and examine any and all accounts, records and memoranda kept by such corporations.
3. The division may, after hearing, prescribe by order the accounts in which particular outlays and receipts shall be entered, charged or credited. Whenever the division has prescribed the form of accounts, records and memoranda to be kept by such corporations it shall be unlawful for them to keep any other accounts, records or memoranda than those so prescribed, or those prescribed by or under the authority of the United States.
4. Any employee or agent of the division who divulges any fact or information which may come to the employee's or agent's knowledge during the course of any such inspection or examination except insofar as the employee or agent may be directed by the division or by a court, or authorized by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
--------
(RSMo 1939 § 5629, A.L. 1996 S.B. 780)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 5173; 1919 § 10461
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.