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Rules

The Supreme Court of Missouri has the authority to establish rules of procedure for Missouri courts. Listed below are rule orders that have not yet taken effect or that have recently taken effect. The full list of pending and recent orders is available on the Court’s Orders for Rules page.

Orders Recently Issued or Not Yet in Effect

June 2, 2026 Effective January 1, 2027
Order re: Rules 57.01, 58.01, 59.01, and 74.04
The Court modernizes electronic-copy language in four discovery and summary judgment rules

Rules 57.01, 58.01, 59.01, and 74.04 are amended, effective January 1, 2027, to modernize electronic-copy service requirements by stripping outdated references to specific media and software.