Every person by or against whom an order is sought for relief under Title 11, United States Code, shall be permitted to exempt from property of the estate any property that is exempt from attachment and execution under the law of the state of Missouri or under federal law, other than Title 11, United States Code, Section 522(d), and no such person is authorized to claim as exempt the property that is specified under Title 11, United States Code, Section 522(d).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.427
Bankruptcy, exemptions allowed
Known as the Criminal Activity Forfeiture Act
The act spans §§ 513–513 (120 sections).
Applied in 65 court decisions — leading case Scarlett v. Barnes (1990)
Most recently applied in David G. Waltrip, LLC v. Ruby Sawyers (July 2021)
Effective: 28 Aug 1982; (L. 1982 S.B. 490)
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Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.