Missouri Laws 217.050 – Department to sue in name of director — interest authorized
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 217.050
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Correctional center: any premises or institution where incarceration, evaluation, care, treatment, or rehabilitation is provided to persons who are under the department's authority. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Department: the department of corrections of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- Director: the director of the department of corrections or his or her designee. See Missouri Laws 217.010
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
For all debts and demands whatsoever due any of the correctional centers subject to the control of the department and all damages for failure of contract, and for trespass and other wrongs to the correctional center or any property thereof, real or personal, actions in any court of competent jurisdiction may be maintained in the name of the director. Interest shall be charged and every effort made to recover on any and all sums due the correctional center on account of any inmate thereof; the account therefor, certified by the head of the correctional center, with the seal of the department attached, shall be prima facie evidence of the amount due.