If a designated authority receives applications from more than one qualified shelter for victims of domestic violence and the requests for the funds exceed the amount of funds available, funds shall be allocated on the basis of the following priorities:

(1) To shelters in existence on August 13, 1982;

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 455.225

  • Child: any person under seventeen years of age unless otherwise emancipated. See Missouri Laws 455.010
  • Domestic violence: abuse or stalking committed by a family or household member, as such terms are defined in this section. See Missouri Laws 455.010
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) To shelters offering or proposing to offer the broadest range of services and referrals to the community served, including medical, psychological, financial, educational, vocational, child care services and legal services;

(3) To other facilities offering or proposing to offer services specifically to victims of physical domestic violence;

(4) To other qualified shelters.

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