3.140. 1. The committee on legislative research may, through the revisor of statutes, sell copies of the revised statutes of Missouri, and any supplement or edition of pocket parts thereto, not required by this chapter to be distributed without charge, at a price to be determined by the committee, taking into account the cost of printing and binding, including the cost of delivery, and the money received therefor shall be paid to the director of revenue and deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
2. The revisor of statutes shall also supply to the clerk of the circuit court of each county order blanks in a number sufficient to meet the public demand. The blanks may be used by the public to order copies which shall be sold by the committee as provided in subsection 1.
(L. 1949 p. 545 § 3.13, A.L. 1953 p. 549, A.L. 1959 S.B. 88, A.L. 1961 p. 463, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1770, A.L. 1977 S.B. 419)(1996) The committee has the power to determine the form and price, which may include a profit, of the statutes, but cannot keep them from the public. Deaton v. Kidd, 932 S.W.2d 804 (Mo.App. W.D. 1996).
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