Part III · Rule 100: Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions · Last amended January 1, 2024 · Last verified July 22, 2026
This rule prints two full, separately-dated versions in the official compilation (a pending or recent amendment straddle); both are shown below.
Rule 100.02. Review in Appellate Courts. — Effective until January 1, 2024
(a) Designation of Parties. The party filing the petition for review or notice of appeal shall be known as the appellant and the adverse party as the respondent.
(b) Docket Fee. A docket fee in the amount specified in Rule 81.04(d) is required. It shall be deposited with the clerk of the appellate court at the time of filing a petition for review under section 621.189, RSMo, and with the commission at the time of filing a notice of appeal under section 287.495, 288.210, or 386.510, RSMo. No petition for review shall be accepted and filed by the clerk of the appellate court and no notice of appeal shall be accepted and filed by the commission unless the docket fee is deposited therewith or the appellant is not required by law to pay the docket fee. If a petition for review or notice of appeal is accepted without timely payment, the petition or appeal may be dismissed.
(c) Petition for Review and Notice of Appeal - Contents. The petition for review or notice of appeal shall specify the party seeking review, the decision sought to be reviewed, and a concise statement of the grounds on which jurisdiction is invoked. A notice of appeal filed under 386.510, RSMo, shall also contain any other items listed in that section.
(d) Petition for Review and Notice of Appeal - Service. At the time of filing the petition for review or notice of appeal, the appellant shall serve a copy thereof on each party of record and on the commission from which the matter is appealed.
(e) Record - Contents. The record shall consist of:
(1) A transcript of the testimony;
(2) exhibits and relevant papers;
(3) rulings, orders, decisions, findings of fact and conclusions of law issued by the agency.
Except as otherwise provided for in this Rule 100.02, the record shall be assembled, indexed, and the pages numbered as provided in Rules 81.12 and 81.18.
(f) Record - Certification. The transcript shall be certified by the commission’s reporter as true and accurate. The remaining part of the record shall be prepared and certified by the commission as being true, accurate, and complete. In appeals filed pursuant to section 386.510, RSMo, the commission shall certify its record to the appellate court within 30 days of the filing of the notice of appeal, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
(g) Record - Filing. When a commission transmits the record to the appellate court, it shall do so within 30 days after the filing of the petition for review or notice of appeal. In all other cases, the appellant shall file the record with the appellate court within 30 days after the filing of the petition for review or notice of appeal. The appellate court, either on application or on its own motion, may enlarge or shorten the time for filing the record.
(h) Record - Supplemental Record. The appellate court may, if it deems necessary, on its own initiative or at the request of a party order the commission to prepare and file a supplemental record or the commission may be directed to send to the court any original documents or exhibits.
(i) Record - Service. At the time of filing the record, the filer shall give all parties notice of the filing and an index of the items filed.
(j) Briefs and Motions. The form, contents, filing, and service of briefs and motions shall be as provided in Rule 84.
Rule 100.02. Review in Appellate Courts. — Current version
(a) Designation of Parties. The party filing the petition for review or notice of appeal shall be known as the appellant and the adverse party as the respondent.
(b) Docket Fee. A docket fee in the amount specified in Rule 81.04(d) is required. It shall be deposited with the clerk of the appellate court at the time of filing a petition for review under section 621.189, RSMo, and with the commission at the time of filing a notice of appeal under section 287.495 or 288.210, or 386.510, RSMo. No petition for review shall be accepted and filed by the clerk of the appellate court and no notice of appeal shall be accepted and filed by the commission unless the docket fee is deposited therewith or the appellant is not required by law to pay the docket fee. If a petition for review or notice of appeal is accepted without timely payment, the petition may be dismissed.
(c) Petition for Review and Notice of Appeal - Contents. The petition for review or notice of appeal shall specify the party seeking review, the decision sought to be reviewed, and a concise statement of the grounds on which jurisdiction is invoked. A notice of appeal filed under 386.510, RSMo, shall also contain any other items listed in the section.
(d) Petition for Review and Notice of Appeal - Service. At the time of filing the petition for review or notice of appeal, the appellant shall serve a copy thereof on each party of record and on the commission from which the matter is appealed.
(e) Record - Contents. The record shall consist of:
(1) A transcript of the testimony;
(2) Exhibits and relevant papers;
(3) Rulings, orders, decisions, findings of fact and conclusions of law issued by the agency.
Except as otherwise provided for in this Rule 100.02, the record shall be assembled, indexed, and the pages numbered as provided in Rules 81.12 and 84.03.
(f) Record - Certification. The transcript shall be certified by the commission’s reporter as true and accurate. The remaining part of the record shall be prepared and certified by the commission as being true, accurate, and complete. In appeals filed pursuant to section 386.510, RSMo, the commission shall certify its record to the appellate court within 30 days of the filing of the notice of appeal, unless otherwise ordered by the court.
(g) Record - Filing. When a commission transmits the record to the appellate court, it shall do so within 30 days after the filing of the petition for review or notice of appeal. In all other cases, the appellant shall file the record with the appellate court within 30 days after the filing of the petition for review or notice of appeal. The appellate court, either on application or on its own motion, may enlarge or shorten the time for filing the record.
(h) Record - Supplemental Record. The appellate court may, if it deems necessary, on its own initiative or at the request of a party order the commission to prepare and file a supplemental record or the commission may be directed to send to the court any original documents or exhibits.
(i) Record - Service. At the time of filing the record, the filer shall give all parties notice of the filing and an index of the items filed.
(j) Briefs and Motions. The form, contents, filing, and service of briefs and motions shall be as provided in Rule 84.
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Effective until January 1, 2024
Adopted June 24, 1982, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Amended Sept. 10, 1982, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Amended June 1, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Amended May 27, 1999, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Amended June 21, 2005, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Amended June 20, 2013, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Amended Dec 27, 2016, eff. Jan 1, 2017; Amended Mar. 7, 2022, eff. Jan 1, 2024.
Version 2
Adopted June 24, 1982, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Amended Sept. 10, 1982, eff. Jan. 1, 1983; Amended June 1, 1993, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Amended May 27, 1999, eff. Jan. 1, 2000; Amended June 21, 2005, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; Amended June 20, 2013, eff. Jan. 1, 2014; Amended Dec 27, 2016, eff. Jan 1, 2017; Amended Mar. 7, 2022, eff. Jan 1, 2024.
Once a case moves beyond the circuit court, or when review of an agency decision goes directly to an appellate court, Rule 100.02 takes over. It works through the mechanics of an administrative appeal step by step: the party seeking review is the appellant, the opposing party is the respondent, and a docket fee — set by Rule 81.04(d) — must be deposited when the petition for review or notice of appeal is filed, or the filing risks dismissal.
The rule spells out what the petition or notice of appeal has to contain: who is seeking review, what decision is being challenged, and a concise statement of why the appellate court has jurisdiction. It also requires the appellant to serve a copy on every party of record and on the commission whose decision is under review, so no one is left finding out about the appeal secondhand.
A large part of the rule is devoted to the record on appeal — the transcript, exhibits, and the agency's rulings, orders, findings, and conclusions. The commission (or the appellant, if the commission doesn't transmit it) must file that record with the appellate court within 30 days, and the commission's reporter and the commission itself must certify its accuracy and completeness. The appellate court can order a supplemental record if the existing one falls short, and briefing and motions then proceed under Rule 84, the general rule for appellate practice.
The official text of this rule carries two versions. One governs practice through January 1, 2024; the other, without a stated end date, differs mainly in a small cross-reference for how the record is assembled and paginated. Anyone relying on Rule 100.02 should confirm which version applies to the filing date at hand, since Missouri's appellate rules for indexing and paginating records have been renumbered over the years covered by this rule's long amendment history.