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When must I file a Missouri civil notice of appeal after finality?
Section 512.050 states that notice must be filed no later than ten days after the judgment or order becomes final when an appeal is permitted by law. The appealing party or agent files the notice with the clerk of the trial court. Judgment entry and judgment finality are separate events. Timely authorized after-trial motions can change finality. The maintained Revisor text establishes this statutory filing statement. Current Rule 81.04, appealability, special appeal routes, authorized motions, any exceptional relief and the actual counting calendar require separate checks. This guide does not establish the complete current court-rule consolidation or a final case date. No computed date or paid calculation is supplied.
- Period
- Section 512.050 states that notice must be filed no later than ten days after the judgment or order becomes final when an appeal is permitted by law.
- Trigger
- Actual finality of an appealable judgment or order, separately established from judgment entry
- Rule
- Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997
The maintained Revisor text establishes this statutory filing statement. Current Rule 81.04, appealability, special appeal routes, authorized motions, any exceptional relief and the actual counting calendar require separate checks. This guide does not establish the complete current court-rule consolidation or a final case date.
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The maintained Revisor text establishes this statutory filing statement. Current Rule 81.04, appealability, special appeal routes, authorized motions, any exceptional relief and the actual counting calendar require separate checks. This guide does not establish the complete current court-rule consolidation or a final case date. No computed date or paid calculation is qualified.
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When must I file a Missouri civil notice of appeal after finality?
Section 512.050 states that notice must be filed no later than ten days after the judgment or order becomes final when an appeal is permitted by law. The appealing party or agent files the notice with the clerk of the trial court. Judgment entry and judgment finality are separate events. Timely authorized after-trial motions can change finality. The maintained Revisor text establishes this statutory filing statement. Current Rule 81.04, appealability, special appeal routes, authorized motions, any exceptional relief and the actual counting calendar require separate checks. This guide does not establish the complete current court-rule consolidation or a final case date. No computed date or paid calculation is supplied.
Responsible actor. The appealing party or agent files the notice with the clerk of the trial court..
The appealing party or agent files the notice with the clerk of the trial court.
Establish whether an appeal is permitted by law.
The date the judgment or order becomes final under Rule 81.05
The maintained Revisor text establishes this statutory filing statement. Current Rule 81.04, appealability, special appeal routes, authorized motions, any exceptional relief and the actual counting calendar require separate checks. This guide does not establish the complete current court-rule consolidation or a final case date.
Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997How does this provision count time?
- Identify the appealable judgment or order.
- Establish finality using the applicable rule and the actual motion record.
- Section 512.050 states that notice must be filed no later than ten days after the judgment or order becomes final when an appeal is permitted by law.
- The appealing party or agent files the notice with the clerk of the trial court.
- Preserve actual trial-court filing confirmation. No final case date is calculated.
The statutory statement uses ten days after finality. This guide does not qualify the applicable court-rule computation, legal holidays, local closures or a final day.
The retained statute does not establish a closed-day adjustment or local filing cutoff. Actual court access and operative time-computation rules remain separate checks.
Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997Which facts prevent one automatic date?
The maintained Revisor text establishes this statutory filing statement. Current Rule 81.04, appealability, special appeal routes, authorized motions, any exceptional relief and the actual counting calendar require separate checks. This guide does not establish the complete current court-rule consolidation or a final case date. No computed date or paid calculation is qualified.
Only the judgment-entry date is supplied. Entry does not by itself establish finality. The actual after-trial motion record and applicable branch remain necessary. No computed date or paid calculation.
A party sends notice to the appellate court without established trial-court filing. The retained statutory statement identifies the trial-court clerk as the filing recipient. No computed date or paid calculation.
An order is entered, but its appealability and the applicable special route are unresolved. The statute’s appeal-permitted condition does not establish an appeal right for every order. No computed date or paid calculation.
Which conditions and exceptions apply?
- Appealable route
- The statute applies when an appeal is permitted by law and within the prescribed time.
- Actual finality
- Establish finality separately from judgment entry and identify all authorized after-trial motions.
- Required act
- The appealing party or agent files the notice with the clerk of the trial court.
- Source qualification
- The maintained Revisor text establishes this statutory filing statement. Current Rule 81.04, appealability, special appeal routes, authorized motions, any exceptional relief and the actual counting calendar require separate checks. This guide does not establish the complete current court-rule consolidation or a final case date.
- The maintained Revisor text establishes this statutory filing statement. Current Rule 81.04, appealability, special appeal routes, authorized motions, any exceptional relief and the actual counting calendar require separate checks. This guide does not establish the complete current court-rule consolidation or a final case date.
- Rule 81.05(a) concerns when a judgment becomes final. Section 512.050 addresses notice filing after finality. Neither bare judgment entry nor service of judgment alone establishes this guide’s starting event.
What must the responsible actor complete?
Questions about this procedure
When must I file a Missouri civil notice of appeal after finality?
Where does the statutory notice go?
The appealing party or agent files the notice with the clerk of the trial court. Sending papers only to the appellate court does not establish filing with the identified recipient.
Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997Does the ten-day statement start at judgment entry?
No. Section 512.050 uses finality of the judgment or order. Rule 81.05(a) can make finality depend on timely authorized after-trial motions and their dispositions.
Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997Does every judgment or order permit an appeal?
No. The statute expressly begins with an appeal permitted by law and within the prescribed time. Appealability and the applicable route must be established separately.
Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997Can an unresolved after-trial motion change the starting event?
Yes. The retained July 2026 Rule 81.05(a) replacement distinguishes the no-motion branch from timely authorized motions. Actual filings, timeliness and rulings must be identified.
Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997Does a later omitted step automatically invalidate a timely notice?
Section 512.050 says failure to take further steps after timely notice does not affect validity of the appeal, but may lead to appellate action, including dismissal. Those further obligations remain separate.
Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997Does this source guide clear all court-rule branches or supply a deadline?
No. The official statutory text is retained, but the complete current Rule 81.04 consolidation, exceptional routes, actual finality and court calendar remain separate checks. No computed date or paid calculation is supplied.
Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997Official sources and review
Provisions used (2)
| Provision | Purpose |
|---|---|
| Missouri Revised Statutes, section 512.050, maintained Revisor text, effective August 28, 1997 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |
| Supreme Court of Missouri order of August 12, 2025, paragraph3, Rule81.05(a), effective July1,2026 | Check the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification |