Mo. Rev. Stat. § 526.010 – Injunctions granted by certain courts — appeals

1. Injunctions may be granted by a circuit judge or an associate circuit judge.
2. In any action in which the state or a statewide official is preliminarily enjoined from implementing, enforcing, or otherwise effectuating any provision of the Constitution of Missouri, any Missouri statute, or any Missouri regulation, the attorney general may appeal the preliminary injunction.
3. The attorney general may appeal any preliminary injunction that existed prior to August 28, 2025, under subsection 2 of this section.

(RSMo 1939 § 1661, A.L. 1945 p. 647, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1211, A.L. 2025 S.B. 22)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1497; 1919 § 1947; 1909 § 2512

Effective 4-24-25

*Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Nicholson v. State of Missouri, et al. (see 2026 annotation below).

(2026) Provisions of S.B. 22 from 2025 declared unconstitutional as violating the original purpose requirement of Article III, § 21 of the Missouri Constitution. Finding the offending provisions cannot be severed, the Court declared S.B. 22 invalid in its entirety. Nicholson v. State of Missouri, et al., No. SC101308, January 23, 2026 (Mo.banc).