--- title: Atlas Commons research objects — civil legal aid capacity for Missouri (FY2025) license: CC0-1.0 source: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) --- # Atlas Commons research objects — civil legal aid capacity for Missouri (FY2025) Missouri's LSC-funded civil legal aid capacity from the LSC Basic Field grant directory, with each figure's status labeled so a consuming agent can weight it correctly: the measured LSC records (provider count, awarded grant dollars, service-area types, and the Census-based poverty population LSC allocates by); one computed figure — LSC funding per person in poverty — a transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes, with its formula disclosed; and the interpretive boundary (what this funding/capacity surface is, and is not). Source: LSC Basic Field grant directory. CC0. ## Claims ### 4 LSC-funded civil legal aid providers received $8,540,658 in Missouri (FY2025) **RECORDED.** The LSC Basic Field grant directory records 4 LSC-funded civil legal aid grantees in Missouri for fiscal year 2025, awarded $8,540,658 in total. A re-tally of published LSC grant awards. Source: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) — https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release. ### 720,210 people in poverty live in the LSC service areas covering Missouri (FY2025) **RECORDED.** The poverty population in the LSC Basic Field service areas covering Missouri is 720,210, the figure LSC uses to allocate Basic Field grants. A Census/ACS-based poverty count summed across the state's service areas. Source: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory — poverty population (U.S. Census/ACS) — https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees Falsifier: Re-tally of LSC's published service-area poverty figures (occurred=true), from a named authority — BUT the underlying poverty count is a U.S. Census/ACS SURVEY ESTIMATE with sampling error, not a hard census enumeration. Superseded with each LSC grant cycle / ACS vintage. ### LSC grant counts by service-area type in Missouri (FY2025): Basic Field 4, Agricultural Worker 1 **RECORDED.** Counts of the 4 LSC grants by LSC service-area type: Basic Field 4, Agricultural Worker 1. A count of grants per LSC-defined service-area category. Source: Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) — https://www.lsc.gov/about-lsc/who-we-are/our-grantees Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025); superseded when Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (FY2025) publishes its next release. ### LSC civil legal aid funding is $11.86 per person in poverty in Missouri (FY2025) — a derived ratio **DERIVED.** Dividing the $8,540,658 in LSC Basic Field funding for service areas with a reported poverty population by the 720,210 people in poverty there yields $11.86 of LSC civil legal aid funding per person in poverty in Missouri. A transparent ratio neither LSC nor Census publishes. Source: Justice Atlas — derived ratio (LSC allocation ÷ service-area poverty population, over the same set of grants) — https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/ Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a constructed ratio, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's calculation, not an LSC/Census figure). Reproduce it: $8,540,658 ÷ 720,210 = $11.86. Falsified if either input is wrong; it counts ONLY LSC Basic Field funding for grants with a reported poverty figure, not total civil legal aid spending, so it understates total per-capita legal aid. ### What this legal-aid surface is — and is NOT — for Missouri (the epistemic boundary) **INTERPRETATION.** Every figure above describes LSC Basic Field grant CAPACITY and FUNDING for Missouri (FY2025). It is NOT all civil legal aid (LSC funds only part of the field; it excludes non-LSC legal aid, pro bono, and self-help), NOT a measure of cases handled, outcomes, or unmet need, and NOT a statement of whether you personally qualify for legal aid. For eligibility and help, use LawHelp.org / your local LSC grantee; for the full justice gap, see LSC's Justice Gap research. Source: Justice Atlas framing (over the LSC facts above) — https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/ Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a framing, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not an LSC verdict) — the LOWEST-warrant claim here. The figures above are LSC records plus one disclosed derived ratio; the four-status labels each, and this is the only interpretation. ### Missouri sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.140) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.140, the civil statute of limitations for defamation (libel / slander) in Missouri is 2 years. Note: Same 2-year limit applies to libel, slander, assault, battery, false imprisonment, malicious prosecution.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.140 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Missouri sets a 2 years civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.105) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.105, the civil statute of limitations for medical malpractice in Missouri is 2 years. Note: an outer statute of repose of 10 year(s) may also bar the claim; Reduced from 5 to 2 years by HB 68, eff. Aug. 28, 2025. Minors: until 2 years past 18th birthday.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.105 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Missouri sets a 3 years civil statute of limitations for wrongful death (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.100) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.100, the civil statute of limitations for wrongful death in Missouri is 3 years. Note: WD 3-year SOL trumps med-mal 2-year SOL.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=537.100 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Missouri sets a 5 years civil statute of limitations for contract oral (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120, the civil statute of limitations for contract oral in Missouri is 5 years. Note: Mixed oral/written contracts governed by 5-year limit.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.120 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Missouri sets a 5 years (from discovery; max 10) civil statute of limitations for fraud (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120(5)) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120(5), the civil statute of limitations for fraud in Missouri is 5 years (from discovery; max 10). Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); an outer statute of repose of 10 year(s) may also bar the claim; Maximum 15 years from fraud's commission to file suit.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.120 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Missouri sets a 5 years civil statute of limitations for personal injury (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120, the civil statute of limitations for personal injury in Missouri is 5 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); Intentional torts (libel, slander, assault, battery) governed by 2-year § 516.140.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.120 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Missouri sets a 5 years civil statute of limitations for product liability (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120, the civil statute of limitations for product liability in Missouri is 5 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); No useful-life or other repose for products generally.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.120 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Missouri sets a 5 years civil statute of limitations for property damage (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.120, the civil statute of limitations for property damage in Missouri is 5 years. Note: a discovery rule may apply (the clock may start at discovery, not occurrence); Tolling for minors/incapacity under § 516.170.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.120 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Missouri sets a 10 years civil statute of limitations for contract written (Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.110) **RECORDED.** Under Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.110, the civil statute of limitations for contract written in Missouri is 10 years. Note: Applies to writings for payment of money or property; UCC sales of goods: 4 years under § 400.2-725.. This is the STATUTE as written (verify at the cited code), last verified 2026-04-29 — NOT a calculation of any person's actual deadline, which depends on accrual and tolling. Source: CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) — https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=516.110 Falsifier: A RECORD of measured/reported events (occurred=true) from CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026); superseded when CaseFleet Civil Statute-of-Limitations Reference (2026) publishes its next release. ### Why these statute-of-limitations periods are NOT your deadline (the L5 boundary) **INTERPRETATION.** The periods above are the statutes Missouri has on the books. They do NOT tell you YOUR deadline. When a claim "accrues" (starts the clock), whether the discovery rule, tolling, a minor/incapacity, or a statute of repose changes it, and which cause of action even applies, are fact-specific legal determinations. A missed deadline can permanently bar a claim. This atlas informs and routes — it is not legal advice and not a substitute for a licensed attorney. If you may have a claim, consult an attorney in Missouri immediately; for free civil legal aid see this state's legal-aid page. Source: Justice Atlas framing (over the statutes above) — https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/ Falsifier: occurred=FALSE (a framing/legal boundary, not an event) and adjudged=FALSE (the atlas's reading, not a court's ruling on any case) — the lowest-warrant claim. The period+citation claims above are recorded statutes (verifiable at the cited code); this boundary is the only interpretation on the SOL data. --- Every claim above carries a four-status warrant (RECORDED / MODELED / DERIVED / INTERPRETATION) and a named source you can re-fetch — this is a research object, not a flat fact. Structured: `https://justice-atlas.ryanjhunter.workers.dev/justice/states/mo.jsonld` ## Data ### Missouri — every legal-aid indicator (typed) Each official figure for this state with its four-status warrant and named source. RECORDED = a re-tally of published LSC/Census values; DERIVED = an in-house ratio (allocation ÷ service-area poverty population). | indicator | value | warrant | source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | LSC-funded providers (distinct organizations) | 4 | RECORDED | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory | | LSC service-area grants | 5 | RECORDED | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory | | Total LSC allocation (USD) | 8540658 | RECORDED | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory | | Poverty population in service areas | 720210 | RECORDED | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory (U.S. Census/ACS) | | LSC funding per person in poverty (USD) | 11.858566251509977 | DERIVED | Justice Atlas — allocation ÷ poverty population | | Fiscal year | 2025 | — | Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Basic Field grant directory | ### Missouri — LSC grants by service-area type (RECORDED) Counts of the state's LSC grants by LSC-defined service-area category — a count of grants per program type. | service_area_type | grant_count | | --- | --- | | Basic Field | 4 | | Agricultural Worker | 1 | ### Missouri — LSC-funded legal-aid grants (RECORDED) The full LSC Basic Field grant directory for this state: one row per grant (an organization may hold more than one). Allocation is the awarded grant amount; poverty population is the Census/ACS figure LSC allocates by (blank where LSC does not report it for that service area). | organization | service_area | service_area_type | allocation_usd | poverty_population | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Legal Aid of Western Missouri | MO-3 | Basic Field | 2730859 | 230286 | | Legal Services of Eastern Missouri, Inc. | MO-4 | Basic Field | 2713284 | 228804 | | Legal Services of Southern Missouri | MO-7 | Basic Field | 2233446 | 188340 | | Mid-Missouri Legal Services Corporation | MO-5 | Basic Field | 649748 | 54791 | | Legal Aid of Western Missouri | MMO | Agricultural Worker | 213321 | 17989 |