All public records produced or retained pursuant to Article XIV are subject to the general provisions of the Missouri Sunshine Law, even emails. This means that information submitted to the Department, regardless of how it was submitted, may be subject to public disclosure unless marked as “Proprietary Information” by the licensee.
Prior to submitting information to the department, an applicant or licensee shall label documents and correspondence that it believes to be proprietary. Each document containing proprietary information must include a header in the right-hand upper corner of the document that reads “Proprietary Information.” Each email containing proprietary information must include “Proprietary Information” as an identifier in the subject line of the email.