City of Normandy v. Greitens
Missouri Supreme Court
518 S.W.3d 183 (2017)
- Written by Jamie Milne, JD
Facts
In 2015, the Missouri legislature enacted SB 5, a law that prohibited municipalities from receiving more than 20 percent of their annual revenue from traffic fines. There was one exception, which provided that any county with more than 950,000 inhabitants and a charter form of government was capped at 12.5 percent. Any cities, towns, or villages within such counties were also capped at 12.5 percent. Only one county fell within the exception’s criteria, St. Louis County. Twelve municipalities in St. Louis County and two taxpayers (plaintiffs) sued state officials (defendants), alleging that SB 5 amounted to a special law targeting a particular political subdivision, violating the state constitution’s prohibition against special laws. The trial court agreed that SB 5’s exception amounted to a special law and was therefore unconstitutional. The state officials appealed to the Missouri Supreme Court.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Russell, J.)
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