Missouri Gaming Commission v. Missouri Veterans' Commission

ROBERTSON, Judge.

Are administrative penalties imposed by the Missouri Gaming Commission pursuant to section 313.805(6), RSMo 1994, “collected for a breach of the penal laws of the state” and, therefore, required to be distributed to schools pursuant to article IX, section 7 of the Missouri Constitution? The trial court held that the Missouri Gaming Commission penalties are not imposed by a penal law of the state and ordered the penalties distributed as directed in section 313.835, RSMo 1994. Because the constitutionality of section 313.835 is at issue, this Court has exclusive appellate…