Missouri Laws 537.690 – Petition for review of a decision by the division filed with commission — ..
1. Any of the parties to a decision of the division on a claim heard under the provisions of sections 537.675 to 537.693 may, within thirty days following the date of notification or mailing of such decision, file a petition with the labor and industrial relations commission to have the decision reviewed by the commission. The commission may allow or deny a petition for review. If a petition is allowed, the commission may affirm, reverse or set aside the decision of the division on the basis of the evidence previously submitted in such case or may take additional evidence or may remand the matter to the division with directions. The commission shall promptly notify the parties of its decision and the reasons therefor.
2. Any petition for review filed pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be deemed to be filed as of the date endorsed by the United States Postal Service on the envelope or container in which such petition is received.
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 537.690
- Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Remand: When an appellate court sends a case back to a lower court for further proceedings.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
- United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
3. Any party who is aggrieved by a final decision of the commission entered pursuant to the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section may seek judicial review thereof by appealing, within twenty days of a final decision to the appellate court having jurisdiction in the area where the appellant resides. In such proceedings the attorney general, on behalf of the tort victims’ compensation fund, shall defend the decision of the commission. The commission shall not be a party in such actions.