Rule 100.02.Review in Appellate Courts.

Once a case moves beyond the circuit court, or when review of an agency decision goes directly to an appellate court, Rule 100.02 takes over. It works through the mechanics of an administrative appeal step by step: the party seeking review is the appellant, the opposing party is the respondent, and a docket fee — set by Rule 81.04(d) — must be deposited when the petition for review or notice of appeal is filed, or the filing risks dismissal.

The rule spells out what the petition or notice of appeal has to contain: who is seeking review, what decision is being challenged, and a concise statement of why the appellate court has jurisdiction. It also requires the appellant to serve a copy on every party of record and on the commission whose decision is under review, so no one is left finding out about the appeal secondhand.

A large part of the rule is devoted to the record on appeal — the transcript, exhibits, and the agency's rulings, orders, findings, and conclusions. The commission (or the appellant, if the commission doesn't transmit it) must file that record with the appellate court within 30 days, and the commission's reporter and the commission itself must certify its accuracy and completeness. The appellate court can order a supplemental record if the existing one falls short, and briefing and motions then proceed under Rule 84, the general rule for appellate practice.

The official text of this rule carries two versions. One governs practice through January 1, 2024; the other, without a stated end date, differs mainly in a small cross-reference for how the record is assembled and paginated. Anyone relying on Rule 100.02 should confirm which version applies to the filing date at hand, since Missouri's appellate rules for indexing and paginating records have been renumbered over the years covered by this rule's long amendment history.