Texting laws · Missouri
Missouri texting laws for businesses
What Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 407.1095 to 407.1110 says about a business texting customers in Missouri, read from the statute.
Texting laws by stateStatute read October 29, 2026
The law
| Law | Missouri no-call law |
| Citation | Mo. Rev. Stat. §§ 407.1095 to 407.1110 |
| In force | As amended effective August 28, 2012 |
| Covers texts? | Yes, by name. § 407.1095(3) defines 'telephone solicitation' as 'any voice, facsimile, short messaging service (SMS), or multimedia messaging service (MMS), for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods or services'. |
| Applies to | Solicitations to residential subscribers, meaning people with residential, wireless or similar service 'for primarily personal and familial use'. |
The rules
| Rule | What the statute says | Section |
|---|---|---|
| State no-call list | No telephone solicitation to a residential subscriber in Missouri who has given notice to the Attorney General of their objection to receiving telephone solicitations. | § 407.1098 |
Texting a customer who contacted you first
- 'Telephone solicitation' does not include communications to a subscriber 'with that subscriber's prior express invitation or permission', or by or on behalf of a business 'with whom a residential subscriber has had a business contact within the past one hundred eighty days or a current business or personal relationship' (§ 407.1095(3)(a), (b)).
- It also excludes a communication by 'a person licensed by the state of Missouri to carry out a trade, occupation or profession who is setting or attempting to set an appointment for actions relating to that licensed trade, occupation or profession within the state or counties contiguous to the state' (§ 407.1095(3)(e)).
This matters for missed-call text-back, which replies to someone who just called the business. Federal rules and the reply-versus-marketing line are covered in is missed-call text-back legal?
Penalties
Penalties and any private lawsuit are set in a section of the law we could not read from an official source, so this page does not cover them.
What the statute does not settle
- The legislature's site does not respond from our network, so this page was written from Internet Archive copies of the official section pages captured March 10 and June 8, 2026. Changes after those dates are not reflected.
- The penalty section (§ 407.1107) had no archived copy we could read, so penalties are not described here.
Questions
Does Missouri law cover text messages from businesses?
Yes, by name. § 407.1095(3) defines 'telephone solicitation' as 'any voice, facsimile, short messaging service (SMS), or multimedia messaging service (MMS), for the purpose of encouraging the purchase or rental of, or investment in, property, goods or services'.
What happens if a business breaks Missouri's texting law?
Penalties and any private lawsuit are set in a section of the law we could not read from an official source, so this page does not cover them.
Can a business text a customer who contacted it first in Missouri?
'Telephone solicitation' does not include communications to a subscriber 'with that subscriber's prior express invitation or permission', or by or on behalf of a business 'with whom a residential subscriber has had a business contact within the past one hundred eighty days or a current business or personal relationship' (§ 407.1095(3)(a), (b)). It also excludes a communication by 'a person licensed by the state of Missouri to carry out a trade, occupation or profession who is setting or attempting to set an appointment for actions relating to that licensed trade, occupation or profession within the state or counties contiguous to the state' (§ 407.1095(3)(e)).
Sources
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.1095, Missouri Revisor of Statutes (archived copy, June 8, 2026)
- Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.1098 (archived copy, March 10, 2026)
Read October 29, 2026. Federal law (the TCPA and FCC rules) applies on top of state law everywhere. This page describes what the statute says. It is general information, not legal advice, and it does not cover your message content or your industry. Talk to a lawyer before relying on it.