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MO ATC Overreach Actions

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Six Days Later? ATC/DPS Jefferson City Power Grab

To: Public Release — by Samuel Trapp, JD

This article traces the timeline from the December 3 Cole County hearing to the rapid push for HB 2378 and HB 3154, raising questions about whether ATC and DPS sought legislation to backfill disputed enforcement authority. It highlights internal communications obtained through Sunshine requests, including celebratory remarks about gaining “agent authority,” and frames the episode as a transparency and separation-of-powers concern

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Letter to Governor Mike Kehoe — Request for Response on DPS Non-Response, ATC Authority Expansion, and Sunshine Concerns

To: Governor Mike Kehoe

Civic Outlaws asked Governor Kehoe for a direct written response after prior assurances that DPS Director Mark James would follow up never produced communication. The letter presses the Governor’s office on whether DPS or ATC helped encourage legislation expanding ATC authority and whether the administration still stands behind its promises of limited government, transparency, and accountability.

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Response from Representative Bennie Cook — Sunshine Request Fulfillment

To: [email protected]

Representative Bennie Cook’s office confirmed payment, produced responsive records, and clarified that only attorney-client communications with research staff were withheld.

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Legislative Oversight and Committee Records — HB 2378 / HB 3154

To: Public Release — by Samuel Trapp, JD

This records packet includes legislative and committee materials tied to HB 2378 and HB 3154, helping document how ATC-related bills were moving through state channels.

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HB 3154 / SB 1407: The “10% Owner” Dragnet and the Return of Discretionary Licensing

To : HB 3154 / SB 1407 by Samuel Trapp, JD

Civic Outlaws examined how HB 3154 and SB 1407 would expand discretionary licensing power and pull even non-controlling owners into deeper state scrutiny.

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Sunshine Law Follow-Up to Representative Bennie Cook

Via Email to: [email protected]

Civic Outlaws followed up with Representative Cook’s office to challenge withheld records, clarify payment issues, and narrow any claimed exemptions.

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Sunshine Law Follow-Up — MO 812-0569 Templates and Point of Contact Clarification

Via Email: [email protected]

Civic Outlaws pressed ATC again for proper templates, clear answers, and electronic production after the agency failed to provide the requested records cleanly.

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Follow-Up / Clarification — ATC Inspection Checklist Templates and Predecessor Forms

Via Email: [email protected]

Civic Outlaws followed up again to demand clean template forms and challenge ATC’s production of marked-up copies instead of finalized responsive records.

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HB 2378’s Quiet Legislative Creep: The Upgrade of ATC into a Police Force

To : Quiet Legislative Creep by Samuel Trapp, JD

This article tracks how HB 2378 would push ATC closer to full police-style power through expanded arrest, search, and seizure authority.

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Sunshine Law Request Follow-Up — ATC Inspection Checklist Form 812-0569

Via Email: [email protected]

Civic Outlaws formally challenged ATC’s cost and delay estimate and pushed the agency to explain whether key inspection data can actually be searched and produced.

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When a Licensing Agency Becomes a Clandestine Police Department

This article documents how ATC used police-style language and practices while operating beyond the narrow role of a licensing agency.

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ATC Inspection Checklist Form MO 812-0569

This is the inspection checklist form at the center of Civic Outlaws’ records requests concerning ATC’s use of “Improper Acts” and “Lewdness” enforcement categories.

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Forwarded ATC Response — Missouri Sunshine Law Request

To: Calvin Massey

This forwarded response documents ATC’s formal reply to Civic Outlaws’ records request, including limited production and a major cost estimate for the rest.

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ATC Response — Inspection Checklist Forms and Production Estimate

From: Mitchem, Charlene

ATC responded to Civic Outlaws with a large cost and delay estimate for producing inspection checklist records, reinforcing concerns about transparency and access.

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Deference Is Dead — But Moral Character Still Wants Your Liquor License

The 73-in-a-30 test, the rape hypothetical and
ATC’s endless runway

Civic Outlaws examined how ATC continued using vague “moral character” standards as a backdoor tool for control even after deference doctrines began to weaken.

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Sunshine Law Request — ATC Inspection Checklist Forms with Box 14/15 Marked

Via Email to: [email protected]

Civic Outlaws filed a Sunshine Law request for inspection forms tied to “Improper Acts” and “Lewdness,” targeting the records behind ATC’s subjective enforcement.

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Letter to Missouri Department of Public Safety Director James

Letter Mr James director of DPS

Civic Outlaws asked the Missouri Department of Public Safety to review ATC-related concerns after a referral from the Governor’s Office and identify the right DPS contact for follow-up.

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Liquor License Dispute Leads to the Creation of Civic Outlaws

Government Creep, Administrative Autonomy, and
the Moment the Line Was Crossed

This article explains how a liquor license dispute exposed broader ATC overreach and led directly to the creation of Civic Outlaws.

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ATC Response to Sunshine Law Request — Alcohol Licensee Database Export

To: Samuel Trapp

ATC responded that it had no existing exportable record matching Civic Outlaws’ request, blocking access to statewide liquor license data already maintained by the agency.

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Sunshine Law Request — Statewide Alcohol Licensee Database Export

VIA EMAIL TO: [email protected]

Civic Outlaws requested a statewide export of Missouri alcohol license records to better understand the scope of ATC’s regulatory reach and affected businesses.

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Press Release — Civic Outlaws Raises Alarm Over ATC Practices Targeting Women and Blocking Public Oversight

Jefferson City, MO

Civic Outlaws publicly raised alarm over ATC practices affecting women in public spaces and the agency’s use of extreme records costs and delays to block oversight.

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ATC Denial of “Police Department” Status

To: [email protected]

ATC denied identifying itself as a police department, even as Civic Outlaws documented official records using that exact language.

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