State money laws
Security deposit, gift card cash back, and final paycheck law for Missouri — each rule with its statute citation and the date it was verified.
Your landlord had 30 days to return your deposit or list the deductions in writing. If they were late or kept it wrongly, a court can make them pay twice what they wrongly kept.
Return deadline30 days
If the landlord is late or keeps it wronglyTwice the amount wrongfully withheld
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 535.300 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
No statute
This state has no law that lets you cash out a small gift card balance. The card keeps working until it is used up or expires under federal rules.
Cash backNo statute
No state cash-back statute · Verified 2026-10-21
No state cash-redemption statute found in the statute survey for this run; federal gift-card rules on expiry and fees still apply.
If a corporation fires you in Missouri, your pay is due at once, and after a written demand it keeps accruing at your daily rate for up to 60 days until you are paid.
If firedImmediately at discharge, for a covered corporation
If you quitNo deadline in § 290.110, which is written for discharged employees
Late-pay penaltyWages continue at the employee daily rate from the day of discharge until paid, for up to 60 days, where the employer fails to pay after written demand (§ 290.110)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.110 · Verified 2026-10-21 · Read the statute
Scope limit: § 290.110 by its terms covers employees discharged by a corporation. Missouri has no parallel quit deadline in this statute.
Rules above are the statute as verified on the date shown on each card. Local ordinances can add rules. This page is information, not legal advice.