01/15/2026 - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.
The Missouri State Highway
Patrol is in compliance with legal provisions related to the use of highway
funds according to an audit report issued today by State Auditor Scott
Fitzpatrick. The audit, required by state law,
includes a review of the Highway Patrol's management of its appropriations from
the State Highways and Transportation Department Fund.
During fiscal year 2025, which ended on June 30, 2025,
the Missouri State Highway Patrol spent approximately $297.1 million from the
fund. Use of the State Highways and Transportation Department Fund by the
Highway Patrol is limited by the Missouri Constitution to administering and
enforcing state motor vehicle laws and traffic regulations.