Hickory and Schuyler Counties had the option to utilize grant money for the system when MOVANS was originally implemented in Missouri, but opted out. 

Now, five years later, even if the two counties decided to participate, there isn't enough grant money left to pay for it, says Marc Peoples, Program Manager of the Missouri Department of Public Safety. 

The improved version of the database alerts victims when restraining orders, or orders of protection as they are known in Missouri, are served to their attackers.