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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.190 — MO Code / Chapter 490 / Section 490.190
490.190 Certified copies in offices of auditor and treasurer.
Status: in_force

490.190. Certified copies in offices of auditor and treasurer. — Copies of all papers and documents lawfully deposited in the office either of the treasurer or auditor of the state, when certified by such officer and authenticated by the seal of office, shall be received in evidence in the same manner and with the like effect as the originals.

(RSMo 1939 § 1824) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1660; 1919 § 5347; 1909 § 6292
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 288.222 — MO Code / Chapter 288 / Section 288.222
288.222 Resume retrieval program, division may administer, charge fees — general ...
Status: in_force

288.222. Resume retrieval program, division may administer, charge fees — general assembly may appropriate funds for program. — The division of employment security of the department of labor and industrial relations may continue administering the resume retrieval program, formerly funded by federal grants, to the same extent as such program has been provided prior to August 28, 1991. The division of employment security may charge fees in connection with services provided by the resume retrieval program sufficient to cover costs of administration of the program. The general assembly may appropriate funds to administer the resume retrieval program.

(L. 1991 H.B. 422, et al. § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 332.303 — MO Code / Chapter 332 / Section 332.303
332.303 Dental hygienist distance learning committee established, members.
Status: in_force

332.303. Dental hygienist distance learning committee established, members. — 1. Subject to appropriations, there is hereby established the "Dental Hygienist Distance Learning Committee". The committee shall consist of six members and the director of the division of professional registration. The director shall appoint the members of the committee, three of whom shall be dentists licensed under this chapter, and three of whom shall be dental hygienists holding certificates of registration under this chapter.

2. Members of the committee shall not be compensated for their services, but they shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Each member shall serve until the committee is dissolved under section 332.305 . The department shall provide staff to the committee and aid it in the performance of its duties.

(L. 2005 S.B. 177)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.280 — MO Code / Chapter 509 / Section 509.280
509.280 Motions, form of.
Status: in_force

509.280. Motions, form of. — 1. An application to the court for an order shall be by motion which, unless made during a hearing or trial, shall be made in writing, shall state with particularity the grounds therefor, and shall set forth the relief or order sought. The requirement of writing is fulfilled if the motion is stated in a written notice of the hearing of the motion.

2. The provisions applicable to captions, signing, and other matters of form of pleadings apply to all motions and other papers provided for by this code.

(L. 1943 p. 353 § 60)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 87.063 — MO Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.063
87.063 Health care benefits for retirees — separate fund established for benefits ...
Status: in_force

87.063. Health care benefits for retirees — separate fund established for benefits and premiums — application by retiree to be special consultant, compensation to fund benefits. — 1. The board of trustees may provide or contract for insurance benefits to cover hospital, surgical, and medical expenses for retirees under sections 87.010 to 87.105 , in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars per month for each retiree.

2. If the board agrees to provide benefits pursuant to this section, a separate account for hospital, surgical and medical benefits shall be established as part of the benefit reserve fund. All benefits and premiums shall be transferred from the general revenue fund of the system to the benefit reserve fund for payment of hospital, surgical and medical benefits.

3. Any retiree who is receiving benefits from the system may make application to the board to be named as a special advisor to the firemen's retirement system. Upon the acceptance of such application, the board may deposit in the fund created in subsection 2 of this section an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars per month for the applicant and may make a monthly payment from the fund created in subsection 2 of this section toward health care benefits for the applicant as provided in subsection 1 of this section.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1675)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.685 — MO Code / Chapter 486 / Section 486.685
486.685 Fees.
Status: in_force

486.685. Fees. — 1. For performing a notarial act, a notary may charge the maximum fee specified in this section, charge less than the maximum fee, or waive the fee.

2. The maximum fees that may be charged by a notary for performing notarial acts are:

(1) For an acknowledgment, five dollars per signature;

(2) For a jurat, five dollars per signature;

(3) For a signature witnessing, five dollars per signature;

(4) For a certified copy, one dollar per page certified with a minimum total charge of three dollars; and

(5) For an electronic notarization, as specified in section 486.960 .

3. A notary may charge a travel fee to perform a notarial act if:

(1) The notary and the person requesting the notarial act agree upon the travel fee in advance of the travel; and

(2) The notary explains to the person requesting the notarial act that the travel fee is both separate from the notarial fee prescribed in subsection 2 of this section and neither specified nor mandated by law.

4. A notary shall not discriminate in the charging of fees for a notarial act based on the characteristics of the principal or requester of fact as set forth in subsection 1 of section 486.650 , though a notary may waive or reduce fees for humanitarian or charitable reasons.

5. A notary shall not charge a fee for notarizing the signature on any absentee ballot or absentee voter registration.

6. A notary who charges for his or her notarial services shall conspicuously display in their regular place of work or business, or present to each principal outside their regular place of work or business, an English-language schedule of fees for notarial acts, as specified in this section. No part of any notarial fee schedule shall be printed in smaller than twelve-point type.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 265.010 — MO Code / Chapter 265 / Section 265.010
265.010 Definitions.
Status: in_force

265.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meaning indicated:

(1) "Agricultural products" shall include horticultural, viticultural, dairy, bee, and any farm product;

(2) "Bushel" , as applied to apples, when sold by the volume shall be 2150.4 cubic inches, and when sold by weight, means forty-eight pounds;

(3) "Director" means the director of the department of agriculture of Missouri;

(4) "Grower" , as applied to apples, any person owning or operating an orchard and engaged in the production in Missouri of apples for sale;

(5) "Packer" , as applied to apples, any person who packs apples for shipment or sale;

(6) "Processing" or "manufacturing" , as applied to apples, the commercial drying, dehydrating, canning, pressing, powdering, extracting or use in producing or manufacturing a by-product or manufactured article;

(7) "Shipment" and "shipped" , as applied to apples, shall be deemed to take place when the apples are loaded in the railroad car, motor vehicle, boat, wagon, or other conveyance to be transported. Apples being moved from the orchard where grown to a packing house or warehouse within the immediate area of production shall not be deemed a shipment or to be shipped;

(8) "Shipper" , as applied to apples, any person who moves apples in the channels of trade, whether retail, wholesale or by consignment.

(RSMo 1939 § 14290, A.L. 1941 p. 305, A. 1949 S.B. 1093) Prior revision: 1929 § 12628
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.800 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.800
227.800 Senator Phil B. Curls memorial highway designated for portion of I-70 in ...
Status: in_force

227.800. Senator Phil B. Curls memorial highway designated for portion of I-70 in Jackson County. — The portion of Interstate 70 in Jackson County from the Blue Ridge Cutoff overpass continuing west to the Troost Avenue overpass shall be designated the "Senator Phil B. Curls Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2019 H.B. 499)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 562.051 — MO Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.051
562.051 Conviction of different degrees of offenses.
Status: in_force

562.051. Conviction of different degrees of offenses. — Except as otherwise provided, when two or more persons are criminally responsible for an offense which is divided into degrees, each person is guilty of such degree as is compatible with his or her own culpable mental state and with his or her own accountability for an aggravating or mitigating fact or circumstance.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.161 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.161
9.161 Emancipation Day established.
Status: in_force

9.161. Emancipation Day established. — 1. June nineteenth, known as Juneteenth, of each year shall be known and is designated as "Emancipation Day" to provide an opportunity for the people of Missouri to reflect upon the United States of America's passion for freedom as exemplified in the Constitution of the United States, the Bill of Rights, and the Emancipation Proclamation, and to reflect upon the significance and particularity of the Emancipation Proclamation and its role in ending slavery in the United States. To celebrate that Juneteenth commemorates the spirit and quest of African-American freedom emphasizing education, art, and intellectual achievement, through reflection, rejoicing, and manifestation of a more substantive economic and just citizenry, the people of the state, offices of government, and all educational, commercial, political, civic, religious, and fraternal organizations in the state are requested to devote some part of the day to remember the proclamation that began the full realization for all people in the United States of the self-evident truth, as stated in the Declaration of Independence of the United States, that all men are created equal, by:

(1) Celebrating the abolishment of slavery, accomplished by ratification of the thirteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, as the former slaves celebrated on June 19, 1865, upon learning the message of freedom from Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army in Galveston, Texas, which celebration, known as "Juneteenth", is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery; and

(2) Reaffirming their commitment to achieving equal justice and opportunity for all citizens.

2. There is hereby established the "Missouri Juneteenth Heritage and Jazz Festival and Memorial". Any funds appropriated by the general assembly for this event shall be used to establish a statewide festival and monument to commemorate the struggles and hardships endured by those who had been enslaved.

(L. 2003 H.B. 640)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 288.035 — MO Code / Chapter 288 / Section 288.035
288.035 Owner and operator leasing motor vehicle with driver to a for-hire common ...
Status: in_force

288.035. Owner and operator leasing motor vehicle with driver to a for-hire common or contract carrier not deemed employed for unemployment compensation, exception. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 288.034 , in the case of an individual who is the owner, as defined in section 301.010 , and operator of a motor vehicle which is leased or contracted with a driver to a for-hire common or contract motor vehicle carrier operating within a commercial zone as defined in section 390.020 or 390.041 , or operating under a certificate issued by the Missouri department of transportation or by the United States Department of Transportation or any of its subagencies, such owner/operator shall not be deemed to be an employee, provided, however, such individual owner and operator shall be deemed to be in employment if the for-hire common or contract vehicle carrier is an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any governmental entity.

(L. 1985 H.B. 157 § 2, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1485, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1456, A.L. 2017 S.B. 8 merged with S.B. 222 merged with S.B. 225) CROSS REFERENCE: Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.540 — MO Code / Chapter 266 / Section 266.540
266.540 Certification of analysis — final responsibility for effectiveness with ...
Status: in_force

266.540. Certification of analysis — final responsibility for effectiveness with producer. — 1. The director shall, upon receipt of the analysis provided in section 266.535 , certify the percent calcium carbonate equivalent, percent magnesium content, fineness, effective magnesium per ton, and effective neutralizing material per ton, of the liming material to the producer or distributor from whom the sample was obtained by forwarding written notice by United States mail.

2. Nothing in sections 266.500 to 266.550 shall preclude a producer or distributor of agricultural liming materials from having a certification on separate stockpiles; provided that, the stockpiles shall be separated from any other stockpiles, and the separate stockpiles shall have been sampled as provided in sections 266.500 to 266.550 .

3. Agricultural liming materials produced and stockpiled prior to the enactment of sections 266.500 to 266.550 shall be subject to the same provisions of sections 266.500 to 266.550 as apply to sampling for analyses and certification.

4. Final responsibility for the guarantee of effective magnesium and effective neutralizing material per ton is vested in the producer or distributor making delivery of agricultural liming materials for distribution or spreading on farms or agricultural lands or other land for the purpose of decreasing soil acidity and adding calcium or calcium and magnesium to soils.

5. Where the producer or distributor has possession of agricultural liming materials which fail to meet the guaranteed analysis, the producer or distributor may sell this material only after adjusting the guaranteed analysis to the correct analyses.

(L. 1976 H.B. 1630 § 9)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 168.191 — MO Code / Chapter 168 / Section 168.191
168.191 Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (first class charter ...
Status: in_force

168.191. Superintendent of schools, employment of authorized (first class charter counties). — In all counties of the first class except counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, any board of education, other than boards in urban districts, in charge of a public school system maintaining a classified high school, previously approved by the state board of education, and employing a superintendent devoting his full time to supervisory and administrative work, may employ and enter into contract with a superintendent of schools for the school district for a period of not to exceed three years. This law shall not invalidate or repeal any other law of this state relating to the employment of teachers, principals or superintendents of public schools.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 9-19, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.147) Effective 7-1-74
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 236.445 — MO Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.445
236.445 Permit may be suspended — alteration or removal may be required — violation.
Status: in_force

236.445. Permit may be suspended — alteration or removal may be required — violation. — 1. If it is found that a dam or reservoir presents a threat to public safety, life or property, or that the safety of the dam or reservoir is threatened, the permit for the dam or reservoir shall be suspended and shall be reinstated only when the owner at his expense has completed the necessary alteration or has established such operational procedures as the council upon hearing the recommendations of the chief engineer deems necessary for protection of the public safety, life, property, the dam or reservoir. If necessary for such protection, the council may require the owner at his expense to remove the dam or reservoir, or if the owner refuses or neglects to act, the state may alter or remove the dam or reservoir, and the chief engineer may recover the costs of such action as provided in section 236.450 .

2. If the owner refuses to alter or remove a dam or reservoir as directed when found to be a threat as set forth in sections 236.400 to 236.500 , he shall be in violation of sections 236.400 to 236.500 and the permit requirements hereunder, and such action shall subject the owner to the enforcement provisions contained herein and revocation of the permit.

(L. 1979 H.B. 603 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.075 — MO Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.075
198.075 Fire safety standards loan fund created, use of moneys.
Status: in_force

198.075. Fire safety standards loan fund created, use of moneys. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Fire Safety Standards Loan Fund", for implementing the provisions of subsections 4 and 5 of section 198.074 . Moneys deposited in the fund shall be considered state funds under Article IV, Section 15 of the Missouri Constitution. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may disburse moneys from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180 . Any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

2. Qualifying facilities shall make an application to the state treasurer's office upon forms provided by the state treasurer's office. Upon receipt of an application for a loan, the state treasurer's office shall review the application before state funds are allocated for a loan. For purposes of this section, a "qualifying facility" shall mean a facility licensed under this chapter that is in substantial compliance. "Substantial compliance" shall mean a facility that has no uncorrected deficiencies and is in compliance with department of health and senior services rules and regulations governing such facility.

3. The fund shall be a loan of which the interest rate shall not exceed two and one-half percent.

4. The fund shall be administered by the state treasurer's office.

(L. 2007 H.B. 952 & 674, A.L. 2009 H.B. 395)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 477.130 — MO Code / Chapter 477 / Section 477.130
477.130 Compensation of supreme court and appellate judges — practice of law ...
Status: in_force

477.130. Compensation of supreme court and appellate judges — practice of law prohibited — practice before supreme court prohibited, when. — 1. Each judge of the supreme court of Missouri shall receive an annual salary of ninety-one thousand five hundred and ninety-four dollars plus any salary adjustment provided after August 28, 1990, pursuant to section 476.405 . Each judge of the court of appeals shall receive an annual salary of eighty-five thousand five hundred dollars plus any salary adjustment provided after August 28, 1990, pursuant to section 476.405 . In addition thereto, each of the judges, when temporarily serving, transferred or assigned as a judge of another court than the one to which he was appointed or elected, shall be reimbursed for his actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred in the performance of such temporary duty. The chief justice of the supreme court shall receive as additional compensation the amount of two thousand five hundred dollars per year.

2. The salaries and expenses shall be paid out of the state treasury and shall constitute the total compensation for all duties performed by, and all expenses of, the judges, and there shall be no further payment made to or accepted by them for the performance of any duties required to be performed by them as judges under the law.

3. The judges shall not practice law or do law business nor shall they accept, during their terms of office, any public appointment or employment for which they receive compensation for their services. Further, any judge who resigns or retires from the supreme court is prohibited from practicing before the supreme court for twenty-four months following the effective date of such resignation or retirement.

4. The expenses provided for in this section shall be paid out of the state treasury upon the certification by the judges so transferred or assigned.

(L. 1947 V. I p. 253 § 1, A. 1949 S.B. 1139, A.L. 1951 p. 422, A.L. 1953 p. 392, A.L. 1959 S.B. 96, A.L. 1961 p. 308, A.L. 1967 p. 647, A.L. 1972 S.B. 496, A.L. 1975 H.B. 82, A.L. 1977 H.B. 521, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266, A.L. 1982 S.B. 497, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1244, A.L. 1990 S.B. 567) Revisor's Note: Salary adjustment index is printed, as required by § 476.405, in Appendix D.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 108.090 — MO Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.090
108.090 County treasurer to sell bonds.
Status: in_force

108.090. County treasurer to sell bonds. — The county treasurer of the county issuing such bonds, under the direction of the county commission, is hereby authorized to sell and dispose of all such bonds in the manner provided by law.

(RSMo 1939 § 3298, A.L. 1945 p. 597 § 3300, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2911; 1919 § 1059; 1909 § 1267
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 644.125 — MO Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.125
644.125 Delinquent repayment by county or municipality, repayment out of sales tax ...
Status: in_force

644.125. Delinquent repayment by county or municipality, repayment out of sales tax revenues, how — agreements required. — 1. If a county or municipality fails to remit a repayment of assistance provided from the wastewater loan fund within sixty days of the due date of the repayment, the department of natural resources may notify the director of the department of revenue. Upon receipt of such notice, the director of the department of revenue shall deduct such repayment amount from the next and succeeding regular apportionments of local sales tax distributions to that jurisdiction. Such deducted amounts shall immediately be deposited in the wastewater loan fund.

2. The commission shall require that an agreement be established between the department of natural resources and the county or municipality detailing the percentage of the repayment amount to be withheld from each sales tax fund for each county or municipality by the department of revenue under this section. The department of natural resources shall abide by such agreement when notifying the department of revenue to withhold any funds under this section.

(L. 1991 S.B. 185) Effective 6-18-91
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 8.640 — MO Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.640
8.640 Exempt buildings and facilities.
Status: in_force

8.640. Exempt buildings and facilities. — The provisions of sections 8.610 to 8.650 shall not apply to any building or facility for which the contract for planning or design was awarded prior to August 28, 1989.

(L. 1973 H.B. 77, A.L. 1989 H.B. 493)