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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 106.040 — MO Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.040
106.040 Articles of impeachment — transmittal.
Status: in_force

106.040. Articles of impeachment — transmittal. — When the house of representatives shall be satisfied that there is good cause to impeach any officer, they shall cause articles of impeachment to be made out in due form against such officer and shall transmit the same to the supreme court, and immediately elect managers to prosecute such impeachment; provided, however, that in the case of impeachment of the governor or a member of the supreme court, they shall transmit such articles of impeachment to the senate who shall, without delay, proceed to the election of a special commission to try such impeachment as provided in section 106.080 . In case of death, resignation or failure to serve, of any manager elected by the house as aforesaid, the governor shall, if the house be not in session, fill such vacancy; and the person thus appointed shall have the same power and perform the same duties as if elected by the house.

(RSMo 1939 § 12836, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12838) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11210; 1919 § 9183; 1909 § 10212
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 364.020 — MO Code / Chapter 364 / Section 364.020
364.020 Definitions.
Status: in_force

364.020. Definitions. — Unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context, when used in this chapter, the following terms mean:

(1) "Director" , the office of the director of the division of finance.

(2) "Financing institution" , a person engaged in the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring retail time contracts or accounts under retail charge agreements from one or more sellers. The term includes but is not limited to a bank, trust company, loan and investment company, savings and loan association, licensed sales finance company as the same is defined in the Missouri motor vehicle time sales law ( chapter 365 ) or licensee under sections 367.100 to 367.200 , if so engaged; but does not include a distributor insofar as he takes assignments of retail installment purchase contracts covering goods which were distributed by him to the retailer thereof.

(3) "Person" , an individual, partnership, corporation, association, and any other group however organized. Words used herein shall have the same meaning as is ascribed to such words in the Missouri retail credit sales law (sections 408.250 to 408.370 ).

(L. 1963 p. 463 § 2, A.L. 2026 H.B. 2423)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.060 — MO Code / Chapter 536 / Section 536.060
536.060 Informal disposition of case by stipulation — summary action — waiver.
Status: in_force

536.060. Informal disposition of case by stipulation — summary action — waiver. — Contested cases and other matters involving licensees and licensing agencies described in section 621.045 may be informally resolved by consent agreement or agreed settlement or may be resolved by stipulation, consent order, or default, or by agreed settlement where such settlement is permitted by law. Nothing contained in sections 536.060 to 536.095 shall be construed (1) to impair the power of any agency to take lawful summary action in those matters where a contested case is not required by law, or (2) to prevent any agency authorized to do so from assisting claimants or other parties in any proper manner, or (3) to prevent the waiver by the parties (including, in a proper case, the agency) of procedural requirements which would otherwise be necessary before final decision, or (4) to prevent stipulations or agreements among the parties (including, in a proper case, the agency).

(L. 1945 p. 1504 § 6, A.L. 1957 p. 748 § 536.090, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3) CROSS REFERENCE: Workers' compensation cases, this section not deemed to govern discovery between parties, 287.811
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.288 — MO Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.288
71.288 Restrictions on outdoor advertising — fee.
Status: in_force

71.288. Restrictions on outdoor advertising — fee. — 1. Any city or county shall have the authority to adopt regulations with respect to outdoor advertising that are more restrictive than the height, size, lighting and spacing provisions of sections 226.500 to 226.600 .

2. No city or county shall have the authority to impose a fee of more than five hundred dollars for the initial inspection of an outdoor advertising structure, nor may the city or county impose a business tax on an outdoor advertising structure of more than two percent of the gross annual revenue produced by the outdoor advertising structure within that city or county.

(L. 1997 H.B. 831 § 1, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1681 & 1342 merged with S.B. 883) (2000) Bill enacting section met constitutional requirements of single subject and clear title. C.C. Dillon Co. v. City of Eureka, 12 S.W.3d 322 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 382.150 — MO Code / Chapter 382 / Section 382.150
382.150 Registration for affiliates authorized.
Status: in_force

382.150. Registration for affiliates authorized. — The director may allow an insurer which is authorized to do business in this state and which is part of an insurance holding company system to register on behalf of any affiliated insurer which is required to register under section 382.100 and to file all information and material required to be filed under section 382.110 .

(L. 1971 S.B. 101 § 18)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 256.420 — MO Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.420
256.420 Inspection by state geologist — court order if permission refused.
Status: in_force

256.420. Inspection by state geologist — court order if permission refused. — The state geologist or his authorized agent may enter upon the property of any major water user with permission. If permission is not granted, the department may request a court order for the purpose of inspecting any water source or diversion project to determine water levels, quantity of water withdrawn or diverted and consumed.

(L. 1983 H.B. 271 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.056 — MO Code / Chapter 565 / Section 565.056
565.056 Assault in the fourth degree.
Status: in_force

565.056. Assault in the fourth degree. — 1. A person commits the offense of assault in the fourth degree if:

(1) The person attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury, physical pain, or illness to another person;

(2) With criminal negligence the person causes physical injury to another person by means of a firearm;

(3) The person purposely places another person in apprehension of immediate physical injury;

(4) The person recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of death or serious physical injury to another person;

(5) The person knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical contact with a person with a disability, which a reasonable person, who does not have a disability, would consider offensive or provocative; or

(6) The person knowingly causes physical contact with another person knowing the other person will regard the contact as offensive or provocative.

2. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, assault in the fourth degree is a class A misdemeanor.

3. Violation of the provisions of subdivision (3) or (6) of subsection 1 of this section is a class C misdemeanor unless the victim is a special victim, as the term "special victim" is defined under section 565.002 , in which case a violation of such provisions is a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 316.218 — MO Code / Chapter 316 / Section 316.218
316.218 Penalty.
Status: in_force

316.218. Penalty. — 1. Any person who knowingly operates, causes to be operated or directs someone to operate an amusement ride in violation of sections 316.203 to 316.233 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

2. Any person who knowingly makes a false statement, representation, or certification in an application, record, report, or other document filed or required to be maintained under sections 316.200 to 316.237 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable under section 575.060 .

(L. 1997 H.B. 276 § 7, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1403) Effective 1-01-05
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.195 — MO Code / Chapter 348 / Section 348.195
348.195 Certificate of guaranty may be issued, conditions — eligible lender, ...
Status: in_force

348.195. Certificate of guaranty may be issued, conditions — eligible lender, defined — participation fee, amount — limitation of amount. — 1. The authority may issue certificates of guaranty covering a first loss guarantee up to but not more than fifty percent of the loan on a declining principal basis for loans to individuals executing a note or other evidence of a loan made for livestock production or other single-purpose animal facility, including animal waste systems or livestock purchase, but not to exceed the amount of two hundred fifty thousand dollars for any one individual and to pay from the single-purpose animal facilities loan guarantee fund to an eligible lender up to fifty percent of the amount on a declining principal basis of any loss on any guaranteed loan made under the provisions of sections 348.185 to 348.225 , in the event of default on the loan. Upon payment of the loan, the authority shall be subrogated to all the rights of the eligible lender.

2. As used in sections 348.185 to 348.225 , the term "eligible lender" means those entities defined as "lenders" under subdivision (8) of section 348.015 .

3. The authority shall charge for each guaranteed loan a one-time participation fee of one percent which shall be collected by the lender at the time of closing and paid to the authority. In addition, the authority may charge a special loan guarantee fee of up to one percent per annum of the outstanding principal which shall be collected from the borrower by the lender and paid to the authority. Amounts so collected shall be deposited in the single-purpose animal facilities loan program fund and used, upon appropriation, to pay the costs of administering the program.

4. All moneys paid to satisfy a defaulted guaranteed loan shall only be paid out of the single-purpose animal facilities loan guarantee fund established by sections 348.185 to 348.225 .

5. The total outstanding guaranteed loans shall at no time exceed an amount which, according to sound actuarial judgment, would allow immediate redemption of twenty percent of the outstanding loans guaranteed by the fund at any one time.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2003 H.B. 464 merged with S.B. 388)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.320 — MO Code / Chapter 534 / Section 534.320
534.320 Verdict may be corrected in matters of form.
Status: in_force

534.320. Verdict may be corrected in matters of form. — No verdict shall be set aside for informality, but the judge may in the presence of the jury, correct the same in matters of form, changing no matter of substance.

(RSMo 1939 § 2848, A.L. 1945 p. 1089, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2462; 1919 § 3010; 1909 § 7672 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.696 — MO Code / Chapter 355 / Section 355.696
355.696 Claims against dissolved corporation.
Status: in_force

355.696. Claims against dissolved corporation. — 1. A dissolved corporation shall dispose of the known claims against it by following the procedure described in this section.

2. The dissolved corporation shall notify its known claimants in writing of the dissolution at any time after its effective date. The written notice must:

(1) Describe information that must be included in a claim;

(2) Provide a mailing address where a claim may be sent;

(3) State the deadline, which may not be fewer than one hundred eighty days from the effective date of the written notice, by which the dissolved corporation must receive the claim; and

(4) State that the claim will be barred if not received by the deadline.

3. Other rules of law, including rules on the permissibility of third-party claims, to the contrary notwithstanding, a claim against a corporation which is dissolved after authorization and which has been dissolved without fraudulent intent is barred:

(1) If a claimant who was given written notice under subsection 2 of this section does not deliver the claim to the dissolved corporation by the deadline;

(2) If a claimant whose claim was rejected by the dissolved corporation does not commence proceedings to enforce the claim within ninety days from the effective date of the rejection notice.

4. For purposes of this section, "claim" does not include a contingent liability or a claim based on an event occurring after the effective date of dissolution.

5. For purposes of this section, "fraudulent intent" shall be established if it is shown that the sole or primary purpose of the authorization for dissolution or the dissolution was to defraud shareholders, creditors or others.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1095) Effective 7-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 447.701 — MO Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.701
447.701 Eligible projects, director's duties — owner to repay, when.
Status: in_force

447.701. Eligible projects, director's duties — owner to repay, when. — 1. The director of the department of economic development may consider the direct and indirect economic benefits projected to be provided by the eligible project. An applicant for funding or tax credit and exemption assistance pursuant to sections 447.702 to 447.708 may prepare and submit an estimate of the direct and indirect economic benefits in accordance with this section. The department of economic development may accept the applicant's projection of the economic benefit of the eligible project. The total amount of state funding, tax credits or tax exemptions for each eligible project shall be limited to the projected state economic benefit, as determined by the department of economic development.

2. In the event the owner sells the abandoned or underutilized property within a five-year period after the receipt of remediation tax credits, grants, loans or loan guarantee, subject to sections 447.700 to 447.718 , the owner shall repay a portion of the tax credits and grant funds provided based on the percentage of the owner's investment for the project to the department of economic development's total financial assistance, upon achieving an annual internal rate of return of twenty-five percent. The internal rate of return calculation shall be documented by the owner's capital gains tax calculation. Owner investment is equity and debt for the eligible project.

(L. 1998 S.B. 827)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.507 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.507
227.507 Officer Orville Rosenstengel Memorial Highway designated for a portion of ...
Status: in_force

227.507. Officer Orville Rosenstengel Memorial Highway designated for a portion of U.S. Highway 54 in Audrain County. — The portion of U.S. Highway 54 from the intersection of County Road 557 to the intersection of County Road 577 in Audrain County shall be designated the "Officer Orville Rosenstengel Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway with the costs paid by private donations.

(L. 2014 H.B. 1866)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 85.571 — MO Code / Chapter 85 / Section 85.571
85.571 Terms of officers unaffected by adoption of merit system.
Status: in_force

85.571. Terms of officers unaffected by adoption of merit system. — Persons elected or appointed to office prior to the effective date of sections 85.541 to 85.571 and persons elected or appointed prior to an adoption of a merit system police department therein provided for shall continue in office for the remainder of the term for which they were elected or appointed.

(L. 1955 p. 290 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.120 — MO Code / Chapter 307 / Section 307.120
307.120 Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

307.120. Penalty for violations. — Any person violating any of the provisions of sections 307.020 to 307.120 shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. The term "person" as used in sections 307.020 to 307.120 shall mean and include any individual, association, joint stock company, copartnership or corporation.

(L. 1941 p. 438 § 8386a, A.L. 2009 H.B. 683, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1540)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 469.901 — MO Code / Chapter 469 / Section 469.901
469.901 Trustee duties, settlor may restrict or expand.
Status: in_force

469.901. Trustee duties, settlor may restrict or expand. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of this section, or by other applicable laws, a trustee who invests and manages trust assets owes a duty to the beneficiaries of the trust to comply with the prudent investor rule set forth in this act * .

2. A settlor may expand or restrict the prudent investor rule detailed in this act * by express provisions in the trust instrument. A trustee is not liable to a beneficiary for the trustee's good faith reliance on these express provisions.

(L. 1996 H.B. 1432, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1511) Transferred 2004; formerly 456.901 *"This act" (H.B. 1432, 1996) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 371.150 — MO Code / Chapter 371 / Section 371.150
371.150 Accumulation of earned surplus, requirements.
Status: in_force

371.150. Accumulation of earned surplus, requirements. — The corporation shall set apart as an earned surplus seventy-five percent of its net earnings each year until such earned surplus equals the total of the paid-in capital and paid-in surplus then outstanding. The earned surplus shall be held in cash or invested in obligations of the United States government, and shall be kept and used to meet losses and contingencies of the corporation, and, whenever the amount of the earned surplus shall become impaired, it shall be built up again to the required amount in the manner provided for its original accumulation. Earned surplus not required to be accumulated shall be available for the payment of such dividends as the board of directors shall deem expedient.

(L. 1961 p. 157 § 14, A.L. 1963 p. 478)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.540 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.540
137.540 False returns — board of equalization notified — duties of board.
Status: in_force

137.540. False returns — board of equalization notified — duties of board. — If any taxpayer knowingly files a false return, the assessor shall notify the board of equalization thereof in writing. The board on receipt of the notice shall notify the taxpayer of the particulars in which the return is alleged to be false and shall fix a time for a hearing. The taxpayer shall have the right to appear and defend against the charge. If the charge appears unfounded, it shall be dismissed by the board. If it appears that the taxpayer is guilty as charged, the board shall ascertain the true amount and value of all taxable tangible personal property owned or controlled by the taxpayer and shall assess the property as similar property of other taxpayers is assessed. By way of penalty for filing the false return the assessment shall be doubled.

(L. 1945 p. 1859 § 20, A.L. 1959 H.B. 108) CROSS REFERENCE: Board of equalization, powers and duties in constitutional charter cities, 138.140 to 138.180
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.690 — MO Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.690
70.690 Member leaving system before eligible for retirement, disposition of his ...
Status: in_force

70.690. Member leaving system before eligible for retirement, disposition of his contributions. — 1. In the event a member ceases to be a member other than by death before the date he becomes entitled to retire with an allowance payable by the system, he shall be paid, upon his written application filed with the board, his accumulated contributions standing to his credit in the members deposit fund.

2. In the event a member dies, and no allowance becomes or will become payable by the system on account of his death, his accumulated contributions standing to his credit in the members deposit fund at the time of his death shall be paid to such person or persons as he shall have nominated by written designation duly executed and filed with the board. If there be no such designated person or persons surviving such member, such accumulated contributions shall be paid to his surviving spouse, or to his estate if there is no surviving spouse.

3. In the event a member's membership in the system terminates, and no allowance becomes or will become payable on his account, any accumulated contributions standing to his credit in the members deposit fund unclaimed by such member or his legal representative within ten years after the date his membership terminated, shall be transferred to the income-expense fund. If thereafter proper application is made for such accumulated contributions, the board shall pay them from the income-expense fund, but without interest after the date payment was first due.

(L. 1967 p. 141 § 19, A.L. 2025 H.B. 147 merged with S.B. 71)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 337.347 — MO Code / Chapter 337 / Section 337.347
337.347 Reimbursement and billing for provisionally and temporary licensed analysts.
Status: in_force

337.347. Reimbursement and billing for provisionally and temporary licensed analysts. — For reimbursement and billing purposes of section 376.1224 , services provided by a provisionally licensed assistant behavior analyst, a provisionally licensed behavior analyst, or a temporary licensed behavior analyst shall be billed by the supervising licensed behavior analyst.

(L. 2012 H.B. 1563, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 41.1018 — MO Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.1018
41.1018 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

41.1018. Rulemaking authority. — The adjutant general shall administer the provisions of sections 41.1015 to 41.1018 , and may adopt all rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of sections 41.1015 to 41.1018 . Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in sections 41.1015 to 41.1018 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . Sections 41.1015 to 41.1018 and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2026, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2026 H.B. 2593)