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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.528 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.528
537.528 Actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings and meetings ...
Status: in_force

537.528. Actions for damages for conduct or speech at public hearings and meetings to be considered on expedited basis — procedural issues. — 1. Any action against a person for conduct or speech undertaken or made in connection with a public hearing or public meeting, in a quasi-judicial proceeding before a tribunal or decision-making body of the state or any political subdivision of the state is subject to a special motion to dismiss, motion for judgment on the pleadings, or motion for summary judgment that shall be considered by the court on a priority or expedited basis to ensure the early consideration of the issues raised by the motion and to prevent the unnecessary expense of litigation. Upon the filing of any special motion described in this subsection, all discovery shall be suspended pending a decision on the motion by the court and the exhaustion of all appeals regarding the special motion.

2. If the rights afforded by this section are raised as an affirmative defense and if a court grants a motion to dismiss, a motion for judgment on the pleadings or a motion for summary judgment filed within ninety days of the filing of the moving party's answer, the court shall award reasonable attorney fees and costs incurred by the moving party in defending the action. If the court finds that a special motion to dismiss or motion for summary judgment is frivolous or solely intended to cause unnecessary delay, the court shall award costs and reasonable attorney fees to the party prevailing on the motion.

3. Any party shall have the right to an expedited appeal from a trial court order on the special motions described in subsection 2 of this section or from a trial court's failure to rule on the motion on an expedited basis.

4. As used in this section, a "public meeting in a quasi-judicial proceeding" means and includes any meeting established and held by a state or local governmental entity, including without limitations meetings or presentations before state, county, city, town or village councils, planning commissions, review boards or commissions.

5. Nothing in this section limits or prohibits the exercise of a right or remedy of a party granted pursuant to another constitutional, statutory, common law or administrative provision, including civil actions for defamation.

6. If any provision of this section or the application of any provision of this section to a person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this section that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this section are severable.

7. The provisions of this section shall apply to all causes of actions.

(L. 2004 S.B. 807 § 537.800, A.L. 2012 S.B. 628)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.5090 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.5090
67.5090 Citation of law.
Status: in_force

67.5090. Citation of law. — Sections 67.5090 to 67.5103 shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Wireless Communications Infrastructure Deployment Act" and is intended to encourage and streamline the deployment of broadcast and broadband facilities and to help ensure that robust wireless radio-based communication services are available throughout Missouri.

(L. 2013 H.B. 331, A.L. 2014 S.B. 650)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 285.665 — MO Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.665
285.665 Notice to employees summarizing requirements for leave due to domestic or ...
Status: in_force

285.665. Notice to employees summarizing requirements for leave due to domestic or sexual violence. — Every employer subject to sections 285.625 to 285.670 shall deliver a notice, to be prepared or approved by the director, summarizing the requirements of sections 285.625 to 285.670 . Such notice may be in electronic form and shall be delivered to each person employed by the employer no later than October 27, 2021, and for each person hired after October 27, 2021, such notice shall be delivered upon the commencement of employment. The director shall furnish copies of summaries and rules to employers upon request without charge.

(L. 2021 H.B. 432)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.408 — MO Code / Chapter 348 / Section 348.408
348.408 Agricultural product utilization grant fund established — limitation on grants.
Status: in_force

348.408. Agricultural product utilization grant fund established — limitation on grants. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Agricultural Product Utilization Grant Fund". The fund shall consist of money appropriated to it by the general assembly and investment income on the fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , no portion of the fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.

2. The fund shall be administered by the authority.

3. The general assembly may appropriate moneys not to exceed three million dollars annually. In any given year, at least ten percent of the appropriation shall be awarded to grant requests of twenty-five thousand dollars or less. No single rural agricultural business concept shall receive more than two hundred thousand dollars in grant awards from the authority.

4. Moneys in the fund may be invested by the state treasurer, and any income therefrom shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.

(L. 1997 H.B. 557, A.L. 1999 H.B. 888) Effective 7-02-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.180 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.180
86.180 Expense fund.
Status: in_force

86.180. Expense fund. — The expense fund shall be the fund to which shall be credited all money provided by the said cities to pay the administration expenses of the retirement system and from which shall be paid all the expenses necessary in connection with the administration and operation of the system. Annually the board of trustees shall estimate the amount of money necessary to be paid into the expense fund during the ensuing year to provide for the expense of operation of the retirement system.

(RSMo 1939 § 9471) Prior revision: 1929 § 8913
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 247.620 — MO Code / Chapter 247 / Section 247.620
247.620 Petition for dissolution of district, contents, where filed — submission of ...
Status: in_force

247.620. Petition for dissolution of district, contents, where filed — submission of question. — Whenever a petition signed by not less than one hundred voters in any district organized under the provisions of sections 247.230 to 247.670 shall have been filed with the circuit court having jurisdiction over said district, setting forth all relevant facts pertaining to said district, and alleging that the further operation of said district is inimicable to the best interests of the inhabitants of said district, and that said district should, in the interest of the public welfare and safety, be dissolved, said circuit court shall have authority, after hearing evidence submitted on the aforesaid question, to order a submission of the question, which shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

Shall the ______ metropolitan water supply district be dissolved?

(L. 1949 p. 350 § 39, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 359.581 — MO Code / Chapter 359 / Section 359.581
359.581 Proper plaintiff.
Status: in_force

359.581. Proper plaintiff. — In a derivative action, the plaintiff must be a partner at the time of bringing the action and:

(1) At the time of the transaction of which he complains; or

(2) His status as a partner had devolved upon him by operation of law or pursuant to the terms of the partnership agreement from a person who was a partner at the time of the transaction.

(L. 1985 H.B. 512 & 650) Effective 1-01-87
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 285.1005 — MO Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.1005
285.1005 Board established, members, terms, expenses, quorum.
Status: in_force

285.1005. Board established, members, terms, expenses, quorum. — 1. The "Show-Me MyRetirement Savings Board" is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer.

2. The board shall consist of the following members, with the state treasurer, or his or her designee, serving as chair:

(1) The state treasurer, or his or her designee;

(2) An individual who has skill, knowledge, and experience in the field of retirement savings and investments, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate;

(3) An individual who has skill, knowledge, and experience relating to small business, to be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate;

(4) Three members of the house of representatives, to be appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, to include one representative from the minority party; and

(5) Three members of the senate, to be appointed by the president pro tempore of the senate, to include one senator from the minority party.

3. The governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall make the respective initial appointments to the board for terms of office beginning on January 1, 2024.

4. Members of the board appointed by the governor, the president pro tempore of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority.

5. The term of office of each member of the board shall be four years. Any member is eligible to be reappointed. If there is a vacancy for any reason, the appropriate appointing authority shall make an appointment, to become immediately effective, for the unexpired term.

6. All members of the board shall serve without compensation and shall be reimbursed from the administrative fund for necessary travel expenses incurred in carrying out the duties of the board.

7. A majority of the voting members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(L. 2023 S.B. 20 merged with S.B. 75)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.185 — MO Code / Chapter 52 / Section 52.185
52.185 Adequate bookkeeping and accounting system to be established by county ...
Status: in_force

52.185. Adequate bookkeeping and accounting system to be established by county collector in certain counties using data processing system of record keeping (all noncharter counties). — 1. In all counties, other than counties of the first classification having a charter form of government, using data processing systems of record keeping, in addition to other duties provided by law, the county collector and treasurer ex officio collector shall from the inception establish an adequate system of bookkeeping and accounting, authorize and prescribe the method and manner of calculation, extension and collection of taxes, and specify the format of the tax books, and the form and manner of preparation of tax bills.

2. Any computer enhancements, changes, modifications, or any purchases of new or additional computer software or equipment shall interface with the computer software and equipment in use, so that any such changes and procedures shall not interrupt, cause suffering or any loss of mechanical or electronic performances to the office or offices whose duties are directly affected by such procedural changes.

(L. 2003 H.B. 267 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 330.010 — MO Code / Chapter 330 / Section 330.010
330.010 Definitions, ankle surgery, requirements for performing.
Status: in_force

330.010. Definitions, ankle surgery, requirements for performing. — 1. The word "board" whenever used in this chapter means the state board of podiatric medicine.

2. The definitions of the words "podiatrist" or "physician of the foot" shall for the purpose of this section be held to be the diagnosis, medical, physical, or surgical treatment of the ailments of the human foot, with the exception of administration of general anesthetics, or amputation of the foot and with the further exception that the definitions shall not apply to bone surgery on children under the age of one year. The use of such drugs and medicines in the treatment of ailments of the human foot shall not include the treatment of any systemic diseases. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "human foot" includes the ankle and the tendons which insert into the foot as well as the foot. For surgery of the ankle only, the doctor of podiatric medicine licensed pursuant to this chapter shall either be board certified in foot and ankle surgery by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery or shall complete a twenty-four-month postgraduate clinical residency in podiatric surgery; provided, however, any newly licensed doctor of podiatric medicine desiring to perform ankle surgery and licensed pursuant to this chapter after January 1, 2005, shall be required to complete a twenty-four-month postgraduate clinical residency in podiatric surgery. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a doctor of podiatric medicine from performing ankle surgery under the direct supervision of a doctor who is authorized to perform surgery of the ankle. Surgical treatment of the ankle by a doctor of podiatric medicine shall be performed only in a licensed acute care hospital or a licensed ambulatory surgical clinic. A doctor of podiatric medicine performing ankle surgery shall be required to complete the biennial continuing medical education hourly credit requirements as established by the state board of podiatric medicine. The doctor of podiatric medicine shall have obtained approval of the physician's credentialing committee of a licensed acute care hospital or a licensed ambulatory surgical clinic.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 9796, 9808, A.L. 1945 p. 965, A.L. 1961 p. 500, A.L. 1969 S.B. 69, A.L. 1976 S.B. 667, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 178) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 9075, 9087; 1919 §§ 5831, 5843
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1240 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1240
375.1240 Nonresident claims, filed where.
Status: in_force

375.1240. Nonresident claims, filed where. — 1. In a liquidation proceeding begun in this state against an insurer domiciled in this state, claimants residing in foreign countries or in states which are not reciprocal states must file claims in this state, and claimants residing in reciprocal states may file claims either with the ancillary receivers, if any, in their respective states, or with the domiciliary liquidator. Claims must be filed on or before the last date fixed for the filing of claims in the domiciliary liquidation proceedings.

2. Claims belonging to claimants residing in reciprocal states may be proved either in the liquidation proceeding in this state as provided in sections 375.1150 to 375.1246 , or in ancillary proceedings, if any, in the reciprocal states. If notice of the claims and opportunity to appear and be heard is afforded the domiciliary liquidator of this state as provided in subsection 2 of section 375.1242 with respect to ancillary proceedings, the final allowance of claims by the courts in ancillary proceedings in reciprocal states shall be conclusive as to amount and as to priority against special deposits or other security located in such ancillary states, but shall not be conclusive with respect to priorities against general assets as provided in section 375.1218 .

(L. 1991 H.B. 385, et al. § 104)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 190.921 — MO Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.921
190.921 Additional powers invested in a member state's EMS authority.
Status: in_force

190.921. Additional powers invested in a member state's EMS authority. — A member state's EMS authority, in addition to any other powers granted under state law, is authorized under this compact to:

(1) Issue subpoenas for both hearings and investigations that require the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of evidence. Subpoenas issued by a member state's EMS authority for the attendance and testimony of witnesses or the production of evidence from another member state shall be enforced in the remote state by any court of competent jurisdiction according to that court's practice and procedure in considering subpoenas issued in its own proceedings. The issuing state's EMS authority shall pay any witness fees, travel expenses, mileage, and other fees required by the service statutes of the state where the witnesses or evidence is located; and

(2) Issue cease and desist orders to restrict, suspend, or revoke an individual's privilege to practice in the state.

(L. 2018 H.B. 1355 merged with S.B. 870)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.505 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.505
137.505 Failure to file return — duty of assessor.
Status: in_force

137.505. Failure to file return — duty of assessor. — If any person, corporation, partnership or association shall fail to file a return as required by sections 137.485 to 137.550 , the assessor shall ascertain the true amount and value of the taxable tangible personal property of such person, corporation, partnership or association on the best information available to him and shall assess said property at ten percent above its value.

(L. 1945 p. 1859 § 21, A.L. 1969 p. 248, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1394)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 171.011 — MO Code / Chapter 171 / Section 171.011
171.011 School board may adopt rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

171.011. School board may adopt rules and regulations. — The school board of each school district in the state may make all needful rules and regulations for the organization, grading and government in the school district. The rules shall take effect when a copy of the rules, duly signed by order of the board, is deposited with the district clerk. The district clerk shall transmit forthwith a copy of the rules to the teachers employed in the schools. The rules may be amended or repealed in like manner.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 11-1) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 163.010) CROSS REFERENCES: Admission of nonresident pupils, 167.151 Summary suspension of pupils, 167.171 Suspension or expulsion of pupils by board, 167.161
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 226.190 — MO Code / Chapter 226 / Section 226.190
226.190 Assent to act of Congress for aid to state roads.
Status: in_force

226.190. Assent to act of Congress for aid to state roads. — That assent is hereby given to an act of the Congress of the United States, entitled: "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in the construction of rural post roads and for other purposes".

(RSMo 1939 § 8740) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8092; 1919 § 10889
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.690 — MO Code / Chapter 486 / Section 486.690
486.690 Fees, payment prior to services — nonrefundable, when.
Status: in_force

486.690. Fees, payment prior to services — nonrefundable, when. — 1. A notary may require payment of any fees specified in section 486.685 prior to performance of a notarial act.

2. Any fees paid to a notary prior to performance of a notarial act shall be nonrefundable if:

(1) The notarial act was completed; or

(2) In the case of travel fees paid in compliance with subsection 3 of section 486.685 , the notarial act was not completed after the notary traveled to meet the principal because it was prohibited pursuant to section 486.645 , or because the notary knew or had a reasonable belief that the notarial act or the associated transaction was unlawful.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 320.320 — MO Code / Chapter 320 / Section 320.320
320.320 Volunteer firefighters serving without wages, salary or certain other ...
Status: in_force

320.320. Volunteer firefighters serving without wages, salary or certain other benefits, declared to be public safety officers of state — volunteer firefighters may receive certain benefits. — 1. A volunteer firefighter serving a rural, volunteer or subscription fire department or organization is serving the state of Missouri in an official capacity as a fire protection volunteer and is hereby declared to be a public safety officer of the state of Missouri serving without wages, salary or certain other employee-type fringe benefits described in subsection 3 of this section.

2. The designation of a volunteer firefighter as a public safety officer of the state of Missouri in subsection 1 of this section does not entitle a volunteer firefighter to any rights, privileges or benefits provided to an employee or official of the state of Missouri, including retirement benefits and participation in the state legal defense fund, except as provided in subsection 3 of this section.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2 of this section, any rural, volunteer or subscription fire department or organization, or volunteer fire protection association as defined in section 320.300 , may provide life insurance, accident, sickness, health, disability, annuity, length of service, retirement, pension and other employee-type fringe benefits, subject to the provisions of section 70.615 , for volunteer firefighters who are members of any such department, organization or association and such other benefits for their spouses and eligible unemancipated children as the governing board deems appropriate, either through a contributory or noncontributory plan, or both. For purposes of this section, "eligible unemancipated child" means a natural or adopted child of an insured, or a stepchild of an insured who is domiciled with the insured, who is less than twenty-three years of age, who is not married, not employed on a full-time basis, not maintaining a separate residence except for full-time students in an accredited school or institution of higher learning, and who is dependent on parents or guardians for at least fifty percent of his or her support. The type and extent of such benefits shall be determined by the governing board of the department, organization or association, whichever is applicable. The provision and receipt of such benefits shall not make the recipient an employee of the district, association or organization. Directors or board members who are also volunteer firefighters may receive such benefits while serving as a director or board member of the district, association or organization.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1379 § 1, A.L. 1999 S.B. 436)