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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.3086 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.3086
301.3086 Delta Sigma Theta and Omega Psi Phi special license plates, application, fee.
Status: in_force

301.3086. Delta Sigma Theta and Omega Psi Phi special license plates, application, fee. — 1. Any current member or alumnus of the Delta Sigma Theta or Omega Psi Phi Greek organizations at any college or university within this state may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the appropriate organization. Delta Sigma Theta and Omega Psi Phi hereby authorize the use of their official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to Delta Sigma Theta or Omega Psi Phi derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of those organizations. Any member of Delta Sigma Theta or Omega Psi Phi may annually apply for the use of the organization's emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to Delta Sigma Theta or Omega Psi Phi, the organization shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement, payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the registration fee and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a personalized license plate which shall bear the emblem of Delta Sigma Theta or Omega Psi Phi. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130 . Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144 , no additional fee shall be charged for the personalization of license plates pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Delta Sigma Theta or Omega Psi Phi emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Delta Sigma Theta or Omega Psi Phi emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 .

(L. 2002 H.B. 1093, et al. merged with S.B. 1241, et al., A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 257.200 — MO Code / Chapter 257 / Section 257.200
257.200 Powers of board, limits.
Status: in_force

257.200. Powers of board, limits. — 1. In order to accomplish the purposes of the conservancy district, the board of trustees may:

(1) Sue and be sued by its corporate name.

(2) Clean out, straighten, widen, alter, deepen or change the course or terminus of any ditch, drain, sewer, river, watercourse, pond, lake, creek or natural stream within the district; fill up any abandoned or altered watercourse; concentrate, divert or divide the flow of water within said district.

(3) Purchase, acquire, hold, sell, convey, encumber, lease, control, or use such land and personal property as may, by the board of trustees, be deemed necessary or convenient to enable it to properly carry out the purpose for which organized.

(4) Construct or contract for the construction of, and operate, maintain, preserve or supervise, engineering works and other works, improvements and facilities.

(5) Remove or change the location of any building, facility or structures which interfere with such improvements within the district.

(6) Acquire any easement, riparian or other right, or cemetery within the district for right-of-way, holding basin or for any necessary purpose.

(7) Replat or subdivide land, open new roads, streets and alleys, or change the course of an existing one.

(8) Charge fees consistent with the purposes and services of the district.

(9) Levy taxes, issue bonds and incur indebtedness within the limitations prescribed by this chapter.

(10) Enter into contracts or other arrangements with the United States government or any part thereof, with the state government or any part thereof, with public corporations of this state or another, or with persons, for cooperation, financial aid or other assistance in constructing, maintaining, using and operating the works or facilities of the district or the waters thereof, or in any other way in furthering the purposes of the district under this chapter; and jointly or severally may purchase, lease or acquire land or other property in order to accomplish the purposes of this chapter or further the interests of the district.

(11) Select a residence of home office for the district, which shall be at a place designated by the board of trustees.

2. The objects and powers enumerated in this chapter shall not be construed to exclude other objects and powers necessary to effectuate the general purposes of the district, but there shall be excluded from such purposes, objects and powers the construction, operation or holding by the district of permanent structures for lodging, and the ownership or holding by the district of land for such a use, excepting such residential accommodations as may be necessary for personnel concerned with the operation and maintenance of the works, improvements, facilities, and other property of the district.

(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.851 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.851
196.851 Applicability — purpose of law.
Status: in_force

196.851. Applicability — purpose of law. — The provisions of sections 196.851 to 196.895 shall apply to all ice cream and related frozen food products defined in section 196.856 ; and the purpose of sections 196.851 to 196.895 is declared to be to secure the wholesomeness and purity of such products, and to prevent confusion, fraud and deception in connection with their manufacture and sale and to make unlawful the misbranding and adulteration of such products.

(L. 1955 p. 708 § 196.850, A.L. 1980 S.B. 707)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 411.571 — MO Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.571
411.571 Transferor of receipt to endorse.
Status: in_force

411.571. Transferor of receipt to endorse. — Where a negotiable receipt is transferred for value by delivery, and the endorsement of the transferor is essential for negotiation, the transferee acquires a right against the transferor to compel him to endorse the receipt unless a contrary intention appears. The negotiation shall take effect as of the time when the endorsement is actually made.

(L. 1965 p. 606)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.3009 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.3009
67.3009 Severability clause for S.B. 3, 2025 1st Ex. Sess.
Status: in_force

67.3009. Severability clause for S.B. 3, 2025 1st Ex. Sess. — If any provision of section A of this act * or the application thereof to anyone or to any circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of those sections and the application of such provisions to others or other circumstances shall not be affected thereby. It is the intent of the general assembly that the provisions of section A of this act * are severable, and that if any provision of section A of this act * or the application thereof to any person or to any circumstance is held invalid, that provision shall be severed from the act and all remaining provisions shall be valid.

(L. 2025 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 3 § B) Effective 9-09-25 * "This act" contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.150 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.150
137.150 Assessor and other officers to administer oaths — failure of assessor — penalty.
Status: in_force

137.150. Assessor and other officers to administer oaths — failure of assessor — penalty. — Assessors and deputy assessors, county and circuit clerks, notaries public, commissioners of the county commissions, associate circuit judges, and all other judicial officers, are empowered and authorized to administer any oath relating to the assessment of property required by this chapter, and the assessor shall be liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars, to be recovered by suit or by indictment, for each list he shall receive without the same has been duly sworn to before some such officer; provided, he shall not be subject to a fine in any case where he or his deputy has made out the same on his own knowledge or information, in the absence of the person whose property is listed, or where he or his deputy has made it out on the refusal of the taxpayer to make it out and to swear to it; and it shall be the duty of the court having jurisdiction in criminal cases to give this section in charge of the grand jury at each term of the court.

(RSMo 1939 § 10952, A.L. 1945 p. 1782 § 16) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9758; 1919 § 12768; 1909 § 11350
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.316 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.316
227.316 Thomas Wesley Benoist Memorial Highway designated for a portion of State ...
Status: in_force

227.316. Thomas Wesley Benoist Memorial Highway designated for a portion of State Highway U in Washington County. — The portion of State Highway U from the intersection of Province Road to the intersection of State Highway 8 in Washington County shall be designated the "Thomas Wesley Benoist 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. 2014 H.B. 1866)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 361.050 — MO Code / Chapter 361 / Section 361.050
361.050 Director — qualifications.
Status: in_force

361.050. Director — qualifications. — No person shall be eligible for the office of director of finance, unless he shall first have had at least five years' actual practical experience in a general banking business, or shall have served for a like period of time in the division having charge of banks and banking in this or some other state of the United States, or shall have served for a like period of time in a federal agency having supervisory authority over banks, trust companies or national banking associations.

(RSMo 1939 § 7878, A.L. 1967 p. 445) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5284; 1919 § 11674; 1909 § 1074
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 259.140 — MO Code / Chapter 259 / Section 259.140
259.140 Council hearings — notice — procedure.
Status: in_force

259.140. Council hearings — notice — procedure. — 1. The council shall prescribe rules and regulations governing the practice and procedure before it.

2. No order, or amendment thereof, except in an emergency, shall be made by the council without a public hearing upon at least ten days' notice. The public hearing shall be held at such time and place as may be prescribed by the council, and any interested person shall be entitled to be heard.

3. When an emergency requiring immediate action is found to exist the council is authorized to issue an emergency order without notice of hearing, which shall be effective upon promulgation. No emergency order shall remain effective for more than fifteen days.

4. Any notice required by this chapter shall be given at the election of the council either by personal service or by letter to the last recorded address of the person to whom the order is directed and one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the land affected, or some part thereof, is situated. If the notice is applicable throughout the state, then it shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation which is published in Jefferson City. The notice shall issue in the name of the state, shall be signed by the state geologist, shall specify the style and number of the proceeding, the time and place of the hearing, and shall briefly state the purpose of the proceeding. Should the council elect to give notice by personal service, such service may be made by any officer authorized to serve process, or by any agent of the council, in the same manner as is provided by law for the service of original notices in civil actions in the circuit courts of the state. Proof of the service by such agent shall be by the affidavit of the person making personal service.

5. All orders issued by the council shall be in writing, shall be entered in full and indexed in books to be kept by the state geologist for that purpose, and shall be public records open for inspection at all times during reasonable office hours. A copy of any rule, regulation, or order certified by the state geologist or any officer of the council shall be received in evidence in all courts of this state with the same effect as the original.

6. The council may act upon its own motion, or upon the petition of any interested person. On the filing of a petition concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the council, the council shall promptly fix a date for a hearing thereon, and shall cause notice of the hearing to be given. The hearing shall be held without undue delay after the filing of the petition. The council shall enter its order within thirty days after the hearing. In the event that the matter is submitted on a question or questions of fact, the council shall enter its order within thirty days after the finding of facts is submitted to the council.

(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 14)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.591 — MO Code / Chapter 355 / Section 355.591
355.591 Amendment by incorporators, directors.
Status: in_force

355.591. Amendment by incorporators, directors. — If a corporation has no members, its incorporators, until directors have been chosen, and thereafter its board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's bylaws subject to any approval required pursuant to section 355.606 . The corporation shall provide notice of any meeting of directors at which an amendment is to be approved. The notice shall be in accordance with subsection 3 of section 355.386 . The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to the bylaws and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment or state the general nature of the amendment. The amendment must be approved by a majority of the directors in office at the time the amendment is adopted.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1095) Effective 7-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 417.459 — MO Code / Chapter 417 / Section 417.459
417.459 Court's duty in misappropriation, action to preserve secrecy of trade secret.
Status: in_force

417.459. Court's duty in misappropriation, action to preserve secrecy of trade secret. — In an action under sections 417.450 to 417.467 , a court shall preserve the secrecy of an alleged trade secret by reasonable means, which may include granting protective orders in connection with discovery proceedings, holding in-camera hearings, sealing the records of the action, and ordering any person involved in the litigation not to disclose an alleged trade secret without prior court approval.

(L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 243.290 — MO Code / Chapter 243 / Section 243.290
243.290 County commission to levy tax to pay preliminary expense.
Status: in_force

243.290. County commission to levy tax to pay preliminary expense. — 1. As soon as any district has been incorporated and established as provided in sections 243.020 to 243.070 , the county commission shall, by order entered of record, levy a uniform tax of not more than fifty cents per acre upon each acre of land and other property within the district, to be used for the purpose of paying expenses incurred or to be incurred in organizing said district, making surveys of the same and assessing benefits and damages and paying the other expenses necessary to be incurred before said commission shall be empowered to levy taxes or issue bonds and thereby provide funds to pay the total cost of the improvements of the district. Said tax shall be due and payable as soon as assessed and shall become delinquent if not paid by December thirty-first of the year in which it has been levied. It shall become a lien on the land and other property against which it is levied and shall be collected in the same manner as the annual installment of the drainage tax.

2. In case the sum received from such tax exceeds the total cost of items for which the same has been levied, the surplus shall be placed in the general fund of the district and used to pay cost of construction; provided, that if the report of the viewers assessing benefits and damages to the property, as confirmed by the county commission, shows that any tract or tracts of land, on which such uniform tax has been paid, will not be benefitted by the improvement, the county commission shall issue a warrant on the district fund in favor of such landowner or landowners to the amount of the uniform tax already paid.

(RSMo 1939 § 12404) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10815; 1919 § 4483
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 492.240 — MO Code / Chapter 492 / Section 492.240
Section 492.240
Status: in_force

492.240. Interrogatories to be annexed. — The interrogatories shall be annexed to the commission, and shall be drawn and signed by the parties or their counsel in the cause, under the sanction and direction of the court, or judge thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 1933) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1769; 1919 § 5456; 1909 § 6400
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 268.101 — MO Code / Chapter 268 / Section 268.101
268.101 Brands transferable, transfer fee.
Status: in_force

268.101. Brands transferable, transfer fee. — 1. Any brand recorded as provided in section 268.041 shall be the property of the person causing the record to be made and shall be subject to sale, assignment, transfer, devise, and descent as personal property. Instruments of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of the brand shall be recorded by the director, and the fee for recording the sale, assignment, or transfer shall be ten dollars.

2. As soon as instruments of writing evidencing the sale, assignment, or transfer of a brand have been recorded by the director, he shall furnish the new owner certified copies of the sale, assignment, or transfer.

(L. 1971 H.B. 134 §§ 10, 11, A.L. 1992 H.B. 878)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 362.260 — MO Code / Chapter 362 / Section 362.260
362.260 Vacancies in board of directors.
Status: in_force

362.260. Vacancies in board of directors. — 1. All vacancies in the office of directors shall be filled by election by the stockholders except as herein provided.

2. Vacancies not exceeding one-third of the whole number of the board may be filled by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors then in office, and the directors so elected may hold office until such vacancies are filled by the stockholders at a special or annual meeting.

(RSMo 1939 § 7961) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5366; 1919 § 11749
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 360.108 — MO Code / Chapter 360 / Section 360.108
360.108 Bonds or notes to finance self-insurance or risk management programs, ...
Status: in_force

360.108. Bonds or notes to finance self-insurance or risk management programs, effect of programs. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in addition to other powers granted to the authority by sections 360.010 to 360.140 , the authority shall have the power to issue bonds or notes for the purpose of making loans to, or purchasing the notes of, any educational institution or health institution for the purpose of funding any self-insurance program or obligation or risk management program for the educational institution or health institution for the educational institution or health institution relative to professional liability, general liability, tort claims, and related fees and expenses incurred in the defense and settlement thereof, including attorney's fees, including, but not limited to, the funding of any reserves under an indenture with respect to same and all related costs of such financing, including, but not limited to, all costs, charges, fees and expenses of underwriters, advisory lawyers, consultants, accountants and of the authority. Bonds or notes issued pursuant to this section may be secured by a pledge of payments made to the authority by the educational institution or health institution, by the notes of the educational institution or health institution, or by pooling of such payments or notes of two or more such entities. In connection with any financing pursuant to the power granted in this section, the authority shall have all power as set forth elsewhere in sections 360.010 to 360.140 .

2. Any self-insurance program or obligation or risk management program funded pursuant to this section shall have the same effect as the purchase of insurance by the entity as otherwise provided by law, and, as to partnerships, limited partnerships, joint ventures or other entities or any public association, corporation or institution which is, or is owned or operated by, any political subdivision of the state which constitutes a participating educational institution or participating health institution shall have the same effect as a self-insurance plan adopted by the governing body of any political subdivision of the state.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1456)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 461.071 — MO Code / Chapter 461 / Section 461.071
461.071 Rights of creditors.
Status: in_force

461.071. Rights of creditors. — A deceased owner's creditors, surviving spouse and unmarried minor children shall have the rights set forth in section 461.300 with respect to the value of property passing by nonprobate transfer.

(L. 1989 H.B. 145 § 40, A.L. 1995 S.B. 116)