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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.781 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.781
67.781 County recreational system — citation of law — definitions.
Status: in_force

67.781. County recreational system — citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 67.781 to 67.790 may be referred to and cited as the "County Recreational System Act".

2. As used in sections 67.781 to 67.790 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Authority" , any county recreational lake authority created by sections 67.781 to 67.790 ;

(2) "Conservation storage level" , the target elevation established for a recreational lake at the time of design and construction of such lake;

(3) "Costs" , the sum total of all reasonable or necessary expenses incidental to the acquisition, construction, expansion, repair, alteration and improvement of the project, including without limitation the following: the expense of studies and surveys; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements and franchises acquired; land title and mortgage guaranty policies; architectural and engineering services; legal, organizational marketing or other special services; provisions for working capital; reserves for principal and interest; and all other necessary and incidental expenses, including interest during construction on bonds issued to finance the project and for a period subsequent to the estimated date of completion of the project;

(4) "Project" , recreation and tourist facilities and services, including, but not limited to, lakes, parks, recreation centers, restaurants, hunting and fishing reserves, historic sites and attractions and any other facilities that the authority may desire to undertake, including the related infrastructure buildings and the usual and convenient facilities appertaining to any undertakings, and any extensions or improvements of any facilities, and the acquisition of any property necessary therefor, all as may be related to the development of recreational and tourist accommodations and facilities.

(L. 1990 S.B. 776)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.1147 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1147
351.1147 Net income, set aside permitted, when — annual distribution required — ...
Status: in_force

351.1147. Net income, set aside permitted, when — annual distribution required — refund credits. — 1. A cooperative may set aside a portion of net income allocated to the patron membership interests as the board determines advisable to create or maintain a capital reserve.

2. Except as otherwise set forth in the bylaws, in addition to a capital reserve, the board may, for patron membership interests:

(1) Set aside an amount, to be determined by the board, of the annual net income of the cooperative for promoting and encouraging the cooperative;

(2) Set aside and retain that portion of the annual net income as determined by the board to be necessary to meet the upcoming and ongoing capital needs of the cooperative; and

(3) Establish and accumulate reserves for advancement of the cooperative's business purposes.

3. Net income allocated to patron members in excess of dividends on equity and additions to reserves shall be distributed to patron members on the basis of patronage. A cooperative may, but is not obligated to, establish pooling arrangements, allocation units, or both, as determined by the board, whether the units are functional, divisional, departmental, geographic, or otherwise and may account for and distribute net income to patrons on the basis of such allocation units or pooling arrangements. A cooperative, as determined by the board, may offset the net loss of an allocation unit, pooling arrangement, or both, against the net income of other allocation units or pooling arrangements, and may set off any amounts owed to the cooperative by a member from amounts otherwise distributable to a member.

4. Unless otherwise set forth in the bylaws, distribution of net income shall be made at least annually. The board shall present to the members at their annual meeting a report covering the operations of the cooperative during the preceding fiscal year.

5. A cooperative may distribute net income to patron members in cash, capital credits, allocated patronage equities, revolving fund certificates, scrip or its own or other securities as determined by the board.

6. The cooperative, through its bylaws or through a separate agreement by and between the member and the cooperative, may obligate the member to accept the method of taxation of the member's distribution as determined by the board, regardless of the form of such distribution.

7. The cooperative may provide in the bylaws that nonmember patrons are allowed to participate in the distribution of net income payable to patron members on equal or unequal terms with patron members.

8. Except as otherwise set forth in the bylaws, if a nonmember patron with patronage credits is not qualified or eligible for membership, a refund due may be credited to the nonpatron's individual account. The board may issue a certificate of interest to reflect the credited amount.

(L. 2011 S.B. 366)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 64.300 — MO Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64.300
64.300 Sewers and ditches in certain first class counties near recreation areas to ...
Status: in_force

64.300. Sewers and ditches in certain first class counties near recreation areas to be enclosed — failure a nuisance — penalty. — 1. Any person who owns, leases, controls or operates lands within any county of the first class having less than seven hundred thousand inhabitants upon which there is any type of structure which is regularly used as a residence, club or association, and wherein more than twenty persons at any one time regularly reside or use the premises for the purpose of congregating or meeting, and which structure contains kitchens, toilets or washroom facilities, which lands may be located or situate within a distance of one thousand yards from lands or areas used as a children's playground, campsite, school grounds, park, or other resort areas for children, shall cause any and all sewers or ditches located upon the land and used for the purpose of discharging and carrying away raw sewage or effluent from the building or premises, to be fully and completely enclosed.

2. Any such sewer or enclosed ditch so constructed which allows or permits offensive and unhealthful odors to emanate therefrom shall be considered a nuisance and shall be condemned as such and shall not be used for the purpose of carrying raw sewage and effluent until all cause of the odors is fully and completely eliminated.

3. Any person who is in charge of such lands or premises and who is found guilty of using any open ditch or sewer for the discharge of effluent or raw sewage after the ditch or sewer has been condemned in accordance with the provisions of this section, shall be adjudged guilty of maintaining a nuisance and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed one thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed one year, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(L. 1961 p. 303 §§ 1, 2, 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.404 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.404
227.404 Leona Williams Highway designated for portion of U.S. Highway 63 in Maries ...
Status: in_force

227.404. Leona Williams Highway designated for portion of U.S. Highway 63 in Maries County. — The portion of U.S. Highway 63 in Maries County which is located within the city limits of Vienna shall be designated the "Leona Williams Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid for by private donation .

(L. 2013 H.B. 303 & 304)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 37.1300 — MO Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37.1300
37.1300 GIS advisory council — definitions.
Status: in_force

37.1300. GIS advisory council — definitions. — For the purposes of sections 37.1300 to 37.1330 * , the following terms mean:

(1) "Council" , the Missouri GIS advisory council established in section 37.1310 ;

(2) "Geographic information system (GIS)" , a computer system for capturing, storing, checking, and displaying data related to positions on the Earth's surface that enables easily seeing, analyzing, and understanding patterns and relationships;

(3) "Geospatial" , relating to or denoting data that is associated with a particular location;

(4) "Missouri spatial data information service" or "MSDIS" , Missouri's primary spatial data clearinghouse responsible for collecting and distributing vector data, aerial photography, and light detection and ranging elevation data that are generated, updated, and funded by state, local, and regional agencies and governments.

(L. 2026 S.B. 959) *Section 37.1330 does not exist.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 186.014 — MO Code / Chapter 186 / Section 186.014
186.014 Executive director for council to be in department of economic development ...
Status: in_force

186.014. Executive director for council to be in department of economic development — appointment — qualifications, powers and duties. — 1. There is hereby created in the department of economic development an "Executive Director" for the Missouri women's council. Upon consultation with the council, the director of the department of economic development shall recommend for appointment to the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, an individual who possesses demonstrated capability in business or industry, especially in business enterprises or employment training, to serve as executive director to work with the council in the implementation of sections 186.005 to 186.019 .

2. The executive director shall be responsible for:

(1) Implementing programs initiated by the council; and

(2) Performing other duties as defined by the council.

(L. 1985 H.B. 325 § 3, A.L. 1990 S.B. 664, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.095 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.095
473.095 Apportionment of property between surviving spouse and children.
Status: in_force

473.095. Apportionment of property between surviving spouse and children. — In cases arising under sections 473.090 and 473.093 , the court, if it finds that it would be just and equitable to make an apportionment of property between a surviving spouse and unmarried minor children, shall in its order thereunder make such division of the property as will effectuate the apportionment.

(L. 1957 p. 829)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.716 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.716
301.716 Special enforcement procedures.
Status: in_force

301.716. Special enforcement procedures. — 1. Any violation of the provisions of sections 301.700 to 301.714 shall be an infraction. An arrest or service of summons for violations of the provisions of sections 301.700 to 301.714 and section 577.065 * , or the provisions of this chapter, chapter 304 or 307 , as such provisions relate to all-terrain vehicles may be made by the duly authorized law enforcement officer of any political subdivision of the state and ** the highway patrol.

2. Violations of sections 301.700 to 301.714 and section 577.065 * , or the provisions of this chapter, chapter 304 or 307 , as such provisions relate to all-terrain vehicles or any rule or order hereunder may be referred to the proper prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney who may, with or without such reference, institute appropriate proceedings.

3. Nothing in sections 301.700 to 301.714 and section 577.065 * , or the provisions of this chapter, chapter 304 or 307 , as such provisions relate to all-terrain vehicles limits the power of the state to punish any person for any conduct which constitutes a crime by statute or at common law.

(L. 1988 H.B. 990 § 9, A.L. 2009 H.B. 683, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1868) *Section 577.065 was repealed by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17. **Word "and" does not appear in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.562 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.562
620.562 Summer employment program — at-risk participants, remediation.
Status: in_force

620.562. Summer employment program — at-risk participants, remediation. — 1. The summer employment program shall consist of projects offering needed paid work experience integrated with educational activities which may include, but is not limited to, employability skills training and educational remediation activities. Participants shall be unemployed at the time of their enrollment.

2. Participants in the program shall be paid a wage according to a work plan approved by the division of workforce development, and commensurate with the number of hours worked by the participant. If participants are high school dropouts, they shall be required to work toward the completion of their graduate equivalency diploma while employed in the summer employment and remediation program. The division of workforce development shall work with the department of elementary and secondary education to establish criteria for determining participants who may be at risk of not earning a high school diploma. Participants who meet these criteria shall be required to attend remediation classes designed to assist in the retention and successful completion of high school.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1653 § 18, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.168 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.168
115.168 Party affiliation change, procedure.
Status: in_force

115.168. Party affiliation change, procedure. — 1. If a registered voter chooses to change his or her political party affiliation, the voter may notify the election authority of such change. Any change of political party affiliation shall be made by signed, written notice in substantially the same manner as a change of address application is filed under section 115.165 .

2. For purposes of this section, the phrase "change his or her political party affiliation" shall mean changing affiliation from one established political party to another established political party, changing from affiliation with an established political party to unaffiliated, or changing from unaffiliated to affiliation with an established political party.

(L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 141.060 — MO Code / Chapter 141 / Section 141.060
141.060 Collector may employ attorney — compensation.
Status: in_force

141.060. Collector may employ attorney — compensation. — 1. For the purpose of collecting such tax and prosecuting suits for taxes under sections 141.010 to 141.160 , the collector shall be authorized to employ an attorney whose compensation, in all counties of the first class enforcing the collection of delinquent land taxes under the provisions of sections 141.010 to 141.160 exclusively, shall not be in excess of three hundred dollars per month, as may be fixed by the county commission.

2. The salary paid to said attorney shall be in full of all services rendered the said collector and in lieu of any fees, commissions and charges fixed by law in enforcing the payment and collection of delinquent back taxes on real estate; provided that where counties of the first class are now operating or hereafter may operate under the provisions of the land tax collection law, and amendments thereto, in conjunction with the provisions of sections 141.010 to 141.160 , the delinquent land tax attorney shall be compensated for all legal services performed under the provisions of sections 141.010 to 141.160 , and the land tax collection law in the amount and manner as provided for in said land tax collection law.

(RSMo 1939 § 11387, A.L. 1945 p. 1946 § 11380)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 367.506 — MO Code / Chapter 367 / Section 367.506
367.506 Licensure of title lenders, penalty.
Status: in_force

367.506. Licensure of title lenders, penalty. — 1. Any person who acts as a title lender without a title loan license is subject to both civil and criminal penalties.

2. All title loan agreements entered into by a person who acts in violation of the licensing requirements of sections 367.500 to 367.533 , and all title pledges accepted by such person, shall be null and void. Any borrower who enters into a title loan agreement with a person who acts in violation of the provisions of sections 367.500 to 367.533 shall not be bound by such agreement, and such borrower's only liability shall be for the return of the principal.

3. The attorney general may initiate a civil action against any person who acts as a title lender without a title loan license. Such action shall be commenced in the circuit court for any county in which the person executed any title loan agreement and any county in which any of the pledged titled personal property is normally kept. The civil penalty for title lending without a title loan license shall be not less than one thousand dollars and not more than five thousand dollars for each day that a person acts in violation of the licensing requirement. If the violation of the licensing requirement is intentional or knowing, the person shall be barred from applying for a title loan license for a period of five years from the date of the last violation.

4. A first offense violation of the licensing requirement pursuant to this section shall be a class C misdemeanor. Second and subsequent offenses shall be class A misdemeanors. For purposes of jurisdiction and venue, the crime of unlawful title lending shall be deemed to have occurred in both the county in which an unlawful title loan agreement was executed and the county in which the pledged property is normally kept.

(L. 1998 H.B. 1526 § 3, A.L. 2001 H.B. 738 merged with S.B. 186)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 567.120 — MO Code / Chapter 567 / Section 567.120
567.120 HIV testing for persons arrested for a prostitution-related offense.
Status: in_force

567.120. HIV testing for persons arrested for a prostitution-related offense. — Any person arrested for a prostitution-related offense, who has been found guilty of a prior prostitution-related offense, may, within the sound discretion of the court, be required to undergo HIV testing as a condition precedent to the issuance of bond for the offense.

(L. 1997 S.B. 347, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 344.010 — MO Code / Chapter 344 / Section 344.010
344.010 Definitions.
Status: in_force

344.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter the following words or phrases mean:

(1) "Board" , the Missouri board of nursing home administrators;

(2) "Long-term care facility" , any residential care facility, assisted living facility, intermediate care facility or skilled nursing facility, as defined in section 198.006 , or similar facility licensed by states other than Missouri;

(3) "Nursing home" , any institution or facility defined as an assisted living facility, residential care facility, intermediate care facility, or skilled nursing facility for licensing purposes by section 198.006 , whether proprietary or nonprofit;

(4) "Nursing home administrator" , a person who administers, manages, supervises, or is in general administrative charge of a nursing home, whether such individual has an ownership interest in the home, and whether his functions and duties are shared with one or more individuals.

(L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 33 § 1, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1530 Revision, A.L. 1984 S.B. 451, A.L. 1987 S.B. 277, A.L. 2010 H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.1027 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.1027
137.1027 Attorney general to institute a suit, when — property subject to seizure, when.
Status: in_force

137.1027. Attorney general to institute a suit, when — property subject to seizure, when. — 1. Upon receipt of the statement from the director of revenue as provided in section 137.1024 , it shall be the duty of the attorney general to institute a suit or suits in any court of this state or of the United States having jurisdiction, in the name of the state, and at the relation and to the use of the director for the collection of said taxes, penalties and interest as the case may be.

2. The property of such freight line companies shall be subject to seizure under execution by the property officer in any county in this state, to satisfy a judgment rendered for such taxes, penalties and interest.

(L. 1999 S.B. 219)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.551 — MO Code / Chapter 210 / Section 210.551
210.551 Grievance procedure for decisions of division to be developed with ...
Status: in_force

210.551. Grievance procedure for decisions of division to be developed with cooperation of foster parents group. — The children's division shall, by January 1, 1988, develop a procedure by which foster parents may appeal adverse decisions affecting their rights made by the division. Such procedure shall be mutually agreed upon by the division and an organization of foster parents with whom they shall consult.

(L. 1987 S.B. 244 § 3, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 172.796 — MO Code / Chapter 172 / Section 172.796
172.796 Advisory board, members, terms.
Status: in_force

172.796. Advisory board, members, terms. — 1. The advisory board shall consist of:

(1) Two physicians who are active both in research and in caring for patients;

(2) Two nonphysicians engaged in research;

(3) One nonphysician professional active in providing service or care to patients;

(4) Two nonresearchers active in an association or organization dealing with disorders, diseases and injuries;

(5) One representative of the board of curators.

2. The advisory board members shall be appointed for terms of three years, except that the terms of the original members shall be staggered among two, three and four years.

3. Members of the advisory board shall be appointed by the board of curators. Successor nominations shall be made by the advisory board itself.

4. Members of the advisory board may be dismissed by an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members.

5. Members of the advisory board and its peer review committee shall be reimbursed by the board of curators for their actual expenses in providing services pursuant to sections 172.790 to 172.798 .

(L. 2001 H.B. 218)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.032 — MO Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.032
429.032 Partial release when lien is on multiple lots or tracts — mechanic's lien ...
Status: in_force

362.910. Definitions. — 1. When multiple lots, tracts or parcels are the subject of one mechanic's lien created by virtue of sections 429.010 to 429.340 , it shall be permissible for every mechanic or other person who has a lien upon such multiple lots, tracts or parcels to release one or more of the lots, tracts or parcels from the mechanic's lien. The lots, tracts or parcels released, and the amount of mechanic's lien debt attributable to such lot, tract or parcel so released shall be specified by the mechanic's lien claimant.

2. Whenever a mechanic's lien filed upon multiple lots, tracts or parcels is partially released as to one or more of the lots, tracts or parcels, it shall be the duty of the mechanic's lien claimant to acknowledge upon the record or the margin thereof, in the office of the clerk of the circuit court, the portion of the mechanic's lien debt that is satisfied and the lots, tracts or parcels which are being released. The acknowledgment shall be sufficient if filed with the clerk of the circuit court in the following form:

(L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490 § 23) *Word "be" appears in original rolls.