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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.553 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.553
115.553 Candidate may challenge returns — registered voter of area may contest result.
Status: in_force

115.553. Candidate may challenge returns — registered voter of area may contest result. — 1. Any candidate for election to any office may challenge the correctness of the returns for the office, charging that irregularities occurred in the election.

2. The result of any election on any question may be contested by one or more registered voters from the area in which the election was held. The petitioning voter or voters shall be considered the contestant and the officer or election authority responsible for issuing the statement setting forth the result of the election shall be considered the contestee. In any such contest, the proponents and opponents of the ballot question shall have the right to engage counsel to represent and act for them in all matters involved in and pertaining to the contest.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 13.100) Effective 1-01-78 (2015) Post-election challenge to ballot titles may be brought under this chapter, unless the issue has been previously litigated and determined. Dotson v. Kander, 464 S.W.3d 190 (Mo.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 252.030 — MO Code / Chapter 252 / Section 252.030
252.030 Wildlife of Missouri — ownership and title.
Status: in_force

252.030. Wildlife of Missouri — ownership and title. — The ownership of and title to all wildlife of and within the state, whether resident, migratory or imported, dead or alive, are hereby declared to be in the state of Missouri. Any person who fails to comply with or who violates this law or any such rules and regulations shall not acquire or enforce any title, ownership or possessory right in any such wildlife; and any person who pursues, takes, kills, possesses or disposes of any such wildlife or attempts to do so, shall be deemed to consent that the title of said wildlife shall be and remain in the state of Missouri, for the purpose of control, management, restoration, conservation and regulation thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 8883, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 4) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8224; 1919 § 5581; 1909 § 6508
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 33.087 — MO Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.087
33.087 Grant of federal funds of one million dollars or more, certain information ...
Status: in_force

33.087. Grant of federal funds of one million dollars or more, certain information to be made available to public — rulemaking authority. — 1. Every department and division of the state that receives any grant of federal funds of one million dollars or more shall document and make the following information easily available to the public on the Missouri accountability portal established in section 37.850 :

(1) Any amount of funds it receives from the federal government;

(2) The name of the federal agency disbursing the funds;

(3) The purpose for which the funds are being received;

(4) The name of any state agency to which any portion of the funds are transferred by the initial receiving department or division, the amount transferred, and the purpose for which those funds are transferred; and

(5) The information provided to the department or division pursuant to subsection 2 of this section.

2. If a department or division receives a grant of federal funds and transfers a portion of such funds to another department or division, the department or division receiving the transferred funds shall report to the department or division from which the funds were transferred an accounting of how the transferred funds were used and any statistical impact that can be discerned as a result of such usage.

3. All information referred to in subsection 1 of this section shall be updated within thirty days of any receipt or transferal of funds.

4. The office of administration shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section 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 . This section 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, 2013 * , shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2013 H.B. 116) *H.B. 116, 2013, contained numerous sections effective August 28, 2013, except section 208.1050 which became effective July 12, 2013.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.134 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.134
46.134 Pulaski.
Status: in_force

46.134. Pulaski. — Beginning at the northeast corner of section twenty-one, township thirty-eight, range ten, west; thence south with the subdivisional lines to the southeast corner of section thirty-three, township thirty-four, range ten, west; thence west with the township lines between townships thirty-three and thirty-four to the southwest corner of section thirty-four, township thirty-four, range twelve, west; thence north with the subdivisional line to the northwest corner of section twenty-two, township thirty-four, range twelve, west; thence in a direct line to the southwest corner of township thirty-five, range thirteen, west; thence north with the range line between ranges thirteen and fourteen to the northwest corner of section nineteen, township thirty-eight, range thirteen, west; thence east with the subdivisional line to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13644) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11985; 1919 § 9387; 1909 § 3604
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 235.070 — MO Code / Chapter 235 / Section 235.070
235.070 County commission to declare district organized — election to ratify ...
Status: in_force

235.070. County commission to declare district organized — election to ratify organization — board of directors, how selected. — 1. If it shall appear at the hearing that a petition for the organization of a district has been signed and presented, as provided in section 235.030 , in conformity with this law, and that no protesting petition has been filed, or if one has been filed, that the facts adduced in behalf thereof at the hearing are insufficient to sustain such protesting petition, the county commission shall, by order duly entered of record, declare the district organized, define the boundaries thereof, making such changes in the boundaries thereof, making such changes in the boundary line as set forth in the petition, if any, as the county commission may deem proper, and give it a corporate name by which in all proceedings it shall thereafter be known, and thereupon the district, subject to the election provided in this section, shall be a political subdivision of the state of Missouri and a body corporate with all the powers of like or similar corporations.

2. The order of incorporation shall not become final and conclusive until it shall have been submitted to the voters residing within the boundaries described in such order, and until it shall have been assented to by a majority vote of the voters of the district voting on the question. The county commission shall order the submission of the question.

3. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

Shall a street light maintenance district, to be known as the ______ street light maintenance district, be incorporated?

4. If a majority of the voters of the district voting on such question shall have voted in favor of the question to incorporate the district, then the commission shall enter its further order declaring the order of incorporation to be final and conclusive. In the event, however, that the commission shall find that a majority of the voters voting thereon shall not have voted in favor of the question to incorporate the district, then the commission shall enter its further order declaring said order of incorporation to be void and of no effect.

5. If the commission enters an order declaring the order of incorporation to be final and conclusive, it shall at the same time designate the first board of directors of said district from among the names of the voters who have been named in one or more petitions filed in said cause, one to hold office until the first biennial election of board members, one until two years and one until four years after such election.

(L. 1947 V. I p. 452 § 7, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 245.190 — MO Code / Chapter 245 / Section 245.190
245.190 Board may make additional levy of tax.
Status: in_force

245.190. Board may make additional levy of tax. — Where the works set out in the plan for reclamation of any levee district is found insufficient to reclaim in whole or in part any or all of the land and other property of the district the board of supervisors shall have the right to formulate new or amended plans containing new levees or other works, or providing for the enlargement of existing levees or other works, and additional assessments may be made in conformity with the provisions of section 245.180 , the same to be made in proportion to the increased benefits accruing to the lands and other property because of the additional works. If it should be found at any time that the amount of total tax levied under the provisions of section 245.180 is insufficient to pay cost of works set out in the plan for reclamation or additional work done under the provisions of this section, the board of supervisors may make an additional levy to provide funds to complete the work; provided, the total of all levies of such tax does not exceed the total amount of benefits assessed.

(RSMo 1939 § 12538) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10948; 1919 § 4642
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 573.035 — MO Code / Chapter 573 / Section 573.035
573.035 Promoting child pornography in the second degree — penalties.
Status: in_force

573.035. Promoting child pornography in the second degree — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting child pornography in the second degree if, knowing of its content and character, such person possesses with the intent to promote or promotes child pornography of a minor under the age of eighteen or obscene material portraying what appears to be a minor under the age of eighteen.

2. The offense of promoting child pornography in the second degree is a class D felony unless the person knowingly promotes such material to a minor, in which case it is a class B felony. No person who is found guilty of promoting child pornography in the second degree shall be eligible for probation.

(L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 757 & 602, A.L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 433.120 — MO Code / Chapter 433 / Section 433.120
433.120 Liability of surety limited.
Status: in_force

433.120. Liability of surety limited. — No such surety shall be compelled, in any action, to pay more than his due proportion of the original demand; and when such surety shall have previously paid any portion thereof, he shall be liable to pay only so much as the amount already paid by him falls short of his due proportion of the original demand.

(RSMo 1939 § 3327) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2940; 1919 § 12696; 1909 § 11278
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 271.120 — MO Code / Chapter 271 / Section 271.120
271.120 Nonhouseholder to file bond — failure.
Status: in_force

271.120. Nonhouseholder to file bond — failure. — No associate circuit judge shall allow any person, not a householder, to post any stray before him, without first filing with such associate circuit judge the bond required by law. And when any person, not a householder, shall appear before an associate circuit judge to post any stray, and shall fail or refuse to give the required bond, such associate circuit judge shall immediately appoint some other person, qualified by law, to take charge and post said stray. At the time of posting, the associate circuit judge shall deliver to every taker-up a written or printed statement of the duties required by law to be performed by such taker-up.

(RSMo 1939 § 14509) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12835; 1919 § 4325; 1909 § 826
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 650.220 — MO Code / Chapter 650 / Section 650.220
650.220 Boilers and pressure vessels to conform to rules, exceptions.
Status: in_force

650.220. Boilers and pressure vessels to conform to rules, exceptions. — No power boiler, low pressure boiler or pressure vessel which does not conform to the rules and regulations formulated by the board governing new construction and installation shall be installed and operated in this state after twelve months from the date upon which the first rules and regulations under sections 650.200 to 650.290 pertaining to new construction and installation have become effective, unless the boiler or pressure vessel is of a special design or construction, and is not inconsistent with the spirit and safety objectives of the rules and regulations, in which case a special installation and operating permit may at its discretion be granted by the board.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1060 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.570 — MO Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.570
65.570 Division of township — disposition of property.
Status: in_force

65.570. Division of township — disposition of property. — When a township, seized of real estate, shall be divided into two or more townships, the township trustees and county assessor of the several townships constituted by such division shall meet as soon as may be after the first township election subsequently held in such townships, and when so met shall have power to make such agreement concerning the disposition of such township property, and the division thereof, as shall be equitable, and to take all measures and to execute all conveyances necessary to carry such agreement into effect.

(RSMo 1939 § 13940, A.L. 1981 H.B. 114 & 146) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12263; 1919 § 13176; 1909 § 11664
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 316.050 — MO Code / Chapter 316 / Section 316.050
316.050 Penalty.
Status: in_force

316.050. Penalty. — Any person, association, company, corporation or copartnership of persons who shall violate any provisions of section 316.040 shall, on conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not exceeding one hundred dollars or less than twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not less than ten days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(RSMo 1939 § 15452) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14328; 1919 § 11655; 1909 § 11225
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 236.060 — MO Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.060
236.060 Writ of ad quod damnum.
Status: in_force

236.060. Writ of ad quod damnum. — Upon filing the petition, it shall be the duty of the court to cause a writ of ad quod damnum to be issued, under the seal of the court, directed to the sheriff, commanding him to summon twelve fit persons of his county to meet at the place where it is proposed to erect a dam, on a day to be named in the writ, then and there to inquire, by the said jury, touching the matters contained in the petition a copy of which shall accompany the writ.

(RSMo 1939 § 10291) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9162; 1919 § 7404; 1909 § 5461
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.004 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.004
115.004 Election laws, restriction on amendment of, when.
Status: in_force

115.004. Election laws, restriction on amendment of, when. — The sections of this chapter and all related rules and regulations shall not be amended or modified in any manner in the twenty-six weeks preceding any presidential election.

(L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 148.076 — MO Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148.076
148.076 Claims for refund, filed when, how — amount, limitations.
Status: in_force

148.076. Claims for refund, filed when, how — amount, limitations. — 1. A claim for credit or refund of an overpayment of any tax imposed by sections 148.010 to 148.110 shall be filed by the taxpayer within three years from the time the return was filed or two years from the time the tax was paid, whichever of such periods expires the later; or if no return was filed by the taxpayer, within two years from the time the tax was paid. No credit or refund shall be allowed or made after the expiration of the period of limitations prescribed in this subsection for the filing of a claim for credit or refund, unless a claim for credit or refund is filed by the taxpayer within such period. Every claim for refund shall be filed with the director in writing and shall state the specific grounds upon which it is founded. Claims for refund may be filed in accordance with section 143.851 .

2. If the claim is filed by the taxpayer during the three-year period prescribed in subsection 1 of this section, the amount of the credit or refund shall not exceed the portion of the tax paid within the three years immediately preceding the filing of the claim plus the period of any extension of time for filing the return. If the claim is not filed within such three-year period, but is filed within the two-year period, the amount of the credit or refund shall not exceed the portion of the tax paid during the two years immediately preceding the filing of the claim. If no claim is filed, the credit or refund shall not exceed the amount which would be allowable under either of the preceding sentences, as the case may be, if a claim was filed on the date the credit or refund is allowed.

3. If pursuant to subsection 4 of section 148.070 an agreement for an extension of the period for assessment of tax is made within the period prescribed in subsection 1 of this section for the filing of a claim for credit or refund, the period for filing a claim for credit or refund or for making a credit or refund if no claim is filed, shall not expire prior to six months after the expiration of the period within which an assessment may be made pursuant to the agreement or any extension thereof. The amount of such credit or refund shall not exceed the portion of the tax paid after the execution of the agreement and before the filing of the claim or the making of the credit or refund, as the case may be, plus the portion of the tax paid within the period which would be applicable under subsection 1 of this section if a claim had been filed on the date the agreement was executed.

(L. 1986 H.B. 1195) Effective 5-15-86
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.470 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.470
375.470 Penalty for violations by director.
Status: in_force

375.470. Penalty for violations by director. — If said director or his deputy shall willfully fail, refuse or neglect to faithfully keep, deposit, account or surrender, in the manner by law authorized or required, any such securities as aforesaid, transferred to and received by him or into his custody, under the provisions of law, such director shall be responsible upon his official bond, and suit may be brought upon said bond by any person injured; and said director or his deputy so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be adjudged guilty of a felony, and punished by a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, and by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for not less than two or more than ten years; and for any other willful violation or failure or neglect to perform any duty prescribe by law, and pertaining to his office, said director or his deputy, upon conviction thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding twelve months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(RSMo 1939 § 6044) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5933; 1919 § 6341; 1909 § 7071
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.345 — MO Code / Chapter 313 / Section 313.345
313.345 Licenses and contracts may be denied to persons owing debt to state.
Status: in_force

313.345. Licenses and contracts may be denied to persons owing debt to state. — No license or contract shall be granted to any person in default in the payment of any obligation or debt due the state, provided no applicant shall be deemed in default in the payment of any obligation or debt due to the state as long as there is pending a hearing of any kind relevant to such matter.

(L. 1985 S.B. 44 § 30) Effective 6-11-85
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.545 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.545
67.545 Law not applicable to certain cities and counties.
Status: in_force

67.545. Law not applicable to certain cities and counties. — The provisions of sections 67.500 to 67.545 shall not apply to any city not within a county nor any first class county adjoining such city.

(L. 1979 S.B. 339 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 204.608 — MO Code / Chapter 204 / Section 204.608
204.608 District a body corporate and politic, when — seal to be adopted — judicial ...
Status: in_force

204.608. District a body corporate and politic, when — seal to be adopted — judicial notice of existence, when. — 1. When a decree or amended decree of incorporation is issued as provided for in sections 204.600 to 204.640 , a reorganized common sewer district shall be considered in law and equity a body corporate and politic and political subdivision of this state, known by the name specified in the court's decree, and by that name and style may sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire and hold real estate and personal property necessary for corporate purposes, and adopt a common seal. A reorganized common sewer district also shall have exclusive jurisdiction and authority to provide wastewater collection and treatment services within the boundaries of the district with respect to any wastewater service provider authorized to provide sewer services under the laws of this state, except for sewer corporations providing service under a certificate of convenience and necessity granted by the public service commission.

2. All courts in this state shall take judicial notice of the existence of any district organized under sections 204.600 to 204.640 .

(L. 2007 S.B. 22)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 361.120 — MO Code / Chapter 361 / Section 361.120
361.120 Preservation of records — report to governor — destruction of records, when.
Status: in_force

361.120. Preservation of records — report to governor — destruction of records, when. — 1. The director of finance shall preserve all records, reports and papers of every kind pertaining to the division of finance for a period of ten years, and shall permanently preserve all records, reports and papers of a permanent value, including articles of association and all amendments thereto, and all articles of merger or consolidation and amendments thereto. The director of finance shall make a written report to the governor whenever required by the governor.

2. After having kept any records, reports, or papers referred to in this section for a period of ten years, the director may destroy or otherwise dispose of said records in the manner provided by law.

(RSMo 1939 § 7884, A. 1949 H.B. 2084, A.L. 1953 p. 246, A.L. 2015 S.B. 58) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5290; 1919 § 11678; 1909 § 1078