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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 89.040 — MO Code / Chapter 89 / Section 89.040
89.040 Purpose of regulations.
Status: in_force

89.040. Purpose of regulations. — Such regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive plan and designed to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to preserve features of historical significance; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public requirements. Such regulations shall be made with reasonable consideration, among other things, to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, and with a view to conserving the values of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout such municipality.

(RSMo 1939 § 7414, A.L. 1959 H.B. 493) Prior revision: 1929 § 7261 (1963) Zoning ordinance amendment reclassifying a single piece of property to permit use of the property for gasoline station was unjustified by change of conditions and constituted illegal spot zoning. Numer v. Kansas City (A.), 365 S.W.2d 753.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 380.281 — MO Code / Chapter 380 / Section 380.281
380.281 Mergers of certain mutual companies, procedure — merger plan, required contents.
Status: in_force

380.281. Mergers of certain mutual companies, procedure — merger plan, required contents. — Any two or more companies operating under the provisions of sections 380.201 to 380.591 may merge into one of the corporations; and companies operating under the provisions of sections 380.011 to 380.151 may merge into a corporation operating under sections 380.201 to 380.591 in the following manner: The board of directors of each corporation shall approve a plan of merger and direct the submission of the plan to a vote at a meeting of its members. The plan of merger shall set forth:

(1) The names of the corporations proposing to merge, and the name of the corporation into which they propose to merge, which is herein designated as "the surviving corporation";

(2) The terms and conditions of the proposed merger and the mode of carrying it into effect;

(3) A statement of any changes in the articles of incorporation of the surviving corporation to be effected by the merger;

(4) Such other provisions with respect to the proposed merger as are deemed necessary or desirable.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1498) Effective 1-01-85
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 253.177 — MO Code / Chapter 253 / Section 253.177
253.177 Rock Island Trail State Park endowment fund created — use of moneys — ...
Status: in_force

253.177. Rock Island Trail State Park endowment fund created — use of moneys — refunds, when. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Rock Island Trail State Park Endowment Fund". The fund shall be administered by the department of natural resources. Any grant, gift, donation, devise, or bequest of moneys, funds, real or personal property, or other assets to the department of natural resources for the operation, maintenance, development, or security of any portion of the former Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad corridor located east of milepost 215.325 shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the fund. All income, interest, rights, or rent earned through the operation of the fund shall also be credited to the fund.

2. The Rock Island Trail State Park endowment fund shall be used by the department of natural resources for the purpose of operating, maintaining, developing, and securing any portion of the former Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad corridor located east of milepost 215.325 that is owned, leased, or operated by the department of natural resources and for no other purpose. Any funds previously deposited into the state park earnings fund created in section 253.090 for such purpose are hereby transferred into the Rock Island Trail State Park endowment fund.

3. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of all moneys, bonds, securities, interests, and rights therein deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Rock Island Trail State Park endowment fund and shall invest the moneys in the fund in a manner as provided by law.

4. Funds from the Rock Island Trail State Park endowment fund shall be expended, refunded, or transferred only upon appropriation by the general assembly. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.

5. If the United States Surface Transportation Board vacates the Notice of Interim Trail Use (NITU) issued in a decision served on February 26, 2015, in docket number AB-1068 (Sub-No. 3X), any moneys in the fund may be refunded to the individuals or entities that have made contributions to the fund or may be transferred to a new trail sponsor or other entity that has accepted responsibility for management of any portion of the former Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad corridor located east of milepost 215.325 as a public recreational trail under a new NITU subject to the National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. Section 1241, et seq.

(L. 2019 S.B. 196)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.600 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.600
473.600 Accounting for assets received and disbursed after final settlement.
Status: in_force

473.600. Accounting for assets received and disbursed after final settlement. — Receipts and disbursements of the executor or administrator, subsequent to the filing of his final settlement, shall be reported to the court before discharge. A settlement thereof, together with an estimate of the expenses of closing the estate, shall be made by the court and included in the order of distribution, or the court may treat the statement as a supplementary settlement and act on the same with or without notice but, if the court determines that notice is required or the executor or administrator or his sureties so request, notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by the court.

(L. 1955 p. 385 § 212)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 108.522 — MO Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.522
108.522 Carry-forward election, procedure.
Status: in_force

108.522. Carry-forward election, procedure. — On or after December fifteenth of each year, the director may, in his discretion, approve a carry-forward election with respect to an approved allocation or any extension thereof if the issuer, in writing, requests such action and indicates that the bonds for which the approved application was granted cannot be issued in the calendar year in which such allocation was granted. Such approved carry-forward election shall be made by the issuer by means of a statement, signed by a duly authorized official of such issuer. Such statement shall be filed with the director and with the Internal Revenue Service prior to the end of such calendar year in accordance with section 146(f) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. An issuer may elect to carry forward such issuing authority only for qualified mortgage bonds, exempt facility bonds, industrial revenue bonds, mortgage credit certificates, qualified student loan bonds, qualified redevelopment bonds, as such terms are defined in sections 142, 143 and 144 of the Code, or for bonds to finance a project described in section 141(d)(1)(A) of the Code. In no event shall such carry-forward be effective for a period longer than permitted by section 146(f) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The director shall not approve an allocation for private activity bonds to be issued for the purpose of financing a project described in section 1317(3)(F)(ii) of the federal Tax Reform Act of 1986 unless such bonds are to be issued after December 31, 1989.

(L. 1987 S.B. 351 § 108.517, A.L. 1989 S.B. 295 & 312, A.L. 1991 S.B. 145)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.695 — MO Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.695
70.695 Rights accrued under sections 70.600 to 70.755 not subject to garnishment, ...
Status: in_force

70.695. Rights accrued under sections 70.600 to 70.755 not subject to garnishment, execution or bankruptcy proceedings, exceptions. — The right of a person to an allowance, to the return of accumulated contributions, the allowance itself, any allowance option, and any other right accrued or accruing under the provisions of sections 70.600 to 70.755 , and all moneys belonging to the system shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, the operation of bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or to any other process of law whatsoever, and shall be unassignable, except as is specifically provided in sections 70.600 to 70.755 ; except that:

(1) Any political subdivision shall have the right of setoff for any claim arising from embezzlement by or fraud of a member, retirant, or beneficiary;

(2) Such rights shall not be exempt from attachment or execution in a proceeding instituted for the support and maintenance of children. In all such actions described in this subdivision, the system shall be entitled to collect a fee of up to twenty dollars chargeable against the person for each delinquent attachment, execution, sequestration or garnishment payment; and

(3) A retirant may authorize the board to have deducted from his or her allowance the payments required of him or her to provide for health insurance or long-term care insurance premiums in accordance with Section 402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(L. 1967 p. 141 § 20, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1098, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1440, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1039)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.915 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.915
351.915 Time period — release of transfer restrictions.
Status: in_force

351.915. Time period — release of transfer restrictions. — 1. If the corporation does not take the proposed action within sixty days after the date set for demanding payment and depositing share certificates, the corporation shall return the deposited certificates and release the transfer restrictions imposed on uncertificated shares.

2. If after returning deposited certificates and releasing transfer restrictions, the corporation takes the proposed action, it shall send a new dissenters' notice under section 351.895 and repeat the payment demand procedure.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 436.103 — MO Code / Chapter 436 / Section 436.103
436.103 Action for damages or injunction, jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

436.103. Action for damages or injunction, jurisdiction. — Any party to a franchise agreement may bring an action in the jurisdiction in which the franchisee is located to recover damages sustained by reason of the breach of the franchise agreement and, where appropriate, shall be entitled to injunctive relief. Such party to the franchise, if successful, shall also be entitled to the costs of the action including, but not limited to, reasonable attorney's fees.

(L. 1992 S.B. 661 & 620 § 6 subsec. 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 106.230 — MO Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.230
106.230 Complaint against officer — duty of prosecuting attorney.
Status: in_force

106.230. Complaint against officer — duty of prosecuting attorney. — When any person has knowledge that any official mentioned in section 106.220 has failed, personally, to devote his time to the performance of the duties of such office, or has been guilty of any willful, corrupt or fraudulent violations or neglect of any official duty, or has knowingly or willfully failed or refused to perform any official act or duty which by law it was his duty to do or perform with respect to the execution or enforcement of the criminal laws of this state, he may make his affidavit before any person authorized to administer oaths, setting forth the facts constituting such offense and file the same with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction of the offense, for the use of the prosecuting attorney or deposit it with the prosecuting attorney, furnishing also the names of witnesses who have knowledge of the facts constituting such offense; and it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney, if, in his opinion, the facts stated in said affidavit justify the prosecution of the official charged, to file a complaint in the circuit court as soon as practicable upon such affidavit, setting forth in plain and concise language the charge against such official, or the prosecuting attorney may file such complaint against such official upon his official oath and upon his own affidavit.

(RSMo 1939 § 12829) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11203; 1919 § 9176; 1909 § 10205
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.400 — MO Code / Chapter 491 / Section 491.400
491.400 Definitions.
Status: in_force

491.400. Definitions. — As used in sections 491.400 to 491.450 the following terms mean and include:

(1) "State" , any territory of the United States and District of Columbia.

(2) "Summons" , a subpoena, order or other notice requiring the appearance of a witness.

(3) "Witness" , a person whose testimony is desired in any proceeding or investigation by a grand jury or in a criminal action, prosecution or proceeding.

(L. 1959 H.B. 295 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.283 — MO Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.283
71.283 Residency for officers in certain villages, exceptions, appointed officers ...
Status: in_force

71.283. Residency for officers in certain villages, exceptions, appointed officers — acts prohibited for officers. — All officers elected to offices or appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office in any village in any county of the first classification having a population of over nine hundred thousand shall be voters under the laws and constitution of this state and the ordinances of the village, except that appointed officers need not be voters of the village. No person shall be elected or appointed to any office who shall at the time be in arrears for any unpaid village taxes, or forfeiture or defalcation in office. All officers, except appointed officers, shall be residents of the village.

(L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1994 S.B. 517)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 507.190 — MO Code / Chapter 507 / Section 507.190
507.190 Suits against infants not to proceed without guardian ad litem.
Status: in_force

507.190. Suits against infants not to proceed without guardian ad litem. — After the commencement of a suit against an infant defendant, and the service of process upon him, the suit shall not be prosecuted any further until a guardian ad litem for such infant be appointed.

(RSMo 1939 § 867, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45) Prior revisions: 1929 § 716; 1919 § 1173; 1909 § 1747
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.070 — MO Code / Chapter 590 / Section 590.070
590.070 Commissioning and departure of peace officers, director to be notified — ...
Status: in_force

590.070. Commissioning and departure of peace officers, director to be notified — immunity from liability, chief executive officer, when. — 1. The chief executive officer of each law enforcement agency shall, within thirty days after commissioning any peace officer, notify the director on a form to be adopted by the director. The director may require the chief executive officer to conduct a current criminal history background check and to forward the resulting report to the director.

2. The chief executive officer of each law enforcement agency shall, within thirty days after any licensed peace officer departs from employment or otherwise ceases to be commissioned, notify the director on a form to be adopted by the director. Such notice shall state the circumstances surrounding the departure from employment or loss of commission and shall specify any of the following that apply:

(1) The officer failed to meet the minimum qualifications for commission as a peace officer;

(2) The officer violated municipal, state or federal law;

(3) The officer violated the regulations of the law enforcement agency; or

(4) The officer was under investigation for violating municipal, state or federal law, or for gross violations of the law enforcement agency regulations.

3. Whenever the chief executive officer of a law enforcement agency has reasonable grounds to believe that any peace officer commissioned by the agency is subject to discipline pursuant to section 590.080 , the chief executive officer shall report such knowledge to the director.

4. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the chief executive officer of each law enforcement agency has absolute immunity from suit for compliance with this section, unless the chief executive officer presented false information to the director with the intention of causing reputational harm to the peace officer.

(L. 2001 H.B. 80, A.L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 51.165 — MO Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.165
51.165 Social Security contributions and records — duties.
Status: in_force

51.165. Social Security contributions and records — duties. — In all counties of class three and four which shall enter into an agreement with the state agency to place county employees under the Federal Social Security Act in accordance with the provisions of sections 105.300 to 105.430 , it shall be the duty of the county clerk to keep necessary records, collect contributions of county employees, and do all other administrative acts required by the agreement or by ruling of the federal or state agency in order to carry out the purposes of the aforesaid law.

(L. 1951 p. 405 § 51.415 , A.L. 1959 S.B. 63, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.083 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.083
137.083 Assessor in counties of third classification may make changes in assessor's ...
Status: in_force

137.083. Assessor in counties of third classification may make changes in assessor's book, when, content, effective when county elects to adopt. — 1. In any county of the third classification, the assessor may make changes to the assessor's book after the date of delivery pursuant to section 137.245 . The assessor may only make such changes if the ownership of a parcel of real property has changed since the latest entry in the assessor's book. An ownership change shall include both a full and a partial divestment of such real property and any additions thereto to a subsequent owner. The change to the assessor's book shall be limited to reallocating the assessed valuation of the property before such full or partial divestment among the prior and current owners to reflect such full or partial divestment.

2. Any increase in assessed valuation resulting from the implementation of the provisions of this section shall be considered new construction and improvements under the provisions of this chapter.

3. Subsections 1 and * 2 of this section shall be effective in those counties of the third classification in which the governing body of such county elects to adopt a proposal to implement the provisions of subsections 1 and * 2 of this section.

(L. 2003 S.B. 122) *Word "to" appears in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.610 — MO Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.610
71.610 Imposition of tax on business, when.
Status: in_force

71.610. Imposition of tax on business, when. — 1. No municipal corporation in this state shall have the power to impose a license tax upon any business, avocation, pursuit or calling, unless such business, avocation, pursuit or calling is specially named as taxable in the charter of such municipal corporation, or unless such power be conferred by statute.

2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no municipal corporation shall impose a license tax upon any enterprise owned by a person aged eighteen years or younger.

(RSMo 1939 § 7440, A.L. 2025 S.B. 145) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7287; 1919 § 8702; 1909 § 9580 CROSS REFERENCES: Liquor licenses, cost of, limited by state charges, 311.220 Plumbers, license in certain cities, 341.010 to 341.080 (1974) Power of St. Louis board of police commissioners to charge fees for private watchmen's licenses is not regulated by this section since police board is a state agency. ABC Security Service Inc. v. Miller (Mo.), 514 S.W.2d 521. (2022) Provider of voice over internet protocol telephone services through a broadband cable network was "telephone company" providing "telephone service" subject to local ordinances imposing business license taxes on telephone service providers. Collector of Winchester v. Charter Communications, Inc., 660 S.W.3d 405 (Mo.App.E.D.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 144.630 — MO Code / Chapter 144 / Section 144.630
144.630 Agent of vendor for service, designation or agreement as to — process ...
Status: in_force

144.630. Agent of vendor for service, designation or agreement as to — process served, how. — 1. Every vendor shall designate with the director of revenue an agent for service within this state for the purpose of enforcing sections 144.600 to 144.745 . If a vendor fails to designate with the director of revenue an agent for service within this state, the doing of business as a vendor as defined herein shall be deemed

(1) An agreement by him that he, his executor, administrator or other legal representative shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all civil actions and proceedings brought against him, his executor, administrator or other legal representative by the state for the enforcement of this section in connection with such business;

(2) An appointment by him, his executor, administrator or other legal representative of the secretary of state of Missouri as his lawful attorney and agent upon whom may be served all process in suits pertaining to such actions and proceedings;

(3) An agreement by the vendor that any process in any suit so served shall be of the same legal force and validity as if personally served in this state.

2. Service of process under this section shall be made by delivering a copy of the summons, with a copy of the petition attached, to the secretary of state of Missouri at his office or, in his absence, to the deputy secretary of state at his office, and the service shall be sufficient service upon the nonresident vendor.

3. The secretary of state shall immediately mail to the defendant, by restricted registered mail, addressed to the defendant at his last known address, residence or place of abode a notice of the service and a copy of the process and petition.

(L. 1959 H.B. 35 § 13, A.L. 1961 p. 630)