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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 144.730 — MO Code / Chapter 144 / Section 144.730
144.730 Advertising that vendor absorbs tax, a misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

144.730. Advertising that vendor absorbs tax, a misdemeanor. — No vendor shall advertise or hold out or state to the public or to any customer, directly or indirectly, that the tax or any part thereof imposed by sections 144.600 to 144.745 , and required to be collected by him, will be assumed or absorbed by him, or that it will not be added to the selling price of the property sold, or if added, that it or any part thereof will be refunded. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(L. 1959 H.B. 35 § 27)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.390 — MO Code / Chapter 544 / Section 544.390
544.390 Examination and recognizance, certified, when.
Status: in_force

544.390. Examination and recognizance, certified, when. — All examinations and recognizances taken in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter shall be certified by the associate circuit judge taking the same, and delivered to the clerk of the court in which the offense is cognizable, on or before the first day of the next term thereof, except that where the prisoner is committed to jail, the examination of himself and of the witnesses for or against him, duly certified, shall accompany the warrant of commitment, and be delivered therewith to the jailer.

(RSMo 1939 § 3879) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3489; 1919 § 3834; 1909 § 5042 (1966) This statute is not jurisdictional, but is intended to assure a fair preliminary examination and to preserve the evidence taken. State v. Hughey (Mo.), 404 S.W.2d 725.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 562.086 — MO Code / Chapter 562 / Section 562.086
562.086 Lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect.
Status: in_force

562.086. Lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect. — 1. A person is not responsible for criminal conduct if at the time of such conduct as a result of mental disease or defect he was incapable of knowing and appreciating the nature, quality or wrongfulness of his or her conduct.

2. The procedures for the defense of lack of responsibility because of mental disease or defect are governed by the provisions of chapter 552 .

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1993 S.B. 180, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 622.210 — MO Code / Chapter 622 / Section 622.210
622.210 Orders of the division, written and entered in division's records — records ...
Status: in_force

622.210. Orders of the division, written and entered in division's records — records made available to division by common carrier. — 1. Every order, authorization or certificate issued or approved by the division under any provision of this chapter shall be in writing and entered on the records of the division. Any such order, authorization or certificate, or any part thereof, or a copy of the record of any such order, authorization or certificate, certified by an administrative law judge or by the secretary of the division director under the seal of the division to be a true copy of the original order, authorization, certificate or entry, may be recorded in the office of the recorder of any county or city, in which is located the principal office and place of business of any corporation, person or carrier affected thereby, or in which is situated any property of any such corporation, person or carrier, and such record shall impart notice of its provisions to all persons. A certificate under the seal of the division that any such order, authorization or certificate has not been modified, stayed, suspended or revoked may also be recorded in the same offices in the same manner and with the same effect.

2. Every common carrier which engages in intrastate commerce within this state shall make available to the division within this state all accounts, records, memoranda, books and papers carried in pursuance of the requirements of law.

(L. 1996 S.B. 780)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 304.184 — MO Code / Chapter 304 / Section 304.184
304.184 Transportation of solid waste, weight restrictions for trucks and ...
Status: in_force

304.184. Transportation of solid waste, weight restrictions for trucks and tractor-trailers. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any truck, tractor-trailer or other combination engaged in transporting solid waste, as defined by section 260.200 , between any city and a solid waste disposal area or solid waste processing facility approved by the department of natural resources or department of health and senior services, may operate with a weight not to exceed twenty-two thousand four hundred pounds on one axle or a weight not to exceed forty-four thousand eight hundred pounds on any tandem axle; but nothing in this section shall be construed to permit the operation of any motor vehicle on the interstate highway system in excess of the weight limits imposed by federal statute; and no such truck, tractor-trailer or other combination shall exceed the width and length limitations provided in section 304.190 .

(L. 2005 H.B. 487 merged with S.B. 225)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.155 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.155
40.155 Contempt, authority of military court — penalties.
Status: in_force

40.155. Contempt, authority of military court — penalties. — 1. A military court may punish for contempt any person subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490 who uses any menacing word, sign, or gesture in its presence, or who disturbs its proceedings by any riot or disorder. Such punishment may not exceed confinement for thirty days or a fine of one hundred dollars, or both.

2. Any person other than a member of the National Guard who shall resort to disorderly, contemptuous or insolent behavior in, or use any insulting or indecorous language or expressions to or before, any military court, or any member of either of such courts, in open court, to interrupt the proceedings or to impair the authority of such courts, shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and may be arrested by the order of the president of the court, and at once delivered to the civil authorities for prosecution as provided in subsection 2 of section 40.153 .

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 49)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 643.325 — MO Code / Chapter 643 / Section 643.325
643.325 Certificate and sticker, commission to establish, display of, requirements.
Status: in_force

643.325. Certificate and sticker, commission to establish, display of, requirements. — 1. The commission shall establish, by rule, an emissions inspection certificate and an emissions inspection sticker which indicate that a vehicle has been inspected and given approval under sections 643.300 to 643.355 . The commission shall also establish, by rule, requirements for display of the sticker on a motor vehicle and requirements for the replacement of a sticker or certificate which has been lost or stolen. The emissions inspection certificate and the emissions inspection sticker shall each bear, in a conspicuous place, the legend: "This inspection is mandated by your United States Congress."

2. Each emissions inspection station shall provide an emissions inspection certificate and emissions inspection sticker to the owner of a vehicle which has been inspected and approved under the emissions inspection program.

(L. 1994 S.B. 590)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 361.230 — MO Code / Chapter 361 / Section 361.230
361.230 Branch offices — approval — certificate.
Status: in_force

361.230. Branch offices — approval — certificate. — 1. Upon receipt by the director of a written application for leave to open a branch office from a corporation authorized by law to open branch offices, he or she shall make such investigation as he or she may deem necessary to ascertain whether the public convenience and advantage will be promoted by the opening of the branch office and whether the corporation has the amount of actually paid-in capital required by law.

2. If satisfied that the granting of the application is expedient and desirable, he or she shall make a certificate under his or her hand and official seal authorizing the opening and occupation of the branch office and specifying the date on or after which and the condition under which it may be opened and the place where it shall be located.

3. If the director shall be satisfied that the opening of the branch office is undesirable or inexpedient or that the corporation has not the requisite amount of capital actually paid in, he or she shall refuse the application and notify the corporation of his or her determination; provided, that this section shall not be construed to empower the director to grant a certificate for any bank or trust company organized under the laws of this state to maintain in this state any branch bank or branch trust company.

(RSMo 1939 § 7902, A.L. 1967 p. 445, A.L. 2000 S.B. 896, A.L. 2019 S.B. 179) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5308; 1919 § 11696
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 143.921 — MO Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143.921
143.921 Failure to collect or pay over tax, penalty.
Status: in_force

143.921. Failure to collect or pay over tax, penalty. — Any person required under sections 143.011 to 143.996 to collect, truthfully account for, and pay over any tax imposed by sections 143.011 to 143.996 who willfully with intent to defraud fails to collect or truthfully account for and pay over such tax shall, in addition to other penalties provided by law, and upon conviction thereof, be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or be imprisoned in the county jail for not more than one year or by not less than two nor more than five years in the state penitentiary or by both fine and imprisonment together with the cost of prosecution.

(L. 1972 S.B. 549, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1286)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 32.042 — MO Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.042
32.042 Director of revenue may be served, how — proof of service.
Status: in_force

32.042. Director of revenue may be served, how — proof of service. — Service of a summons and petition upon the director of the department of revenue may be made in the manner provided by subsections 4 and 5 of section 506.150 , provided that in lieu of the acknowledgment provided by said section, service may be made by certified mail, return receipt requested, and such receipt when returned indicating delivery of such mail shall serve as proof of service.

(L. 1996 S.B. 869)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.2456 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.2456
620.2456 Connect America Fund, no grants awarded — limitations on grant amount — ...
Status: in_force

620.2456. Connect America Fund, no grants awarded — limitations on grant amount — limitations on grant requirements. — 1. The department of economic development shall not award any grant to an otherwise eligible grant applicant where funding from the Connect America Fund has been awarded, where high-cost support from the federal Universal Service Fund has been received by rate of return carriers, or where any other federal funding has been awarded which did not require any matching-fund component, for any portion of the proposed project area, nor shall any grant money be used to serve any retail end user that already has access to wireline or fixed wireless broadband internet service of speeds of at least twenty-five megabits per-second download and three megabits per-second upload.

2. No grant awarded under sections 620.2450 to 620.2458 , when combined with any federal, state, or local funds, shall fund more than fifty percent of the total cost of a project.

3. No single project shall be awarded grants under sections 620.2450 to 620.2458 whose cumulative total exceeds five million dollars.

4. The department of economic development shall endeavor to award grants under sections 620.2450 to 620.2458 to qualified applicants in all regions of the state.

5. An award granted under sections 620.2450 to 620.2458 shall not:

(1) Require an open access network;

(2) Impose rates, terms, and conditions that differ from what a provider offers in other areas of its service area;

(3) Impose any rate, service, or any other type of regulation beyond speed requirements set forth in section 620.2451 ; or

(4) Impose an unreasonable time constraint on the time to build the service.

6. If a grant recipient fails to establish the speed requirements set forth in section 620.2451 , then the grant recipient shall return all grant moneys to the department.

(L. 2018 H.B. 1456 merged with H.B. 1872, A.L. 2020 H.B. 1768) Sunset date 6-30-27; see § 620.2459 Termination date 9-01-28; see § 620.2459
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 390.250 — MO Code / Chapter 390 / Section 390.250
390.250 Definitions.
Status: in_force

390.250. Definitions. — 1. As used in sections 390.250 to 390.350 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Division" , the division of motor carrier and railroad safety within the department of economic development of this state, which, after June 30, 1997, is known as the division of motor carrier and railroad safety;

(2) "Household goods" , personal effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling when part of the equipment or supplies of such dwelling and similar property, if the transportation of such effects or property, is either arranged and paid for by the householder, including transportation of property from a factory or store when the property is purchased by the householder with intent to use in his or her dwelling, or arranged and paid for by another party. The term "household goods" shall not include personal property which when tendered to a motor carrier is crated or otherwise packaged to make it suitable for transportation by motor carriers of general commodities, freight or property;

(3) "Property carrier registration" , a document issued by the division pursuant to sections 390.250 to 390.350 which identifies a person as a registered property carrier and qualifies that person to engage in the transportation by motor vehicle of property except household goods for hire or compensation in intrastate commerce on the public highways in this state;

(4) "Registered property carrier" , a person who is entitled pursuant to subdivision (3) of this subsection to engage in the transportation by motor vehicle of property, except household goods, for hire or compensation in intrastate commerce on the public highways in this state. This term is included within the term "common carrier" as defined in section 390.020 .

2. Notwithstanding any provisions of section 390.020 , or chapter 622 , to the contrary, the provisions of this section which define words shall also apply to and determine the meaning of all words used in this chapter and chapter 622 . Except as otherwise provided in this section, or when the context clearly requires otherwise, the provisions of section 390.020 , and chapter 622 , which define words shall also apply to and determine the meaning of words used in sections 390.250 to 390.350 .

(L. 1996 H.B. 991 § 1) CROSS REFERENCE: Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.625 — MO Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.625
292.625 Additional duties of department.
Status: in_force

292.625. Additional duties of department. — The department shall:

(1) Exercise general supervision of the administration and enforcement of sections 292.600 to 292.625 and all rules and regulations adopted or issued hereunder;

(2) Retain, employ, provide for and compensate, within appropriations available therefor, such personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 292.600 to 292.625 ;

(3) Budget and receive duly appropriated moneys for expenditures to carry out the provisions of sections 292.600 to 292.625 ;

(4) Accept, receive and administer grants or other funds or gifts from public and private agencies, including the federal government, for the purpose of carrying out the functions and responsibilities enumerated in sections 292.600 to 292.625 . Funds received by the department pursuant to this section shall be deposited with the state treasurer and held and disbursed by him in accordance with the appropriations of the general assembly;

(5) Work with local emergency planning committees to accomplish the purposes and objectives of sections 292.600 to 292.625 .

(L. 1988 S.B. 765)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 36.350 — MO Code / Chapter 36 / Section 36.350
36.350 Sick and annual leaves — regulations to apply to all state agencies.
Status: in_force

36.350. Sick and annual leaves — regulations to apply to all state agencies. — The regulations shall provide for the hours of work, holidays, attendance, and leaves of absence in the various classes of positions subject to this law. They shall contain provisions for annual leave, sick leave, and special leaves of absence, with or without pay, or with reduced pay, and may allow special extended leaves for employees disabled through injury or illness arising out of their employment, and the accumulation of annual leave and sick leave. Such regulations shall apply in all state agencies.

(L. 1945 p. 1157 § 32, A.L. 1979 H.B. 673) CROSS REFERENCES: Military leave for public employees, 105.270 Sick leave unused to be included in years of service, 104.601
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.340 — MO Code / Chapter 167 / Section 167.340
167.340 Read to be ready program — certain students to increase average daily ...
Status: in_force

167.340. Read to be ready program — certain students to increase average daily attendance — reading improvement instruction. — 1. The provisions of sections 167.340 to 167.346 shall be known and may be cited as the "Read to be Ready Program".

2. Beginning July 1, 2000, if a school district provides reading improvement instruction for students in kindergarten through third grade who do not meet the district's objectives for reading as demonstrated by performance on the district's chosen methods of reading assessment, such students who receive reading improvement instruction pursuant to this subsection may be counted for additional average daily attendance for state school aid during their reading improvement instruction time if such time falls outside normal school hours.

3. Reading improvement instruction may take the form of summer school, provided that the summer school instruction addresses the reading deficiency, additional hours of instruction or such other methods as the district may select including, but not limited to, smaller class sizes, additional resources including computers, reading specialists, teacher and administrator training, tutoring, phonics instruction and use of parents and volunteers.

(L. 1999 H.B. 889 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1010 — MO Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.1010
454.1010 Petition to stay a suspension, grounds, procedure — reinstatement fee ...
Status: in_force

454.1010. Petition to stay a suspension, grounds, procedure — reinstatement fee required, when. — 1. An obligor may, at any time, petition a court or the director for an order to stay the suspension of a license. Any petition seeking to stay an order of the director shall be served on the director.

2. The court or director may consider the obligor's petition for a stay separately from any determination on the suspension of a license.

3. The court, but not the director, may stay suspension of a license upon a showing that a suspension or continued suspension of a license would create a significant hardship to the obligor, the obligor's employees, any legal dependents residing in the obligor's household, or persons, businesses or other entities served by the obligor.

4. The court or director may stay suspension of a license upon entry of a payment plan or receipt of adequate assurance that the obligor shall comply with an existing payment plan.

5. A stay shall terminate if:

(1) A court determines that the significant hardship circumstance pursuant to subsection 3 of this section has ended;

(2) The court or division determines that the obligor has failed to abide by the terms and conditions of a payment plan; or

(3) The order staying suspension of a license has a termination date and such date has been reached.

6. If the licensing authority is notified of an order suspending a license, the court or division shall send a copy of any order staying or reimposing suspension of the license to the licensing authority and the obligor by certified mail.

7. Upon receipt of an order staying or reimposing suspension of the license, the licensing authority shall:

(1) Enter the information on appropriate records;

(2) Issue notice of the action to the licensee; and

(3) If required by law, demand surrender of the suspended license or return the reinstated license.

8. No additional action by the licensing authority shall be required to implement a stay or reinstatement of suspension of a license.

9. This section shall be the exclusive remedy for the obligor to obtain an order staying suspension of a license pursuant to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025 . Any other provisions providing for the issuance of hardship licenses, including, but not limited to, those provided in section 302.309 , do not apply to suspensions pursuant to sections 454.1000 to 454.1025 .

10. No person shall be required to file proof of financial responsibility with the department of revenue as a condition of reinstatement of a driver's license suspended solely pursuant to the provisions of sections 454.1000 to 454.1025 .

11. Any person whose license to operate a motor vehicle in this state has been suspended pursuant to this section shall, before having the license reinstated, pay to the director of revenue a reinstatement fee of twenty dollars.

(L. 1997 S.B. 361) Effective 7-01-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 47.020 — MO Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47.020
47.020 Description of townships to be recorded — where.
Status: in_force

47.020. Description of townships to be recorded — where. — The commission shall, within thirty days after establishing any township, transmit to the office of the secretary of state a description of such township, containing the name and boundaries thereof, and shall cause the clerk to enter such description of record.

(RSMo 1939 § 13701) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12042; 1919 § 13163; 1909 § 11651
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 600.089 — MO Code / Chapter 600 / Section 600.089
600.089 Parolees to pay for representation, when.
Status: in_force

600.089. Parolees to pay for representation, when. — If the public defender commission has obtained a judgment against an offender in the custody of the department of corrections, and the offender is later paroled and becomes financially able to pay all or some part of such judgment, he shall be required, as a condition of his continued parole, to pay over to the public defender commission such amounts as he can reasonably pay, either by a single payment or by installments of reasonable amounts, in accordance with the schedule of charges for public defender services prepared pursuant to section 600.090 .

(L. 1986 S.B. 451 § 1, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974)