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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 362.165 — MO Code / Chapter 362 / Section 362.165
362.165 Restrictions on taking and holding real estate.
Status: in_force

362.165. Restrictions on taking and holding real estate. — 1. All real estate, including any subsurface rights or interests therein, purchased by any bank or trust company or taken by it in its own right in settlement of debts due it shall be conveyed to it directly by name and the conveyance immediately recorded in the office of the proper recording officer of the county or city in which the real estate is located.

2. Such real estate, rights, or interests so purchased or acquired by any bank or trust company shall be sold by it within ten years of the date on which it shall have been acquired unless it shall be held or occupied in whole or in part by the bank or trust company under the authority of paragraph (c) of subdivision (10) of subsection 1 of section 362.105 ; provided, that if at any time a bank or trust company changes its location it may have ten years from the date of the change to sell the former location. The aggregate amount of earnings from such real estate, rights or interests shall be separately disclosed in reports of the bank or trust company.

(RSMo 1939 § 7951, A.L. 1967 p. 445, A.L. 1983 S.B. 331, A.L. 1995 S.B. 178, A.L. 2021 S.B. 106) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5356; 1919 § 11739 CROSS REFERENCE: Conveyance of realty in blighted area to urban redevelopment corporation, 353.120
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.197 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.197
473.197 Court may require, increase or decrease bond, when.
Status: in_force

473.197. Court may require, increase or decrease bond, when. — The court may require bond, or increase or decrease the amount of the bond of the personal representative when good cause therefor appears. The clerk shall inquire into the adequacy of the bond upon the filing of an inventory, appraisement or settlement or when real estate is sold, mortgaged, leased or taken possession of under order of court and, if the bond is found to be in an amount in excess of or less than that last fixed under section 473.157 , the court shall enter an order requiring an additional bond or reducing the penalty of the existing bond.

(L. 1955 p. 385 § 86, A.L. 1980 S.B. 637) Effective 1-01-81
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.045 — MO Code / Chapter 307 / Section 307.045
307.045 Headlamp on motor vehicles — violations, penalty.
Status: in_force

307.045. Headlamp on motor vehicles — violations, penalty. — 1. Except as in this chapter provided, every motor vehicle other than a motor-drawn vehicle and other than a motorcycle shall be equipped with at least two approved headlamps mounted at the same level with at least one on each side of the front of the vehicle. Every motorcycle shall be equipped with at least one and not more than two approved headlamps. Every motorcycle equipped with a sidecar or other attachment shall be equipped with a lamp on the outside limit of such attachment capable of displaying a white light to the front.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.120 , violation of this section shall be deemed an infraction.

(L. 1941 p. 438 § 8386e, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 21.183 — MO Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21.183
21.183 Freshman tour of state institutions by newly elected members — expenses.
Status: in_force

21.183. Freshman tour of state institutions by newly elected members — expenses. — 1. The chairman of the senate appropriations committee and house budget committee shall arrange for and supervise a schedule for the personal visitation and inspection of state-supported institutions by persons elected to membership in the general assembly for the first time.

2. The schedule of visits and inspection of state institutions by newly elected senators shall be arranged for and supervised by the chairman of the senate appropriations committee and those for newly elected members of the house of representatives by the chairman of the house budget committee.

3. The staff of the committee on legislative research shall furnish to the chairmen of the respective appropriations and budget committees such research, secretarial and clerical assistance as they require and such staff personnel as may be requested to accompany the members on trips of inspection to the several state institutions.

4. All persons making these visits and inspections as provided in this section are entitled to reimbursement for the actual and necessary expenses incurred to be paid out of the senate or house contingent funds, as the case may be.

(L. 1957 p. 612 § 1, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1376)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1512 — MO Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.1512
454.1512 Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support ...
Status: in_force

454.1512. Application of act to resident of foreign country and foreign support proceeding. — (a) A tribunal of this state shall apply Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677 , and, as applicable, Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , to a support proceeding involving:

(1) a foreign support order;

(2) a foreign tribunal; or

(3) an obligee, obligor, or child residing in a foreign country.

(b) A tribunal of this state that is requested to recognize and enforce a support order on the basis of comity may apply the procedural and substantive provisions of Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677 .

(c) Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , apply only to a support proceeding under the Convention. In such a proceeding, if a provision of Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , is inconsistent with Articles 1 through 6, sections 454.1500 to 454.1677 , Article 7, sections 454.1680 to 454.1716 , controls.

(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.770 — MO Code / Chapter 56 / Section 56.770
56.770 Office of prosecution services not to usurp powers and duties of other ...
Status: in_force

56.770. Office of prosecution services not to usurp powers and duties of other officials. — Anything in sections 56.750 to 56.775 to the contrary notwithstanding, the Missouri office of prosecution services may not exercise any power, supervisory or otherwise, undertake any duty or perform any function presently or hereafter assigned by law to the governor of this state, the attorney general, the chief justice of the supreme court, the Missouri general assembly, or any prosecuting attorney, circuit attorney, or county counselor in this state.

(L. 1981 S.B. 32 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.075 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.075
301.075 No fee for one set of disabled veteran plates — fee for subsequent sets.
Status: in_force

301.075. No fee for one set of disabled veteran plates — fee for subsequent sets. — There shall be no fee charged for one set of license plates issued to an eligible person under the provisions of sections 301.071 to 301.075 . A second or subsequent set of license plates issued to the eligible person under these sections shall be subject to regular registration fees and the fee required for personalized license plates under section 301.144 .

(L. 1977 H.B. 61 § 5, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1503 merged with S.B. 881)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.420 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.420
9.420 Alpha-Gal Syndrome Awareness Month, month of May.
Status: in_force

9.420. Alpha-Gal Syndrome Awareness Month, month of May. — (1) The month of May is hereby designated as "Alpha-Gal Syndrome Awareness Month" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate events and activities to raise awareness of the challenges of Alpha-Gal Syndrome, a serious and potentially life-threatening allergic condition that is caused by sensitization to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal), a carbohydrate found in most mammalian meat and derived products.

(2) Alpha-Gal Syndrome is uniquely triggered by tick bites, primarily from the lone star tick ( Amblyomma americanum ), which is widely established throughout Missouri.

(L. 2025 S.B. 348)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 170.171 — MO Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.171
170.171 Board member accepting bribe — penalty.
Status: in_force

170.171. Board member accepting bribe — penalty. — Any member of any school board who accepts or receives any money, gift or any property, or favor whatsoever, from any person, firm or corporation selling or offering for sale any textbooks, or any agent thereof, or from any person in any way interested in the sale of textbooks, shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than six months, or by both the fine and imprisonment.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 10-17) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 170.270)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.304 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.304
115.304 Absentee voting violations, class one election offense.
Status: in_force

115.304. Absentee voting violations, class one election offense. — Notwithstanding the provisions of any law to the contrary, any violation of sections 115.275 to 115.303 shall be a class one election offense.

(L. 1983 S.B. 234)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 408.696 — MO Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.696
408.696 Civil liability for violation, amount — disciplinary action against agency ...
Status: in_force

408.696. Civil liability for violation, amount — disciplinary action against agency employee, when — good faith a valid defense, when — exclusive remedy. — 1. Any financial institution or an agency or department of the state of Missouri obtaining or disclosing financial records or information contained therein in violation of sections 408.675 to 408.700 is liable to the customer to whom such records relate in an amount equal to the sum of:

(1) One thousand dollars, without regard to the volume of records involved;

(2) Any actual damages sustained by the customer as a result of the disclosure; and

(3) In the case of any successful action to enforce liability under this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney's fees may be allowed by the court.

2. Whenever the court determines that any employee of an agency or department of the state of Missouri has violated any provision of sections 408.675 to 408.700 and the court finds that the circumstances surrounding the violation raise questions of whether an officer or employee of the department or agency acted willfully or intentionally with respect to the violation, the agency or department supervising said violator shall promptly initiate a proceeding to determine whether disciplinary action is warranted against the agent or employee who was primarily responsible for the violation. The agency or department after investigation and consideration of the evidence submitted shall submit its findings and recommendations to the administrative authority of the agency concerned and shall send copies of the findings and recommendations to the officer or employee or his representative.

3. Any financial institution or agent or employee thereof making a disclosure of financial records pursuant to sections 408.675 to 408.700 in good faith reliance upon a notice by any government authority shall not be liable to the customer or any other person for such disclosure.

4. The remedies and sanctions described in sections 408.675 to 408.700 shall be the only judicially recognized remedies and sanctions for violations of sections 408.675 to 408.700 .

(L. 1989 H.B. 82 § 15)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.380 — MO Code / Chapter 490 / Section 490.380
490.380 Deeds recorded thirty years before 1874.
Status: in_force

490.380. Deeds recorded thirty years before 1874. — All deeds, conveyances, powers of attorney, or other instruments in writing under seal, purporting to convey any land, or any estate or interest therein, or whereby the same may be affected in law or equity, executed and acknowledged in conformity with the provisions of any law in force in this state, or in the district or territory of Louisiana, or in the territory of Missouri, at the time of its execution and acknowledgment, and which deed has been duly recorded in the proper office more than thirty years before March 28, 1874, shall, together with the certificate of acknowledgment or proof, be received in evidence in all the courts of this state without further proof of the execution thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 1875) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1711; 1919 § 5398; 1909 § 6342
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 377.240 — MO Code / Chapter 377 / Section 377.240
377.240 Withdrawals of securities upon relinquishment of business.
Status: in_force

377.240. Withdrawals of securities upon relinquishment of business. — 1. When any such corporation, company or association shall desire to relinquish its business in this state, the director shall, on application of such corporation under oath of its president or principal officer and secretary or actuary, give notice of such intention at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation published at the state capitol.

2. After such publication he shall deliver up to said corporation the securities, or any portion thereof, held by him belonging to such corporation upon being satisfied that all the debts and liabilities of every kind are paid or provided for.

(RSMo 1939 § 5892) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5781; 1919 § 6191; 1909 § 6985 CROSS REFERENCE: Withdrawal of securities, 375.480
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.860 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.860
452.860 Enforcement of registered determination.
Status: in_force

452.860. Enforcement of registered determination. — 1. A court of this state may grant any relief normally available under the provisions of the laws of this state to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state.

2. A court of this state shall recognize and enforce, but shall not modify, except in accordance with sections 452.740 to 452.845 , a registered child custody determination of another state.

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.1130 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.1130
162.1130 Definitions.
Status: in_force

162.1130. Definitions. — As used in sections 162.1130 to 162.1145 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Appraisal" , an evaluation of a child's current level of performance in the context of cognitive skills and the ability to master academic skills of literacy such as reading, comprehension, composition and mathematics;

(2) "Blindness skills specialist in education" , any individual certified pursuant to rules of the department of elementary and secondary education who has reasonable knowledge of instructional techniques for the teaching of Braille reading and writing, orientation and mobility, assistive technology and other alternative skills of blindness;

(3) "Braille" , the six-dot, two-grade tactile system used by blind persons for reading and writing;

(4) "Eligible student" , any blind or visually impaired child, including any student who has a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with conventional correction, or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance not greater than twenty degrees, and who is eligible for special education services for the visually impaired as defined in the department of elementary and secondary education state plan;

(5) "IEP" , a plan or set of goals designed to meet the specific short- and long-term educational needs of a student and address academic, activities of daily living and transitional issues to enable a child to maximize his ability to function competently and independently;

(6) "Literacy" , an ability to read, write and speak in English, compute and solve problems at levels of proficiency necessary to function on the job and independently, to achieve one's goals and develop one's knowledge and potential;

(7) "Teacher assistant for the blind" , an individual, with knowledge of one or more alternative skills of blindness, including proficiency in the reading and writing of Braille, producing Braille materials or providing instruction in alternative techniques of blindness.

(L. 1999 H.B. 401)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.033 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.033
115.033 Oath of office, bond, election commissioners.
Status: in_force

115.033. Oath of office, bond, election commissioners. — Before entering upon his duties, each commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath to support the Constitution of the United States and of this state and to demean himself faithfully and impartially in office. Before entering upon his duties, each commissioner shall give bond to the state in the sum of ten thousand dollars, with security to be approved by the governor, conditioned for the faithful and honest performance of his duties and the care and preservation of the board's property. Not later than thirty days after a commissioner is sworn, his oath and bond shall be filed with the secretary of state.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 2.040) Effective 1-01-78
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.083 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.083
46.083 Douglas.
Status: in_force

46.083. Douglas. — Beginning at the southeast corner of township twenty-five, north, of range eleven, west; thence north by the range line dividing ranges ten and eleven to the northeast corner of section one, in township twenty-seven; thence west on the township line dividing townships twenty-seven and twenty-eight to the middle of range eighteen; thence south by subdivisional section lines to the southwest corner of section thirty-four, in township twenty-five, range eighteen; thence east on township line dividing townships twenty-four and twenty-five to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13611) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11952; 1919 § 9354; 1909 § 3571
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 30.030 — MO Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.030
30.030 Bond not approved, forfeiture of office — governor to take possession.
Status: in_force

30.030. Bond not approved, forfeiture of office — governor to take possession. — If the state treasurer fails to give the bond required in section 30.020 within sixty days after he receives his certificate of election or appointment or fails to renew the bond in accordance with the provisions of section 30.020 within thirty days after the time prescribed by law for renewal, or if the bond is not approved by the governor, then twenty days after the refusal of the governor to approve the bond, his office shall be ipso facto forfeited and the governor shall take possession and supervise the business of the office until the vacancy is filled in the manner prescribed in section 30.070 .

(RSMo 1939 § 13013, A.L. 1945 p. 1977 § 3, A.L. 1959 H.B. 117) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11391; 1919 § 13288; 1909 § 11800
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.510 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.510
88.510 Assessment of public property — street improvements, how paid — special tax ...
Status: in_force

88.510. Assessment of public property — street improvements, how paid — special tax bills. — 1. All lands owned by any county or other political or municipal subdivisions, cemeteries and railroad rights-of-way, fronting or abutting on any of said improvements shall be liable for their proportionate part of the cost of such improvement, and tax bills shall be issued against such property as against other property, and any county, city or other political or municipal subdivision that shall own any such property shall out of the general revenue funds or other funds pay any such tax bill, and in any case where any county, city or other political or municipal subdivision, cemetery company or owners or railroad company, shall fail to pay any such tax bill, the owner or holder of same may sue such county, city or other political or municipal subdivision, cemetery company or owners or railroad company on such tax bill, and be entitled to recover a general judgment against such county, city or other political or municipal subdivision, cemetery company or owners or railroad company.

2. Any of said street improvements may be paid for in whole or part by such city out of general revenue funds, or other funds which the city may have for such purposes if the council so desires, but all such improvements shall be paid for with special tax bills, unless the proceedings of the city for same specify that payment will be out of the general revenue funds or other funds in whole or part.

3. The charges made against lands for all of said improvements shall be known as special assessments or taxes, for improvements, and shall be charged and assessed by issuing special tax bills against the lands chargeable with the cost of the improvements; each special tax bill so issued shall be a special lien on the land against which it is issued.

(RSMo 1939 § 6987) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6841; 1919 § 8323; 1909 § 9254, 9255
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.270 — MO Code / Chapter 290 / Section 290.270
290.270 Declaration as to wages final — maximum wages and hours not limited.
Status: in_force

290.270. Declaration as to wages final — maximum wages and hours not limited. — The finding of the department ascertaining and declaring the prevailing hourly rate of wages and the public works contracting minimum wage shall be final for the locality, unless reviewed under the provisions of sections 290.210 to 290.340 . Nothing in sections 290.210 to 290.340 , however, shall be construed to prohibit the payment to any worker employed on any public work of more than the prevailing hourly rate of wages or the public works contracting minimum wage. Nothing in sections 290.210 to 290.340 shall be construed to limit the hours of work which may be performed by any worker in any particular period of time.

(L. 1957 p. 574 § 7, A.L. 1969 S.B. 142, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1729, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.463 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.463
227.463 Purple Heart Trail designated for portion of I-29 in Jackson and Atchison ...
Status: in_force

227.463. Purple Heart Trail designated for portion of I-29 in Jackson and Atchison Counties. — The portion of Interstate 29 from its intersection of Interstate 70/U.S. State Highway 71/40 in Jackson County north to the bridge crossing over Nishnabotna River in Atchison County, except for those portions of Interstate 29 previously designated as of August 28, 2021, shall be designated the "Purple Heart Trail". Costs for such designation shall be paid by private donations.

(L. 2021 S.B. 258)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1020 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.1020
537.1020 Punitive damages, when.
Status: in_force

537.1020. Punitive damages, when. — In any COVID-19 related action, punitive damages:

(1) May be awarded in accordance with sections 510.261 to 510.265 and subsection 8 of section 538.210 ; and

(2) Shall not exceed an amount in excess of nine times the amount of compensatory damages awarded.

(L. 2021 S.B. 51 & 42) Expires 8-28-25; see § 537.1035
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 631.095 — MO Code / Chapter 631 / Section 631.095
631.095 Comprehensive substance treatment and rehabilitation program — department ...
Status: in_force

631.095. Comprehensive substance treatment and rehabilitation program — department of social services may seek IMD exclusion waiver. — The department of social services may seek a waiver of the Institutions for Mental Disease (IMD) exclusion for the comprehensive substance treatment and rehabilitation program as administered by the department of mental health.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1414 § 1 merged with H.B. 1682 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.403 — MO Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161.403
161.403 Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to ...
Status: in_force

161.403. Executive director — qualifications — compensation, office space, staff, to be provided by department. — 1. The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall serve as an executive officer of the commission. As a priority, the director shall be a deaf or hard of hearing person or shall have a background and knowledge of deafness and shall be fluent in using and reading American sign language or signed English as a means of communication.

2. Salary, office space and staff for the executive director shall be provided by the department of elementary and secondary education.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1385 § 2, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)