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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 271.010 — MO Code / Chapter 271 / Section 271.010
271.010 Notice and bond.
Status: in_force

271.010. Notice and bond. — No person shall post any animal as a stray until he shall have given thirty days' notice of his intention to do so, which notice shall be given within two days after such animal is taken up. And no person shall take up as a stray any unbroken animal between the first day of April and the first day of November; provided, that any animal which shall have broken over or through a lawful fence and be found within any person's enclosure, may at any time be taken up by such person and posted as a stray. And no person not a householder shall have authority to take up or post any stray animal unless he first enter into a bond to the state of Missouri, for the use of the owner, in double the amount of the value of the animal or animals taken up, with sureties, approved by the associate circuit judge before whom the animal shall be posted.

(RSMo 1939 § 14498) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12824; 1919 § 4314; 1909 § 815 CROSS REFERENCE: Domestic animals restrained from running at large, when, Chap. 270
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.642 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.642
115.642 Complaint procedures — investigations, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

115.642. Complaint procedures — investigations, powers and duties. — 1. Any person may file a complaint with the secretary of state stating the name of any person who has violated any of the provisions of sections 115.629 to 115.646 and stating the facts of the alleged offense, sworn to, under penalty of perjury.

2. Within thirty days of receiving a complaint, the secretary of state shall notify the person filing the complaint whether or not the secretary has dismissed the complaint or will commence an investigation. The secretary of state shall dismiss frivolous complaints. For purposes of this subsection, "frivolous complaint" shall mean an allegation clearly lacking any basis in fact or law. Any person who makes a frivolous complaint pursuant to this section shall be liable for actual and compensatory damages to the alleged violator for holding the alleged violator before the public in a false light. If reasonable grounds appear that the alleged offense was committed, the secretary of state may issue a probable cause statement. If the secretary of state issues a probable cause statement, he or she may refer the offense to the appropriate prosecuting attorney.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 27.060 , 56.060 , or 56.430 to the contrary, when requested by the prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney, the secretary of state or his or her authorized representatives may aid any prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney in the commencement and prosecution of election offenses as provided in sections 115.629 to 115.646 .

4. (1) The secretary of state may investigate any suspected violation of any of the provisions of sections 115.629 to 115.646 .

* (2) (a) The secretary of state or an authorized representative of the secretary of state shall have the power to require the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, agreements, and other records by subpoena or otherwise when necessary to conduct an investigation under this section. Such powers shall be exercised only at the specific written direction of the secretary of state or his or her chief deputy.

(b) If any person refuses to comply with a subpoena issued under this subsection , the secretary of state may seek to enforce the subpoena before a court of competent jurisdiction to require the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, contracts, agreements, and other records. The court may issue an order requiring the person to produce records relating to the matter under investigation or in question. Any person who fails to comply with the order may be held in contempt of court.

(c) The provisions of this subdivision shall expire on August 28, 2025.

(L. 2016 S.B. 786, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592, A.L. 2020 S.B. 631) *Subdivision (2) of subsection 4 expires 8-28-25.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 600.011 — MO Code / Chapter 600 / Section 600.011
600.011 Definitions.
Status: in_force

600.011. Definitions. — The following words and phrases as used in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Assigned counsel" means private attorneys who are hired by the state public defender director to handle the cases of eligible persons from time to time on a case basis;

(2) "Assistant public defender" , a staff attorney within a particular public defender office responsible for the handling of cases of eligible persons;

(3) "Commission" , the public defender commission;

(4) "Defender(s)" , includes both attorneys which serve as staff attorneys in the state defender system and contract counsel, but does not include secretarial, investigative, social service, or paraprofessional staff;

(5) "Deputy director" , the attorney or attorneys appointed by the commission to assist the state public defender director and to temporarily exercise the duties and powers of the director in his or her absence or upon his or her resignation, pending the commission's appointment of a new director;

(6) "Deputy district defender" , an attorney who assists the district defender in the management and supervision of a public defender district office and performs the duty of the district defender in his or her absence;

(7) "Director" , the state public defender director;

(8) "District defender" , the managing attorney in charge of a public defender district office;

(9) "Division director" , an employee responsible for the supervision and management of multiple district offices or areas of statewide responsibility as assigned by the director, or both;

(10) "Eligible person" , a person who falls within the financial rules for legal representation at public expense prescribed by section 600.086 ;

(11) "State public defender system" , a system for providing defense services to every jurisdiction within the state by means of a centrally administered organization having a full-time staff.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1169, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.045 — MO Code / Chapter 300 / Section 300.045
300.045 Driver files to be maintained.
Status: in_force

300.045. Driver files to be maintained. — The police department or the traffic division thereof shall maintain a suitable record of all traffic accidents, warnings, arrests, convictions, and complaints reported for each driver, which shall be filed alphabetically under the name of the driver concerned.

(L. 1965 p. 445 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.071 — MO Code / Chapter 266 / Section 266.071
266.071 Sales, offers for sale and acts prohibited.
Status: in_force

266.071. Sales, offers for sale and acts prohibited. — 1. It is unlawful for any person to sell, distribute, offer for sale, or expose for sale any agricultural or vegetable seed within this state:

(1) Unless the test to determine the percentage of germination was performed within ten months of the time the seed is sold, exposed for sale, offered for sale or distributed. An exception shall be allowed for seed packaged in hermetically sealed containers, which may be sold, exposed for sale, offered for sale or transported up to thirty-six months after the test to determine the percentage of germination, if the seed is packaged according to the regulation governing hermetically packaged seed;

(2) Not labeled in accordance with the provisions of sections 266.011 to 266.111 or having a false or misleading labeling;

(3) Which has false or misleading advertisement;

(4) Containing prohibited weed seeds;

(5) Containing noxious weed seeds in excess of one-half percent, or in excess of the number declared on the label attached to the container of the seed;

(6) Containing more than two percent by weight of weed seeds, except for Brome grass, orchard grass or fescue which may not exceed three percent;

(7) Which is represented to be certified, registered, foundation, or any other term conveying a similar meaning when referring to seed unless it has been produced, processed, and labeled in accordance with procedures and in compliance with the rules and regulations of an officially recognized certifying agency.

2. It is unlawful for any person within this state:

(1) To detach, alter, deface or destroy any label provided for in sections 266.011 to 266.111 , or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder, or to alter or substitute seed, in a manner that may defeat the purposes of sections 266.011 to 266.111 ;

(2) To hinder or obstruct in any way any authorized person in the performance of his duties under sections 266.011 to 266.111 ;

(3) To fail to comply with a "stop-sale" order or to move or otherwise handle or dispose of any lot of seed held under a "stop-sale" order or tags attached thereto, except with express permission of the enforcing officer, and for the purpose specified thereby;

(4) To sell noxious or prohibitive weed seed except as provided in section 266.080 ;

(5) To sell seed to persons performing the seed sale functions listed in subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subsection 1 of section 266.031 , unless the person buying has a retail permit to sell seed;

(6) To permit seed to move into this state which does not meet the standards of the seed certifying agency of the state in which the seed originated or the provisions of Missouri seed law.

(L. 1951 p. 5 § 266.070, A.L. 1957 p. 13, A.L. 1979 H.B. 57)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 291.060 — MO Code / Chapter 291 / Section 291.060
291.060 Power and duties of director and deputies.
Status: in_force

291.060. Power and duties of director and deputies. — 1. The director of the inspection section may divide the state into districts, assign one or more deputy inspectors to each district, and may, at his discretion, change or transfer them from one district to another.

2. It shall be the duty of the director, his assistants or deputy inspectors, to make not less than two inspections during each year of all factories, warehouses, office buildings, freight depots, machine shops, garages, laundries, tenement workshops, bakeshops, restaurants, bowling alleys, pool halls, theaters, concert halls, moving picture houses, or places of public amusement, and all other manufacturing, mechanical and mercantile establishments and workshops. The last inspection shall be completed on or before the first day of October of each year, and the director shall enforce all laws relating to the inspection of the establishments enumerated heretofore in this section, and prosecute all persons for violating the same. Any municipal ordinance relating to said establishments or their inspection shall be enforced by the director.

3. The director, his assistants and deputy inspectors, may administer oaths and take affidavits in matters concerning the enforcement of the various inspection laws relating to these establishments; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to mercantile establishments that employ less than ten persons that are located in towns and cities that have three thousand inhabitants or less.

(RSMo 1939 § 10179) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13218; 1919 § 6782; 1909 § 7824 CROSS REFERENCES: Child labor laws, director to enforce, 294.090 County superintendent of welfare, may act as deputy factory inspector, 205.920 Mattresses, laws regulating manufacture and sale, department of social services to enforce, Chap. 421
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.620 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.620
99.620 Annual report, satisfactory progress of projects, procedure to determine.
Status: in_force

99.620. Annual report, satisfactory progress of projects, procedure to determine. — 1. At least once a year, an authority shall file with the clerk a report of its activities for the preceding year, and shall make recommendations with reference to such additional legislation or other action as it deems necessary in order to carry out the purposes of this law.

2. Within sixty days after August 13, 1982, and every five years thereafter, the governing body shall hold a public hearing regarding those land clearances and urban renewal projects under the jurisdiction of the authority. The purpose of the hearing shall be to determine if the authority is making satisfactory progress under the proposed time schedule contained within the approved plans for completion of such projects. Notice of such public hearing shall be given in a newspaper of general circulation in the area served by the authority once each week for four weeks immediately prior to the hearing.

(L. 1951 p. 300 § 21, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1411 & 1587)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.361 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.361
217.361 Risk and need assessment tools — department procedures, duties.
Status: in_force

217.361. Risk and need assessment tools — department procedures, duties. — 1. The department shall adopt streamlined, validated risk and need assessment tools for men and women, and review the tools and scoring cutoffs every five years for predictive validity across gender and racial groups.

2. This subsection applies to all programs operated with department funding. The department shall develop procedures to promote the use of:

(1) Risk and need assessment and appropriate risk and need levels to prioritize access to programs;

(2) Consistent criteria for admission into programs; and

(3) Recidivism measurement by risk and need level as part of assessing the effectiveness of programs.

3. For offenders under supervision, the department shall:

(1) Implement evidence-based cognitive-behavioral programs;

(2) Adopt behavior response policy guiding sanction and incentive responses; and

(3) Adopt policy for readministration of risk and need assessment tools to guide case management practices and supervision level.

4. For department staff in institutional and community settings, the department shall:

(1) Require periodic training on how to complete risk and need assessment tools and apply the results in making decisions affecting client interactions and program placements;

(2) Provide training on how to maximize client interactions and use of case plans; and

(3) Measure staff performance against best practices.

5. For community-based mental health treatment programs, the department shall adopt a protocol to collect data on quality assurance.

6. The department shall adopt performance metrics to report on supervision outcomes.

(L. 2018 H.B. 1355)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 385.409 — MO Code / Chapter 385 / Section 385.409
385.409 Registration required — records, content — fee — notice for failure to register.
Status: in_force

385.409. Registration required — records, content — fee — notice for failure to register. — 1. A person may not operate as a warrantor or represent to the public that the person is a warrantor unless the person is registered with the department on a form prescribed by the director.

2. Warrantor registration records shall be filed annually and shall be updated within thirty days of any change. The registration records shall contain the following information:

(1) The warrantor's name, any fictitious names under which the warrantor does business in the state, principal office address, and telephone number;

(2) The name and address of the warrantor's agent for service of process in the state if other than the warrantor;

(3) The names of the warrantor's executive officer or officers directly responsible for the warrantor's vehicle protection product business;

(4) The name, address, and telephone number of any administrators designated by the warrantor to be responsible for the administration of vehicle protection product warranties in this state;

(5) A copy of the warranty reimbursement insurance policy or policies or other financial information required by section 385.412 ;

(6) A copy of each warranty the warrantor proposes to use in this state; and

(7) A statement indicating under which provision of section 385.412 the warrantor qualifies to do business in this state as a warrantor.

3. The director may charge each registrant a reasonable fee to offset the cost of processing the registration and maintaining the records in an amount not to exceed five hundred dollars annually or as set by regulation. The information in subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 2 of this section shall be made available to the public.

4. If a registrant fails to register by the renewal deadline, the director shall give him or her written notice of the failure and the registrant will have thirty days to complete the renewal of his or her registration before he or she is suspended from being registered in this state.

5. An administrator or person who sells or solicits a sale of a vehicle protection product but who is not a warrantor shall not be required to register as a warrantor or be licensed under the insurance laws of this state to sell vehicle protection products.

(L. 2008 S.B. 930 & 947) Effective 1-01-09
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 144.809 — MO Code / Chapter 144 / Section 144.809
144.809 Exemption for aviation jet fuel, when.
Status: in_force

144.809. Exemption for aviation jet fuel, when. — In addition to the exemptions granted pursuant to the provisions of section 144.030 , there is hereby specifically exempted from the provisions of, and the computation of the tax levied, assessed or payable under, any state or local sales or use tax, or any increase in any state or local sales or use tax rate, which tax or increase was not in effect on December 30, 1987, the sale, storage, use or consumption of aviation jet fuel at or upon airports within the state of Missouri, which airports are recipients of federal grant funds, have submitted applications for or have been approved for federal grant funds, or which are otherwise eligible to apply for federal grant funds.

(L. 1996 S.B. 640)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.1118 — MO Code / Chapter 249 / Section 249.1118
249.1118 Dissolution procedure.
Status: in_force

249.1118. Dissolution procedure. — Dissolution of a sewer district created pursuant to section 249.1106 shall follow the procedures established in sections 67.950 to 67.955 .

(L. 2001 H.B. 501)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.075 — MO Code / Chapter 374 / Section 374.075
374.075 Divisions, director may establish.
Status: in_force

374.075. Divisions, director may establish. — 1. The director may establish three or more divisions within the department to administer and enforce the laws of this state relating to insurance. The director shall establish at least one division, to be known as the "Division of Consumer Affairs", which shall perform the functions of the consumer services section in addition to such other functions as may be assigned to it by the director. The director shall establish a division to be known as the "Division of Insurance Company Regulation", which shall perform the functions of insurance company admissions and financial supervision, in addition to such other functions as may be assigned to it by the director, and a division to be known as the "Division of Insurance Market Regulation", which shall perform the functions of rate and form regulation in addition to such other functions as may be assigned to it by the director.

2. Wherever the laws, rules or regulations of this state make reference to the "division of insurance" or to the "insurance division", such references shall be deemed to refer to the department of commerce and insurance.

(L. 1991 H.B. 575, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 256.617 — MO Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.617
256.617 Drilling rigs, how marked — rig permits.
Status: in_force

256.617. Drilling rigs, how marked — rig permits. — All permitted water well drillers shall see that all rigs used by them or their employees in the water well drilling are marked with legible identification numbers at all times. The identification number to be used on the rigs shall be the permit license number which appears on the driller's permit. The rules and regulations adopted by the division shall set out in detail the specific method and manner for marking the rigs. A separate permit shall be obtained for each rig operated by a permitted water well driller during permit year.

(L. 1985 S.B. 281 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 182.647 — MO Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.647
182.647 Bonds of employees — records and reports required.
Status: in_force

182.647. Bonds of employees — records and reports required. — 1. The treasurer, the librarian and other employees as designated by the board, before entering upon the discharge of their duties as such, shall enter into bond or bonds with a corporate surety to be approved by the board of trustees in such amount as may be fixed by the board, conditioned that they will render a faithful and just account of all money that comes into their hands, and otherwise perform the duties of their office according to law. The consolidated public library district shall pay the premium for the bond or bonds from its operating fund. A copy of such bond or bonds shall be filed with the treasurer of the board and clerk for each county included within the consolidated public library district. In case of a breach of the conditions of the bond or bonds the board or any taxpayer of the consolidated public library district may cause suit to be brought thereon. The suit shall be prosecuted in the name of the state of Missouri at the relation of and for use of the proper consolidated public library district.

2. The librarian, for and on behalf of the board, shall keep or cause to be kept financial records and accounts according to generally accepted accounting standards, and shall furnish to the board or any member thereof the financial records and accounts, or summaries thereof, that the board or any member thereof may request.

3. On or before the thirtieth day of September of each year, the librarian shall make a report to the board, stating the condition of the library and its services as of the thirtieth day of June of the preceding fiscal year. This report shall be accompanied by an audit conducted by an independent auditing firm. On or before the thirty-first day of October, the reports shall be submitted to the county commissions and county executive officers and Missouri state library commission by the board of trustees of the consolidated public library district.

(L. 1972 H.B. 1114, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1559)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.329 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.329
407.329 Prepayment of contracts, treatment of funds, notice to attorney general, ...
Status: in_force

407.329. Prepayment of contracts, treatment of funds, notice to attorney general, exceptions. — 1. Each health spa selling contracts or health spa services on a prepayment basis shall notify the office of the attorney general of the proposed location of the spa for which prepayments will be solicited and shall deposit all funds received from such prepayment contracts in an account established in a financial institution authorized to transact business in this state until the health spa has commenced operations. The account shall be established and maintained only in a financial institution which agrees in writing with the office of the attorney general to hold all funds deposited and not to release such funds until receipt of written authorization from the office of the attorney general. The prepayment funds deposited will be eligible for withdrawal by the health spa after the health spa has opened and is providing services pursuant to its health spa contracts and the office of the attorney general gives written authorization for withdrawal.

2. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any health spa duly registered pursuant to the provisions of section 407.327 which has posted a bond or letter of credit in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars.

(L. 1988 S.B. 486 § 3)