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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.568 — MO Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.568
59.568 Electronic records, requirements for certain documents.
Status: in_force

59.568. Electronic records, requirements for certain documents. — 1. If a statute, regulation, or ordinance requires, as a condition for recording, that a document be an original, be on paper or another tangible medium, or be in writing, the requirement is satisfied by an electronic record that otherwise complies with the requirements of this chapter.

2. A requirement that a document or a signature associated with a document be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, or made under oath is satisfied if the electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act, and all other information required to be included, is attached to or logically associated with the document or signature. A physical or electronic image of a stamp, impression, or seal need not accompany an electronic signature if the notary public has attached an electronic notarial certificate that meets the requirements of this chapter.

3. This section shall only apply to documents presented to a recorder of deeds for recordings pursuant to chapter 442 or 443 .

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 109.210 — MO Code / Chapter 109 / Section 109.210
109.210 Definitions.
Status: in_force

109.210. Definitions. — As used in sections 109.200 to 109.310 the following words and terms have the meanings indicated, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Agency" , any department, office, commission, board or other unit of state government or any political or administrative subdivisions created for any purpose under the authorities of or by the state of Missouri;

(2) "Boards" , the local records board;

(3) "Commission" , the state records commission;

(4) "Local record" , any record not a state record;

(5) "Record" , document, book, paper, photograph, map, sound recording or other material, regardless of physical form or characteristics, made or received pursuant to law or in connection with the transaction of official business. Library and museum material made or acquired and preserved solely for reference or exhibition purposes, extra copies of documents preserved only for convenience of reference, and stocks of publications and of processed documents are not included within the definition of records as used in sections 109.200 to 109.310 , and are hereinafter designated as "nonrecord" materials;

(6) "Secretary" , the secretary of state;

(7) "State record" , any record designated or treated as a state record under state law.

(L. 1965 p. 233 § 2, A.L. 1972 S.B. 376)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.465 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.465
301.465 World War II veteran, special license plates.
Status: in_force

301.465. World War II veteran, special license plates. — Any person who served in World War II and was honorably discharged from such service may apply for special motor vehicle license plates for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight. Any such person shall make application for the special license plates on a form provided by the director of revenue and furnish such proof of service in World War II and status as an honorably discharged veteran as the director may require. Upon presentation of the proof of eligibility and annual payment of the fee required for personalized license plates prescribed by section 301.144 , and other fees and documents which may be required by law, the director shall then issue license plates bearing letters or numbers or a combination thereof as determined by the advisory committee established in section 301.129 * , with the words "WORLD WAR II VETERAN" in place of the words "SHOW-ME-STATE". Such plates shall also bear an image of the World War II service medal. The plates shall be clearly visible at night and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130 . There shall be no limit on the number of license plates any person qualified under this section may obtain so long as each set of license plates issued under this section is issued for vehicles owned solely or jointly by such person. License plates issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable to any other person except that any registered co-owner of the motor vehicle may operate the motor vehicle for the duration of the year licensed in the event of the death of the qualified person.

(L. 1997 S.B. 69 § 2, A.L. 2006 H.B. 1382 & 1158, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380) *Section 301.129 was repealed by H.B. 1298 Revision, 2014.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 142.951 — MO Code / Chapter 142 / Section 142.951
142.951 Director may conduct investigations.
Status: in_force

142.951. Director may conduct investigations. — The director of the department of revenue or any person designated by the director may conduct investigations as necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.

(L. 1999 S.B. 414 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.878 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.878
227.878 Police Officer Phylicia Carson memorial bridge designated for a bridge on ...
Status: in_force

227.878. Police Officer Phylicia Carson memorial bridge designated for a bridge on U.S. Highway 54 in Camden County. — The bridge on U.S. Highway 54 crossing over the Grand Glaize Arm at Lake of the Ozarks in Camden County shall be designated the "Police Officer Phylicia Carson Memorial Bridge". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such bridge, with the costs to be paid by the department of transportation.

(L. 2025 S.B. 348)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.646 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.646
115.646 Public funds expenditure by political subdivision officer or employee, ...
Status: in_force

115.646. Public funds expenditure by political subdivision officer or employee, prohibited — personal appearances permitted — violation, penalty. — No contribution or expenditure of public funds shall be made directly by any officer, employee or agent of any political subdivision, including school districts and charter schools, to advocate, support, or oppose the passage or defeat of any ballot measure or the nomination or election of any candidate for public office, or to direct any public funds to, or pay any debts or obligations of, any committee supporting or opposing such ballot measures or candidates. This section shall not be construed to prohibit any public official of a political subdivision, including school districts and charter schools, from making public appearances or from issuing press releases concerning any such ballot measure. Any purposeful violation of this section shall be punished as a class four election offense.

(L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al. § 1, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271 merged with S.B. 86) (2022) Section regulates the use of public funds, not the speech of political subdivision officials, and thus does not violate the First Amendment. City of Maryland Heights v. State, 638 S.W.3d 895 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.105 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.105
46.105 Lewis.
Status: in_force

46.105. Lewis. — Beginning at a point in the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi River, where the prolongation east of the township line between townships fifty-nine and sixty would intersect the same; thence west on said township line to the southwest corner of township sixty, range nine, west; thence north with the range line between ranges nine and ten, west, to the northwest corner of section nineteen, township sixty-three, range nine, west; thence east with the subdivisional lines to the middle of the main channel of the Mississippi River; thence down the said river, in the middle of the main channel thereof, to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13570) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11911; 1919 § 9313; 1909 § 3530
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 51.120 — MO Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.120
51.120 Duties.
Status: in_force

51.120. Duties. — Every clerk of a county commission shall keep an accurate record of the orders, rules, and proceedings of the county commission, and shall make a complete alphabetical index thereto; issue and attest all process, when required by law, and affix the seal of his office thereto; keep an accurate account of all moneys coming into his hands on account of fees, costs or otherwise, and punctually pay over the same to the persons entitled thereto; provided, that when the clerk of the circuit court of his county is a party, plaintiff or defendant, to a suit or action, the writ of summons and all other process relating thereto shall be issued by the clerk of the county commission, the reason therefor being noted on said process, and said clerk of the county commission shall, on the trial of such cause, act as temporary clerk of the circuit court and otherwise perform all the duties of the clerk of the circuit court.

(RSMo 1939 § 13295, A.L. 1945 p. 653 § 10) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11676; 1919 § 2122; 1909 § 2685
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 236.405 — MO Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.405
236.405 Employment of engineer and assistants — records — rulemaking, procedure.
Status: in_force

236.405. Employment of engineer and assistants — records — rulemaking, procedure. — 1. There is hereby created a dam and reservoir safety program in the department of natural resources. The council shall promulgate rules, regulations, guidelines, and standards relating to the determination of whether a dam or reservoir constitutes a danger to public safety, life or property to be effective upon approval by the director.

2. The director of the department of natural resources shall employ an experienced professional engineer as chief engineer and assistants to administer the activities of the dam and reservoir safety program.

3. The chief engineer shall be selected under the state merit system on the basis of professional experience directly related to the design and construction of dams and reservoirs.

4. The findings, opinions, and orders of the council and the chief engineer shall be kept as permanent public records in the offices of the department of natural resources.

5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 236.400 to 236.500 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

(L. 1979 H.B. 603 § 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 245.010 — MO Code / Chapter 245 / Section 245.010
245.010 Definitions.
Status: in_force

245.010. Definitions. — 1. The term "levee districts" as used in sections 245.010 to 245.280 , and all other terms or provisions of law contained in sections 245.010 to 245.280 , which have heretofore been interpreted, as apply to said levee districts, shall be construed to include, authorize, provide for and be made applicable to all districts now organized or which may hereafter be organized for the purpose of establishing, constructing or causing to be constructed, levees, dikes, bank protections, current control or other protection or reclamation improvements contiguous or adjacent to or situate near any body of swamp, wet or overflowed land, or other property in the nature of individual or corporate franchises in this state, or land subject to overflow or inundation in or adjacent to any river or stream wholly within or bordering on the state of Missouri, property or land abutting, or situate near, which may be endangered or liable to be endangered through wash or bank erosion; provided, that whenever the proposed district is intended to include or does include lots, tracts, parcels or other subdivisions of land included in any third or fourth class city, town or village of this state, or in any city in this state under fifty thousand population operating under a special charter, the words "acre" , "acreage" or "subdivision of land" as now used in sections 245.010 to 245.280 , shall be held and construed to include and be used interchangeably with the words "area", "lot", "tract" or "parcel of land", so that a lot or other subdivision of land within such cities shall correspond to the word "acre" as used in sections 245.010 to 245.280 , when the levee district is organized in a rural area.

2. The word "owner" as used in sections 245.010 to 245.280 shall mean the owner of the freehold estate, as appears by the deed record, and it shall not include reversioners, remaindermen, trustees, or mortgagees, who shall not be counted and need not be notified by publication, or served by process, but shall be represented by the present owners of the freehold estate in any proceeding under sections 245.010 to 245.280 .

(RSMo 1939 §§ 12493, 12531, A.L. 1974 V. II p. 226, A.L. 1965 p. 381, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 10903, 10941; 1919 § 4635 Effective 1-2-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 136.210 — MO Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136.210
136.210 Sale of property distrained.
Status: in_force

136.210. Sale of property distrained. — Property distrained shall be advertised and sold in such manner and at such time as is prescribed by law for advertising and selling property by virtue of a writ of fieri facias; and the sum collected shall be accounted for and paid to the director of revenue within thirty days after its collection, unless the first Monday of March next following the date of the warrant shall intervene, and in that event, then on or before that day.

(L. 1945 p. 1428 § 30)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 302.306 — MO Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.306
302.306 Reduction of point value charged after period of safe driving.
Status: in_force

302.306. Reduction of point value charged after period of safe driving. — 1. For the first full year of operation without conviction for a moving violation, the total accumulated point value charged against an operator shall be reduced by one-third.

2. For the second consecutive full year of operation without conviction of a moving violation, the remaining total accumulated point value charged against an operator shall be reduced by one-half.

3. For the third consecutive full year of operation without conviction for a moving violation, the remaining accumulated point value charged against an operator shall be withdrawn.

(L. 1961 p. 487, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3) Effective 7-27-89
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 352.090 — MO Code / Chapter 352 / Section 352.090
352.090 Incorporated association may become fraternal benefit society.
Status: in_force

352.090. Incorporated association may become fraternal benefit society. — Any such society, order or association heretofore or hereafter incorporated under the provisions of the laws of this state may avail itself of the benefits of chapter 378 by amending its constitution or articles of association or reincorporating thereunder, or by an amended constitution or amended articles of association in the manner prescribed by this chapter.

(RSMo 1939 § 5438) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4998; 1919 § 10266; 1909 § 3434
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 277.010 — MO Code / Chapter 277 / Section 277.010
277.010 Designation of chapter.
Status: in_force

277.010. Designation of chapter. — This chapter shall be known and referred to as "Missouri Livestock Marketing Law".

(L. 1943 p. 310 § 1, A.L. 1957 p. 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.652 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.652
115.652 Mail-in voting may be conducted, when.
Status: in_force

115.652. Mail-in voting may be conducted, when. — An election shall not be conducted under sections 115.650 to 115.660 unless:

(1) The officer or agency calling the election submits a written request that the election be conducted by mail. Such request shall be submitted not later than the date specified in section 115.125 for submission of the notice of election and sample ballot;

(2) The election authority responsible for conducting the election authorizes the use of mailed ballots for the election;

(3) The election is nonpartisan;

(4) The election is not one at which any candidate is elected, retained or recalled; and

(5) The election is an issue election at which all of the qualified voters of any one political subdivision are the only voters eligible to vote.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1426 § 2, A.L. 1993 H.B. 551 & 552 merged with S.B. 31, A.L. 2020 S.B. 631, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 302.132 — MO Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.132
302.132 Minimum age and requirements to apply for temporary motorcycle instruction ...
Status: in_force

302.132. Minimum age and requirements to apply for temporary motorcycle instruction permit, restrictions. — 1. Any person at least fifteen and one-half years of age who, except for age or lack of instruction in operating a motor vehicle, would otherwise be qualified to obtain a motorcycle or motortricycle license or endorsement pursuant to sections 302.010 to 302.340 may apply, with the written consent of the parent or guardian of such person, for a temporary motorcycle instruction permit to operate a motorcycle or motortricycle.

2. The director shall issue a temporary motorcycle instruction permit under this section if the applicant has completed a motorcycle rider training course approved under sections 302.133 to 302.138 and is otherwise eligible for the temporary permit.

3. A person receiving a temporary motorcycle permit and having it in his immediate possession shall be entitled to operate a motorcycle or motortricycle for a period of six months upon the highways of the state, and persons under the age of sixteen shall be subject to the following restrictions:

(1) The motorcycle or motortricycle may not have an engine with a displacement of greater than two hundred fifty cubic centimeters;

(2) The operator shall not travel at any time from a half-hour after sunset to a half-hour before sunrise;

(3) The operator shall not carry any passengers; and

(4) The operator shall not travel over fifty miles from the operator's home address.

(L. 1995 H.B. 717)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 261.290 — MO Code / Chapter 261 / Section 261.290
261.290 Annual study of dairy industry.
Status: in_force

261.290. Annual study of dairy industry. — The University of Missouri's commercial agriculture program shall conduct an annual study of the dairy industry and shall develop a dairy-specific plan for how to grow and enhance the dairy and dairy processing industries in Missouri. The results of such study shall be reported to the department of agriculture and all agriculture-related legislative committee chairpersons by January first of each year. The costs for such study shall be subject to appropriations and shall be paid out of the Missouri dairy industry revitalization fund created under section 261.275 .

(L. 2015 H.B. 259)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.903 — MO Code / Chapter 210 / Section 210.903
210.903 Family care safety registry and access line established, contents.
Status: in_force

210.903. Family care safety registry and access line established, contents. — 1. To protect children, the elderly, the disabled, including the developmentally disabled individuals in this state, and to promote family and community safety by providing information concerning family caregivers, there is hereby established within the department of health and senior services a "Family Care Safety Registry and Access Line" which shall be available by January 1, 2001.

2. The family care safety registry shall contain information on child-care workers', elder-care workers', mental health workers', and personal-care workers' background and on child-care, elder-care, mental health, and personal-care providers through:

(1) The patrol's criminal record check system pursuant to section 43.540 , including state and national information, to the extent possible;

(2) Probable cause findings of abuse and neglect prior to August 28, 2004, or findings of abuse and neglect by a preponderance of the evidence after August 28, 2004, pursuant to sections 210.109 to 210.183 and, as of January 1, 2003, financial exploitation of the elderly or disabled, pursuant to section 570.145 ;

(3) The division of aging's employee disqualification list pursuant to section 192.2490 ;

(4) As of January 1, 2003, the department of mental health's employee disqualification registry;

(5) Foster parent licensure denials, revocations and involuntary suspensions pursuant to section 210.496 ;

(6) Child-care facility license denials, revocations and suspensions pursuant to sections 210.201 to 210.259 ;

(7) Residential living facility and nursing home license denials, revocations, suspensions and probationary status pursuant to chapter 198 ; and

(8) As of January 1, 2004, a check of the patrol's Missouri uniform law enforcement system (MULES) for sexual offender registrations pursuant to section 589.400 .

(L. 1999 H.B. 490 & H.B. 308 § 4, A.L. 2001 S.B. 48, A.L. 2003 S.B. 184, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1453, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1081)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.435 — MO Code / Chapter 208 / Section 208.435
208.435 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

208.435. Rulemaking authority. — 1. The department of social services shall promulgate rules, including emergency rules if necessary, to implement the provisions of sections 208.431 to 208.437 , including but not limited to:

(1) The form and content of any documents required to be filed under sections 208.431 to 208.437 ;

(2) The dates for the filing of documents by Medicaid managed care organizations and for notification by the department to each Medicaid managed care organization of the annual amount of its reimbursement allowance; and

(3) The formula for determining the amount of each managed care organization's reimbursement allowance.

2. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in sections 208.431 to 208.437 shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . Sections 208.431 to 208.437 and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after May 13, 2005, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2005 S.B. 189) Effective 5-13-05 Expires 9-30-29; see § 208.437
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.300 — MO Code / Chapter 300 / Section 300.300
300.300 Following emergency vehicle prohibited.
Status: in_force

300.300. Following emergency vehicle prohibited. — The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business shall not follow any emergency vehicle traveling in response to an emergency call closer than five hundred feet or drive into or park such vehicle within the block where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.

(L. 1965 p. 445 § 61, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 60.140 — MO Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.140
60.140 Lands divided by county lines, by whom surveyed.
Status: in_force

60.140. Lands divided by county lines, by whom surveyed. — In case any person own or claim lands where the same are divided by a county line, the person owning or claiming such lands, and wishing to have the same surveyed, may apply to the surveyor of any county in which any part of such land is situate; and, on such application being made, the surveyor is authorized and required to make such survey, which shall be as valid as though such lands were situate entirely in one county.

(RSMo 1939 § 13203) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11584; 1919 § 12722; 1909 § 11304 CROSS REFERENCE: County boundaries, by whom surveyed, when, 46.010 to 46.030