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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.250 — MO Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.250
214.250 Proceedings to establish cemetery in first class counties — petition by ...
Status: in_force

214.250. Proceedings to establish cemetery in first class counties — petition by taxpayers. — Before any new burial ground, cemetery or graveyard can be opened up, established, started or operated in any town, village, city, county, township, school district or any other political subdivision of the state, in any county of class one, it shall be necessary first to obtain a written petition, addressed to the county commission of the county having jurisdiction thereof, signed by a majority of the assessed taxpaying citizens and conservators of minors owning property in the township in which it is proposed to locate such burial ground, cemetery or graveyard, giving their consent to the opening up of a burial ground, cemetery or graveyard, which petition shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county commission, not less than ten days before the first day of the term of the commission to which it is to be presented, and remain on file for public inspection, and the petition by the clerk shall be laid before the commission at the first term thereafter and in order to secure a permit it must appear affirmatively that a majority of the taxpaying citizens and conservators of minors owning property in such township in which it is proposed to locate the burial grounds, cemetery or graveyard, have signed the petition, then and in that event only shall the county commission issue its permission to the person or persons, association or corporation desiring to establish a burial ground, cemetery or graveyard; provided, no minor shall be counted on such petition and that no person or persons to whom any real estate has been deeded, transferred, conveyed or donated for the purpose of making him, or her or them, eligible for signing such petition shall be counted for or against such petition; without first securing permission from the county commission, it shall be unlawful to open up, establish, start or operate a new burial ground, cemetery or graveyard; provided further, that the provisions of this section shall be of no force and effect as to lots, tracts or parcels of land which have been or may be made available for use as a cemetery or graveyard by any zoning order.

(RSMo 1939 § 15280, A.L. 1945 p. 622, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45) Prior revision: 1929 § 14071
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 414.012 — MO Code / Chapter 414 / Section 414.012
414.012 Definitions.
Status: in_force

414.012. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following words mean:

(1) "American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)" , a scientific and technical organization formed for the development of standards on characteristics and performance of materials, products, systems, and services, and the promotion of related knowledge;

(2) "Aviation turbine fuel (jet fuel)" , a refined oil intended for use as a source of energy for jet aircraft, the classification of which shall be defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM);

(3) "Barrel" , for the purposes of sections 414.012 to 414.152 , fifty gallons shall constitute a barrel;

(4) "Closed container" , a container so sealed by means of a lid or other device that neither liquid nor vapor will escape from it at ordinary temperatures;

(5) "Combustible liquid" , those liquids as defined by the most current issue of Booklet 30 of the National Fire Protection Association entitled Flammable and Combustible Liquid Code;

(6) "Container" , any vessel of sixty United States gallons or less capacity used for transporting or storing flammable or combustible liquids;

(7) "Department" , the Missouri state department of agriculture;

(8) "Diesel fuel" , refined oils commonly used in internal combustion engines where ignited by pressure and not by electric spark, the classification of which shall be defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM);

(9) "Director" , the director of agriculture of the Missouri state department of agriculture or his delegated representative;

(10) "Flammable liquids" , those liquids as defined by the most current issue of Booklet 30 of the National Fire Protection Association entitled Flammable and Combustible Liquid Code;

(11) "Gasoline" , a volatile mixture of liquid hydrocarbons generally containing small amounts of additives suitable for use as a fuel in spark-ignition internal combustion engines;

(12) "Gasoline-alcohol blend" , a blend consisting primarily of gasoline and a substantial amount of one or more alcohols;

(13) "Heating oil (fuel oil)" , a refined oil intended for use as a furnace oil, range oil or fuel oil for heating or cooking purposes;

(14) "Kerosene" , a refined oil intended for heating or illuminating use, the classification of which shall be defined by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM);

(15) "Motor fuel" , any liquid product used for the generation of power in an internal combustion engine;

(16) "Person" , both plural and singular, as the case demands, and includes individuals, partnerships, corporations, companies, firms, societies, and associations.

(L. 1987 S.B. 249) Effective 1-01-88
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 354.295 — MO Code / Chapter 354 / Section 354.295
354.295 Certificate of authority not to be issued if controlling management ...
Status: in_force

354.295. Certificate of authority not to be issued if controlling management involved in improper actions. — The director shall not approve any declaration of organization or articles of incorporation or issue a certificate of authority to any company until he has found that there is no good reason to believe that the incorporators, directors and proposed officers are affiliated, directly or indirectly, through ownership, control, management, reinsurance transactions or other insurance or business relations with any person or persons known to have been involved in the improper manipulation of assets, accounts or reinsurance.

(L. 1983 H.B. 127)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 640.680 — MO Code / Chapter 640 / Section 640.680
640.680 Administration of program moneys from sources other than appropriations.
Status: in_force

640.680. Administration of program moneys from sources other than appropriations. — All moneys from sources other than state appropriations which are specified to be used for purposes identified under the provisions of sections 640.651 to 640.686 shall be handled in the same manner as moneys received through state appropriations unless otherwise required in agreements or regulations with the sources from which such moneys are obtained. The department director shall certify that the use of all such moneys and any required agreements or regulations are consistent with the intent of sections 640.651 to 640.686 and all other state and federal laws governing such moneys, agreements and regulations.

(L. 1995 H.B. 414)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.070 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.070
40.070 Discharges or dismissals by courts-martial, requirements — governor's ...
Status: in_force

40.070. Discharges or dismissals by courts-martial, requirements — governor's approval required. — A dishonorable discharge, bad conduct discharge, punitive discharge or dismissal may not be adjudged by any court-martial unless a complete written record of the proceedings and testimony before the court has been made, nor shall such sentence be executed until approved by the governor.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.150 — MO Code / Chapter 532 / Section 532.150
532.150 How served when party conceals himself.
Status: in_force

532.150. How served when party conceals himself. — If the person upon whom the writ ought to be served conceal himself or refuse admittance to the person attempting the service thereof, it may be served by affixing the same in some conspicuous place on the outside either of his dwelling house or of the place where the party is confined.

(RSMo 1939 § 1601) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1437; 1919 § 1887; 1909 § 2452
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.090 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.090
79.090 Board to select an acting president, term.
Status: in_force

79.090. Board to select an acting president, term. — The board shall elect one of their own number who shall be styled "acting president of the board of aldermen" and who shall serve for a term of one year.

(RSMo 1939 § 7111, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6961; 1919 § 8412; 1909 § 9314
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 166.081 — MO Code / Chapter 166 / Section 166.081
166.081 Instrument of conveyance, when recorded.
Status: in_force

166.081. Instrument of conveyance, when recorded. — A certified copy of the instrument of writing, evidencing the grant, gift or devise, shall also be delivered to the commissioner of administration and duly recorded by him in his office in a book to be kept specially for that purpose, and the original shall be recorded in the recorder's office of the county where the grantor, donor or devisor lives or resided at the time of his death.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 7-8) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 161.250, A.L. 1961 p. 345)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.3131 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.3131
301.3131 Optimist International special license plates, application, fee.
Status: in_force

301.3131. Optimist International special license plates, application, fee. — 1. Any member of Optimist International may receive special license plates as prescribed by this section, 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, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to Optimist International of which the person is a member. Optimist International hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to Optimist International derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of Optimist International. Any member of Optimist International may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to Optimist International, the organization shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement, payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the registration fee and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a personalized license plate which shall bear the emblem of Optimist International and shall have the words "FRIEND OF YOUTH" in place of the words "SHOW-ME STATE". Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130 . Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144 , no additional fee shall be charged for the personalization of license plates pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Optimist International emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Optimist International emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 .

(L. 2004 S.B. 1233, et al., A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.515 — MO Code / Chapter 348 / Section 348.515
348.515 Recognition of benefit of providing assistance to certain family farm ...
Status: in_force

348.515. Recognition of benefit of providing assistance to certain family farm operations. — In recognition of the role of animal agriculture in the economic well-being of this state and in recognition that opportunities to succeed in agriculture should not be limited by the economic means of persons engaged in agriculture, the general assembly of the state of Missouri declares that state assistance in the guarantee of loans made to enable independent livestock and poultry family farm operations to succeed in the operation will benefit the state of Missouri economically and socially and is a public purpose of great importance.

(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 177.041 — MO Code / Chapter 177 / Section 177.041
177.041 Condemnation of land.
Status: in_force

177.041. Condemnation of land. — If any school district seeks to acquire real property for any purpose for which the district is authorized by law to acquire the property and cannot agree with the owner on the purchase price, or for any other cause cannot secure a title to the property, the school board of the district may condemn the property in the manner provided in sections 523.010 to 523.100 , and upon condemnation and payment of the appraisement as provided, the fee simple title of the real property shall vest in the school district or, in metropolitan school districts, in the board of education.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 12-4) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.100)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 267.575 — MO Code / Chapter 267 / Section 267.575
267.575 Health certificates, contents, duration — inspection and testing, authority.
Status: in_force

267.575. Health certificates, contents, duration — inspection and testing, authority. — 1. The official health certificate required by sections 267.560 to 267.660 shall contain the names and addresses of the consignor and consignee, the origin of the animals, livestock or birds, the final destination and the accurate description or identification of such animals, livestock or birds; said health certificate shall indicate the health status of the animals, livestock or birds involved, including dates and results of required tests and dates of vaccination, if any. Health certificates shall be void thirty days after date of inspection and issuance and no official health certificate shall be valid unless it complies in all respects with the requirements of sections 267.560 to 267.660 and the rules and regulations of the department; except that an official health certificate which does not comply fully with the requirements of sections 267.560 to 267.660 or any rules and regulations of the department adopted hereunder may be validated by the written approval of the department.

2. Accredited, licensed, graduate veterinarians who are approved by or in the employ of the livestock sanitary official of the state of origin and veterinarians in the employ of the Animal Disease Eradication Division, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture are authorized to inspect livestock entering the state.

3. All diagnostic tests of animals which are intended for entry into Missouri shall be made in state or federal laboratories, laboratories approved by the proper livestock sanitary official of the state of origin, or commercial laboratories operated under the supervision of the United States Department of Agriculture and approved by the state of origin.

(L. 1959 H.B. 501 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.382 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.382
227.382 Police Officer Steven Jarvis Memorial Highway designated for a portion of ...
Status: in_force

227.382. Police Officer Steven Jarvis Memorial Highway designated for a portion of I-55 in St. Louis County and Jefferson County. — The portion of Interstate 55 in St. Louis County and Jefferson County between Meramec Bottom Road and Highway 141 shall be designated the "Police Officer Steven Jarvis Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2014 H.B. 1866)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 387.425 — MO Code / Chapter 387 / Section 387.425
387.425 Privacy policy required, contents.
Status: in_force

387.425. Privacy policy required, contents. — All TNCs shall adopt a privacy policy to protect the personal identifying information of TNC riders. The privacy policy shall:

(1) Include provisions regarding the disclosure of personal identifying information learned through a complaint or during the course of an investigation;

(2) Be consistent with all applicable state and federal laws; and

(3) Be submitted to the department as part of the application for a license.

(L. 2017 H.B. 130)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.046 — MO Code / Chapter 208 / Section 208.046
208.046 Child care assistance, income eligibility criteria, vouchers or direct ...
Status: in_force

208.046. Child care assistance, income eligibility criteria, vouchers or direct reimbursement, when. — 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate rules to modify the income eligibility criteria for any person receiving state-funded child care assistance, either through vouchers or direct reimbursement to child care providers, as follows:

(1) Child care recipients eligible under this chapter and the criteria set forth in 5 CSR 25-200 may pay a fee based on adjusted gross income and family size unit based on a child care sliding fee scale established by the department of elementary and secondary education, which shall be subject to appropriations. However, a person receiving state-funded child care assistance under this chapter and whose income surpasses the annual appropriation level may continue to receive reduced subsidy benefits on a scale established by the department, at which time such person will have assumed the full cost of the maximum base child care subsidy rate established by the department and shall be no longer eligible for child care subsidy benefits;

(2) The sliding scale fee may be waived for children with special needs as established by the department; and

(3) The maximum payment by the department shall be the applicable rate minus the applicable fee.

2. For purposes of this section, "annual appropriation level" shall mean the maximum income level to be eligible for a full child care benefit as determined through the annual appropriations process.

3. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section 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 . This section 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 August 28, 2010, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2010 H.B. 2290 merged with S.B. 1007, A.L. 2022 S.B. 683)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 547.320 — MO Code / Chapter 547 / Section 547.320
547.320 Cause remanded, procedure.
Status: in_force

547.320. Cause remanded, procedure. — The court to which any criminal cause shall be remanded for a new trial shall proceed therein in the same manner as if such cause had not been removed into the supreme court.

(RSMo 1939 § 4157) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3767; 1919 § 4113; 1909 § 5318
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.110 — MO Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.110
429.110 When owner nonresident — notice, how given.
Status: in_force

429.110. When owner nonresident — notice, how given. — Whenever property is sought to be charged with a lien under sections 429.010 to 429.340 , and the owner of the property so sought to be charged shall not be a resident of this state, or shall have no agent in the county in which said property is situate, or when such owner shall be a resident of the state, but conceals himself, or has absconded, or absents himself from his usual place of abode, so that the notice required by section 429.100 cannot be served upon him, then, and in every such case, such notice may be recorded with the recorder of deeds of the county in which such property is situate, and when recorded shall have like effect as if served upon such owner or his agent in the manner contemplated by section 429.100 . Such notice shall be accompanied by an applicable fee for recording and shall be taxed as costs in any lien suit to which the same pertains, to abide the result of the suit.

(RSMo 1939 § 3566, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1643) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3176; 1919 § 7236; 1909 § 8232 (1956) Evidence to establish circumstances prescribed by this section is necessary to judgment where notice required by § 429.100 is not given. Hertel Electric Co. v. Gabriel (A.), 292 S.W.2d 95.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 640.418 — MO Code / Chapter 640 / Section 640.418
640.418 Special water protection area, procedure to establish.
Status: in_force

640.418. Special water protection area, procedure to establish. — 1. The department may establish special water quality protection areas where it finds a contaminant in a public water system in concentration which exceeds a maximum contaminant level established by the environmental protection agency pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, or a maximum contaminant level established by the department pursuant to this chapter or sections 640.400 to 640.435 or a contaminant in surface or groundwater which exceeds water quality standards established pursuant to chapter 644 , which presents a threat to public health or the environment. In making such a determination, the department shall consider the probable effect of the contaminant or contaminants on human health and the environment, the probable duration of the elevated levels of the contaminant, the quality, quantity and probable uses of surface or groundwater within the area, and whether protective measures are likely to prevent, mitigate or minimize the level of the contaminant in the surface or groundwater.

2. If the department determines that a special water quality protection area should be established, it shall consult with the interagency task force and with the public water system or systems affected and determine the boundaries of such area. When the boundaries of any such areas have been determined, the department shall, after a public hearing, issue an order designating the area as a special water quality protection area. Such an order shall include a geographic, hydrologic and stratigraphic definition of the area.

3. The department shall hold a public hearing or a public meeting within the area under consideration for designation as a special water quality protection area. The department shall notify every city and county within the proposed area and shall notify the public by press release and by publication of a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the region.

(L. 1989 S.B. 112, et al. § 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.170 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.170
351.170 Expenses of organization or reorganization, how paid.
Status: in_force

351.170. Expenses of organization or reorganization, how paid. — The reasonable charges and expenses of organization or reorganization of a corporation and reasonable compensation for the sale or underwriting of its shares, may be paid or allowed by such corporation out of consideration received by it in payment for its shares without thereby rendering such shares not full-paid and nonassessable.

(L. 1943 p. 410 § 21)