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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.011 — MO Code / Chapter 164 / Section 164.011
164.011 Annual estimate of required funds, tax rates required, criteria for ...
Status: in_force

164.011. Annual estimate of required funds, tax rates required, criteria for exceptions — estimates, where sent — department duties. — 1. The school board of each district annually shall prepare an estimate of the amount of money to be raised by taxation for the ensuing school year, the rate required to produce the amount, and the rate necessary to sustain the school or schools of the district for the ensuing school year, to meet principal and interest payments on the bonded debt of the district and to provide the funds to meet other legitimate district purposes. In preparing the estimate, the board shall have sole authority in determining what part of the total authorized rate shall be used to provide revenue for each of the funds as authorized by section 165.011 . Prior to setting tax rates for the teachers' and incidental funds, the school board of each school district annually shall set the tax rate for the capital projects fund as necessary to meet the expenditures of the capital projects fund after all transfers allowed pursuant to subsection 4 of section 165.011 . Furthermore the tax rate set in the capital projects fund shall not require the reduction of the equalized combined tax rates for the teachers' and incidental funds to be less than the greater of the minimum operating levy for the current year for school purposes established under subsection 2 of section 163.021 .

2. The school board of each district shall forward the estimate to the county clerk on or before September first. In school districts divided by county lines, the estimate shall be forwarded to the proper officer of each county in which any part of the district lies.

3. When revising its tax rate each year, the aggregate increase in the valuation of property assessed by the state tax commission for the current year over that of the previous year shall be considered new construction and improvement.

4. The department of elementary and secondary education and any other government agency involved in the tax rate process shall update the necessary forms, reports, and documents in order to implement the provisions of this section.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-1, A.L. 1971 H.B. 469, A.L. 1987 H.B. 909, A.L. 1994 S.B. 676, A.L. 1995 S.B. 255, A.L. 1996 S.B. 795, et al., A.L. 1998 S.B. 658, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287, A.L. 2018 S.B. 743) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.077, 165.477, 165.480)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 265.492 — MO Code / Chapter 265 / Section 265.492
265.492 Meat advertising to be truthful, accurate.
Status: in_force

265.492. Meat advertising to be truthful, accurate. — No person shall advertise for sale, solicit, offer to sell or sell foods by newspapers, handbills, placards, radio, television or other media unless the advertising is truthful and accurate. Such advertising shall not be misleading or deceiving in respect to grade, quality, quantity or price per pound or piece or in any other manner.

(L. 1985 H.B. 409 & 532 § 28)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.030 — MO Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.030
116.030 Referendum petition, form — clerical and technical errors to be ...
Status: in_force

*116.030. Referendum petition, form — clerical and technical errors to be disregarded, penalties for false signature. — The following shall be substantially the form of each page of referendum petitions on any law passed by the general assembly of the state of Missouri:

If this form is followed substantially and the requirements of section 116.050 and section 116.080 are met, it shall be sufficient, disregarding clerical and merely technical errors.

(L. 1980 S.B. 658, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2013 H.B. 117) Effective 11-04-14 *Revisor's Note: Section 560.021, as referenced in the form contained in this section, was repealed by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.360 — MO Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.360
65.360 Township charges.
Status: in_force

65.360. Township charges. — The following shall be deemed township charges:

(1) The compensation of township officers for their services rendered in their respective townships;

(2) Contingent expenses necessarily incurred for the use and benefit of the township;

(3) The moneys authorized to be raised by the township board of directors for any purpose, for the use of the township.

(RSMo 1939 § 13980) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12303; 1919 § 13216; 1909 § 11704
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 644.500 — MO Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.500
644.500 Commissioners authorized to borrow $20,000,000 for control of water pollution.
Status: in_force

644.500. Commissioners authorized to borrow $20,000,000 for control of water pollution. — For the purpose of providing funds for use in this state for the protection of the environment through the control of water pollution, as authorized by Section 37(b) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, the board of fund commissioners of the state of Missouri is hereby empowered to borrow, on the credit of the state, the sum of twenty million dollars in the manner provided in sections 644.500 to 644.560 . The bonds shall be issued by the state board of fund commissioners from time to time and in such amounts as may be necessary to carry on a program by the clean water commission of the state as determined by the general assembly for the planning, financing, and constructing of sewage treatment facilities by any county, municipality, sewer district, or any combination of the same.

(L. 1972 S.B. 596 § 1) Effective 3-29-72
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.150 — MO Code / Chapter 208 / Section 208.150
208.150 Monthly benefits, how determined.
Status: in_force

208.150. Monthly benefits, how determined. — The maximum amount of monthly public assistance money payment benefits payable to or on behalf of a needy person shall not exceed the following:

(1) Aid to families with a dependent child, or children, and needy eligible relatives caring for a dependent child, or children, in an amount to be computed as follows:

(a) Beginning July 1, 1993, and at least every three years thereafter, the family support division shall determine by regulation the average need for each such eligible person, which shall include the cost of basic needs required to maintain a child or children in the home at a reasonable and decent low-income standard of living, and shall pay, on a uniform basis, the highest percent of such need as shall be possible within the limits of funds appropriated for that purpose, less available income;

(b) "Available income" means the total income, before taxes or other deductions, of each person residing within the same household, except, to the extent allowed by federal law, the earnings of a student under nineteen years of age enrolled in a secondary school or at the equivalent level of vocational or technical training, plus or minus such credits or deductions as may be prescribed by the family support division by regulations for the sole purpose of complying with federal laws or regulations relating to this state's eligibility to receive federal funds for aid to families with dependent children payments, and such credits or deductions as may otherwise be prescribed by law;

(c) The available income shall be subtracted from the total amount which otherwise would be paid;

(d) If the determined need under this subdivision is of an amount less than ten dollars, no cash payment will be made;

(2) Aid or public relief to an unemployable person not to exceed one hundred dollars.

(RSMo 1939 § 9413, A.L. 1945 p. 1743, A.L. 1951 p. 760, A.L. 1959 H.B. 1, A.L. 1963 pp. 381, 382, A.L. 1965 1st Ex. Sess. p. 807, A.L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 898, A.L. 1967 p. 325, A.L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 902, A.L. 1969 pp. 337, 345, A.L. 1973 S.B. 325, H.B. 514, A.L. 1973 1st Ex. Sess. S.B. 3, A.L. 1975 H.B. 25, A.L. 1977 H.B. 601, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1290, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1462, A.L. 1985 H.B. 803, A.L. 1990 S.B. 556, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1547 & 961, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.2455 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.2455
620.2455 Prioritization of applications — ranking of applicants, system used.
Status: in_force

620.2455. Prioritization of applications — ranking of applicants, system used. — 1. The department of economic development shall give first priority to grant applications that serve unserved areas.

2. The department of economic development shall give secondary priority to grant applications that demonstrate the ability to receive matching funds that serve unserved areas, whether such matching funds are government funds or other funds.

3. The department shall give third priority to grant applications that serve underserved areas.

4. The department of economic development shall use a quantitative weighing scheme or scoring system including, at a minimum, the following elements to rank the applications:

(1) Financial, technical, and legal capability of the applicant to deploy and operate broadband internet service;

(2) The number of locations served in the most cost-efficient manner possible considering the project area density;

(3) Available minimum broadband speeds;

(4) Ability of the infrastructure to be scalable to higher broadband internet speeds;

(5) Commitment of the applicant to fund at least fifty percent of the project from private sources;

(6) Length of time the provider has been operating broadband internet services in the state;

(7) The offering of new or substantially upgraded broadband internet service to important community institutions including, but not limited to, libraries, educational institutions, public safety facilities, and health care facilities;

(8) The offering of service to economically distressed areas of the state, as measured by indices of unemployment, poverty, or population loss that are significantly greater than the statewide average;

(9) The ability to provide technical support and training to residents, businesses, and institutions in the community of the proposed project to utilize broadband internet service;

(10) Plans to actively promote the adoption of the newly available broadband internet service in the community; and

(11) Strong support for the proposed project from citizens, businesses, and institutions in the community.

(L. 2018 H.B. 1456 merged with H.B. 1872) Sunset date 6-30-27; see § 620.2459 Termination date 9-01-28; see § 620.2459
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 293.100 — MO Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.100
293.100 Washrooms, dressing rooms, first aid equipment.
Status: in_force

293.100. Washrooms, dressing rooms, first aid equipment. — 1. The operator of every mine employing twenty-five or more men underground, for the purpose of improving the sanitation of his mine and preserving the health of his employees, shall provide and maintain at a convenient point near the principal entrance of his mine an adequate and sanitary washroom and dressing room for the use of the employees, and such other sanitation facilities as may be required by the director.

2. Every mine shall have an adequate supply of first aid equipment to be used in case of injury to employees, and such supplies shall be located on the surface and at other strategic places within the mine. The first aid supplies shall be encased in suitable sanitary receptacles designed to be reasonably dusttight and moistureproof.

(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 475.465 — MO Code / Chapter 475 / Section 475.465
475.465 Construction and application.
Status: in_force

475.465. Construction and application. — Sections 475.380 to 475.480 shall be so construed to make uniform the law of those states which enact it.

(L. 1947 V. I p. 4 § 18)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.462 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.462
351.462 Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors.
Status: in_force

351.462. Dissolution by incorporators or initial directors. — A majority of the incorporators or initial directors of a corporation that has not issued shares or has not commenced business may dissolve the corporation by delivering to the secretary of state for filing articles of dissolution that set forth:

(1) The name of the corporation;

(2) The date of its incorporation;

(3) Either that none of the corporation's shares have been issued, or that the corporation has not commenced business;

(4) That no debt of the corporation remains unpaid;

(5) That the net assets of the corporation remaining after winding up have been distributed to the shareholders, if shares were issued; and

(6) That a majority of the incorporators or initial directors authorized the dissolution.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 43.020 — MO Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43.020
43.020 State highway patrol created.
Status: in_force

43.020. State highway patrol created. — There is hereby created a force consisting of a superintendent and other officers, sergeants, corporals, patrolmen, and radio personnel, as herein provided, to be known as "Missouri State Highway Patrol", which shall be vested with the powers and duties specified in this chapter and all powers necessary to enable the members of the patrol to fully and effectively carry out the purposes of this chapter but the powers and duties hereby conferred on the members of such patrol shall be supplementary to and in no way a limitation on the powers and duties of sheriffs, police officers, or other peace officers of this state.

(RSMo 1939 § 8346, A.L. 1949 p. 293, A.L. 1971 S.B. 163)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 8.505 — MO Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.505
8.505 Definitions.
Status: in_force

*8.505. Definitions. — As used in sections 8.500 to 8.565 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Authority" , the tobacco settlement financing authority created by section 8.510 ;

(2) "Board" , the governing board of the authority;

(3) "Bonds" , bonds, notes, and other obligations and financing arrangements issued or entered into by the authority pursuant to sections 8.500 to 8.565 ;

(4) "Master settlement agreement" , the master settlement agreement as defined in section 196.1000 ;

(5) "Net proceeds" , the amount of proceeds remaining following each sale of bonds which are not required by the authority to establish and fund reserve funds, to fund capitalized interest on the bonds, and to pay the costs of issuance and other expenses and fees directly related to the authorization and issuance of bonds;

(6) "Program plan" , the tobacco settlement program to provide funds for budget purposes to fund one-time expenditures, short-term revenue shortfalls, refund a portion of the general obligation indebtedness of the state and capital projects of any kind;

(7) "Sales agreement" , any agreement authorized pursuant to sections 8.500 to 8.565 in which the state provides for the sale of a portion of the state's share to the authority;

(8) "State's share" , all payments required to be made by tobacco product manufacturers to the state, and the state's rights to receive such payments, under the master settlement agreement;

(9) "Tax-exempt bonds" , bonds issued by the authority that are accompanied by a written opinion of bond counsel to the authority that the interest on such bonds is excluded from the gross income of the recipients for federal income tax purposes;

(10) "Taxable bonds" , bonds issued by the authority that are not accompanied by a written opinion of bond counsel to the authority that the interest on such bonds is excluded from the gross income of the recipients for federal income tax purposes; and

(11) "Tobacco securitization settlement trust fund" , the tobacco securitization settlement trust fund created by section 8.550 .

(L. 2002 S.B. 1191) Effective 6-07-02 *Section terminates upon satisfaction of all outstanding notes and obligations. See section 8.589.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 226.780 — MO Code / Chapter 226 / Section 226.780
226.780 Expenditures limited to federal funds, when.
Status: in_force

226.780. Expenditures limited to federal funds, when. — For the purposes set out in section 226.790 , no state funds shall be expended and all expenditures under such sections shall be limited to funds granted to the state by the federal government for such purposes.

(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 907 § 4, A.L. 2018 S.B. 881)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.275 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.275
67.275 Electrical contractor licenses issued by political subdivisions valid in ...
Status: in_force

67.275. Electrical contractor licenses issued by political subdivisions valid in all political subdivisions. — 1. The holder of a current and active electrical contractor license issued by any political subdivision of this state, whose requirements are equal to or exceed the requirements for obtaining an electrical contractor license on August 28, 2004, in St. Louis County, shall be valid within any political subdivision of this state.

2. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit any political subdivision in this state from enforcing any code or law not contained herein, or to:

(1) Issue an electrical contractor license valid for that political subdivision, except for a person who holds a license as provided in subsection 1 of this section;

(2) Require a business license to perform electrical contracting work;

(3) Issue electrical contracting permits;

(4) Enforce codes of the political subdivision; or

(5) Inspect the work of a licensee.

3. Political subdivisions of this state that do not have the authority to issue or require electrical contractor licenses prior to August 28, 2004, shall not be granted such authority under the provisions of this section.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1195 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 238.300 — MO Code / Chapter 238 / Section 238.300
238.300 Citation of law.
Status: in_force

238.300. Citation of law. — Sections 238.300 to 238.367 may be cited as the "Missouri Transportation Corporation Act".

(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 10, A.L. 1997 S.B. 67)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 139.230 — MO Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.230
139.230 Remittance to director of revenue — receipt — penalty for failure.
Status: in_force

139.230. Remittance to director of revenue — receipt — penalty for failure. — 1. Every county collector shall, on or before the fifteenth day of each month, pay to the director of revenue all state taxes and licenses received by him prior to the first day of the month.

2. Upon receipt of such money, the director of revenue shall execute a receipt therefor, which he shall forward or deliver to the collector.

3. Any collector who shall fail to forward the sum as herein required within the time prescribed, shall forfeit to the state the sum of two hundred dollars for each such failure, to be recovered of him or his sureties on his official bond.

4. Within thirty days after the final settlement of his account every collector, after deducting his commissions, shall remit to the director of revenue the balance of all revenue and licenses then due the state and the director of revenue shall issue the collector a receipt for the amount received.

5. All sums received by the director of revenue from the county collectors shall be deposited in the state treasury and apportioned to the state funds established by law.

(RSMo 1939 § 11100, A.L. 1945 p. 1820) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9929; 1919 § 12921; 1909 § 11475
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 528.560 — MO Code / Chapter 528 / Section 528.560
528.560 Court to order sale of lots, when.
Status: in_force

528.560. Court to order sale of lots, when. — In every case where the commissioners may divide any tract of land into lots, and lay out avenues, streets, lanes or alleys, as provided by section 528.270 , the court may order the sale of such lots, if, in its opinion, the sale of the same would be beneficial to the parties in interest, and divide the proceeds among the parties in interest, according to their respective rights therein.

(RSMo 1939 § 1764) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1600; 1919 § 2048; 1909 § 2618
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 354.455 — MO Code / Chapter 354 / Section 354.455
354.455 Deposit required, how made.
Status: in_force

354.455. Deposit required, how made. — Unless otherwise provided in sections 354.400 to 354.636 , each health maintenance organization shall deposit with the director, or with any organization or trustee acceptable to him through which a custodial or controlled account is utilized, cash, securities, or any combination of these or other measures acceptable to him, in the amount set forth in section 354.410 .

(L. 1983 H.B. 127, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.630 — MO Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.630
198.630 Sanctions, when — administrative penalty, when.
Status: in_force

198.630. Sanctions, when — administrative penalty, when. — 1. The department may impose appropriate sanctions under this chapter on an administrator of a facility who knowingly:

(1) Refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;

(2) Refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution solely because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring by a resident or a resident's guardian or legal representative;

(3) Allows the removal of a resident from the facility solely because unauthorized electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of the resident; or

(4) Violates another provision of sections 198.610 to 198.632 .

2. The department may assess an administrative penalty against a facility that:

(1) Refuses to permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;

(2) Refuses to admit an individual to residency or allows the removal of a resident from the institution because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring;

(3) Allows the removal of a resident from the facility solely because unauthorized electronic monitoring is being conducted by, or on behalf of, the resident; or

(4) Violates another provision of sections 198.610 to 198.632 .

(L. 2020 H.B. 1387 & 1482)