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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.300 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.300
379.300 Failure to make return — director to proceed.
Status: in_force

379.300. Failure to make return — director to proceed. — If any company or association shall fail or refuse to make the return required by sections 379.205 to 379.310 * , the said director shall assess the tax against said company or association at the rate herein provided for on such amount of premiums as he shall deem just and the proceedings thereon shall be the same as if the return had been made.

(L. 1941 p. 399 § 5968b, A.L. 1945 p. 1021) *Section 379.310 was repealed by S.B. 262, 1967.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 2.040 — MO Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2.040
2.040 Duties of legislative research in printing and binding.
Status: in_force

2.040. Duties of legislative research in printing and binding. — The joint committee on legislative research shall provide copies of all laws, measures and resolutions duly enacted by the general assembly and all amendments to the constitution and all measures approved by the people since the last publication of the session laws pursuant to section 2.030 , giving the date of the approval or adoption thereof. The joint committee on legislative research shall headnote, collate, index the laws, resolutions and constitutional amendments, and compare the proof sheets of the printed copies with the original rolls. The revisor of statutes shall insert therein an attestation under the revisor's hand that the revisor has compared the laws, resolutions, constitutional amendments and measures therein contained with the original rolls and copies in the office of the secretary of state and that the same are true copies of such laws, measures, resolutions and constitutional amendments as the same appear in the original rolls in the office of the secretary of state. The joint committee on legislative research shall cause the completed laws, resolutions and constitutional amendments to be printed and bound.

(RSMo 1939 § 665, A.L. 1945 p. 1112; RSMo 1939 §§ 675, 676; A. 1949 S.B. 1002, A.L. 1957 p. 587, A.L. 1997 S.B. 459, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1211) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 665, 675, 676; 1919 §§ 7068, 7079, 7080; 1909 §§ 8067, 8078, 8079
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.627 — MO Code / Chapter 305 / Section 305.627
305.627 Clearing, seeding, and mowing of acquired property.
Status: in_force

305.627. Clearing, seeding, and mowing of acquired property. — 1. A displacing agency shall clear every piece of residential property which it acquires for relocation as soon as possible and not later than ninety days following physical possession and the notification from the utility companies of services disconnection.

2. The displacing agency shall grade the property it has acquired and shall keep it in good condition by seeding and mowing the property.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1510 § 10) Effective 6-14-90
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 306.167 — MO Code / Chapter 306 / Section 306.167
306.167 Powers of peace officer when working in cooperation with other law ...
Status: in_force

306.167. Powers of peace officer when working in cooperation with other law enforcement agency. — The uniformed members of the water patrol division, with the exception of radio personnel, shall have full power and authority as now or hereafter vested by law in peace officers when working with and at the special request of the sheriff of any county, the chief park ranger of any first class county not having a charter form of government and containing a portion of a city with a population exceeding four hundred thousand inhabitants, the chief of police of any city, or the superintendent of the state highway patrol; provided, however, that such power and authority shall be exercised only upon the prior notification of the chief law enforcement officer of each jurisdiction.

(L. 1989 S.B. 135, A.L. 2004 S.B. 920, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1868)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.037 — MO Code / Chapter 571 / Section 571.037
571.037 Open display of firearm permitted, when.
Status: in_force

571.037. Open display of firearm permitted, when. — Any person who has a valid concealed carry endorsement issued prior to August 28, 2013, or a valid concealed carry permit, and who is lawfully carrying a firearm in a concealed manner, may briefly and openly display the firearm to the ordinary sight of another person, unless the firearm is intentionally displayed in an angry or threatening manner, not in necessary self defense.

(L. 2012 H.B. 1647, A.L. 2013 S.B. 75)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 322.145 — MO Code / Chapter 322 / Section 322.145
322.145 Liability of owner for animal bite.
Status: in_force

322.145. Liability of owner for animal bite. — The owner of an animal that bites or otherwise possibly transmitted rabies or any zoonotic disease shall be liable to an injured party for all damages done by the animal.

(L. 2001 S.B. 462)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 135.309 — MO Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135.309
135.309 Assignment of credit, procedure.
Status: in_force

135.309. Assignment of credit, procedure. — The wood energy producer may elect to assign to a third party the approved tax credit. Certification of assignment and other appropriate forms must be filed with the Missouri department of revenue.

(L. 1985 H.B. 831 § 4, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1237) Effective 1-01-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1630 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1630
67.1630 Member property acquired by eminent domain, program benefits may be ...
Status: in_force

67.1630. Member property acquired by eminent domain, program benefits may be claimed, when. — When a guaranteed residence is to be acquired through the use of eminent domain by a condemning body, the following procedures shall apply:

(1) If the member rejects an offer from the condemning body equal to or greater than the guaranteed value, then no benefits may be claimed pursuant to the program;

(2) If the condemning body offers less than the guaranteed value, the governing commission may either:

(a) Pay one hundred percent of the difference between the guaranteed value and the offered price if the member agrees to sell at the offered price; or

(b) Advise the member that the offer is inadequate and should be refused. If the member refuses the offer and the final court determination of the value of the property is less than the guaranteed value, then the program shall pay one hundred percent of the difference between the judgment and the guaranteed value.

(L. 1999 S.B. 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.556 — MO Code / Chapter 355 / Section 355.556
355.556 Amendment of articles without member approval.
Status: in_force

355.556. Amendment of articles without member approval. — 1. Unless the articles provide otherwise, a corporation's board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles without member approval:

(1) To extend the duration of the corporation if it was incorporated at a time when limited duration was required by law;

(2) To delete the names and addresses of the initial directors;

(3) To delete the name and address of the initial registered agent or registered office, if a statement of change is on file with the secretary of state;

(4) To change the corporate name by substituting the word "corporation", "incorporated", "company", "limited", or the abbreviation "corp.", "inc.", "co.", or "ltd.", for a similar word or abbreviation in the name, or by adding, deleting or changing a geographical attribution to the name; or

(5) To make any other change expressly permitted by this chapter to be made by director action.

2. If a corporation has no members, its incorporators, until directors have been chosen, and thereafter its board of directors may adopt one or more amendments to the corporation's articles subject to any approval required pursuant to section 355.606 . The corporation shall provide notice of any meeting at which an amendment is to be voted upon. The notice shall be in accordance with subsection 3 of section 355.386 . The notice must also state that the purpose, or one of the purposes, of the meeting is to consider a proposed amendment to the articles and contain or be accompanied by a copy or summary of the amendment or state the general nature of the amendment. The amendment must be approved by a majority of the directors in office at the time the amendment is adopted.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1095) Effective 7-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 393.559 — MO Code / Chapter 393 / Section 393.559
393.559 Access, with sheriff, expenses of sheriff.
Status: in_force

393.559. Access, with sheriff, expenses of sheriff. — When the sheriff receives a final order of access as described in section 393.555 or 393.557 , he shall immediately deliver and grant the utility company access to the utility meter by entering the residence with an authorized representative of the utility company. The sheriff is entitled to receive all his necessary expenses in the delivery of access to the utility meter.

(L. 1986 H.B. 1422 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 10.012 — MO Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10.012
10.012 Bobwhite quail, official state game bird.
Status: in_force

10.012. Bobwhite quail, official state game bird. — The "bobwhite quail" ( Colinus virginianus ) is selected for and shall be known as the official game bird of the state of Missouri.

(L. 2007 H.B. 576)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 319.037 — MO Code / Chapter 319 / Section 319.037
319.037 Excavation sites included in requirements — equipment prohibited at such sites.
Status: in_force

319.037. Excavation sites included in requirements — equipment prohibited at such sites. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the procedures and requirements set forth in this section shall apply on the site of any excavation involving trenchless excavation, including directional drilling, where the approximate location of underground facilities has been marked in compliance with section 319.030 and where any part of the walls of the intended bore are within the marked approximate location of the underground facility.

2. The excavator shall not use power-driven equipment for trenchless excavation, including directional drilling, within the marked approximate location of such underground facilities until the excavator has made careful and prudent efforts to confirm the horizontal and vertical location thereof in the vicinity of the proposed excavation through methods appropriate to the geologic and weather conditions, and the nature of the facility, such as the use of electronic locating devices, hand digging, pot holing when practical, soft digging, vacuum methods, use of pressurized air or water, pneumatic hand tools or other noninvasive methods as such methods are developed. Such methods of confirming location shall not violate established safety practices. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize any person other than the owner or operator of a facility to attach an electronic locating device to any underground facility. For excavations paralleling the underground facility, such efforts to confirm the location of the facility shall be made at careful and prudent intervals. The excavator shall also make careful and prudent efforts by such means as are appropriate to the geologic and weather conditions and the nature of the facility, to confirm the horizontal and vertical location of the boring device during boring operations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the excavator shall not be required to confirm the horizontal or vertical location of the underground facilities if the excavator, using the methods described in this section, excavates a hole over the underground facilities to a depth two feet or more below the planned boring path and then carefully and prudently monitors the horizontal and vertical location of the boring device in a manner calculated to enable the device to be visually observed by the excavator as it crosses the entire width of the marked approximate location of the underground facilities.

(L. 2001 H.B. 425, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1779) Effective 1-01-09
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 306.415 — MO Code / Chapter 306 / Section 306.415
306.415 Assignment of lien or encumbrance by lienholder, rights and obligations — ...
Status: in_force

306.415. Assignment of lien or encumbrance by lienholder, rights and obligations — perfection by assignee, how. — 1. A lienholder may assign, absolutely or otherwise, his or her lien or encumbrance on the outboard motor, motorboat, vessel, or watercraft to a person other than the owner without affecting the interest of the owner or the validity or effect of the lien or encumbrance, but any person without notice of the assignment is protected in dealing with the lienholder as the holder of the lien or encumbrance and the lienholder shall remain liable for any obligations as lienholder until the assignee is named as lienholder on the certificate of title.

2. An assignee pursuant to subsection 1 of this section may, but need not to perfect the assignment, have the certificate of title issued with the assignee named as lienholder, upon delivering to the director of revenue the certificate of title, an assignment by the lienholder named in the certificate of title, and the required fee in the form the director of revenue prescribes.

3. If the certificate of title is being electronically retained by the director of revenue, the original lienholder may mail or deliver a notice of assignment of lien to the director in a form prescribed by the director. Upon receipt of notice of assignment, the director shall update the electronic certificate of title to reflect the assignment of lien and lienholder.

(L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al. § 301.715, A.L. 1999 S.B. 19)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 358.030 — MO Code / Chapter 358 / Section 358.030
358.030 Interpretation of knowledge and notice.
Status: in_force

358.030. Interpretation of knowledge and notice. — 1. A person has "knowledge" of a fact within the meaning of this law not only when he has actual knowledge thereof, but also when he has knowledge of such other facts as in the circumstances shows bad faith.

2. A person has "notice" of a fact within the meaning of this law when the person who claims the benefit of the notice

(1) States the fact to such person, or

(2) Delivers through the mail, or by other means of communication, a written statement of the fact to such person or to a proper person at his place of business or residence.

(L. 1949 p. 506 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 139.160 — MO Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.160
139.160 Return of delinquent lists — settlement — inspection of lists by commission.
Status: in_force

139.160. Return of delinquent lists — settlement — inspection of lists by commission. — 1. At the term of the county commission to be held on the first Monday in March, the collector shall return the delinquent lists and back tax books, and in the city of St. Louis the uncollected tax bills and back tax books, under oath or affirmation, to such commission, and settle his accounts of all moneys received by him on account of taxes and other sources of revenue, and the amount of such delinquent lists, or so much thereof as the commission shall find properly returned delinquent, shall be allowed and credited to him on his settlement.

2. Before allowing the collector such credit for any delinquent lists, the county commission shall make special inquiry and be fully satisfied that he has used due diligence to collect the same, and that he could not find any personal property of the taxpayer out of which to make the taxes.

3. If the commission is satisfied that there are any names on the lists of persons who have personal property out of which the taxes could have been made, it shall, in passing upon such lists, strike such names therefrom.

(RSMo 1939 § 11089) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9918; 1919 § 12910; 1909 § 11464
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.095 — MO Code / Chapter 290 / Section 290.095
290.095 Wage subsidies, bid supplements, and rebates for employment prohibited, ...
Status: in_force

290.095. Wage subsidies, bid supplements, and rebates for employment prohibited, when — violation, penalty. — 1. No contractor or subcontractor may directly or indirectly receive a wage subsidy, bid supplement, or rebate for employment on a public works project if such wage subsidy, bid supplement, or rebate has the effect of reducing the wage rate paid by the employer on a given occupational title below the wage rate required to be paid for such project pursuant to sections 290.210 to 290.340 .

2. In the event a wage subsidy, bid supplement, or rebate is lawfully provided or received under subsection 1 of this section, the entity receiving such subsidy, supplement, or rebate shall report the date and amount of such subsidy, supplement, or rebate to the public body within thirty days of receipt of payment. This disclosure report shall be a matter of public record under chapter 610 .

3. Any employer in violation of this section shall owe to the public body double the dollar amount per hour that the wage subsidy, bid supplement, or rebate has reduced the wage rate paid by the employer below the wage rate required to be paid for such project pursuant to sections 290.210 to 290.340 for each hour that work was performed. It shall be the duty of the department to calculate the dollar amount owed to the public body under this section.

(L. 2007 S.B. 339, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1729, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.560 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.560
217.560 Enterprise program diversification and purpose.
Status: in_force

217.560. Enterprise program diversification and purpose. — The vocational enterprises program shall be diversified both as to location and kind and shall have for its purposes:

(1) The training and employment of offenders in such job skills and tasks as will afford them the most favorable opportunities practicable for gainful employment upon discharge from the department;

(2) The manufacture or provision, so far as practicable, of such goods or services as are, or may be, needed and used by a department, agency, or institution of the state or any political subdivision of the state, any state employee, or any not-for-profit public or private agency;

(3) The servicing, maintenance, and repair, so far as practicable, of machinery and equipment used by any department, agency or institution of the state or any political subdivision thereof.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 98, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1994 S.B. 763)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.665 — MO Code / Chapter 210 / Section 210.665
210.665 Designated caregiver, court and parties to defer to reasonable decisions of ...
Status: in_force

210.665. Designated caregiver, court and parties to defer to reasonable decisions of — onsite caregiver to be designated by division — training — immunity from liability, when. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 8 of this section, the court and all parties to a case under chapter 211 involving a child in care shall defer to the reasonable decisions of the child's designated caregiver involving the child's participation in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.

2. A caregiver shall use the reasonable and prudent parent standard when making decisions relating to the activity of the child.

3. The division or a contracted agency thereof shall designate at least one onsite caregiver who has authority to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard for each child placed in its custody.

4. The caregiver shall consider:

(1) The child's age, maturity, and developmental level;

(2) The overall health and safety of the child;

(3) Potential risk factors and appropriateness of the activity;

(4) The best interests of the child;

(5) Promoting, where safe and as appropriate, normal childhood experiences; and

(6) Any other relevant factors based on the caregiver's knowledge of the child.

5. Caregivers shall receive training with regard to the reasonable and prudent parent standard as required by the division. The training shall include:

(1) Knowledge and skills relating to the developmental stages of the cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities of a child;

(2) Knowledge and skills relating to applying the standard to decisions, including but not limited to whether to allow the child to engage in social, extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities, such as sports, field trips, and overnight activities lasting one or more days; and

(3) Knowledge and skills relating to decisions, including but not limited to the signing of permission slips and arranging of transportation for the child to and from extracurricular, enrichment, and social activities.

6. A caregiver shall not be liable for harm caused to a child while participating in an activity chosen by the caregiver, provided the caregiver acted in accordance with the reasonable and prudent parent standard.

7. No court shall order the division or a contracted agency thereof to provide funding for activities chosen by the caregiver.

8. A caregiver's decisions with regard to the child may be overturned by the court only if, upon notice and a hearing, the court finds by clear and convincing evidence the reasonable and prudent parent standard has been violated. The caregiver shall have the right to receive notice, to attend the hearing, and to present evidence at the hearing.

(L. 2016 H.B. 1877)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 136.073 — MO Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136.073
136.073 Sales and use taxes, reciprocal agreements authorized — records furnished ...
Status: in_force

136.073. Sales and use taxes, reciprocal agreements authorized — records furnished to other taxing authorities, when. — The director of the department of revenue may enter into agreements with other states and the District of Columbia, providing for the reciprocal enforcement of the sales and use tax laws imposed by the states entering into such an agreement. Such agreement may empower the duly authorized officer of any contracting state which extends like authority to officers or employees of this state, to sue for the collection of the state's sales and use taxes in the courts of this state. In addition, the director of the department of revenue may furnish, at his discretion, any information contained in tax reports or returns or any audit thereof or the report of any investigation made with respect thereto, filed pursuant to the tax laws, to the taxing officials of any other state, the District of Columbia, the United States and the territories thereof, where such other jurisdictions grant equivalent privileges to this state and only where such information is to be used for tax purposes only.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1054, et al. § 3) Effective 1-1-89
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.315 — MO Code / Chapter 488 / Section 488.315
488.315 Surcharge for juvenile justice preservation fund — contingent expiration.
Status: in_force

488.315. Surcharge for juvenile justice preservation fund — contingent expiration. — 1. In addition to all other costs associated with civil actions, there shall be assessed and collected a surcharge of three dollars and fifty cents in all civil actions filed in the state. The clerk responsible for collecting court costs in civil cases shall collect and disburse such amounts as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020 . Such funds shall be payable to the juvenile justice preservation fund under subsection 1 of section 211.435 .

2. The provisions of this section shall expire if the provisions of subsection 1 of section 211.435 expire * .

(L. 2018 S.B. 793 merged with S.B. 800) *Revisor's note: Section 211.435 was amended by S.B. 53 & 60, 2021, to repeal the expiration date for subsection 1 of section 211.435 .