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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.271 — MO Code / Chapter 52 / Section 52.271
52.271 Deputies and assistants, compensation.
Status: in_force

52.271. Deputies and assistants, compensation. — 1. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, or any other provision of law in conflict with the provisions of this section, the county collector in each county shall be allowed to employ not less than one full-time deputy and is entitled to employ such number of deputies and assistants as may be necessary to promptly and correctly perform the duties of the collector's office, and for the deputies and assistants is allowed not less than the amount allowed in 2001 or 2002, whichever is greater.

2. For the purpose of computing the various amounts under the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the salary of the county collector is the total compensation provided in section 52.269 .

(L. 1988 S.B. 431 § 5, A.L. 1993 S.B. 250, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.643 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.643
473.643 Property sold to effect partition, when.
Status: in_force

473.643. Property sold to effect partition, when. — 1. If personal property cannot be divided in kind with advantage to the distributees, and it is not to their advantage that the same be sold by the personal representative, then, upon the application of a majority of those entitled to distribution, the court may order the same to be delivered to such person as they designate, in which selection minors shall act by their conservator, who shall proceed to collect, by suit or otherwise, all notes, accounts and choses in action so received in the name of the distributees, and dispose of all property so coming into his possession or under his control to their best interest, collecting the proceeds thereof, and distribute all moneys realized to the parties entitled thereto.

2. Such person, in the discretion of the court, may be required to give bond to the state of Missouri, with good securities, in such sum as the court may deem proper, for the faithful discharge of his duty, and for payment of parties entitled thereto of all moneys collected.

3. The party may be discharged from the trust upon his application, or upon the application of a majority of the heirs, when it appears to the court that it is not for the best interest of distributees that the trust be continued.

(RSMo 1939 § 240, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 225, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45) Prior revisions: 1929 § 241; 1919 § 240; 1909 § 249
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.230 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.230
217.230 Health care services for correctional centers.
Status: in_force

217.230. Health care services for correctional centers. — The director shall arrange for necessary health care services for offenders confined in correctional centers, which shall not include any gender transition surgery, as defined in section 191.1720 .

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 58, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1990 H.B. 974, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 2023 S.B. 49, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.1590 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.1590
376.1590 Status as living organ donor not sole factor for insurance coverage.
Status: in_force

376.1590. Status as living organ donor not sole factor for insurance coverage. — 1. As used in this section, the term "insurance policy" means a policy or other contract of life insurance as such term is defined in section 376.365 , a policy of accident and sickness insurance as such term is defined in section 376.773 , or a long-term care insurance policy as such term is defined in section 376.1100 .

2. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a person's status as a living organ donor shall not be the sole factor in the offering, issuance, cancellation, price, or conditions of an insurance policy, nor in the amount of coverage provided under an insurance policy.

3. (1) The department of commerce and insurance shall provide information to the public on the access of a living organ donor to insurance as specified in this section. If the department of commerce and insurance receives materials related to live organ donation from a recognized live organ donation organization, the department of commerce and insurance may make the materials available to the public.

(2) If the department of health and senior services receives materials related to live organ donation from a recognized live organ donation organization, the department of health and senior services may make the materials available to the public.

(3) The department of commerce and insurance and the department of health and senior services may seek and accept gifts, grants, or donations from private or public sources for the purposes of this subsection.

4. The director of the department of commerce and insurance may promulgate rules as necessary for the implementation of this section. 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, 2020, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2020 S.B. 551)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.147 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.147
301.147 Biennial registration, requirements, fee — rulemaking authority, procedure ...
Status: in_force

301.147. Biennial registration, requirements, fee — rulemaking authority, procedure — staggering registration periods. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.020 to the contrary, beginning July 1, 2000, the director of revenue may provide owners of motor vehicles, other than commercial motor vehicles licensed in excess of fifty-four thousand pounds gross weight, the option of biennially registering motor vehicles. Any vehicle manufactured as an even-numbered model year vehicle shall be renewed each even-numbered calendar year and any such vehicle manufactured as an odd-numbered model year vehicle shall be renewed each odd-numbered calendar year, subject to the following requirements:

(1) The fee collected at the time of biennial registration shall include the annual registration fee plus a pro rata amount for the additional twelve months of the biennial registration;

(2) Presentation of all documentation otherwise required by law for vehicle registration including, but not limited to, a personal property tax receipt or certified statement for the preceding year that no such taxes were due as set forth in section 301.025 , proof of a motor vehicle safety inspection and any applicable emission inspection conducted within sixty days prior to the date of application and proof of insurance as required by section 303.026 .

2. The director of revenue may prescribe rules and regulations for the effective administration of this section. The director is authorized to adopt those rules that are reasonable and necessary to accomplish the limited duties specifically delegated within this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is promulgated pursuant to the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 . 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 July 1, 2000, shall be invalid and void.

3. The director of revenue shall have the authority to stagger the registration period of motor vehicles other than commercial motor vehicles licensed in excess of twelve thousand pounds gross weight. Once the owner of a motor vehicle chooses the option of biennial registration, such registration must be maintained for the full twenty-four month period.

(L. 1999 S.B. 19, A.L. 2003 S.B. 54, A.L. 2012 S.B. 470 merged with S.B. 568) Effective 7-01-15
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 64.830 — MO Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64.830
64.830 Approval of plats.
Status: in_force

64.830. Approval of plats. — Whenever the county planning commission has prepared and the county commission adopted, recorded and filed certified copies of any part of the official master plan relating to major highways or to subdivision regulations, thereafter no plat of a subdivision of land within the unincorporated area of the county or the portion thereof covered by the major highway plan shall be recorded until the plat shall first have been approved by the county planning commission. If the planning commission does not report upon the plat within thirty days, it may then be deemed approved by the county planning commission, and the commission shall certify the fact upon the plat. If the plat is approved by the county planning commission, the approval shall be endorsed in writing thereon. However, if the plat be amended or rejected by the county planning commission, or if the council or board of trustees of any municipality files with the county planning commission a certified copy of a resolution of the council or board protesting against the action of the county planning commission approving any plat of any land lying within one and one-half miles of the limits of the incorporated area of the municipality, the approval shall be deemed overruled, and the plat may be then approved only by a two-thirds vote of the county commission, and the reasons for the approval or failure to approve the plat shall be spread upon the records of the county commission * and certified to the county planning commission. No plat of subdivision of land in the unincorporated areas of the county shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of deeds unless and until approved as herein provided. Municipalities shall have power, by ordinance, to require plats of subdivisions of land within the corporate limits of the municipalities to be submitted to the county planning commission before being submitted to the municipality for approval, and before being recorded. A certified copy of any such ordinance shall be filed in the office of the recorder of deeds for the county. The county planning commission shall, upon written request of any municipality, consider the plats and shall report its findings and its recommendations thereon in writing to the proper officials of the municipality.

(L. 1965 p. 178 § 7, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1258) *Word "and" does not appear in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 492.230 — MO Code / Chapter 492 / Section 492.230
Section 492.230
Status: in_force

492.230. To whom directed. — The commission shall be to such person as the court or judge shall appoint, to be named in the commission, or to some proper officer of the government where the witnesses may be, commanding such person or officer to examine such witnesses, naming them, upon interrogatories.

(RSMo 1939 § 1932) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1768; 1919 § 5455; 1909 § 6399
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 388.350 — MO Code / Chapter 388 / Section 388.350
388.350 Extensions and branches authorized — procedure — fees.
Status: in_force

388.350. Extensions and branches authorized — procedure — fees. — Any railroad company organized under the laws of this state, or under the laws of any other state, a portion of whose line of railroad is constructed within this state, shall have the right to build extensions and branches of its line of railroad within this state of such length and in such direction as may be authorized by resolution adopted by its board of directors at any regular or special meeting of said board, which resolution shall show the county or counties into or through which said extension or branch railroad shall be constructed, and shall set forth the length of said extension or branch railroad and the proposed cost thereof and the intention of said railroad company to build the same. A certified copy of such resolution of the board of directors shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state, and when so filed shall be held and deemed to be an amendment to the charter of said corporation; provided, that before any railroad company shall extend its line or branches under the provisions of sections 388.350 to 388.370 , it shall pay the same fees to the state as is now or may hereafter be provided for an original charter.

(RSMo 1939 § 5151) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4678; 1919 § 9868; 1909 § 3067
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 166.700 — MO Code / Chapter 166 / Section 166.700
Section 166.700
Status: in_force

166.700. Definitions. — As used in sections 166.700 to 166.720 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Curriculum" , a complete course of study for a particular content area or grade level, including any supplemental materials;

(2) "District" , the same meaning as used in section 160.011 ;

(3) "Educational assistance organization" , the same meaning as used in section 135.712 ;

(4) "Illegal alien" , any person who is not lawfully present in the United States or any person who gained illegal entry into the United States;

(5) "Parent" , the same meaning as used in section 135.712 ;

(6) "Private school" , a school that is not a part of the public school system of the state of Missouri and that charges tuition for the rendering of elementary or secondary educational services;

(7) "Program" , the same meaning as used in section 135.712 ;

(8) "Qualified school" , an FPE school or any of the following entities that is incorporated in Missouri and that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or national origin:

(a) A charter school as defined in section 160.400 ;

(b) A private school;

(c) A public school as defined in section 160.011 ; or

(d) A public or private virtual school;

(9) "Qualified student" , any elementary or secondary school student who is a resident of this state, who is not an illegal alien, and who:

(a) Has an approved "individualized education plan" (IEP) developed under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), 20 U.S.C. Section 1400 et seq., as amended; or

(b) Is a member of a household whose total annual income does not exceed an amount equal to three hundred percent of the income standard used to qualify for free and reduced price lunches, and that meets at least one of the following qualifications:

a. Attended a public school as a full-time student for at least one semester during the previous twelve months;

b. Is a child who is eligible to begin kindergarten or first grade under sections 160.051 to 160.055 ; or

c. Is a sibling of a qualified student who received a scholarship grant in the previous school year and will receive a scholarship grant in the current school year.

(L. 2021 H.B. 349, A.L. 2024 S.B. 727)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.421 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.421
375.421 Prepayment for policy, return of, when — limitations — violation an unfair ...
Status: in_force

375.421. Prepayment for policy, return of, when — limitations — violation an unfair trade practice. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall mean:

(1) "Insurer" shall include any insurance company, health services corporation or health maintenance organization, regulated pursuant to chapter 354 or chapters 375 to 385 ;

(2) "Policy" or "contract" shall include any insurance policy, subscriber contract or member contract, issued or delivered by any insurer, of any of the following types or description:

(a) Noncommercial fire;

(b) Homeowners';

(c) Noncommercial tenants';

(d) Noncommercial motor vehicle;

(e) Individual life;

(f) Individual health;

(g) Group health, other than employer-provided group health coverage.

2. No insurer which requires, as a condition of or part of any application for any policy or contract, the payment of any sum of money prior to issuance of the policy or contract shall retain such sum or any portion of such sum, except for dues for current membership, for a period in excess of sixty days after the date of such application unless the insurer:

(1) Issues and delivers to the applicant the policy or contract for which application is made on or prior to such sixtieth day; or

(2) Issues and delivers to the applicant a binder, conditional receipt or temporary insurance agreement providing the coverage for which the application was made, to extend from the date that such application was made to the date that such policy or contract is issued.

3. Any insurer required to refund any sum of money to an applicant for a policy or contract pursuant to this section shall do so by negotiable instrument payable on demand, delivered to the applicant on or before the sixtieth day after the date of application for such policy or contract.

4. The provisions of this section shall not bar an insurer which refunds any money pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 of this section from later making a decision relating to an application for a policy or contract, and issuing such policy or contract conditionally upon payment of any required premium, subscriber or member fee or dues, or payment of any other such sum of money.

5. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to affect the right of an insurer, as otherwise provided by law, from voiding any policy from its inception date if the insured made any misrepresentation on his application for such policy, or have any effect on policy cancellation laws.

6. Violation of the provisions of this section shall be an unfair trade practice as defined by sections 375.930 to 375.948 , and shall be subject to all of the provisions and penalties provided by such sections.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1574 § 25)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.508 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.508
115.508 Certification of election prohibited prior to noon on Friday after election ...
Status: in_force

115.508. Certification of election prohibited prior to noon on Friday after election day. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no election authority or verification board shall certify election results, as required under section 115.507 , before noon on the Friday after election day.

(L. 2013 S.B. 116 § 2) Effective 7-01-14
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.288 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.288
67.288 Electric vehicle charging stations — political subdivision restrictions.
Status: in_force

67.288. Electric vehicle charging stations — political subdivision restrictions. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Electric vehicle" , any vehicle that operates, either partially or exclusively, on electrical energy from the grid or an off-board source that is stored onboard for a motive purpose;

(2) "Electric vehicle charging station" , a public or private parking space that is served by battery charging station equipment that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy by conductive or inductive means to a battery or other energy storage device in an electric vehicle.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no political subdivision shall adopt any ordinance, resolution, regulation, code, or policy that requires electric vehicle charging stations or infrastructure for future installation of electric vehicle charging stations on any parking lot owned or leased to any church or nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Code of 1986, as amended.

3. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a business owner or property owner from paying for the installation, maintenance, or operation of an electric vehicle charging station.

(L. 2024 H.B. 2062)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.372 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.372
452.372 Mandatory educational sessions, when — alternative dispute resolution, when.
Status: in_force

452.372. Mandatory educational sessions, when — alternative dispute resolution, when. — 1. When a person files a petition for dissolution of marriage or legal separation and the custody or visitation of a minor child is involved, the court shall order all parties to the action to attend educational sessions pursuant to section 452.605 . Parties to a modification proceeding who previously have attended educational sessions pursuant to section 452.605 may also be required to attend such educational sessions.

2. In cases involving custody or visitation issues, the court may, except for good cause shown or as provided in subsection 3 of this section, order the parties to the action to participate in an alternative dispute resolution program pursuant to supreme court rule to resolve any issues in dispute or may set a hearing on the matter. As used in this section, "good cause" includes, but is not limited to, uncontested custody or temporary physical custody cases, or a finding of domestic violence or abuse as determined by a court with jurisdiction after all parties have received notice and an opportunity to be heard, but does not mean the absence of qualified mediators.

3. Any alternative dispute resolution program ordered by the court pursuant to this section may be paid for by the parties in a proportion to be determined by the court, the cost of which shall be reasonable and customary for the circuit in which the program is ordered, and shall:

(1) Not be binding on the parties;

(2) Not be ordered or used for contempt proceedings;

(3) Not be ordered or utilized for child support issues; and

(4) Not be used to modify a prior order of the court, except by agreement of the parties.

4. Within one hundred twenty days after August 28, 1998, the Missouri supreme court shall have a rule in effect allowing, but not requiring, each circuit to establish an alternative dispute resolution program for proceedings involving issues of custody and temporary physical custody relating to the child.

(L. 1998 S.B. 910)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.1126 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.1126
407.1126 Penalties.
Status: in_force

407.1126. Penalties. — It is an unlawful merchandising practice pursuant to section 407.020 to violate the provisions of sections 407.1120 to 407.1132 .

(L. 2000 S.B. 763 § 407.1320) Contingent expiration date, see § 407.1132
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 172.792 — MO Code / Chapter 172 / Section 172.792
172.792 Specified disease processes or injuries, research funds awarded by board of ...
Status: in_force

172.792. Specified disease processes or injuries, research funds awarded by board of curators, when, procedure. — 1. The board of curators shall award funds to investigators for research projects that promote an advancement of knowledge in the area of specified disease processes or injuries. For this purpose, the board of curators may request an appropriation annually. The board of curators may also request additional funds for administrative overhead not to exceed ten percent of the annual appropriation of research funds.

2. The advisory board shall solicit and select proposals for research projects according to procedures approved by the board of curators. The selection procedures shall provide for peer review of the background and ability of each investigator, the merits of the work proposed and an evaluation of the potential for each research project to achieve productive results. The peer review shall be conducted by the advisory board in accordance with such procedures as are utilized by the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. Such review shall consist of professional evaluation of the proposal by experts on the topic who are not affiliated in any way with the submitting investigator. The results of this external evaluation and the related discussion by the advisory board shall not be open to the public. The final awards of the advisory board and all of its other proceedings shall be open to the public.

(L. 2001 H.B. 218)