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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 276.060 — MO Code / Chapter 276 / Section 276.060
276.060 Attorney general to bring suit in cases of violation.
Status: in_force

276.060. Attorney general to bring suit in cases of violation. — It is hereby made the duty of the attorney general of the state of Missouri, upon being informed that any of the provisions of sections 276.010 to 276.080 have been violated, to bring suit in the proper court against any person, firm or corporation so violating sections 276.010 to 276.080 , to procure the injunction provided for in section 276.070 , and, upon proof that the defendant in said suit has violated any provision of sections 276.010 to 276.080 , the court shall issue its permanent injunction against said defendant, in accordance with section 276.070 .

(RSMo 1939 § 14389) Prior revision: 1929 § 12731
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.400 — MO Code / Chapter 52 / Section 52.400
52.400 Violation — penalty.
Status: in_force

52.400. Violation — penalty. — Any county collector who shall violate any of the provisions of section 52.360 or 52.370 may be removed from office upon information being filed by the prosecuting attorney of the county before any judge of the circuit court of said county. If the judge of the circuit court upon hearing shall find that the collector has violated any of the provisions of section 52.360 or 52.370 he shall declare the office of said county collector forfeited, and a vacancy shall be deemed to exist in said office.

(RSMo 1939 § 13913) Prior revision: 1929 § 12250
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.255 — MO Code / Chapter 307 / Section 307.255
307.255 Legislative findings.
Status: in_force

307.255. Legislative findings. — The general assembly finds that:

(1) The public safety necessitates the continuous development, modernization and implementation of standards and requirements of law relating to vehicle equipment, in accordance with expert knowledge and opinion;

(2) The public safety further requires that such standards and requirements be uniform from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, except to the extent that specific and compelling evidence supports variation;

(3) The director of revenue, acting upon recommendation of the vehicle equipment safety commission and pursuant to the vehicle equipment safety compact provides a just, equitable and orderly means of promoting the public safety in the manner and within the scope contemplated by sections 307.250 to 307.295 .

(L. 1965 p. 495 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 138.400 — MO Code / Chapter 138 / Section 138.400
138.400 Certification of valuation changes — adjustments.
Status: in_force

138.400. Certification of valuation changes — adjustments. — 1. The secretary of the state tax commission shall certify to each county clerk and to the assessor in the city of St. Louis the aggregate values of property in the several counties within fourteen days of the receipt of the abstracts from the county clerk.

2. It shall be the duty of the state tax commission to require of clerks of the several county commissions of this state and of the assessor in St. Louis City to keep up the aggregate valuation of real and tangible personal property in their respective counties as fixed by the state tax commission, and to return such aggregate values to the state tax commission upon the adjournment of the board of equalization. The clerks may amend the aggregate values returned to the state tax commission at any time on or before December thirty-first of the year of assessment.

3. In any case where the final valuation fixed by a county board of equalization, as reported to the state tax commission, differs materially from the valuation fixed by the commission, such county board of equalization may be called into session by order of the state tax commission at any time between the date when such county board of equalization adjourns sine die and the first day of November of the same year.

(RSMo 1939 § 11027, A.L. 1945 p. 1805 § 15, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 548, A.L. 2008 S.B. 711) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9854; 1919 12847
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 643.076 — MO Code / Chapter 643 / Section 643.076
643.076 Sections not to apply to locomotives, exception.
Status: in_force

643.076. Sections not to apply to locomotives, exception. — The provisions of sections 643.073 , 643.075 , 643.078 and 643.079 shall not apply to locomotives or engines used in locomotives engaged in interstate commerce unless otherwise required under the provisions of the Federal Clean Air Act, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq.

(L. 1992 S.B. 544 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 443.887 — MO Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.887
443.887 General rulemaking powers of director.
Status: in_force

443.887. General rulemaking powers of director. — 1. In addition to such other powers as may be prescribed by sections 443.701 to 443.893 , the director may promulgate rules consistent with the purpose of sections 443.701 to 443.893 , including, but not limited to:

(1) Such rules in connection with the activities of licensees as may be necessary and appropriate for the protection of consumers in this state;

(2) Such rules as may be necessary and appropriate to define improper or fraudulent business practices in connection with the activities of licensees;

(3) Such rules as may define the terms used in sections 443.701 to 443.893 and as may be necessary and appropriate to interpret and implement the provisions of sections 443.701 to 443.893 ; and

(4) Such rules as may be necessary for the enforcement of sections 443.701 to 443.893 .

2. The director may make such specific ruling, demands and findings as the director may deem necessary for the proper conduct of the mortgage lending industry.

(L. 1994 S.B. 718 § 31, A.L. 1995 H.B. 63, et al., A.L. 2001 S.B. 538, A.L. 2009 H.B. 382) Effective 7-08-09
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.080 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.080
452.080 Decree for alimony — a lien, when.
Status: in_force

452.080. Decree for alimony — a lien, when. — Upon a decree of divorce, the court may, in its discretion, decree alimony in gross or from year to year. When alimony is decreed in gross, such decree shall be a general lien on the realty of the party against whom the decree may be rendered, as in the case of other judgments. When such decree is for alimony from year to year, such decree shall not be a lien on the realty as aforesaid, but an execution in the hands of the proper officer, issued for the purpose of enforcing such decree, shall constitute a lien on the real and personal property of the defendant in such execution, so long as the same shall lawfully remain in the possession of such officer unsatisfied. In lieu of the lien of such decree for alimony from year to year, it is hereby provided that the party against whom such decree may be rendered shall be required to give security ample and sufficient for such alimony; but where default has been made in giving such security, the decree for alimony from year to year shall be a lien as in case of general judgments.

(RSMo 1939 § 1520, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1356; 1919 § 1807; 1909 § 2376 (1977) Statute allowing award of maintenance in gross was not repealed by the dissolution of marriage statutes and § 452.335 does not preclude award of maintenance in gross. Carr v. Carr (A.), 556 S.W.2d 511.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.423 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.423
452.423 Guardian ad litem appointed, when, duties — disqualification, when — fees.
Status: in_force

452.423. Guardian ad litem appointed, when, duties — disqualification, when — fees. — 1. In all proceedings for child custody or for dissolution of marriage or legal separation where custody, visitation, or support of a child is a contested issue, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem. Disqualification of a guardian ad litem shall be ordered in any legal proceeding only pursuant to this chapter, upon the filing of a written application by any party within ten days of appointment, or within ten days of August 28, 1998, if the appointment occurs prior to August 28, 1998. Each party shall be entitled to one disqualification of a guardian ad litem appointed under this subsection in each proceeding, except a party may be entitled to additional disqualifications of a guardian ad litem for good cause shown.

2. The court shall appoint a guardian ad litem in any proceeding in which child abuse or neglect is alleged.

3. The guardian ad litem shall:

(1) Be the legal representative of the child at the hearing, and may examine, cross-examine, subpoena witnesses and offer testimony;

(2) Prior to the hearing, conduct all necessary interviews with persons having contact with or knowledge of the child in order to ascertain the child's wishes, feelings, attachments and attitudes. If appropriate, the child should be interviewed;

(3) Request the juvenile officer to cause a petition to be filed in the juvenile division of the circuit court if the guardian ad litem believes the child alleged to be abused or neglected is in danger.

4. The appointing judge shall require the guardian ad litem to faithfully discharge such guardian ad litem's duties, and upon failure to do so shall discharge such guardian ad litem and appoint another. The judge in making appointments pursuant to this section shall give preference to persons who served as guardian ad litem for the child in the earlier proceeding, unless there is a reason on the record for not giving such preference.

5. The guardian ad litem shall be awarded a reasonable fee for such services to be set by the court. The court, in its discretion, may:

(1) Issue a direct payment order to the parties. If a party fails to comply with the court's direct payment order, the court may find such party to be in contempt of court; or

(2) Award such fees as a judgment to be paid by any party to the proceedings or from public funds. Such an award of guardian fees shall constitute a final judgment in favor of the guardian ad litem. Such final judgment shall be enforceable against the parties in accordance with chapter 513 .

(L. 1988 H.B. 1272, et al., A.L. 1990 H.B. 1370, et al., A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1998 S.B. 910, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1453 merged with S.B. 1211, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481) (2000) Section allowing party to custody or visitation proceeding to disqualify one guardian ad litem as matter of right is constitutional. Suffian v. Usher, 19 S.W.3d 130 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 512.210 — MO Code / Chapter 512 / Section 512.210
512.210 Application for trial de novo — release of property taken under execution.
Status: in_force

512.210. Application for trial de novo — release of property taken under execution. — If an application for trial de novo is timely filed and a bond be given and approved and, in the meantime, execution shall have been issued, the associate circuit judge shall give the applicant a certificate that an application for trial de novo in the cause has been allowed and bond given, and on presentation of such certificate to the sheriff, he shall forthwith release the property of the defendant that may have been taken in execution.

(RSMo 1939 § 2731, A.L. 1945 p. 765 § 132, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2345; 1919 § 2895; 1909 § 7572 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 680.155 — MO Code / Chapter 680 / Section 680.155
680.155 Power to contract.
Status: in_force

680.155. Power to contract. — The department may contract with any domestic or foreign person, firm, corporation, agency or government to provide, maintain or improve rail transportation service within this state.

(L. 1988 S.B. 676)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.677 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.677
473.677 Domiciliary foreign personal representative, powers, duties and obligations.
Status: in_force

473.677. Domiciliary foreign personal representative, powers, duties and obligations. — A domiciliary foreign personal representative, who has complied with section 473.676 , may exercise as to assets in this state all powers of a local personal representative and may maintain actions and proceedings in this state, subject to any conditions imposed upon nonresident parties generally. When acting in this state under this authority, a domiciliary personal representative has the duties and obligations of a local personal representative, except that he may pay or deliver personal property under section 473.691 .

(L. 1980 S.B. 637) Effective 1-01-81
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 272.250 — MO Code / Chapter 272 / Section 272.250
272.250 Duty of judge if parties disagree on value — fence viewers to estimate.
Status: in_force

272.250. Duty of judge if parties disagree on value — fence viewers to estimate. — If the parties interested fail to agree as to the value of one-half of the fence, the owner of the fence may apply to a circuit or associate circuit judge of the county, who shall without delay issue an order to three disinterested householders of the township, not of kin to either party, reciting the complaint, and requiring them to view the fence, estimate the value thereof, and make return under oath to the judge on the day named in the order.

(L. 1963 p. 401 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.025 — MO Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.025
192.025 To accept and disburse federal funds for health purposes.
Status: in_force

192.025. To accept and disburse federal funds for health purposes. — The department of health and senior services is hereby designated the official agency of the state of Missouri to receive federal funds for health purposes. The department shall comply with the acts of congress and with any rules and conditions made by any federal agency in regard to the use and distribution of such funds. Such funds shall be deposited in the state treasury and kept in such separately designated funds as may be required to carry out the purposes for which the federal grants are made. Disbursements of such funds from the treasury shall be made on warrants duly issued on requisitions of the department. The general assembly shall appropriate such funds to the use of the department for such purposes.

(L. 1951 p. 761 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 89.450 — MO Code / Chapter 89 / Section 89.450
89.450 Use of unapproved plat in sale of land — penalty — vacation or injunction ...
Status: in_force

89.450. Use of unapproved plat in sale of land — penalty — vacation or injunction of transfer. — No owner, or agent of the owner, of any land located within the platting jurisdiction of any municipality, knowingly or with intent to defraud, may transfer, sell, agree to sell, or negotiate to sell that land by reference to or by other use of a plat of any purported subdivision of the land before the plat has been approved by the council or planning commission and recorded in the office of the appropriate county recorder unless the owner or agent shall disclose in writing that such plat has not been approved by such council or planning commission and the sale is contingent upon the approval of such plat by such council or planning commission. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall forfeit and pay to the municipality a penalty not to exceed three hundred dollars for each lot transferred or sold or agreed or negotiated to be sold; and the description by metes and bounds in the instrument of transfer or other document used in the process of selling or transferring shall not exempt the transaction from this penalty. A municipality may enjoin or vacate the transfer or sale or agreement by legal action, and may recover the penalty in such action.

(L. 1963 p. 146 § 16, A.L. 2005 S.B. 210)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.366 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.366
86.366 Retired members made special advisors, when — compensation — applicants, ...
Status: in_force

86.366. Retired members made special advisors, when — compensation — applicants, processing. — 1. The board of trustees shall by rule adopt a program whereby, in addition to any retirement allowance, or compensation paid or payable under sections 86.200 to 86.366 , any retired member under such sections who is receiving ordinary service retirement benefits and who has not received a lump sum payment equal to the retired member's contributions, shall upon application to the retirement system of the city and approval of the application by the board of trustees be made a special advisor to the retirement system and shall be paid as compensation for services as special advisor a lump sum payment in an amount equal to the total amount of the retired member's contributions to the retirement system, without interest, in the manner provided in subsection 2 of this section.

2. Within ninety days of August 28, 1990, the board of trustees shall establish a system of processing and approving qualified applicants for appointment and payment under this section. Application for appointment for special advisor to the retirement system must be made within one hundred eighty days of August 28, 1990. All qualified applicants shall be deemed appointed as of the date of their application, and shall be paid within one year of August 28, 1990.

3. Any diminishment of the assets of the system resulting from the compensation paid the special advisors to the retirement system provided for in sections 86.200 to 86.366 shall result in an increase in the funding requirement as computed under section 86.330 and made an obligation of the city under sections 86.344 and 86.350 .

(L. 1984 H.B. 1103, A.L. 1990 S.B. 593, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1808) Effective 7-01-00
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.340 — MO Code / Chapter 545 / Section 545.340
545.340 Disobedience to subpoena, how punished.
Status: in_force

545.340. Disobedience to subpoena, how punished. — Disobedience to any such subpoena shall be punished in the same manner and upon like proceedings as provided by law in civil cases; and every delinquent witness shall be liable to the party at whose instance he was summoned, in the same manner and to the same extent as in cases of witnesses summoned in a civil suit.

(RSMo 1939 § 4008) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3619; 1919 § 3962; 1909 § 5169 CROSS REFERENCE: Attendance of witness, how enforced, 491.140 to 491.170, 491.190
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.1231 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.1231
86.1231 Supplemental retirement benefits, Tier II members, amount — member to be a ...
Status: in_force

86.1231. Supplemental retirement benefits, Tier II members, amount — member to be a special consultant, compensation. — Any Tier II member who retires with entitlement to a pension under sections 86.900 to 86.1280 , shall receive, in addition to such member's base pension and cost-of-living adjustments thereto under section 86.1220 , and in addition to any other compensation or benefit to which such member may be entitled under sections 86.900 to 86.1280 , a supplemental retirement benefit of two hundred dollars per month. For purposes of this section, the term "member" shall include a surviving spouse entitled to a benefit under sections 86.900 to 86.1280 as a Tier II surviving spouse. All benefits payable to a surviving spouse under this section shall be in addition to all other benefits to which such surviving spouse may be entitled under other provisions of sections 86.900 to 86.1280 . Any such surviving spouse of a member who dies while entitled to payments under this section shall succeed to the full amount of payment under this section to which such member was entitled at the time of such member's death. In all events, the term "member" shall not include any children of the member who would be entitled to receive part or all of the pension which would be received by a surviving spouse, if living.

(L. 2013 H.B. 116 merged with H.B. 418)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 242.690 — MO Code / Chapter 242 / Section 242.690
242.690 Prior remedies not impaired by sections 242.010 to 242.690.
Status: in_force

242.690. Prior remedies not impaired by sections 242.010 to 242.690. — 1. The repeal of article 1 of chapter 41 , RSMo 1909 and the repeal of an act amending and adding to said article 1, enacted in 1911 and found on pages 205 to 222 of the laws of Missouri of 1911, shall not have the effect of suspending, abating, abridging, impairing, vitiating or nullifying any right, power, remedy or lien heretofore given, created or conferred upon any drainage district heretofore organized or in process of organization at the time of passage of sections 242.010 to 242.690 , under any law of this state, but all such rights, powers, remedies and liens are hereby directly preserved to all such drainage districts; nor shall the repealing of said article 1 as amended and added to by the 46th general assembly in 1911 have the effect of suspending, abridging, abating or nullifying any proceeding or proceedings now pending in any court of this state or of the United States; nor shall the repealing of existing laws have the effect of impairing, invalidating, discharging, changing, modifying or destroying any obligation, contract or undertaking, entered into by, or with any drainage district now organized and existing under any law in this state, but all such obligations, contracts and undertakings so entered into, shall be and remain inviolate.

2. All rights, powers, liens and remedies now existing in behalf of any drainage district of this state, may be enforced and made available in the manner and by the means and mode now provided by law, or such rights, powers, liens and remedies may be enforced and made available under the provisions of said sections, if applicable, at the election of the drainage district. Sections 242.010 to 242.690 are hereby declared to be remedial in character and purpose, and shall be liberally construed by the courts in carrying out this legislative intent and purpose.

(RSMo 1939 § 12389) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10808; 1919 § 4438
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 524.280 — MO Code / Chapter 524 / Section 524.280
524.280 Executions, to whom issued and how governed.
Status: in_force

524.280. Executions, to whom issued and how governed. — Executions and writs for the delivery of possession of real property shall issue to the sheriff of the county where the same, or some part thereof, is situate, and shall be governed, in all respects, by the rules governing executions in ordinary cases, so far as the same may be applicable.

(RSMo 1939 § 1559) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1395; 1919 § 1845; 1909 § 2412
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.020 — MO Code / Chapter 516 / Section 516.020
516.020 Right of possession not affected by descent.
Status: in_force

516.020. Right of possession not affected by descent. — The right of any person to the possession of any lands, tenements or hereditaments shall not be impaired or affected by descent, cast in consequence of the death of any person in possession of any such estate.

(RSMo 1939 § 1003) Prior revisions: 1929 § 851; 1919 § 1306; 1909 § 1880
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.1112 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.1112
376.1112 Director to provide buyer's guide — content — advertising of long-term care ...
Status: in_force

376.1112. Director to provide buyer's guide — content — advertising of long-term care policies to contain notice of availability of guide. — The director shall prepare a guide that explains the factors to be considered in selecting long-term care insurance and the consequences of particular clauses and exclusions. The guide shall be made available to the public and to interested organizations upon request. Any advertisement in this state relating to long-term care insurance shall include notice of availability of this guide from the director.

(L. 1990 S.B. 765 § 6 subsec. 1) Transferred 2002; formerly 376.956
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.1356 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.1356
376.1356 Utilization review entity monitored, when.
Status: in_force

376.1356. Utilization review entity monitored, when. — Whenever a health carrier contracts to have a utilization review entity perform the utilization review functions required by sections 376.1350 to 376.1390 * or applicable rules and regulations, the health carrier shall be responsible for monitoring the activities of the utilization review entity with which the health carrier contracts and for ensuring that the requirements of sections 376.1350 to 376.1390 * and applicable rules and regulations are met.

(L. 1997 H.B. 335, A.L. 2019 S.B. 514) *Section 376.1390 does not exist.