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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.020 — MO Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.020
292.020 Equipment to be guarded.
Status: in_force

292.020. Equipment to be guarded. — The belting, shafting, machines, machinery, gearing and drums in all manufacturing, mechanical and other establishments in this state, when so placed as to be dangerous to persons employed therein or thereabout while engaged in their ordinary duties, shall be safely and securely guarded when possible; if not possible, then notice of its danger shall be conspicuously posted in such establishments. Whenever the director of the inspection section, or his assistant, or deputy, finds that guards have not been installed or notice of danger posted, as required by the provisions of this section, he shall at once, in writing, order the owner or owners, or the person or persons in charge of the machinery, plant, establishment, or place, to make the alterations, additions, or repairs necessary within ten days; and if the said alterations, additions or repairs be not made within ten days from the date of such order, then such failure to make such alterations shall be deemed a violation of sections 292.010 to 292.250 , and in addition to the penalties herein prescribed for such violations, the director or his assistant or deputy, shall be and is hereby empowered to, and he shall seal said defective appliance or appliances in such a manner as to render the same inoperative until said order of the director has been complied with.

(RSMo 1939 § 10182) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13222; 1919 § 6786; 1909 § 7828 (1961) In action under this section for damages for injury to plaintiff's hand caught in wood elevator while working at defendant's charcoal manufacturing plant, plaintiff failed to make a submissible case by showing it was possible to safeguard the dangerous condition, and since plaintiff was aware of the danger, failure to warn was immaterial. Schnieders v. Stegeman (A.), 344 S.W.2d 645.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.460 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.460
227.460 SFC Charles Sadell memorial highway designated for portion of State Highway ...
Status: in_force

227.460. SFC Charles Sadell memorial highway designated for portion of State Highway 740 in Boone County. — The portion of State Highway 740 from .25 miles west of Forum Boulevard to .25 miles south of State Highway TT in Boone County shall be designated the "SFC Charles Sadell Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2019 H.B. 499)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.438 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.438
376.438 Group policies, modifying or amending benefits shall provide extension of ...
Status: in_force

376.438. Group policies, modifying or amending benefits shall provide extension of benefits in event of total disability at date of termination or discontinuance. — 1. Every group policy or other contract subject to sections 376.431 to 376.442 , or under which the level of benefits is hereafter altered, modified or amended, must provide a reasonable provision for extension of benefits in the event of total disability at the date of any termination or discontinuance of the group policy or contract, regardless of the reason for the termination or discontinuance, as required by the following subdivisions of this subsection:

(1) In the case of a group life plan which contains a disability benefit extension of any type, such as premium waiver extension, extended death benefit in event of total disability, or payment of income for a specified period during total disability, the discontinuance of the group policy shall not operate to terminate such extension;

(2) In the case of a group plan providing benefits for loss of time from work or specific indemnity during hospital confinement, discontinuance of the policy during a disability shall have no effect on benefits payable for that disability or confinement;

(3) In the case of health maintenance organization, hospital or medical expense coverages other than dental and maternity expense, a reasonable extension of benefits or accrued liability provision is required. Such a provision will be considered reasonable if it provides an extension of at least twelve months under health maintenance organization, major medical and comprehensive medical type coverages, and under other types of hospital or medical expense coverages provides either an extension of at least ninety days or an accrued liability for expenses incurred during a period of disability or during a period of at least ninety days starting with a specific event which occurred while coverage was in force.

2. Any applicable extension of benefits or accrued liability shall be described in any policy or contract involved as well as in insurance certificates of coverage issued to employees or members. The benefits payable during any period of extension or accrued liability may be subject to the policy's or contract's regular benefit limits.

(L. 1985 H.B. 623, A.L. 1999 H.B. 903)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.475 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.475
196.475 Gas masks, alarm bell, and illumination required.
Status: in_force

196.475. Gas masks, alarm bell, and illumination required. — 1. Any plant using a toxic gas refrigerant shall have at least one gas mask of a type approved by the department and shall keep the same where it will be readily accessible.

2. An alarm bell or buzzer provided with a suitable button shall be placed just inside the door of each locker room in a conspicuous place. Illumination shall be provided in the locker room at all times while open to the public, the switch operating same shall be accessible only to the operator.

(L. 1945 p. 940 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.305 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.305
452.305 Judgment of dissolution, grounds for — legal separation, when — pregnancy ...
Status: in_force

452.305. Judgment of dissolution, grounds for — legal separation, when — pregnancy status not to prevent judgment — judgments to contain Social Security numbers. — 1. The court shall enter a judgment of dissolution of marriage if:

(1) The court finds that one of the parties has been a resident of this state, or is a member of the armed services who has been stationed in this state, for ninety days immediately preceding the commencement of the proceeding and that thirty days have elapsed since the filing of the petition; and

(2) The court finds that there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved and that therefore the marriage is irretrievably broken; and

(3) To the extent it has jurisdiction, the court has considered and made provision for child custody, the support of each child, the maintenance of either spouse and the disposition of property.

2. The court shall enter a judgment of legal separation if:

(1) The court finds that one of the parties has been a resident of this state, or is a member of the armed services who has been stationed in this state, for ninety days immediately preceding the commencement of the proceeding and that thirty days have elapsed since the filing of the petition; and

(2) The court finds that there remains a reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved and that therefore the marriage is not irretrievably broken; and

(3) To the extent it has jurisdiction, the court has considered and made provision for the custody and the support of each child, the maintenance of either spouse and the disposition of property.

3. Pregnancy status shall not prevent the court from entering a judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation.

4. Any judgment of dissolution of marriage or legal separation shall include the last four digits of the Social Security numbers of the parties. The full Social Security number of each party and each child shall be retained in the manner required under section 509.520 .

(L. 1973 H.B. 315 § 2, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 1998 S.B. 910, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481, A.L. 2026 H.B. 1908 & 2337)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.562 — MO Code / Chapter 474 / Section 474.562
474.562 Federal acts, effect on.
Status: in_force

474.562. Federal acts, effect on. — The provisions of sections 474.540 to 474.564 modify, limit, and supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but do not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b).

(L. 2025 H.B. 754)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 72.325 — MO Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72.325
72.325 Procedure for, and effect of absorption.
Status: in_force

72.325. Procedure for, and effect of absorption. — Upon approval of the question in each of the municipalities involved, the absorption shall be accomplished on the date contained in the resolutions by the municipality specified in the resolution as the one which is to absorb the other municipalities shall succeed to the corporate existence and the territorial limits of the municipalities being absorbed and the municipalities absorbed shall cease to exist as separate municipal entities. All the property, real, personal and mixed, and all rights of every kind and nature belonging to and vested in each municipality being absorbed shall be transferred to and vested in the municipality which is absorbing the others on the effective date of the resolutions. All debts and liabilities and all other choses in action, and all and every interest of or belonging to each of the municipalities absorbed shall be taken and transferred to and vested in the municipality which is absorbing the others on the effective date of the resolutions. The title to any real estate, or any interest therein, vested in any municipality which is absorbed shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of the absorption.

(L. 1976 H.B. 1017 § 6, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.278 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.278
40.278 Missing ship, aircraft or unit — court-martial.
Status: in_force

40.278. Missing ship, aircraft or unit — court-martial. — Any person subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490 who through neglect or design misses the movement of a ship, aircraft, or unit with which the person is required in the course of duty to move shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 88)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.540 — MO Code / Chapter 545 / Section 545.540
545.540 Order for removal void, unless bail given.
Status: in_force

545.540. Order for removal void, unless bail given. — No order for the removal of a cause shall be effectual in the case of any defendant not in confinement or custody, unless a recognizance, taken as herein directed, be entered into in open court, or delivered with the order and filed with the clerk of the court, nor unless such order be delivered before any juror is sworn in the cause; and in no case shall a second removal of any cause be allowed.

(RSMo 1939 § 4026) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3637; 1919 § 3980; 1909 § 5187
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 362.466 — MO Code / Chapter 362 / Section 362.466
362.466 Applicability of law — rights, powers, protections.
Status: in_force

362.466. Applicability of law — rights, powers, protections. — Any bank or trust company holding deposit accounts pursuant to this chapter shall have the same rights, powers and protections provided a bank or trust company under subsection 6 of section 362.471 as it relates to any account; nor shall any law impose a duty to the contrary on such bank or trust company.

(L. 1997 H.B. 257)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 173.608 — MO Code / Chapter 173 / Section 173.608
173.608 Fee for certificate — disposition — additional fees authorized, when — fund ...
Status: in_force

173.608. Fee for certificate — disposition — additional fees authorized, when — fund created, purpose. — 1. The base annual fee for a proprietary school certificate of approval shall be $.0013 per one dollar of net tuition and fees income (excluding refunds, books, tools and supplies), with a maximum of five thousand dollars and a minimum of five hundred dollars per school. For a school having a certificate of approval for the sole purpose of recruiting students in Missouri, the net tuition used for this computation shall be only that paid to the school by students recruited from Missouri and the fee shall be five hundred dollars plus the amount produced by the foundation calculation, with a maximum of five thousand dollars. Every five years, beginning with fiscal year 2013, the coordinating board may increase the base annual fee as well as the related minimum and maximum amounts by administrative rule no more than the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), 1982-1984=100, not seasonally adjusted, as defined and officially recorded by the United States Department of Labor, or its successor agency, for the period since the last fee increase.

2. In addition to the annual fee for a certificate of approval, the coordinating board may establish by administrative rule additional appropriate fees if necessary to generate funding sufficient to cover the entirety of costs associated with the operation of the proprietary school certification program, with advice of the proprietary school advisory committee.

3. Any school which operates at two or more locations, or has franchised schools as provided in section 173.606 , may combine tuition and fees for all locations for the purpose of determining the annual fee payable under sections 173.600 to 173.618 .

4. All revenue received by the coordinating board from the fees authorized in this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the "Proprietary School Certification Fund" which is hereby created for the sole purpose of funding the costs associated with the operation of the proprietary school program. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(L. 1983 H.B. 560 § 11, A.L. 1991 H.B. 51, et al., A.L. 2012 H.B. 1042)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 182.060 — MO Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.060
182.060 Board to organize — rules and regulations — county librarian, appointment.
Status: in_force

182.060. Board to organize — rules and regulations — county librarian, appointment. — 1. The board of trustees, immediately after their appointment by the county governing body, shall meet and organize by the election of one of their number as president and one as treasurer and by the election of such other officers as they may deem necessary; shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for their own guidance as may be expedient, not inconsistent with law, for the government of the library and in general shall carry out the spirit and intent of sections 182.010 to 182.120 in establishing and maintaining the free county library.

2. The board, in case such library district establishes its own free county library, shall appoint a qualified librarian who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer for the library district and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

(RSMo 1939 § 14768, A.L. 1955 p. 547, A.L. 1984 S.B. 423) Prior revision: 1929 § 13464
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.640 — MO Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.640
404.640 Jurisdiction for transfers to personal custodianship.
Status: in_force

404.640. Jurisdiction for transfers to personal custodianship. — 1. The probate division of the circuit court may hear and determine all matters pertaining to personal custodians and the administration of personal custodianships under sections 404.400 to 404.650 .

2. The provisions of chapter 472 apply to judicial proceedings involving personal custodianships to the extent they apply to judicial proceedings involving trusts and are not inconsistent with sections 404.400 to 404.650 .

3. If the probate division of the circuit court appoints a guardian or conservator for a beneficiary of a personal custodianship, after notice and hearing, the court may specify in an order the duties and responsibilities of the beneficiary's legal representatives and personal custodians and the manner in which they shall coordinate the exercise of their respective powers and duties for and on behalf of the beneficiary.

4. Upon the filing of any petition as provided in sections 404.400 to 404.650 , the court shall issue an order directed to such persons and returnable on such notice as the court may require, to show cause why the relief prayed for in the petition should not be granted and, in due course, shall proceed to grant such relief as the court finds to be in the best interest of the beneficiary of the personal custodianship.

(L. 1986 S.B. 651 § 13)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 403.300 — MO Code / Chapter 403 / Section 403.300
403.300 Nonliability of corporation and transfer agent.
Status: in_force

403.300. Nonliability of corporation and transfer agent. — A corporation or transfer agent incurs no liability to any person by making a transfer or otherwise acting in a manner authorized by sections 403.250 to 403.350 .

(L. 1959 S.B. 241 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.120 — MO Code / Chapter 446 / Section 446.120
446.120 Plat and certificate of survey.
Status: in_force

446.120. Plat and certificate of survey. — Such surveyor shall make out a plat and certificate of such survey, noting therein the corners at which he shall have planted stones or posts, the names of the chainmen, markers and others present at the planting of the same, and that the same was done in accordance with the testimony contained in the depositions.

(RSMo 1939 § 1982) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1818; 1919 § 5505; 1909 § 6448
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 631.030 — MO Code / Chapter 631 / Section 631.030
631.030 Department to develop state plan, contents.
Status: in_force

631.030. Department to develop state plan, contents. — 1. The department shall prepare a state plan to secure coordinated alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment and rehabilitation services accessible to persons in need of them in defined geographic areas, which plan shall be reviewed and revised annually.

2. The state plan shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

(1) A needs-assessment of the state to determine underserved, unserved and inappropriately served populations and areas;

(2) Statements of short-term and long-term goals for meeting the needs of the currently served, unserved, underserved or inappropriately served populations and areas of the state;

(3) An inventory of existing private and public residential facilities, clinics and other service providers offering drug or alcohol abuse services;

(4) Evaluations of the effects of care and treatment programs;

(5) Descriptions of the following:

(a) Methods for assuring active, consumer-oriented citizen participation throughout the system;

(b) Strategies and procedures for encouraging, coordinating and integrating community-based services wherever practicable to avoid duplication by private, not-for-profit and public state and community-based providers of services;

(c) Methods for monitoring the quality of prevention, evaluation, care, treatment and rehabilitation services funded by the state;

(d) Rules which set standards of construction, staffing, operations and programs, as appropriate, for any public or private entity to meet before receiving state certification; and

(e) Plans for addressing the particular alcohol and drug abuse service needs of each region including special strategies for rural and urban unserved, underserved or inappropriately served populations and areas of the state.

3. In preparing the state plan, the department shall take into consideration its regional plans.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1724)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 381.058 — MO Code / Chapter 381 / Section 381.058
381.058 License required for insurer to transact business of title insurance, ...
Status: in_force

381.058. License required for insurer to transact business of title insurance, exclusive to other types of insurance business, limitations — closing or settlement protection authorized. — 1. No insurer that transacts any class, type, or kind of business other than title insurance shall be eligible for the issuance or renewal of a license to transact the business of title insurance in this state nor shall title insurance be transacted, underwritten, or issued by any insurer transacting or licensed to transact any other class, type, or kind of business.

2. A title insurer shall not engage in the business of guaranteeing payment of the principal or the interest of bonds or mortgages.

3. (1) Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section or anything else to the contrary in sections 381.011 to 381.405 , a title insurer is expressly authorized to issue closing or settlement protection letters (and to collect a fee for such issuance) in all transactions where its title insurance policies are issued and where its issuing agent or agency is performing settlement services and shall do so in favor of the applicable buyer, lender, or seller in all residential real estate transactions. Such closing or settlement protection letter form shall be filed with the director under section 381.085 and shall conform to the terms of coverage and form of instrument as required by rule of the director and shall indemnify a buyer, lender, or seller solely against losses not to exceed the amount of the settlement funds only because of the following acts of the title insurer's named issuing title agency or title agent:

(a) Acts of theft of settlement funds or fraud with regard to settlement funds; and

(b) Failure to comply with written closing instructions by the proposed insured when agreed to by the title agency or title agent relating to title insurance coverage.

(2) The rate for issuance of a closing or settlement protection letter in a residential real estate transaction indemnifying a lessee or purchaser of an interest in land, a borrower, or a lender secured by a mortgage, including any other security instrument, of an interest in land shall be filed as a rate with the director.

(3) The rate for issuance of a closing or settlement protection letter in a residential real estate transaction indemnifying a seller of an interest in land shall be filed as a separate rate with the director.

(4) Such filed rate shall not be excessive or inadequate. The entire rate for the closing or settlement protection letter shall be retained by the title insurer.

(5) Except as provided under this section or section 381.403 , a title insurer shall not provide any other coverage which purports to indemnify against improper acts or omissions of a person with regard to escrow, settlement, or closing services.

(L. 2000 S.B. 894, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66, A.L. 2016 S.B. 833)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 257.120 — MO Code / Chapter 257 / Section 257.120
257.120 Costs, how paid and taxed, counties reimbursed, when.
Status: in_force

257.120. Costs, how paid and taxed, counties reimbursed, when. — Upon a vote approving the establishment of the district, the court shall order payment of the official costs of the proceedings, including the costs of election. The costs shall be paid out of the contingent funds of the county in which the petition is pending, if the county commission of that county has been a petitioner, otherwise the costs shall be defrayed from sums donated or advanced by the petitioners. In case the district is established, any costs advanced shall be repaid to the county or petitioners out of the first funds received from annual levies as provided for such purpose in this chapter. If the district is not organized or established, then the cost shall be collected from the county treasurer on voucher of the county commission, the petitioners or their bondsmen.

(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 12)