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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 190.290 — MO Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.290
190.290 Definitions.
Status: in_force

190.290. Definitions. — As used in sections 190.290 to 190.296 , the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Emergency telephone service" , a telephone system utilizing a single three digit number, "911", for reporting police, fire, medical, or other emergency situations;

(2) "Emergency services board" or "board" , those persons appointed or elected pursuant to section 190.292 ;

(3) "Person" , any individual, firm, partnership, copartnership, joint venture, association, cooperative organization, corporation, municipal or private, and whether organized for profit or not, state, county, political subdivision, state department, commission, board, bureau, or fraternal organization, estate, trust, business, or common law trust, receiver, assignee for the benefit of creditors, trustee or trustee in bankruptcy, or any other service user;

(4) "Public agency" , any city, county, city not within a county, municipal corporation, public district or public authority located in whole or in part within this state which provides or has authority to provide fire fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, emergency medical, or other emergency services.

(L. 2004 S.B. 1329 § 190.342)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.340 — MO Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.340
59.340 Records to be recorded in separate books by classes.
Status: in_force

59.340. Records to be recorded in separate books by classes. — The several classes of instruments of writing mentioned in the several subdivisions of section 59.330 shall be recorded in separate books, according to their classification therein.

(RSMo 1939 § 13162) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11544; 1919 § 10569; 1909 § 10382
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 78.240 — MO Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.240
78.240 Contents of petition.
Status: in_force

78.240. Contents of petition. — Petitions provided for in sections 78.010 to 78.420 shall be signed by none but voters of the city. Each petition shall contain, in addition to the names of the petitioners, the street and house number in which the petitioner resides, his age and length of residence in the city. It shall be accompanied by an affidavit of one or more voters of the city stating that the signers thereof were at the time of signing voters of said city and the number of signers at the time the affidavit was made.

(RSMo 1939 § 7078, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6928; 1919 § 8395
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 340.324 — MO Code / Chapter 340 / Section 340.324
340.324 Continuing education, requirement.
Status: in_force

340.324. Continuing education, requirement. — The board shall not renew any certificate unless the holder provides satisfactory evidence that he or she has complied with the board's minimum requirements for continuing education.

(L. 1992 H.B. 878 § 62, A.L. 1999 S.B. 424)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.137 — MO Code / Chapter 213 / Section 213.137
213.137 Severability.
Status: in_force

213.137. Severability. — If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, or clause of sections 213.010 to 213.135 is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect any remaining portion, section, or part thereof which can be given effect without the invalid provision.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1619 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 44.125 — MO Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44.125
44.125 Agency to work with volunteers.
Status: in_force

44.125. Agency to work with volunteers. — 1. The agency may develop effective citizen involvement to recruit, train and accept the services of volunteers to supplement the programs administered by the agency.

2. Volunteers recruited, trained or accepted by the agency shall comply with applicable agency policy regulations.

3. The agency shall:

(1) Provide staff as deemed necessary for the effective management and development of volunteer programs;

(2) Take such actions as are necessary and appropriate to develop meaningful opportunities for citizen involvement in agency-administered programs;

(3) Develop and provide to all volunteers written rules governing the job descriptions, recruitment, screening, training responsibility, utilization and supervision of volunteers;

(4) Educate volunteers to ensure that they understand their duties and responsibilities;

(5) Provide a receptive environment for citizen involvement; and

(6) Provide for the recognition of volunteers who have offered exceptional service to the agency.

4. Volunteers shall be deemed unpaid employees and shall be accorded the protection of the legal expense fund and other provisions of section 105.711 .

5. Reimbursement for transportation and other necessary expenses may be furnished to those volunteers whose presence on special assignment is determined to be necessary by the agency. Such expenses shall be reimbursed from the regular appropriations of the agency. Volunteers may use state vehicles in the performance of agency-related duties, subject to those rules and regulations governing use of state vehicles by paid staff.

6. As used in this section, "volunteer" means any person who, of his or her own free will, performs any assigned duties for the agency with no monetary or material compensation.

7. Any person serving as a volunteer may be terminated from service in that capacity by the director.

(L. 1998 S.B. 743)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.836 — MO Code / Chapter 210 / Section 210.836
210.836 Evidence relating to paternity.
Status: in_force

210.836. Evidence relating to paternity. — Evidence relating to paternity may include:

(1) Evidence of sexual intercourse between the mother and the alleged father during the possible time of conception of the child;

(2) An expert's opinion concerning the probability of the alleged father's paternity of the child based upon the duration of the mother's pregnancy;

(3) Blood test results, weighed in accordance with the evidence of the statistical probability of the alleged father's paternity of the child;

(4) Medical or anthropological evidence relating to the alleged father's paternity of the child based on tests performed by experts; and

(5) All other evidence relevant to the issue of the paternity of the child.

(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 12) Effective 7-15-87
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 64.680 — MO Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64.680
64.680 Regulations to supersede laws or ordinances (second and third class counties).
Status: in_force

64.680. Regulations to supersede laws or ordinances (second and third class counties). — Wherever the county zoning regulations made under authority of sections 64.510 to 64.690 require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or a less number of stories, or require greater percentage of lots to be left unoccupied, or require a lower density of population, or require a more restricted use of land, or impose other higher standards than are required in any other statute, local order or regulation, private deed restrictions or private covenants, the regulations made under authority of sections 64.510 to 64.690 shall govern.

(L. 1951 p. 406 § 15)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.1206 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.1206
334.1206 State participation in the compact.
Status: in_force

*334.1206. State participation in the compact. — A. To participate in the compact, a state must:

1. Participate fully in the commission's data system, including using the commission's unique identifier as defined in rules;

2. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints about licensees;

3. Notify the commission, in compliance with the terms of the compact and rules, of any adverse action or the availability of investigative information regarding a licensee;

4. Fully implement a criminal background check requirement, within a time frame established by rule, by receiving the results of the Federal Bureau of Investigation record search on criminal background checks and use the results in making licensure decisions in accordance with section 334.1206 .B.;

5. Comply with the rules of the commission;

6. Utilize a recognized national examination as a requirement for licensure pursuant to the rules of the commission; and

7. Have continuing competence requirements as a condition for license renewal.

B. Upon adoption of sections 334.1200 to 334.1233 , the member state shall have the authority to obtain biometric-based information from each physical therapy licensure applicant and submit this information to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a criminal background check in accordance with 28 U.S.C. Section 534 and 42 U.S.C. Section 14616.

C. A member state shall grant the compact privilege to a licensee holding a valid unencumbered license in another member state in accordance with the terms of the compact and rules.

D. Member states may charge a fee for granting a compact privilege.

(L. 2016 H.B. 1816 merged with S.B. 608 merged with S.B. 635 merged with S.B. 973) Effective 4-25-17, see § 334.1230. *S.B. 608 was vetoed July 5, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.856 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.856
88.856 Action on tax bills, how tried.
Status: in_force

88.856. Action on tax bills, how tried. — Any action brought to enforce and foreclose the lien of any special tax bills provided for herein and all questions relating thereto shall be tried by the court.

(L. 1959 S.B. 344 § 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 91.660 — MO Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.660
91.660 Bond issues — authorization, approval.
Status: in_force

91.660. Bond issues — authorization, approval. — The acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of any undertaking and the issuance in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of such undertaking of bonds to provide funds to pay the cost thereof may be authorized under this law by ordinance or resolution of the governing body which may be adopted at a regular or special meeting by a vote of a majority of the members elected to the governing body. Unless otherwise provided therein, such ordinance or resolution shall take effect immediately and need not be laid over or published or posted. The governing body, in determining such cost, may include all costs and estimated costs of the issuance of said bonds, all engineering, inspection, fiscal and legal expenses, and interest which it is estimated will accrue during the construction period and for six months thereafter on money borrowed or which it is estimated will be borrowed pursuant to this law. The approval of the voters of such municipality shall be required and on such approval such bonds may be so issued and sold, notwithstanding any provisions of any law of the state of Missouri or the charter, bylaws or other regulations of any municipality, or any limitations upon the incurring of bonded indebtedness prescribed by law of the state of Missouri or the charter, bylaws or other regulations of such municipality. A four-sevenths majority of the voters voting for the proposition shall constitute an approval as herein provided; except that, if the bonds are to be issued for any of the purposes set out in Article VI, Section 27 of the Constitution of Missouri, a simple majority shall constitute approval.

(L. 1941 p. 493 § 3, A. 1949 H.B. 2039, A.L. 1975 H.B. 947, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 182.145 — MO Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.145
182.145 Cities maintaining library prior to August 29, 1955, may levy tax for and ...
Status: in_force

182.145. Cities maintaining library prior to August 29, 1955, may levy tax for and maintain library. — Any incorporated city having lawfully established a free public library prior to the effective date of section 182.140 , and having had at that time authority to levy and collect a tax for the establishment and maintenance of the library, may levy and collect a tax for the maintenance of the library, and reduce or increase the tax in the manner provided in section 182.140 .

(L. 1957 p. 461 § 1) (1964) Where taxable property lying within the boundaries of a county library district was incorporated by annexation into the boundaries of a city which had a tax-supported free public library, held that the property was subject to the taxing power of both districts and such interpretation did not violate Article X, § 3, and Article I, §§ 2, 10, 26 and 28 of Missouri Constitution. St. Louis County Library District v. Hopkins (Mo.), 375 S.W.2d 71.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.310 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.310
260.310 Contractual authority, powers.
Status: in_force

260.310. Contractual authority, powers. — 1. The authority of the district shall not extend to any county within the region which has not joined the district.

2. The district may enter into a contract with any city or county within the district to provide all or part of the solid waste management services for the city or county. A city or county shall not be required to meet the provisions of section 260.220 or of section 260.325 if a district includes the city or county within its solid waste plan and the city or county has by contract given the district complete authority for managing the solid waste of the city or county.

3. The district and the counties and cities within the district may enter into whatever contracts or agreements they deem necessary to fulfill their responsibilities under this chapter. Nothing in this section shall preclude the transfer of solid waste outside the boundaries of the district.

4. Contracts issued for the collection or disposal of solid waste in cities, counties, and districts shall not require either security instruments or performance bonds in excess of twenty percent of the total cost of the contract.

5. Any county or counties which are within a solid waste management district may, in cooperation with the district, require by ordinance or order that any solid waste transported from outside the district to a solid waste processing facility or solid waste disposal area within the district be subject to the same requirements as solid waste originating from within the district as set forth in the solid waste management plan under section 260.325 , including the separation of recyclable or compostable materials from the solid waste stream before entering a district's solid waste management system.

6. A solid waste management district may be created and incorporated in each solid waste management region as provided in sections 260.200 to 260.345 and may exercise the powers granted to it in sections 260.200 to 260.345 .

(L. 1990 S.B. 530)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 358.430 — MO Code / Chapter 358 / Section 358.430
358.430 Accrual of actions.
Status: in_force

358.430. Accrual of actions. — The right to an account of his interest shall accrue to any partner, or his legal representative, as against the winding up partners or the surviving partners or the person or partnership continuing the business, at the date of dissolution, in the absence of any agreement to the contrary.

(L. 1949 p. 506 § 43)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.1890 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.1890
620.1890 Report to the general assembly, contents.
Status: in_force

620.1890. Report to the general assembly, contents. — Prior to March first each year, the department will provide a report on the program to the general assembly including the names of participating companies, location of such companies, the annual amount of benefits provided, the estimated net state fiscal impact (direct and indirect new state taxes derived from the project), the number of new jobs created or jobs retained, the average wages of each project, and the types of qualified companies using the program.

(L. 2005 S.B. 343)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.270 — MO Code / Chapter 305 / Section 305.270
305.270 Dependent upon reciprocity by adjoining state.
Status: in_force

305.270. Dependent upon reciprocity by adjoining state. — Sections 305.240 to 305.270 shall not apply unless the laws of such adjoining state shall permit this state and its political subdivisions to acquire, establish, construct, own, control, lease, equip, improve, maintain, and operate airports, or restricted landing areas, or other air navigation facilities therein, with all privileges, rights and duties applicable to such aeronautical projects in such adjoining state.

(L. 1947 V. II p. 334 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 436.100 — MO Code / Chapter 436 / Section 436.100
436.100 Definitions.
Status: in_force

436.100. Definitions. — As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Campground" , real property, other than state-owned property, which contains parcels for rent to transient guests for pay or compensation, which may include temporary utility hook-ups for use by the transient guests, and where such transient guests generally use tents, recreational vehicles or some other form of temporary shelter while on the rented premises;

(2) "Franchise" , a written arrangement for a definite or indefinite period, in which a person grants to another person a license to use a trade name, trade mark, service mark, or related characteristics, and in which there is a community of interest in the marketing of goods or services at wholesale, retail, by lease, agreement, or otherwise;

(3) "Franchisee" , a person to whom a franchise to operate a campground is offered or granted;

(4) "Franchisor" , a person who grants a franchise to operate a campground to another person;

(5) "Person" , a natural person, corporation, partnership, trust, or other entity and, in case of an entity, it shall include any other entity which has a majority interest in such entity or effectively controls such other entity as well as the individual officers, directors, and other persons in active control of the activities of each such entity.

(L. 1992 S.B. 661 & 620 § 6 subsec. 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 95.410 — MO Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.410
95.410 Board may levy tax to pay interest on bonds — may issue bonds.
Status: in_force

95.410. Board may levy tax to pay interest on bonds — may issue bonds. — The board of aldermen shall have the power to levy, annually, taxes upon all taxable property within the city in addition to other taxes, and in sufficient amount for the purpose of paying the interest and principal as may become due on all bonds now issued and outstanding, and such taxes shall be collected in the same manner and time as other taxes. The mayor and board of aldermen shall also have power, by ordinance, to issue bonds payable in one year, to an amount not exceeding half the current revenue for the fiscal year, and also to issue bonds in renewal of other bonds of the city maturing for the requisite amount and which the city has no fund to pay. Such renewal bonds shall not bear a greater average rate of interest than did the original bonds, and shall not run for a longer time than ten years. The mayor and board of aldermen shall also have power, by ordinance, to issue bonds for the purpose of funding the floating indebtedness of the city existing at the time of its incorporation as a city of the fourth class. The mayor and board of aldermen shall have power, by ordinance, to issue bonds for the purpose of extinguishing or paying off any indebtedness against any such city of the fourth class; provided, such indebtedness has been contracted by and with the consent of the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting in favor of the question and declared by any court of competent jurisdiction to be a legal and valid indebtedness, and which has or may hereafter become a judgment against such city. The aggregate amount of such judgment and existing indebtedness shall not exceed the constitutional limit of such city, and such bonds shall not bear any greater rate of interest than the rate per annum permitted by law, and shall not run for a longer time than twenty years.

(RSMo 1939 § 7152, A. 1949 H.B. 2043, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7002; 1919 § 8453; 1909 § 9355
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.330 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.330
86.330 Normal rate of contribution, how determined.
Status: in_force

86.330. Normal rate of contribution, how determined. — After each annual valuation, the actuary engaged by the board to make the valuation required by sections 86.200 to 86.366 , shall determine the normal contribution rate. The normal contribution rate shall be the rate percent of the earnable compensation of all members obtained by deducting from the total liabilities of the retirement system the amount of the assets in hand to the credit of the retirement system and the present value of expected future member contributions and dividing the remainder by one percent of the present value of the prospective future compensation of all members as computed on the basis of mortality and service tables and interest assumptions adopted by the board of trustees.

(L. 1957 p. 256 § 43, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1808) Effective 7-1-00
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.190 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.190
196.190 To what places law applies.
Status: in_force

196.190. To what places law applies. — Every building, room, basement, or cellar occupied or used as a bakery, confectionery, cannery, packinghouse, slaughterhouse, restaurant, hotel, dining car, grocery, meat market, dairy, creamery, butter factory, cheese factory, or other place or apartment used for the preparation for sale, manufacture, packing, storage, sale or distribution of any food, shall be properly lighted, drained, plumbed and ventilated and conducted with strict regard to the influence of such condition upon the health of the operatives, employees, clerks or other persons therein employed, and the purity and wholesomeness of the food therein produced; and for the purpose of sections 196.190 to 196.265 , the term "food" , as used herein, shall include all articles used for food, drink, confectionery condiment, whether simple, mixed or compound, and all substances or ingredients used in the preparation thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 9888) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13039; 1919 § 5685
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 525.160 — MO Code / Chapter 525 / Section 525.160
525.160 Railroad to answer garnishment for wages, when.
Status: in_force

525.160. Railroad to answer garnishment for wages, when. — Except as herein provided, no railroad corporation shall be required to make answer to any interrogatories propounded to it, in any action against any person to whom it may be indebted on account of wages due for personal services, nor shall any default or other liabilities attach because of its failure to so answer in such cases, where a writ of garnishment was issued or served in advance of the recovery by the plaintiff against the defendant, in any action for two hundred dollars or less; and any judgment rendered against any railroad corporation for its said failure or refusal to make answer to any garnishment so issued or served before the recovery of final judgment in the action between the plaintiff and defendant in the cases mentioned in section 525.150 shall be void, and any officer entering said judgment or who may execute the same shall be taken and considered a trespasser and in addition thereto may be enjoined by any court having jurisdiction; provided, this section shall not apply when the debt or claim sued for was contracted or accrued in this state; provided further, in such cases the petition or statement filed in the cause and the writ or summons of garnishment shall affirmatively show that the debt or claim sued for was contracted or accrued in this state and is owing to a bona fide citizen or resident of this state.

(RSMo 1939 § 1575) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1411; 1919 § 1861; 1909 § 2428