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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 393.1675 — MO Code / Chapter 393 / Section 393.1675
393.1675 Nonseverability clause.
Status: in_force

393.1675. Nonseverability clause. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1.140 to the contrary, the provisions of this act * shall be nonseverable, and if any provision is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall invalidate all of the remaining provisions of this act * .

(L. 2018 S.B. 564 § 1) * "This act" (S.B. 564, 2018) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.2458 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.2458
620.2458 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

620.2458. Rulemaking authority. — The department of economic development shall develop administrative rules governing the eligibility, application and grant award process, and to implement the provisions of sections 620.2450 to 620.2458 . 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, 2018, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2018 H.B. 1456 merged with H.B. 1872) Sunset date 6-30-27; see § 620.2459 Termination date 9-01-28; see § 620.2459
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.1680 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.1680
334.1680 Oversight of the interstate compact.
Status: in_force

334.1680. Oversight of the interstate compact. — 1. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce the Compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's purposes and intent. The provisions of the Compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing as statutory law but shall not override existing state authority to regulate the practice of medicine.

2. All courts shall take judicial notice of the Compact and the rules in any judicial or administrative proceeding in a member state pertaining to the subject matter of the Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the Interstate Commission.

3. The Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive all services of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes. Failure to provide service of process to the Interstate Commission shall render a judgment or order void as to the Interstate Commission, the Compact, or promulgated rules.

(L. 2023 S.B. 70 merged with S.B. 157)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.390 — MO Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.390
65.390 Division of townships into road districts.
Status: in_force

65.390. Division of townships into road districts. — The township board of directors shall have power to divide their townships into convenient road districts, and may, at their April meeting, change the same in such manner as the interest of the township may demand.

(RSMo 1939 § 13984) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12307; 1919 § 13220; 1909 § 11708
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.023 — MO Code / Chapter 167 / Section 167.023
167.023 Affidavit of expulsion for certain offenses required for student admission ...
Status: in_force

167.023. Affidavit of expulsion for certain offenses required for student admission — false statements, penalty. — Prior to admission to any public school, a school board may require the parent, guardian, or other person having control or charge of a child of school age to provide, upon enrollment, a sworn statement or affirmation indicating whether the student has been expelled from school attendance at any school, public or private, in this state or in any other state for an offense in violation of school board policies relating to weapons, alcohol or drugs, or for the willful infliction of injury to another person. Any person making a materially false statement or affirmation shall be guilty upon conviction of a class B misdemeanor. The registration document shall be maintained as a part of the student's scholastic record.

(L. 1996 H.B. 1301 & 1298 § 4, A.L. 2000 S.B. 944)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.234 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.234
9.234 Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, month of September.
Status: in_force

9.234. Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, month of September. — The month of September every year shall be designated as "Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month" in Missouri. Citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to increase awareness of ovarian cancer and the importance of early detection and treatment in saving lives.

(L. 2025 S.B. 348)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.223 — MO Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161.223
161.223 Grants from department of elementary and secondary education to local ...
Status: in_force

161.223. Grants from department of elementary and secondary education to local school districts, preferences, discrimination prohibited. — 1. Subject to appropriation from general revenue, the department of elementary and secondary education shall provide grants to assist local public school districts, community-based organizations and nonprofit agencies, including resettlement programs, to provide instruction in the English language to individuals residing in the community or district who have language background other than English and who need assistance in learning English. Preference in grants shall be given to communities and districts demonstrating the most need.

2. Services provided through the grants authorized in this section shall be offered at times and locations designed to best assure access to the services and may include the provision of services at the individual's home, refugee resettlement center, community centers, adult basic education offices, schools, and other places where such individuals congregate.

3. An entity accepting a grant under this section shall not discriminate in the provision of English language services on the grounds of the individual's race, color, religion, gender, age or national origin. Such entity shall not discriminate against a child based upon the nature of the child's school. Any entity accepting a grant under this section may provide English language instruction to individuals of one specific language background.

4. As funds are appropriated by the Missouri general assembly, the department of elementary and secondary education shall implement classes and provide instructional material for all age groups to assist individuals who are not proficient in the English language.

(L. 1998 S.B. 583 & 645 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 382.530 — MO Code / Chapter 382 / Section 382.530
382.530 ORSA summary report to be prepared consistent with ORSA guidance manual — ...
Status: in_force

382.530. ORSA summary report to be prepared consistent with ORSA guidance manual — review, procedures. — 1. An ORSA summary report shall be prepared consistent with the ORSA guidance manual, subject to the requirements of subsection 2 of this section. Documentation and supporting information shall be maintained and made available upon examination or upon request of the director.

2. The review of an ORSA summary report and any additional requests for information shall be made using similar procedures currently used in the analysis and examination of multistate or global insurers and insurance groups.

(L. 2015 H.B. 50) Effective 1-01-16, see § 382.550
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 172.803 — MO Code / Chapter 172 / Section 172.803
172.803 Award of funds, requirements.
Status: in_force

172.803. Award of funds, requirements. — 1. The board of curators, with the recommendations of the advisory board, shall award funds to selected investigators in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) Individual awards shall not exceed fifty thousand dollars per year and shall expire at the end of one or two years, depending on the recommendation of the advisory board for each award;

(2) Costs for overhead of the grantee individual or institution shall not be allowed;

(3) Investigators shall be employees or staff members of public or private educational, health care, voluntary health association or research institutions which shall specify the institutional official responsible for administration of the award;

(4) Subject to the provisions of subsection 3 of section 172.801 , preference shall be given to investigators new to the field of Alzheimer's disease and related disorders and to those experienced in the field but departing in a research direction different from their previous work. Lesser preference shall be given to proposals to sustain meritorious research in progress;

(5) Awards shall be used to obtain preliminary data to test hypotheses and to enable investigators to develop subsequent competitive applications for long-term funding from other sources; and

(6) The research project shall be conducted in Missouri.

2. Funds appropriated for but not awarded to research projects in any given year shall be included in the board of curators' appropriations request for research projects in the succeeding year.

(L. 1987 S.B. 200 § 3, A.L. 1997 H.B. 663, A.L. 2012 S.B. 563)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.413 — MO Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.413
454.413 Filing with the state case registry, when.
Status: in_force

454.413. Filing with the state case registry, when. — 1. Each party to a paternity or child support proceeding establishing, modifying or enforcing a support order pursuant to chapter 210 , chapter 211 , chapter 452 , or this chapter, shall file with the state case registry upon entry of an order, information on the location and identity of such party including the party's Social Security number, residential address, mailing address, telephone number, driver's license number and the name, address and telephone number of the party's employer. If such information changes, such party shall provide the new information to the state case registry within thirty days of any such change.

2. In any subsequent child support enforcement action between the parties, the court or division shall deem that the due process requirements for notice and service of process are met with respect to such party upon a sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to ascertain the location of a party including written notice by certified mail to the last known address of the party and attempted service by publication, and written notice has been delivered to the most recent residential or employer address of such party filed with the state case registry.

(L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 1998 S.B. 910)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 188.130 — MO Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.130
188.130 No cause of action for wrongful life.
Status: in_force

188.130. No cause of action for wrongful life. — 1. No person shall maintain a cause of action or receive an award of damages on behalf of himself or herself based on the claim that but for the negligent conduct of another, he or she would have been aborted.

2. No person shall maintain a cause of action or receive an award of damages based on the claim that but for the negligent conduct of another, a child would have been aborted.

(L. 1986 H.B. 1596) (1989) Harm was not suffered until child was born and statute applied where child was conceived prior to effective date of statute but born after such date. Statute did not bar action for negligence against physician alleging failure to inform mother prior to birth that her fetus was deformed when mother alleged emotional distress from shock of discovering such defect after birth. (Mo. banc) Shelton v. St. Anthony's Medical Center, 781 S.W.2d 48.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 385.065 — MO Code / Chapter 385 / Section 385.065
385.065 Debtor to be informed of his option to use existing policies of insurance ...
Status: in_force

385.065. Debtor to be informed of his option to use existing policies of insurance as security — policy may be obtained from any licensed insurer. — When life insurance or accident and sickness insurance is required or requested as additional security for any indebtedness, the debtor shall be informed of the option of furnishing the required amount of insurance, or any portion thereof, through existing policies of insurance owned or controlled by him or of procuring and furnishing the required coverage through any insurer authorized to transact such insurance business within this state.

(L. 1977 H.B. 610 § 12)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 378.612 — MO Code / Chapter 378 / Section 378.612
378.612 Society may operate nonprofit organizations — may not own funeral home.
Status: in_force

378.612. Society may operate nonprofit organizations — may not own funeral home. — 1. A society may create, maintain and operate, or may establish organizations to operate not-for-profit institutions to further the purposes permitted by subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 378.605 . Such institutions may furnish services free or at a reasonable charge. Any real or personal property owned, held, or leased by the society for this purpose shall be reported in every annual statement.

2. No society shall own or operate funeral homes or undertaking establishments.

(L. 1992 S.B. 831) Effective 1-01-93
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.284 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.284
115.284 Absentee voting process for permanently disabled persons established — ...
Status: in_force

115.284. Absentee voting process for permanently disabled persons established — election authority, duties — application, form — list of qualified voters established. — 1. There is hereby established an absentee voting process to assist persons with permanent disabilities in the exercise of their voting rights.

2. The local election authority shall send an application to participate in the absentee voting process set out in this section to any registered voter residing within the election authority's jurisdiction upon request.

3. Upon receipt of a properly completed application, the election authority shall enter the voter's name on a list of voters qualified to participate as absentee voters pursuant to this section.

4. The application to participate in the absentee voting process shall be in substantially the following form:

5. Not earlier than ten weeks before an election but prior to the fourth Tuesday prior to an election, the election authority shall deliver to each voter qualified to participate as absentee voters pursuant to this section an absentee ballot application if the voter is eligible to vote in that election. If the voter returns the absentee request application to the election authority not later than 5:00 p.m. on the second Wednesday before an election and has retained the necessary qualifications to vote, the election authority shall provide the voter with an absentee ballot pursuant to this chapter.

6. The election authority shall remove from the list of voters qualified to participate as absentee voters pursuant to this section any voter who:

(1) Asks to be removed from the list;

(2) Dies;

(3) Becomes disqualified from voting pursuant to this chapter; or

(4) No longer resides at the address of his or her voter registration.

(L. 1996 H.B. 1557 & 1489 § 2, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 2002 S.B. 675, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592) Effective 11-07-18
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.870 — MO Code / Chapter 546 / Section 546.870
546.870 Executions shall issue, when.
Status: in_force

546.870. Executions shall issue, when. — It shall be the duty of the clerk of the court having criminal jurisdiction for the county at the end of each term, to issue executions for all fines imposed, and the costs of conviction in criminal cases, during the term and remaining unpaid, which shall be executed in the same manner as executions in civil cases; and the property of the defendant may be seized and sold thereon, notwithstanding he may be in custody for the same demand.

(RSMo 1939 § 4120) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3730; 1919 § 4074; 1909 § 5280
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 138.130 — MO Code / Chapter 138 / Section 138.130
138.130 Extension of taxes — delivery of books (first class counties).
Status: in_force

138.130. Extension of taxes — delivery of books (first class counties). — After the county board of equalization has completed the equalization of the merchants' and manufacturers' statements, the clerk of the county commission shall extend on the books all proper taxes at the same rate as assessed for the time on real estate, and he shall, on or before the fifteenth day of October thereafter, make out and deliver to the collector a copy of such books, properly certified, and take the receipt of the collector therefor, which receipt shall specify the aggregate amount of each kind of taxes due thereon, and the clerk shall charge the collector with the amount of the taxes.

(L. 1945 p. 1930 § 13, A.L. 1959 H.B. 107)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.268 — MO Code / Chapter 167 / Section 167.268
167.268 Policy for reading success plans — state board to develop guidelines.
Status: in_force

167.268. Policy for reading success plans — state board to develop guidelines. — 1. Each school district and charter school shall have on file a policy for reading success plans. Each school district and charter school shall provide all parents and guardians of students, including parents of students who are identified as having a substantial deficiency in reading under subsection 1 of section 167.645 , with suggestions for regular parent-guided home reading.

2. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop guidelines to assist districts and charter schools in formulating policies for reading success plans. Such guidelines may include, but are not limited to, measures of reading proficiency, strategies for addressing reading deficiencies, timelines for measuring pupil improvement in reading, and information on screening of dyslexia. Such guidelines may also identify performance levels for pupils identified as handicapped or severely handicapped and conditions under which such pupils may be exempt from the provisions of this section and section 167.645 .

3. Each school district and charter school shall provide intensive reading instruction to students as provided in section 167.645 .

(L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 5, A.L. 2022 S.B. 681 & 662)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.381 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.381
376.381 Health insurance products, department duties.
Status: in_force

376.381. Health insurance products, department duties. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of commerce and insurance shall exercise its authority and responsibility over health insurance product form filings, consumer complaints, and investigations into compliance with state law, regardless as to how a health insurance product may be sold or marketed in this state or to residents of this state.

(L. 2013 S.B. 262 § 1) Effective 7-12-13
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 321.714 — MO Code / Chapter 321 / Section 321.714
321.714 Certification of petition by election authority, content, election to be ...
Status: in_force

321.714. Certification of petition by election authority, content, election to be held — candidacy nomination filed — resignation by board member, recall to be removed from ballot — resigned board member may not fill vacancy. — 1. If the election authority finds the signatures on the petition, together with the supplementary petition sections if any, to be sufficient, it shall submit its certificate as to the sufficiency of the petition to the fire protection district board prior to its next meeting. The certificate shall contain:

(1) The name of the member whose recall is sought;

(2) The number of signatures required by law;

(3) The total number of signatures on the petition;

(4) The number of valid signatures on the petition.

2. Following the fire protection board's receipt of the certificate, the county election authority shall order an election to be held on one of the election days specified in section 115.123 . The election shall be held not less than forty-five days nor more than one hundred twenty days after the fire protection district board receives the petition. Nominations hereunder shall be made by filing a statement of candidacy with the election authority.

3. At any time prior to forty-two days before the election, the member sought to be recalled may offer his resignation. If his resignation is offered, the recall question shall be removed from the ballot and the office declared vacant. The member who resigned may not fill the vacancy which shall be filled as provided by law.

(L. 1995 H.B. 452, et al. and L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 2011 H.B. 315)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 263.537 — MO Code / Chapter 263 / Section 263.537
263.537 Boll weevil suppression and eradication fund established, purpose — ...
Status: in_force

263.537. Boll weevil suppression and eradication fund established, purpose — department may retain amount to cover costs of administration — reversion to general revenue prohibited. — There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Boll Weevil Suppression and Eradication Fund". Moneys in the fund shall be used exclusively for the administration of the program enumerated in sections 263.500 to 263.537 . The director of the department may retain a sum not to exceed one percent of the balance of the fund established pursuant to section 263.527 * per annum to cover actual administrative costs incurred in the administration of sections 263.500 to 263.537 . Such amounts shall be transferred from the director to the director of revenue for deposit in the boll weevil suppression and eradication fund. All money credited to the fund created pursuant to this section shall be appropriated by the general assembly for the use and benefit of the department and specified in the annual appropriations to the department for administration of the program referenced in this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium.

(L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 16, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1859) *Number "263.257" appears in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 640.078 — MO Code / Chapter 640 / Section 640.078
640.078 Federal Clean Water Act and federal Safe Drinking Water Act, tax refunds in ...
Status: in_force

640.078. Federal Clean Water Act and federal Safe Drinking Water Act, tax refunds in violation of — department of natural resources to identify other appropriated funds to department for transfer to the state general revenue fund. — 1. If a refund mandated under Article X, Section 18, of the Missouri Constitution from the following funds:

(1) The water and wastewater loan fund established pursuant to section 644.122 ;

(2) The water pollution permit fee subaccount of the natural resources protection fund established in section 640.220 ;

(3) The water and wastewater loan revolving funds; or

(4) Any fund established by the office of administration for the sole purpose of receiving and distributing state match bond proceeds for the department of natural resources' state revolving fund programs established pursuant to the federal Clean Water Act, the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, or any federal regulation authorized under either federal act, would violate the federal Clean Water Act, the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, or any federal regulation authorized under either federal act, the department of natural resources shall identify an equal amount from other funds appropriated to the department.

2. The commissioner of administration shall transfer the funds identified by the department, that would otherwise be transferred from the funds identified in subsection 1 of this section, to the state general revenue fund for any refund that occurs after August 28, 2004.

(L. 2004 H.B. 980 §1)