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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 622.240 — MO Code / Chapter 622 / Section 622.240
622.240 Authority of division to require safety devices and safeguards — ...
Status: in_force

622.240. Authority of division to require safety devices and safeguards — prohibition against red signs adjacent to tracks, when. — 1. The division may, after a hearing had upon its own motion or upon complaint, by general or special orders, rules or regulations, or otherwise, require every person, corporation, and carrier to maintain and operate its line, plant, system, equipment, apparatus, tracks and premises in such manner as to promote and safeguard the health and safety of its employees, passengers, customers, and the public. The division may prescribe, among other things, the installation, use, maintenance and operation of appropriate safety and other devices or appliances. The division may waive the requirements for notice and hearing and provide for expeditious issuance of an order in any case in which the division determines that the failure to do so would result in the likelihood of imminent threat of serious harm to life or property, except that the division shall include in such an order an opportunity for hearing as soon as practicable after the issuance of such order.

2. No person, partnership, firm or corporation shall set up, install, operate or cause to be operated, upon the person's or its premises, any sign or light commonly known as "red neon" or any other kind of red signs, along, adjacent to or in line of vision of any main line track of a railroad in this state, except the same be shaded or shielded, so as to prevent them from being observed from the line of vision, as viewed from an approaching locomotive cab, or where they may cause confusion to the men in the locomotive cab, thereby endangering the safe and efficient operating of such train or locomotive. The division shall inspect such confusing signs, upon complaint, and determine if such sign or signs are confusing or dangerous, and advise the owner or operator of their findings and prescribe an adequate shield therefor.

(L. 1996 S.B. 780)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.801 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.801
115.801 Youth voting programs, grant, loan, or other aid program to be administered ...
Status: in_force

115.801. Youth voting programs, grant, loan, or other aid program to be administered — grant program to improve federal election process — rulemaking authority. — 1. Subject to appropriation from federal funds, the secretary of state shall administer a grant, loan, or other aid program for the purpose of involving youth in youth voting programs. The secretary of state may promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this subsection.

2. The secretary of state shall administer a grant, loan, or other aid program for the purpose of allowing election authorities to receive grants from the federal government for the purpose of improving the election process in federal elections. The secretary of state may promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this subsection.

3. 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 subsection 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, 2002, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2002 S.B. 675 §§ 115.801, 115.803, and 115.806, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.323 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.323
115.323 Limitation on voter's signing of nominating petition.
Status: in_force

115.323. Limitation on voter's signing of nominating petition. — No voter may subscribe to more than one nomination for one office at any election.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.047) Effective 1-01-78
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.233 — MO Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.233
441.233 Landlord's unlawful removal or exclusion of tenant, liability — ...
Status: in_force

441.233. Landlord's unlawful removal or exclusion of tenant, liability — interruption of services, landlord's liability. — 1. Except as provided in section 441.065 , a landlord or its agent who removes or excludes a tenant or the tenant's personal property from the premises without judicial process and court order, or causes such removal or exclusion, or causes the removal of the doors or locks to such premises, shall be deemed guilty of forcible entry and detainer as described in chapter 534 .

2. Any landlord or its agent who willfully diminishes services to a tenant by interrupting or causing the interruption of essential services, including but not limited to electric, gas, water, or sewer service, to the tenant or to the premises shall be deemed guilty of forcible entry and detainer as described in chapter 534 ; provided however, this section shall not be applicable if a landlord or its agent takes such action for health or safety reasons.

(L. 1997 H.B. 361 § 441.223)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 408.096 — MO Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.096
408.096 Loan arrangement, excess fee prohibited for certain transactions — penalty.
Status: in_force

408.096. Loan arrangement, excess fee prohibited for certain transactions — penalty. — No person, firm or corporation shall receive or impose any fee or charge, other than one expressly provided for by statute, for arranging credit in the amount of one thousand dollars or less the proceeds of which are intended to be used by the borrower primarily for personal, family or household purposes. Any contract evidencing such excess fee or charge and any note evidencing credit so arranged is void. Any person, firm or corporation who receives or imposes a fee or charge prohibited by this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

(L. 1979 S.B. 305)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 320.090 — MO Code / Chapter 320 / Section 320.090
320.090 Emergency services, contracts for mutual aid operative in disasters — ...
Status: in_force

320.090. Emergency services, contracts for mutual aid operative in disasters — requirements. — 1. Any municipal fire department, fire protection district or volunteer fire protection association, as defined by section 320.300 , may enter into contracts providing for mutual aid regarding emergency services provided by such fire department, fire protection district or volunteer fire protection association. The contracts that are agreed upon may provide for compensation from the parties and other terms that are agreeable to the parties and may be for an indefinite period as long as they include a sixty-day cancellation notice by either party. The contracts agreed upon may not be entered into for the purpose of reduction of manpower by either party.

2. Any municipal fire department, fire protection district or volunteer fire protection association may provide assistance to any other municipal fire department, fire protection district or volunteer fire protection association in the state, or any bordering state, at the time of a significant emergency such as a fire, earthquake, flood, tornado, hazardous material incident or other such disaster. The chief or highest ranking fire officer may render aid to any requesting fire department, fire protection district or volunteer fire protection association as long as he is acting in accordance with the policies and procedures set forth by the governing board of that governmental entity or association.

3. When responding on mutual aid or emergency aid requests, the fire department, fire protection district, or volunteer fire association shall be subject to all provisions of law as if it were providing service within its own jurisdiction.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1395 & 1448 § 1 subsecs. 1, 2, 3, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1668, A.L. 1996 S.B. 740)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.400 — MO Code / Chapter 509 / Section 509.400
509.400 Defenses which may be raised by pleading — waiver.
Status: in_force

509.400. Defenses which may be raised by pleading — waiver. — All defenses and objections for which there is no provision for the raising of the same by motion shall be raised in the responsive pleading if one is permitted. When no responsive pleading is required the case shall be deemed at issue. If a responsive pleading is required all defenses or objections not raised therein are waived, except failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or failure to state a legal defense to a claim, and, except lack of jurisdiction over the subject matter. All issues of fact raised or deemed to be raised shall be determined at the trial.

(L. 1943 p. 353 § 72)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.490 — MO Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.490
292.490 Must build proper supports — when.
Status: in_force

292.490. Must build proper supports — when. — If in any house, building or structure in process of erection or construction in this state (except a private house, used exclusively as a private residence), the distance between the enclosing walls is more than twenty-four feet, in the clear, there shall be built, kept and maintained, proper intermediate supports for the joists, which supports shall be either brick walls, or iron or steel columns, beams, trusses, or girders, and the floors in all such houses, buildings, or structures, in process of erection and construction, shall be designed and constructed in such manner as to be capable of bearing in all their parts, in addition to the weight of the floor construction, partitions and permanent fixtures, and mechanisms that may be set upon the same, a live load of fifty pounds for every square foot of surface in such floors, and it is hereby made the duty of the owner, lessee, builder or contractor or subcontractor of such house, building or structure, or the superintendent or agent of either, to see that all the provisions of this section are complied with.

(RSMo 1939 § 10229) Prior revision: 1929 § 13272
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.789 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.789
376.789 Definition of actual charge and actual fee.
Status: in_force

376.789. Definition of actual charge and actual fee. — 1. (1) This section applies to an individual or a group specified disease insurance policy issued to any person that contains the terms "actual charge" or "actual fee" without containing an express definition of the term.

(2) "Actual charge" or "actual fee" when used in an individual specified disease insurance policy in connection with the benefits payable for services rendered by a health care provider or other designated person or entity means the amount the health care provider or other designated person or entity:

(a) Agrees to accept under a network or other participation agreement with the health insurer, third-party administrator, or other third-party payor, or other person, including the insured, as payment in full for the treatment, goods, or services provided to the insured; or

(b) Agrees, or as obligated by operation of law, to accept as payment in full for the treatment, goods, or services provided to the insured under a provider, participation, or supplier agreement under Medicare, Medicaid, or any other government-administered health care program where the insured is covered or reimbursed by this program.

(3) "Payment in full" includes the actual charge or actual fee that was actually paid for the health care provider's treatment, goods, or services on behalf of the insured by Medicare, Medicaid, any other government-administered health care program, any other health insurer, thirty-party administrator, or other third-party payor and, where applicable, any remaining portion of the actual charge or actual fee that was applied or assessed against the insured by Medicare, Medicaid, any other government-administered health care program, any other health insurer, third-party administrator, or other third-party payor for the applicable deductions, coinsurance requirements, or co-pay requirements.

(4) If paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision (2) of this subsection apply, the actual charge or actual fee shall be the lesser of the amounts determined under such paragraphs.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after August 28, 2009, an insurer or issuer of an individual or group specified disease insurance policy shall not pay a claim of benefit under the applicable policy in an amount in excess of the actual charge or actual fee as defined in this section.

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1186 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1186
67.1186 Retailers liable for surcharge, collection and return of surcharges.
Status: in_force

67.1186. Retailers liable for surcharge, collection and return of surcharges. — Every retailer, vendor, operator, and other person who sells goods and services subject to the surcharge imposed pursuant to sections 67.1185 to 67.1189 shall be liable and responsible for the payment of surcharges due and shall make a return and remit such surcharges to the county, at such times and in such manner as the governing body of the county shall prescribe. The collection of the surcharges imposed by this section shall be computed in accordance with schedules or systems approved by the governing body of the county. Such schedules or systems shall be designed so that no surcharge is charged on any sale of one dollar or less.

(L. 1994 S.B. 534 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.550 — MO Code / Chapter 290 / Section 290.550
290.550 Definitions.
Status: in_force

290.550. Definitions. — As used in sections 290.550 to 290.580 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Laborers from nonrestrictive states" , persons who are residents of a state which has not enacted state laws restricting Missouri laborers from working on public works projects in that state, as determined by the labor and industrial relations commission;

(2) "Missouri laborer" , any person who has resided in Missouri for at least thirty days and intends to become or remain a Missouri resident;

(3) "A period of excessive unemployment" , any month immediately following two consecutive calendar months during which the level of unemployment in the state has exceeded five percent as measured by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics in its monthly publication of employment and unemployment figures;

(4) "Public works" , projects defined as public works pursuant to section 290.210 .

(L. 1993 H.B. 416 & 417 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.180 — MO Code / Chapter 476 / Section 476.180
476.180 Judge interested, not to sit.
Status: in_force

476.180. Judge interested, not to sit. — No judge of any court of record, who is interested in any suit or related to either party, or who shall have been of counsel in any suit or proceeding pending before him, shall, without the express consent of the parties thereto, sit on the trial or determination thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 2012) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1848; 1919 § 2345; 1909 § 3867
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.210 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.210
196.210 Toilet rooms provided.
Status: in_force

196.210. Toilet rooms provided. — 1. Every building, room, basement or cellar, occupied or used for the preparation, manufacture, packing, canning, sale or distribution of food, shall have convenient toilet or toilet rooms, separate and apart from the room or rooms where the process of production, manufacture, packing, canning, selling or distributing is conducted.

2. The floors of such toilet rooms shall be of cement, tile, wood, brick or other nonabsorbent material and shall be furnished with separate ventilating flush or pipes, discharging into soil pipes, or on outside of the building in which they are situated.

3. Lavatories and washrooms shall be adjacent to toilet rooms, and shall be supplied with soap, running water and towels, and shall be maintained in a sanitary condition.

4. Operatives, employees, clerks and all other persons who handle the material from which food is prepared, or the finished product, before beginning work or after visiting toilets, shall wash their hands and arms thoroughly with soap and clean water.

(RSMo 1939 § 9892) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13043; 1919 § 5689
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1012 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1012
375.1012 Director's findings — cease and desist orders — penalty, suspension, ...
Status: in_force

375.1012. Director's findings — cease and desist orders — penalty, suspension, revocation — appeal. — 1. If, after such hearing, the director determines that the insurer charged had engaged in an improper claims practice prohibited by sections 375.1000 to 375.1018 , he shall reduce his findings to writing and shall issue and cause to be served upon the person charged with the violation a copy of such findings and an order requiring such person to cease and desist from engaging in such improper claims practice, and thereafter the director may, at his discretion order one or more of the following:

(1) Payment of a monetary penalty of not more than one thousand dollars for each violation but not to exceed an aggregate penalty of one hundred thousand dollars in any twelve-month period unless the violation was committed flagrantly and in conscious disregard of sections 375.1000 to 375.1018 , in which case the penalty shall be not more than twenty-five thousand dollars for each violation but not to exceed an aggregate penalty of two hundred fifty thousand dollars in any twelve-month period;

(2) Suspension or revocation of the insurer's license if such insurer knew or reasonably should have known it was in violation of sections 375.1000 to 375.1018 .

2. Until the expiration of the time allowed under section 375.1016 for filing a petition for judicial review, if no such petition has been duly filed within such time, or if a petition for review has been filed within such time, then until the transcript of the record in the proceeding has been filed in the circuit court of Cole County, the director may at any time, upon such notice and in such manner as he shall deem proper, modify or set aside in whole or in part any order issued by him under this section.

3. After the expiration of the time allowed for filing such a petition for review, if no such petition has been duly filed within such time, the director may at any time, after notice and opportunity for hearing, reopen and alter, modify or set aside, in whole or in part, any order issued by him under this section, whenever in his opinion conditions of fact or of law have so changed as to require such action or if the public interest shall so require.

4. Nothing contained in sections 375.1000 to 375.1018 shall be construed to prohibit the director and the person from agreeing to a voluntary forfeiture with or without proceedings being instituted.

(L. 1991 S.B. 53 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.120 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.120
301.120 License plates returned, when.
Status: in_force

301.120. License plates returned, when. — When the owner of a motor vehicle moves the vehicle to another state, he shall return the license plates to the director of revenue within ninety days or upon the expiration of the period of reciprocity granted by the new state of residence; or if the owner of a motor vehicle ceases to operate the vehicle in Missouri, he shall return the license plates to the director of revenue within ninety days.

(L. 1947 V. I p. 380 § 8369b, A.L. 1951 p. 690, A.L. 1971 S.B. 158)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 231.210 — MO Code / Chapter 231 / Section 231.210
231.210 Duties of road overseer.
Status: in_force

231.210. Duties of road overseer. — It shall be the duty of the road overseer to keep the roads in his district in as good repair as the funds at his command will permit. It shall also be his duty to keep all culverts and holes in the floors of bridges in his district repaired, and to make an inspection of the roads, bridges and culverts in his district as often as practicable and to see that they are kept in a safe condition.

(RSMo 1939 § 8819, A.L. 1945 p. 1497) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8155; 1919 § 10917
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 377.210 — MO Code / Chapter 377 / Section 377.210
377.210 Organization — powers.
Status: in_force

377.210. Organization — powers. — Any number of persons, not less than seven, a majority of whom being citizens and residents of the state of Missouri, may associate themselves and form a company, for the purpose of making insurance on the lives of individuals, and every insurance pertaining thereto or connected therewith on the stipulated premium plan, as defined and regulated herein, and may provide for indemnity against death or disability of the insured occasioned by sickness, accident, old age or otherwise.

(RSMo 1939 § 5870) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5759; 1919 § 6169; 1909 § 6963
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.094 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.094
46.094 Howard.
Status: in_force

46.094. Howard. — Beginning in the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River, opposite the mouth of Moniteau Creek; thence up said creek to the line between townships forty-eight and forty-nine; thence in a direct line to the northeast corner of township fifty-one of range fourteen, west; thence in a direct line to a point one and a half miles west of the northeast corner of township fifty-two of range seventeen, west; thence in a direct line to a point in the middle of the main channel of the Missouri River, where the line between sections seventeen and twenty, township fifty-one, range seventeen, west, intersects the same, and thence down the same, in the middle of the main channel thereof, varying, however, if necessary, so as to include the first island below the city of Boonville, to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13568) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11909; 1919 § 9311; 1909 § 3528
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.542 — MO Code / Chapter 589 / Section 589.542
589.542 Enforcement.
Status: in_force

589.542. Enforcement. — The Interstate Commission, in the reasonable exercise of its discretion, shall enforce the provisions of this compact using any or all means set forth in Article XII, Section B, of this compact.

(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.1175 — MO Code / Chapter 486 / Section 486.1175
486.1175 Jurat certificate form — signature form.
Status: in_force

486.1175. Jurat certificate form — signature form. — 1. A remote online notary shall use a jurat certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing a signature or mark on an affidavit or other sworn or affirmed written declaration:

2. A remote online notary shall use a certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing the signature or mark of any person acknowledging on his or her own behalf or as a partner, corporate officer, attorney in fact, or in any other representative capacity who appears remotely:

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.913 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.913
407.913 Failure to pay sales representative commission, liability in civil action ...
Status: in_force

407.913. Failure to pay sales representative commission, liability in civil action for actual damages — additional damages allowed — attorney fees and costs. — Any principal who fails to timely pay the sales representative commissions earned by such sales representative shall be liable to the sales representative in a civil action for the actual damages sustained by the sales representative and an additional amount as if the sales representative were still earning commissions calculated on an annualized pro rata basis from the date of termination to the date of payment. In addition the court may award reasonable attorney's fees and costs to the prevailing party.

(L. 1989 S.B. 192 § 1 subsec. 5, A.L. 2005 S.B. 211)