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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 389.795 — MO Code / Chapter 389 / Section 389.795
389.795 Walkways and handrails on bridges and trestles.
Status: in_force

389.795. Walkways and handrails on bridges and trestles. — In cases in which the motor carrier and railroad safety division of the department of economic development finds the same to be practical and necessary for safety of railroad employees, bridges and trestles, over and upon which railroad trains are operated, shall include as a part thereof, safe and suitable walkway and handrail on one side only of such bridge or trestle, and such handrail shall be located at the outer edge of said walkway and shall provide a clearance of not less than eight feet, six inches, from the center line of the nearest track, measured at right angles thereto.

(L. 1959 H.B. 301 § 1, A.L. 1969 H.B. 409) CROSS REFERENCE: Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.144 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.144
375.144 Prohibited acts in connection with the offer, sale, solicitation, or ...
Status: in_force

375.144. Prohibited acts in connection with the offer, sale, solicitation, or negotiation of insurance. — It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale, solicitation or negotiation of insurance, directly or indirectly, to:

(1) Employ any deception, device, scheme, or artifice to defraud;

(2) As to any material fact, make or use any misrepresentation, concealment, or suppression;

(3) Engage in any pattern or practice of making any false statement of material fact; or

(4) Engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates as a fraud or deceit upon any person.

(L. 2005 H.B. 866)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 206.130 — MO Code / Chapter 206 / Section 206.130
206.130 Annexation of territory to district — election — form of ballot.
Status: in_force

206.130. Annexation of territory to district — election — form of ballot. — 1. A petition for annexation of land to a hospital district shall be signed by not less than ten percent or fifty voters, whichever is fewer, residing within the territory therein described proposed for annexation and shall be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the district or the greater portion thereof is situated, and shall be addressed to the commissioners of the county commission. A hearing shall be held thereon as nearly as possible as in the case of a formation petition. If upon the hearing, the commissioners of the county commission find that the petition is in compliance with this chapter, they shall order the question to be submitted. The question shall be submitted within the territory by the county commission as is provided in section 206.060 .

2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

Shall ______ (description of territory) be annexed to the ______ hospital district?

3. If a majority of the votes cast on the question in the district and in the territory described in the petition, respectively, are in favor of annexation, the commissioners of the county commission shall by order declare the territory annexed and shall describe the altered boundaries of the district.

(L. 1961 p. 524 § 14, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.110 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.110
79.110 Mayor and board — duties.
Status: in_force

79.110. Mayor and board — duties. — The mayor and board of aldermen of each city governed by this chapter shall have the care, management and control of the city and its finances, and shall have power to enact and ordain any and all ordinances not repugnant to the constitution and laws of this state, and such as they shall deem expedient for the good government of the city, the preservation of peace and good order, the benefit of trade and commerce and the health of the inhabitants thereof, and such other ordinances, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary to carry such powers into effect, and to alter, modify or repeal the same.

(RSMo 1939 § 7168) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7018; 1919 § 8469; 1909 § 9371 CROSS REFERENCES: Licenses, certain businesses and occupations subject to tax and regulation, 94.230, 94.270 Public utilities, certain cities may own and operate, 91.450 Taxing powers--may provide for public works, 88.670, 94.200
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 547.310 — MO Code / Chapter 547 / Section 547.310
547.310 Defendant ordered arrested, when.
Status: in_force

547.310. Defendant ordered arrested, when. — If the defendant shall have been recognized as herein provided, and shall fail to appear and receive judgment on such appeal or writ of error, or at any new trial that may have been ordered, the supreme court or the court below in which the judgment was rendered, or any judge of either court, shall cause such defendant to be arrested, upon process to be issued for that purpose.

(RSMo 1939 § 4156) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3766; 1919 § 4112; 1909 § 5317
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.141 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.141
115.141 Registration to be supervised by election authority.
Status: in_force

115.141. Registration to be supervised by election authority. — Each election authority shall supervise the registration of voters within its jurisdiction in accordance with this subchapter and shall direct the activities of all deputy registration officials.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.030) Effective 1-01-78
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.440 — MO Code / Chapter 474 / Section 474.440
474.440 Bond to convey does not revoke devise.
Status: in_force

474.440. Bond to convey does not revoke devise. — A bond, covenant or agreement made for a valuable consideration, by a testator, to convey any property devised or bequeathed in any last will previously made, does not constitute a revocation of the previous devise or bequest, either in law or equity; but the property passes by the devise or bequest, subject to the same remedies on the bond, covenant or agreement, for specific performance or otherwise, against the devisees or legatees, as might be had by law against the heirs of the testator, or his next of kin, if the same had descended to them.

(RSMo 1939 § 523, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 273) Prior revisions: 1929 § 522; 1919 § 511; 1909 § 541
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.733 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.733
376.733 Assignment of rights to association by persons receiving benefits, when — ...
Status: in_force

376.733. Assignment of rights to association by persons receiving benefits, when — subrogation rights. — 1. Any person receiving benefits under sections 376.715 to 376.758 shall be deemed to have assigned the rights under, and any causes of action against any person for losses arising under, resulting from, or otherwise relating to, the covered policy or contract to the association to the extent of the benefits received because of the provisions of sections 376.715 to 376.758 , whether the benefits are payments of or on account of contractual obligations, continuation of coverage or provision of substitute or alternative policies, contracts, or coverages. The association may require an assignment to it of such rights and cause of action by any enrollee, payee, policy or contract owner, beneficiary, insured or annuitant as a condition precedent to the receipt of any right or benefits conferred by sections 376.715 to 376.758 upon such person.

2. The subrogation rights of the association under this section have the same priority against the assets of the impaired or insolvent insurer as that possessed by the person entitled to receive benefits under sections 376.715 to 376.758 .

3. In addition to subsections 1 and 2 of this section, the association shall have all common law rights of subrogation and any other equitable or legal remedy which would have been available to the impaired or insolvent insurer or owner, beneficiary, enrollee, or payee of a policy or contract with respect to such policy or contracts, including, without limitation in the case of a structured settlement annuity, any rights of the owner, beneficiary, or payee of the annuity, to the extent of benefits received under sections 376.715 to 376.758 , against a person, originally or by succession, responsible for the losses arising from the personal injury relating to the annuity or payment thereof, excepting any such person responsible solely by reason of serving as an assignee in respect of a qualified assignment under Section 130 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(L. 1988 S.B. 430 § 13, A.L. 2010 S.B. 583, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1690)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.603 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.603
473.603 Settlement on death, resignation, or removal of personal representative.
Status: in_force

473.603. Settlement on death, resignation, or removal of personal representative. — 1. If a personal representative dies, resigns, becomes legally disabled or his letters are revoked, he or his legal representatives or conservator shall file final settlement and shall account for, pay and deliver to his successor, or to the surviving or remaining personal representative all money and property of every kind, and all rights, credits, deeds, evidences of debt and such papers of every kind of the decedent, at such time and in such manner as the court orders. The final settlement may be made and approved without notice or after giving notice to the persons and in the manner directed by the court.

2. If a deceased personal representative leaves no estate subject to administration, and letters are issued to his personal representative solely for the purpose of making settlement under this section, the cost in the court proceeding in which letters are issued to the personal representative of the deceased personal representative shall be taxed in the estate of which he was personal representative; and, in the administration proceeding in the estate of the deceased personal representative there need be no publication as required by section 473.033 .

(RSMo 1939 § 48, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 213, A.L. 1957 p. 829, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45) Prior revisions: 1929 § 48; 1919 § 47; 1909 § 55
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.041 — MO Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.041
59.041 Separation of offices of circuit clerk and recorder of deeds (certain ...
Status: in_force

59.041. Separation of offices of circuit clerk and recorder of deeds (certain second class counties) — office to be placed on ballot, when. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter or chapter 478 , or any other provision of law in conflict with the provisions of this section, in any county which becomes a county of the second class after September 28, 1987, and wherein the offices of circuit clerk and recorder of deeds are combined, such combination shall continue until the governing body of the county authorizes the separation of the offices as provided in section 59.042 .

2. Each county in which the circuit clerk ex officio recorder of deeds was appointed to office before August 28, 2003, shall place the office on the ballot at the general election in November, 2006, and the person elected at the general election shall be the circuit clerk ex officio recorder of deeds of the county until a successor is elected and qualified pursuant to section 483.015 . The person in such office on August 28, 2003, shall continue to hold office until a successor is elected and qualified pursuant to this subsection unless sooner removed. In the event that the county separates the offices of circuit clerk and recorder of deeds before the general election in November, 2006, the person in office at the time of the separation shall continue to perform the duties of the offices until a successor is elected and qualified for each office pursuant to this section, section 59.020 , and section 483.015 , unless sooner removed.

(L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 2001 S.B. 288, A.L. 2003 S.B. 186)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 415.050 — MO Code / Chapter 415 / Section 415.050
415.050 Compliance with sections 415.010 to 415.050 mandatory, when.
Status: in_force

415.050. Compliance with sections 415.010 to 415.050 mandatory, when. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership, association or corporation required by sections 415.010 to 415.050 to be licensed to hold himself, themselves, or itself out as a public warehouseman or warehousemen, or advertise for, or solicit business as a warehouseman without first complying with the provisions of sections 415.010 to 415.050 ; or to use the word "storage" in any way in connection with the business unless engaged in the storage business and licensed as a warehouse as provided by sections 415.010 to 415.050 .

2. The provisions of sections 415.010 to 415.050 shall not apply to self-service storage facilities governed by sections 415.400 to 415.430 .

(RSMo 1939 § 15481, A.L. 1985 H.B. 204)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.328 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.328
40.328 Attempts to compel officer to surrender to enemy or to strike colors ...
Status: in_force

40.328. Attempts to compel officer to surrender to enemy or to strike colors without proper authority — court-martial. — Any person subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490 who compels or attempts to compel a commander of any place, vessel, aircraft, or other military property, or of any body of members of this state's or any other state's military forces to give it up to an enemy or to abandon it, or who strikes the colors or flag to an enemy without proper authority, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 101)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.260 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.260
137.260 County clerk to correct tax book.
Status: in_force

137.260. County clerk to correct tax book. — The clerk of the county commission shall immediately correct the tax book, under any order which may be made by the commission in pursuance of section 137.270 . If, by the correction, any alteration is made in the value of the property or the amount of the taxes, he shall certify the correction to the director of revenue, who shall, on the settlement, allow the collector credit for any sum to which the correction entitles him.

(RSMo 1939 § 10999, A.L. 1945 p. 1782 § 25, A.L. 1959 H.B. 108) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9809; 1919 § 12818; 1909 § 11400
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.250 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.250
86.250 Members may retire when — application to board to be made when — compulsory ...
Status: in_force

86.250. Members may retire when — application to board to be made when — compulsory retirement. — Retirement of a member on a service retirement allowance shall be made by the board of trustees as follows:

(1) Any member may terminate employment as a police officer and actually retire after completing twenty or more years of creditable service or attaining the age of fifty-five upon the member's written application to the board of trustees setting forth at what time, but not more than ninety days subsequent to the execution and filing of the application, the member desires to be retired;

(2) Any member in service who has attained the age of sixty-five shall be terminated as a police officer and actually retired forthwith provided that upon request of the chief of police the board of trustees may permit such member to remain in service for periods of not to exceed one year from the date of the last request from the chief of police.

(L. 1957 p. 256 § 16, A.L. 1969 p. 151, A.L. 1977 H.B. 53, A.L. 1979 H.B. 850, A.L. 1993 S.B. 250, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1808, A.L. 2001 S.B. 290, A.L. 2015 H.B. 515)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.160 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.160
9.160 Alzheimer's Awareness Day proclaimed, second Tuesday in March.
Status: in_force

9.160. Alzheimer's Awareness Day proclaimed, second Tuesday in March. — The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Tuesday of March as "Alzheimer's Awareness Day", and recommending to the people of the state that the day be appropriately observed through activities which will increase awareness of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

(L. 2001 H.B. 603)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 275.450 — MO Code / Chapter 275 / Section 275.450
275.450 Missouri aquaculture council created — department to divide state into ...
Status: in_force

275.450. Missouri aquaculture council created — department to divide state into districts, each district to elect council member — qualifications, terms, vacancies, expenses — powers and duties. — 1. There is hereby created the "Missouri Aquaculture Council", which shall consist of five members elected by commercial producers. The members of the council shall be citizens and residents of the state, shall have been qualified voters in the state for a period of at least one year preceding their appointment, and shall be commercial producers as defined in sections 275.452 to 275.455 . The department of agriculture shall divide the state into four aquaculture districts which contain, as nearly as can be estimated by the department, an equal number of commercial producers, and one council member shall be elected from each aquaculture district. Each member shall be elected for a term of three years, except that of the members first elected, two shall be elected for a term of two years and two shall be elected for a term of three years. Vacancies in the council shall be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as original elections are made. The fifth member of the council shall be elected at large for a term of three years.

2. All members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in the performance of their duties.

3. The council shall:

(1) Provide a list of commercial producers of fish and fish products in this state to the department of agriculture;

(2) Administer the aquaculture marketing development fund;

(3) Elect from among their membership a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer, whose duties shall be established in the bylaws of the council;

(4) Draft and adopt the bylaws of the council;

(5) Communicate with commercial producers in order to enhance the market development of fish and fish products in this state;

(6) Perform any other duties deemed necessary to carry out the functions described in this subsection.

(L. 1989 H.B. 214 § 275.455)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 394.140 — MO Code / Chapter 394 / Section 394.140
394.140 Directors to manage cooperative.
Status: in_force

394.140. Directors to manage cooperative. — 1. The business and affairs of a cooperative shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors, each of whom shall be a member of the cooperative. The bylaws shall prescribe the number of directors, their qualifications, other than those provided for in this chapter, the manner of holding meetings of the board of directors and of the election of successors to directors who shall resign, die, or otherwise be incapable of acting. The bylaws may also provide for the removal of directors from office and for the election of their successors. Without approval of the members, directors shall not receive any salaries for their services as directors. The bylaws may, however, provide that a fixed fee and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed to each director for attendance at each meeting of the board of directors.

2. The directors of a cooperative named in any articles of incorporation, consolidation, merger or conversion, as the case may be, shall hold office until the next following annual meeting of the members or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.

3. The bylaws shall provide that the directors shall be divided into three classes, each class to be as nearly equal in number as possible, with the term of office of the directors of the first class to expire at the next succeeding annual meeting and the term of the second class to expire at the second succeeding annual meeting, and the term of the third class to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting. At each annual meeting after such classification a number of directors equal to the number of the class whose term expires at the time of such meeting shall be elected to hold office until the third succeeding annual meeting.

4. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum.

5. If a husband and wife hold a joint membership in a cooperative, either one, but not both, may be elected a director.

6. The board of directors may exercise all of the powers of a cooperative except such as are conferred upon the members by this chapter, or its articles of incorporation or bylaws.

(RSMo 1939 § 5395) (1965) This section construed to authorize payment of salaries to directors when approved by the members. Triplett v. Grundy Electric Cooperative, Inc. (A.), 389 S.W.2d 401.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 66.510 — MO Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.510
66.510 Gross receipts tax on certain businesses, prohibited, when.
Status: in_force

66.510. Gross receipts tax on certain businesses, prohibited, when. — In the event a tax is lawfully imposed under sections 66.500 to 66.516 , no gross receipts tax imposed solely on hotels, motels or tourist courts or cafes, cafeterias, lunchrooms or restaurants shall be levied or collected by any city within the county and outside the corporate limits of a city with a population of at least three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants so long as the tax imposed under sections 66.500 to 66.516 remains in effect.

(L. 1989 S.B. 295 & 312 § 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 436.558 — MO Code / Chapter 436 / Section 436.558
436.558 Predetermined payment to company, amount — limitation on length of contract ...
Status: in_force

436.558. Predetermined payment to company, amount — limitation on length of contract term. — 1. The contracted amount to be paid to the consumer legal funding company shall be set as a predetermined amount based upon intervals of time from the funding date to the resolution date and shall not be determined as a percentage of the recovery from the legal claim.

2. No consumer legal funding contract shall be valid if its terms exceed a period of forty-eight months. No consumer legal funding contract shall be automatically renewed.

(L. 2023 S.B. 103)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 8.240 — MO Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.240
8.240 Board may acquire lands for state, how.
Status: in_force

8.240. Board may acquire lands for state, how. — The board of public buildings may acquire for the seat of government in the name of the state of Missouri, by gift, purchase, eminent domain or otherwise, real property necessary, useful or convenient for the use of the board of public buildings in the exercise of any power or authority which the board has. In the event the right of eminent domain is exercised it shall be exercised in the manner provided for the exercise of eminent domain by the state highways and transportation commission.

(L. 1949 p. 544 § 116a, A.L. 1957 p. 726, A.L. 1965 p. 126)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.130 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.130
217.130 Living quarters furnished to employees, fees.
Status: in_force

217.130. Living quarters furnished to employees, fees. — The department may provide any employee in any correctional center under its control with living quarters on the grounds of its correctional centers. A fee shall be charged based on a rate schedule established by the department.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 23, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424)