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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 182.073 — MO Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.073
182.073 Treasurer of board, custodian of funds, duties.
Status: in_force

182.073. Treasurer of board, custodian of funds, duties. — 1. The treasurer of the board of trustees of a county library district shall receive and be the custodian of all money belonging to the district from whatever source derived. All funds of the county library district derived from local taxation for the county library fund and received from the county collector shall be kept in the county library fund. All funds of the county library district derived from local taxation for the county library building fund and received from the county collector shall be kept in the county library building fund; all funds derived from state aid or federal grants, other than land, building and furnishing grants, shall be kept in the county library operating fund; and the board may establish any other funds that it deems necessary. The treasurer shall deposit all moneys belonging to the county library district in the depositaries that are selected by the board of trustees. The treasurer shall also be the custodian of all bonds or other securities belonging to the county library district.

2. County library district moneys shall be disbursed by the treasurer by appropriate instrument of payment only upon due authorization of the county library district board of trustees and duly certified for payment by the president. The certification shall specify the amount to be paid, to whom payment is to be made and the purpose for which payment is being made. The board by resolution may direct that the signature of the president or treasurer be a facsimile signature in the manner provided by sections 105.272 to 105.278 .

3. No authorization or certification shall be made, and no instrument of payment issued, for the payment of any county library district indebtedness unless there is sufficient money in the treasury and the proper fund for the payment of the indebtedness and be in the proper form.

4. The treasurer of the board of trustees shall submit to the board of trustees, at each regularly scheduled meeting of the board, an accounting reflecting receipt and disbursement of funds belonging to the county library district.

(L. 1984 S.B. 423)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.897 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.897
227.897 E E Crader highway designated for a portion of State Highway 77 in Scott County.
Status: in_force

227.897. E E Crader highway designated for a portion of State Highway 77 in Scott County. — The portion of State Highway 77 from Scott County Road 352 South to Mississippi County Road 220 shall be designated the "E E Crader Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2025 S.B. 348 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.345 — MO Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.345
214.345 Sale of cemetery plot — written statement to be given to purchaser — copy ...
Status: in_force

214.345. Sale of cemetery plot — written statement to be given to purchaser — copy of annual report to be available to public. — 1. Any cemetery operator who negotiates the sale of burial space in any cemetery located in this state shall provide each prospective owner of burial space a written statement, which may be a separate form or a part of the sales contract, which states and explains in plain language that the burial space is part of an endowed care cemetery; that the cemetery has established and maintains the endowed care trust fund required by law; and that the information regarding the fund described in section 214.340 is available to the prospective purchaser. If the burial space is in a nonendowed cemetery, or in a nonendowed section of an endowed care cemetery, the cemetery operator shall state he has elected not to establish an endowed care trust fund.

2. The operator of each endowed care cemetery shall, upon request, give to the public for retention a copy of the endowed care trust fund annual report prepared pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1 of section 214.340 .

(L. 1990 H.B. 1079, A.L. 1994 S.B. 496 merged with S.B. 701, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 362.1035 — MO Code / Chapter 362 / Section 362.1035
362.1035 Capital account, minimum required — company's duty to maintain, requirements.
Status: in_force

362.1035. Capital account, minimum required — company's duty to maintain, requirements. — 1. No family trust company shall be organized or operated with a capital account of less than two hundred fifty thousand dollars. The full amount of the initial capital account of a family trust company shall consist of one or more asset groups described under subsection 1 of section 362.1070 , exclusive of all organization expenses.

2. A family trust company shall maintain:

(1) A physical office in this state where original or true copies, including electronic copies, of all material business records and accounts of the family trust company may be accessed and are readily available for examination by the director. A family trust company may also maintain one or more branch offices within or outside of this state;

(2) A registered agent who maintains an office in this state;

(3) All applicable state and local business licenses, charters, and permits; and

(4) A deposit account with a state-chartered or national financial institution that has a principal or branch office in this state.

3. In addition to the requirements of subsection 2 of this section, a foreign family trust company shall also:

(1) Be in good standing in the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated or organized; and

(2) Stay in compliance with the family trust company laws and regulations of such jurisdiction.

(L. 2017 H.B. 292, A.L. 2024 S.B. 1359)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 150.390 — MO Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.390
150.390 Licenses required — deposits — license fee and duration.
Status: in_force

150.390. Licenses required — deposits — license fee and duration. — 1. An itinerant vendor, whether principal or agent, before beginning business, shall take out state and local licenses in the manner herein set forth, but the right of a municipal corporation to pass such additional ordinances relative to itinerant vendors, as may be permissible under the general law, or under its charter, shall not be affected.

2. Every itinerant vendor desiring to do business in this state shall deposit with the state director of revenue the sum of five hundred dollars as a special deposit, and thereafter, upon application in proper form, and the payment of a further sum of twenty-five dollars, as a state license fee, such state director of revenue shall issue to him an itinerant vendor's license, authorizing him to do business in this state, in conformity with the provisions of sections 150.380 to 150.460 , for one year from the date thereof.

3. Such license shall set forth a copy of the application upon which it is granted. The license shall not be transferable, nor permit more than one person to sell goods as an itinerant vendor, either by agent or clerk, or in any other way than in person, but any licensee may have the assistance of one or more persons, who may aid him in conducting his business, but not act for him or without him.

(RSMo 1939 § 11333, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 525) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10105; 1919 § 13096
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.333 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.333
473.333 Investment of liquid assets.
Status: in_force

473.333. Investment of liquid assets. — Except as restricted or otherwise provided by the will of the decedent, on or after August 28, 2009, the personal representative shall, without authorization or approval of the court, invest liquid assets of the estate, including funds received from the sale of other assets, other than funds needed to meet debts and expenses currently payable, in accordance with the provisions of the Missouri prudent investor act, sections 469.900 to 469.913 , subject to the following exceptions:

(1) Investment of any part or all of the liquid assets:

(a) In direct obligation of or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States; or

(b) In interest-bearing accounts and time deposits, including time certificates of deposit, in financial institutions to the extent the account or deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, shall constitute prudent investments;

(2) If the personal representative determines it appropriate to delegate investment and management functions to an agent as provided in section 469.909 , the agent to whom the delegation is made shall acknowledge in a writing delivered to the personal representative that the agent is acting as an investment fiduciary on the account.

(RSMo 1939 § 104, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 126, A.L. 1957 p. 829, A.L. 1980 S.B. 637, A.L. 1982 S.B. 700 Revision, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1571, A.L. 2006 S.B. 892, A.L. 2009 H.B. 239) Prior revisions: 1929 § 104; 1919 § 103; 1909 § 111 CROSS REFERENCE: Multinational banks, securities and obligations of, investment in, when, 409.950
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 238.232 — MO Code / Chapter 238 / Section 238.232
238.232 Property tax, vote required — election, ballot form — collection of tax.
Status: in_force

238.232. Property tax, vote required — election, ballot form — collection of tax. — 1. If approved by at least four-sevenths of the qualified voters voting on the question in the district, the district may impose a property tax in an amount not to exceed the annual rate of ten cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation. The district board may levy a property tax rate lower than its approved tax rate ceiling and may increase that lowered tax rate to a level not exceeding the tax rate ceiling without voter approval. The property tax shall be uniform throughout the district.

2. The ballot of submission shall be substantially in the following form:

3. The county collector of each county in which the district is partially or entirely located shall collect the property taxes and special benefit assessments made upon all real property and tangible personal property within that county and the district, in the same manner as other property taxes are collected.

4. Every county collector having collected or received district property taxes shall, on or before the fifteenth day of each month and after deducting his commissions, remit to the treasurer of that district the amount collected or received by him prior to the first day of the month. Upon receipt of such money, the district treasurer shall execute a receipt therefor, which he shall forward or deliver to the collector. The district treasurer shall deposit such sums into the district treasury, credited to the appropriate project or purpose. The collector and district treasurer shall make final settlement of the district account and commissions owing, not less than once each year, if necessary.

5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, all property owned by an entity that is exempt from taxation under 26 U.S.C. Section * 501(c), as amended, shall be exempt from any special assessment levied by a district under this section so long as the property is used in furtherance of the entity's tax exempt purposes.

(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 48, A.L. 1997 S.B. 303, A.L. 2025 H.B. 199) *Word "Section" does not appear in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 461.048 — MO Code / Chapter 461 / Section 461.048
461.048 Disclaimer.
Status: in_force

461.048. Disclaimer. — If a beneficiary of a nonprobate transfer disclaims in whole or in part the nonprobate transfer in the manner provided by law, then with respect to the disclaimed transfer, the disclaimant is treated as having predeceased the owner unless the beneficiary designation provides otherwise; but the possibility that a beneficiary or descendant may disclaim a transfer shall not require any transferring entity to withhold making the transfer in the normal course of business.

(L. 1989 H.B. 145 § 33, A.L. 1995 S.B. 116)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.719 — MO Code / Chapter 374 / Section 374.719
374.719 Collateral security accepted, when — receipt required — used to reimburse ...
Status: in_force

374.719. Collateral security accepted, when — receipt required — used to reimburse costs, when — records to be retained. — 1. A licensee may accept collateral security from the principal in a fiduciary capacity, which collateral shall be returned upon final termination of liability on the bond. When a licensee accepts collateral, the licensee shall provide a prenumbered written receipt, which shall include a detailed account of the collateral received by the licensee. The acceptance of collateral security by a bail bond agent shall be reported to the general bail bond agent.

2. The collateral security required by the licensee shall be reasonable in relation to the amount of the bond.

3. If a failure to appear, absconding or attempting to abscond, or a judgment of forfeiture on the bond has occurred, the collateral security may be used to reimburse the licensee for any costs and expenses incurred associated with the forfeiture.

4. The general bail bond agent shall retain records of the acceptance, return, or judgment of forfeiture resulting in the use of the collateral to reimburse the licensee for a period of three years.

(L. 2004 S.B. 1122) Effective 1-01-05
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 236.415 — MO Code / Chapter 236 / Section 236.415
236.415 Council's powers and duties — public hearings required — adoption of rules ...
Status: in_force

236.415. Council's powers and duties — public hearings required — adoption of rules and regulations, procedure. — 1. The council considering recommendations of the chief engineer shall, subsequent to a public meeting, adopt, subject to the approval of the director, the general technological guidelines and the standards, guidelines, rules and regulations applicable to permits, the design, construction, maintenance, operation, alteration, repair, enlargement, reduction, removal or natural physical changes that may occur to a dam or reservoir. Violations of guidelines, standards, rules and regulations are violations of sections 236.400 to 236.500 permitting the revocation, suspension, or refusal to issue any permit required by sections 236.400 to 236.500 . No standards, guidelines, rules, or regulations shall be adopted, or any amendment or repeal thereof shall be effective, except after a public hearing to be held after thirty days' prior notice by advertisement or press release, and publication as required in chapter 536 of the date, time and place of the hearing and opportunity given to the public to be heard.

2. At the hearing, opportunity to be heard by the council with respect to the subject thereof shall be afforded any interested person upon written request to the council, addressed to the chief engineer, received not later than seven days prior to the hearing and may be afforded to other persons if convenient. In addition, any interested person, whether or not heard, may submit, within seven days subsequent to the hearings, a written statement of his views. The council may solicit the views, in writing, of persons who may be affected by, or interested in, proposed rules and regulations, standards or guidelines. Any person heard or represented at the hearing or making written request for notice shall be given written notice of the action of the council with respect to the subject thereof.

3. The council upon hearing the recommendations of the chief engineer and reviewing the application for a construction or registration permit shall approve or deny the permit application. The council may delegate authority to approve or deny permit applications to the chief engineer, whose actions shall be subject to appeal to the council as provided in subsection 2 of section 236.425 .

4. No standard, rule or regulation or guideline, or amendment or repeal thereof, adopted by the council shall be in force and effect until it has been approved in writing by the director and the requirements of chapter 536 are satisfied. The affirmative vote of at least four members of the council shall be required for adoption.

(L. 1979 H.B. 603 § 4, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.130 — MO Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.130
214.130 County commission and incorporated cemetery company to receive grants and ...
Status: in_force

214.130. County commission and incorporated cemetery company to receive grants and bequests in trust. — It shall be lawful for the county commission of any county in which any family burying ground or cemetery, conveyed as aforesaid to said commission, is situated, to take and hold any grant or bequest of money or bonds of the United States, or of this state, or of such county, in trust, and to apply the same or the income thereof for the improvement of any such family burying ground or cemetery, or any portion thereof, or in the erection, extension, adornment or preservation of any tomb, monument, vault or grave, within such burial ground or cemetery, according to the terms of any such grant or bequest, but for no other use, trust or purpose whatever; and every incorporated cemetery company is also hereby authorized and empowered to take and hold any like grant or bequest in trust, and to apply the same, or the income thereof, under the direction of the board of trustees or directors of such cemetery company, for the improvement of such cemetery, or any portion thereof, or in the erection, extension, adornment or preservation of any tomb, monument, vault or grave within such cemetery, according to the terms of any such grant or bequest, but for no other use, trust or purpose whatever. Any court having equity jurisdiction within the county in which such family burying ground or cemetery is situated, shall have power and it shall be its duty to compel the performance of any such trust upon the application of any person whatever.

(RSMo 1939 § 15267) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14058; 1919 § 1087; 1909 § 1309
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.796 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.796
227.796 WWII Henry Archie Black Memorial Bridge designated in Polk County.
Status: in_force

227.796. WWII Henry Archie Black Memorial Bridge designated in Polk County. — The bridge on State Highway P crossing over Lindley Creek in Polk County shall be designated the "WWII Henry Archie Black Memorial Bridge". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such bridge, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2022 H.B. 1738)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.176 — MO Code / Chapter 578 / Section 578.176
578.176 Bear wrestling — penalty.
Status: in_force

578.176. Bear wrestling — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of bear wrestling if he or she:

(1) Wrestles a bear;

(2) Permits bear wrestling to be done on any premises under his or her charge or control;

(3) Promotes, conducts, or stages bear wrestling;

(4) Advertises bear wrestling;

(5) Collects any admission fee for bear wrestling;

(6) Purchases, sells, or possesses a bear which he or she knows will be used for bear wrestling;

(7) Trains a bear for bear wrestling;

(8) Subjects a bear to surgical alteration for bear wrestling.

2. The offense of bear wrestling is a class A misdemeanor.

(Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, § C, November 3, 1998, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17 (2000) Proposition A did not violate constitutional requirements of single subject and clear title. United Gamefowl Breeders Ass'n. of Missouri v. Nixon, 19 S.W.3d 137 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.445 — MO Code / Chapter 488 / Section 488.445
488.445 Funding shelters — fees for marriage licenses — surcharge for filing of ...
Status: in_force

488.445. Funding shelters — fees for marriage licenses — surcharge for filing of civil case, how established, amount — reports. — 1. The governing body of any county, or of any city not within a county, by order or ordinance may impose a fee upon the issuance of a marriage license and may impose a surcharge upon any civil case filed in the circuit court. The surcharge shall not be charged when costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality.

2. The fee imposed upon the issuance of a marriage license shall be five dollars, shall be paid by the person applying for the license and shall be collected by the recorder of deeds at the time the license is issued. The surcharge imposed upon the filing of a civil action shall be two dollars, shall be paid by the party who filed the petition and shall be collected and disbursed by the clerk of the court in the manner provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020 . Such amounts shall be payable to the treasuries of the counties from which such surcharges were paid.

3. At the end of each month, the recorder of deeds shall file a verified report with the county commission of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of this section. The report may be consolidated with the monthly report of other fees collected by such officers. Upon the filing of the reports the recorder of deeds shall forthwith pay over to the county treasurer all fees collected pursuant to subsection 2 of this section. The county treasurer shall deposit all such fees upon receipt in a special fund to be expended only to provide financial assistance to shelters for victims of domestic violence as provided in sections 455.200 to 455.230 .

(L. 1982 H.B. 1069 § 3, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2000 H.B. 1677, et al. merged with S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344) Transferred 2000; formerly 455.205
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 276.546 — MO Code / Chapter 276 / Section 276.546
276.546 State not guarantor.
Status: in_force

276.546. State not guarantor. — Nothing in sections 276.401 to 276.581 shall be construed to imply any guarantee or obligation on the part of the state of Missouri, or any of its agencies, employees, or officials, either elective or appointive, in respect of any agreement or undertaking to which the provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581 relate.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 29)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 263.503 — MO Code / Chapter 263 / Section 263.503
263.503 Definitions.
Status: in_force

263.503. Definitions. — As used in sections 263.500 to 263.537 , the following words shall mean:

(1) "Assessment" , the amount charged to each cotton grower to finance, in whole or part, a program to suppress or eradicate the boll weevil in this state, to be calculated on a per-acre basis;

(2) "Boll weevil" , anthonomus grandis boheman in any state of development;

(3) "Certificate" , a document issued or authorized by the department indicating that a regulated article is not contaminated with boll weevils;

(4) "Cotton" , any cotton plant or cotton plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle;

(5) "Cotton grower" , any person who is engaged in and has an economic risk in the business of producing, or causing to be produced, for market, cotton and will share equitably in expenses of the potential boll weevil eradication program;

(6) "Department" , the department of agriculture;

(7) "Host" , any plant or plant product upon which the boll weevil is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle;

(8) "Infested" , actually infested with a boll weevil or so exposed to infestation that it would be reasonable to believe that an infestation exists;

(9) "Permit" , a document issued or authorized by the department to provide for the movement of regulated articles to restricted designations for limited handling, utilization, or processing;

(10) "Person" , any individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association, or other business entity;

(11) "Regulated article" , any article of any character carrying or capable of carrying the boll weevil, including but not limited to cotton plants, seed cotton, cottonseed, other hosts, gin trash, gin equipment, mechanical cotton pickers, and other equipment associated with cotton production, harvesting, or processing.

(L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 2)