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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 243.450 — MO Code / Chapter 243 / Section 243.450
243.450 All or portions of districts may reorganize and consolidate under sections ...
Status: in_force

243.450. All or portions of districts may reorganize and consolidate under sections 242.010 to 242.690. — 1. Two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may come within, and operate under sections 242.010 to 242.690 , and portions of two or more districts organized under the provisions of this chapter may come together and operate under sections 242.010 to 242.690 whenever the owners of one-fourth of the acres of land in the proposed consolidated district sign and present a petition to the circuit court of the county in which there lies the greatest acreage of land in the proposed consolidated district, stating therein:

(1) The numbers or corporate name or names of such district or districts to be included in whole or in part;

(2) The boundaries of each district or portion of district separately;

(3) The boundary lines of the proposed consolidated district;

(4) The approximate number of acres of land in each district or portion of district;

(5) The approximate number of acres of land in the proposed consolidated district;

(6) The approximate amount of the benefits reported and apportioned by the viewers and confirmed by the county commission in each district or portion of district;

(7) The aggregate amount of such benefits as ascertained, apportioned and confirmed;

(8) The amount of bonds issued, by each district, giving the amount, dates, numbers, denominations, maturities, rate of interest, and where payable;

(9) The aggregate amount thereof; and

(10) The number of years it is to continue.

2. In such petition it shall be asked that the court adjudge such districts or portions of districts to be a body corporate, for a number of years not exceeding the time named in the petition, and under the name of "Consolidated Drainage District No. ______ of ______ County, Missouri".

(RSMo 1939 § 12446, A.L. 1963 p. 394, A.L. 1986 S.B. 488) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10856; 1919 § 4523
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.507 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.507
334.507 Continuing education requirements.
Status: in_force

334.507. Continuing education requirements. — Each person licensed pursuant to sections 334.500 to 334.685 shall accumulate thirty hours of continuing education every two years to be eligible for relicensure, as follows:

(1) Continuing education shall be obtained through courses approved by the Missouri advisory commission for physical therapists and physical therapist assistants;

(2) Ten hours of continuing education shall be equivalent to one continuing education unit;

(3) Adherence to the continuing education requirement shall be reviewed for licensure renewal in each even-numbered year and shall include all approved continuing education courses taken during the previous two years.

(L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.440 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.440
537.440 Heirs may sue for waste, when.
Status: in_force

537.440. Heirs may sue for waste, when. — An heir may bring and maintain an action for waste done in the time of his ancestor, as well as in his own time.

(RSMo 1939 § 3005) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2618; 1919 § 6912; 1909 § 7915
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 214.277 — MO Code / Chapter 214 / Section 214.277
214.277 Injunctions, restraining orders, other court remedies available — venue.
Status: in_force

214.277. Injunctions, restraining orders, other court remedies available — venue. — 1. Upon application by the division, and the necessary burden having been met, a court of general jurisdiction may grant an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person from:

(1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or practices for which a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license is required upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed or offered to be performed without a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license; or

(2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to this chapter upon a showing that the holder presents a substantial probability of serious danger to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of this state or client or patient of the licensee.

2. Any action brought pursuant to this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any penalty provided by this chapter and may be brought concurrently with other actions to enforce this chapter.

(L. 1999 H.B. 343, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al. merged with H.B. 2226, et al. merged with S.B. 754)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 367.503 — MO Code / Chapter 367 / Section 367.503
367.503 Allows division of finance to regulate lending on titled property.
Status: in_force

367.503. Allows division of finance to regulate lending on titled property. — 1. The director shall administer and regulate sections 367.500 to 367.533 . The director, deputy director, other assistants and examiners, and all special agents and other employees shall keep all information concerning title lenders confidential as required by sections 361.070 and 361.080 .

2. No employee of the division of finance shall have any ownership or interest in any title loan business or receive directly or indirectly any payment or gratuity from any such entity.

3. The director shall issue as many title loan licenses as may be applied for by qualified applicants.

4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of sections 367.500 to 367.533 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 .

(L. 1998 H.B. 1526 § 2, A.L. 2001 H.B. 738 merged with S.B. 186)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 170.345 — MO Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.345
170.345 Missouri civics education initiative — examination required — waiver, when.
Status: in_force

170.345. Missouri civics education initiative — examination required — waiver, when. — 1. This section shall be known as the "Missouri Civics Education Initiative".

2. Any student entering the ninth grade after July 1, 2017, who is attending any public, charter, or private school, except private trade schools, as a condition of high school graduation shall pass an examination on the provisions and principles of American civics.

3. The examination shall consist of one hundred questions similar to the one hundred questions used by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that are administered to applicants for United States citizenship.

4. The examination required under this section may be included in any other examination that is administered on the provisions and principles of the Constitution of the United States and of the state of Missouri, and in American history and American institutions, as required in subsection 3 of section 170.011 .

5. School districts may use any online test to comply with the provisions of this section.

6. Each school district shall adopt a policy to permit the waiver of the requirements of this section for any student with a disability if recommended by the student's IEP committee. For purposes of this subsection, "IEP" means individualized education program.

(L. 2016 H.B. 1646, 2132 & 1621 merged with S.B. 638)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 453.077 — MO Code / Chapter 453 / Section 453.077
453.077 Postplacement assessments required, when — rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

453.077. Postplacement assessments required, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. When a child has been placed with the petitioner for the required six-month placement period, the person conducting the preplacement assessment of the adoption or other persons authorized to conduct assessments pursuant to section 453.070 shall provide the court with a postplacement assessment. The specific content of which shall be determined by rule by the children's division of the department of social services. The postplacement assessment shall include an update of the preplacement assessment which was submitted to the court pursuant to section 453.070 , and a report on the emotional, physical and psychological status of the child. If an assessment is conducted after August 28, 1997, but prior to the promulgation of rules and regulations by the department concerning the contents of such assessment, any discrepancy between the contents of the actual assessment and the contents of the assessment required by department rule shall not be used as the sole basis for invalidating an adoption.

2. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 .

(L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1918 merged with S.B. 674, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.1089 — MO Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.1089
104.1089 Deferred annuity, when — forfeiture of creditable service and long-term ...
Status: in_force

104.1089. Deferred annuity, when — forfeiture of creditable service and long-term disability benefits. — 1. Subject to the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, in lieu of retirement annuity benefits otherwise payable under the closed plan or year 2000 plan by the Missouri state employees' retirement system, any member who is no longer an employee covered by the closed plan or year 2000 plan, is entitled to a deferred annuity from either such plan, and is employed in a position covered by a retirement plan provided in chapter 476 may make a one-time election to receive a lump sum payment equal to sixty percent, or a greater percentage determined by the board pursuant to section 104.1063 , of the present value of such member's deferred annuity.

2. Any such member making such election under subsection 1 of this section shall forfeit all such member's creditable or credited service and future rights to receive retirement annuity benefits or long-term disability benefits from the Missouri state employees' retirement system under the closed plan or year 2000 plan. If such member subsequently becomes an employee in a position covered by the Missouri state employees' retirement system, such member shall be considered a new employee with no prior credited service and shall be subject to the provisions of section 104.1091 .

(L. 2020 H.B. 1467 & H.B. 1934)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 433.090 — MO Code / Chapter 433 / Section 433.090
433.090 Cosurety may demand that judgment be obtained against estate of deceased ...
Status: in_force

433.090. Cosurety may demand that judgment be obtained against estate of deceased surety or principal. — If any person bound as principal or surety in any bill, note or other instrument of writing for the direct payment of money dies, any cosurety therein, or his legal representatives, may, in writing, at any time within the time limited by law for presentation of demands against estates of deceased persons, notify the person having the right of action to proceed to action in the proper tribunal to secure judgment against the estate of the deceased on account of such bill, note or other instrument aforesaid.

(RSMo 1939 § 3322) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2935; 1919 § 12691; 1909 § 11273
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 188.043 — MO Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.043
188.043 Medical malpractice insurance required to perform an abortion.
Status: in_force

188.043. Medical malpractice insurance required to perform an abortion. — 1. No person shall perform or induce an abortion on another unless such person has medical malpractice insurance with coverage amounts of at least one million dollars per occurrence and three million dollars in the annual aggregate.

2. For the purpose of this section, "medical malpractice insurance" means insurance coverage against the legal liability of the insured and against loss, damage, or expense incident to a claim arising out of the death or injury of any person as a result of the negligence or malpractice in rendering professional service by any health care provider.

3. No abortion facility or hospital shall employ or engage the services of a person to perform or induce an abortion on another if the person does not have medical malpractice insurance pursuant to this section, except that the abortion facility or hospital may provide medical malpractice insurance for the services of persons employed or engaged by such facility or hospital which is no less than the coverage amounts set forth in this section.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 334.100 , failure of a person to maintain the medical malpractice insurance required by this section shall be an additional ground for sanctioning of a person's license, certificate, or permit.

(L. 2003 H.B. 156, A.L. 2019 H.B. 126)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.080 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.080
86.080 Reexamination of beneficiaries retired on account of disability.
Status: in_force

86.080. Reexamination of beneficiaries retired on account of disability. — Once each year during the first five years following the retirement of a member on a disability retirement allowance and once in every three-year period thereafter, the board of trustees may, and upon his application shall, require any disability beneficiary who has not yet attained age sixty to undergo a medical examination, such examination to be made at a place designated by the medical board, the examination to be made by the medical board or by a physician or physicians designated by such board. Should any disability beneficiary who has not attained the age of sixty refuse to submit to such medical examination, his allowance may be discontinued until his withdrawal of such refusal and should his refusal continue for one year all rights in and to his pension may be revoked by the board of trustees.

(RSMo 1939 § 9469) Prior revision: 1929 § 8911
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 262.530 — MO Code / Chapter 262 / Section 262.530
262.530 Special election — how called and conducted.
Status: in_force

262.530. Special election — how called and conducted. — Special election shall be called, advertised and conducted, as in the case of a special election to vote bonds for the erection of a county courthouse or other public purpose.

(RSMo 1939 § 14188) Prior revision: 1929 § 12511
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 151.050 — MO Code / Chapter 151 / Section 151.050
151.050 State tax commission to determine value if company fails to report.
Status: in_force

151.050. State tax commission to determine value if company fails to report. — Should any railroad company fail to make and return to the state tax commission and county clerks, on the proper forms, any of the reports required by the foregoing provisions of this chapter, the state tax commission shall ascertain the property of such company, from the best information they can obtain, and shall fix the value thereof; which value shall serve as the base from which the four percent penalty provided in section 151.020 is calculated.

(RSMo 1939 § 11246, A.L. 1945 p. 1825 § 6, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1022, et al.) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10015; 1919 § 13005; 1909 § 11557 Effective 6-20-86
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.016 — MO Code / Chapter 208 / Section 208.016
208.016 Personal needs allowance to be deducted from resident's income — increase ...
Status: in_force

208.016. Personal needs allowance to be deducted from resident's income — increase in allowance, when. — In determining the amount of an institutionalized MO HealthNet individual's income that is to be applied to payment for the costs of care in the institution, there shall be deducted a personal needs allowance of no less than thirty dollars per month or the minimum amount required by 42 U.S.C. 1396a(q)(2) if more than thirty dollars. Beginning January 1, 2010, the personal needs allowance shall be increased by an amount equal to the product of the percentage of the Social Security benefit cost-of-living adjustment and the average amount that MO HealthNet participants are required to contribute to the cost of institutionalized care. The annual increase in the personal needs allowance shall be rounded to the nearest whole dollar and shall not exceed five dollars in any year. Once the personal needs allowance reaches fifty dollars, there shall be no further increases unless authorized by annual appropriation.

(L. 2009 H.B. 395)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.170 — MO Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.170
441.170 Remedy of executor or administrator.
Status: in_force

441.170. Remedy of executor or administrator. — The executors or administrators of any person to whom any rent shall have been due and unpaid at the time of the death of such person may have the same remedy, by action against the tenant, his executors or administrators, for the recovery thereof, that their testator or intestate might have if living.

(RSMo 1939 § 2962) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2576; 1919 § 6872; 1909 § 7875
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.440 — MO Code / Chapter 513 / Section 513.440
513.440 Other property exempt — provisions — exceptions.
Status: in_force

513.440. Other property exempt — provisions — exceptions. — Each head of a family may select and hold, exempt from execution, any other property, real, personal or mixed, or debts and wages, not exceeding in value the amount of one thousand two hundred fifty dollars plus three hundred fifty dollars for each of such person's unmarried dependent children under the age of twenty-one years or dependent as defined by the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, determined to be disabled by the Social Security Administration, except ten percent of any debt, income, salary or wages due such head of a family.

(RSMo 1939 § 1327, A.L. 1959 S.B. 238, A.L. 1982 S.B. 490, A.L. 2004 H.B. 959 merged with S.B. 1211, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1527 merged with S.B. 628) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1163; 1919 § 1614; 1909 § 2183 (1987) Expense reimbursement president of company was to receive from company was not earnings for personal services rendered and of which ten percent was exempt from garnishment pursuant to 525.030 but was debt which debtor could assert as exempt from garnishment pursuant to this section. Dunn v. Remor Petroleum, 737 S.W.2d 187 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 483.175 — MO Code / Chapter 483 / Section 483.175
483.175 Duty of attorney general or prosecuting attorney — notice.
Status: in_force

483.175. Duty of attorney general or prosecuting attorney — notice. — Whenever the attorney general or prosecuting attorney shall be required to prosecute charges against any clerk, he shall make out each charge in due form, and cause a copy thereof to be served on him, together with a notice requiring him to appear before the court, on some day in term time, to be specified in such notice, and answer the said charges.

(RSMo 1939 § 13302) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11683; 1919 § 2127; 1909 § 2690
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 361.969 — MO Code / Chapter 361 / Section 361.969
361.969 Bank Secrecy Act reports.
Status: in_force

361.969. Bank Secrecy Act reports. — A licensee and an authorized delegate shall file all reports required by federal currency reporting, record keeping, and suspicious activity reporting requirements as set forth in the Bank Secrecy Act and other federal and state laws pertaining to money laundering. The timely filing of a complete and accurate report required under this section with the appropriate federal agency is deemed compliant with the requirements of this section.

(L. 2024 S.B. 1359)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.205 — MO Code / Chapter 313 / Section 313.205
313.205 Definitions.
Status: in_force

313.205. Definitions. — As used in sections 313.200 to 313.350 , the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(1) "Commission" or "lottery commission" , the three-member body appointed by the governor to manage and oversee the lottery and to appoint a director;

(2) "Commissioner" , one of the members of the lottery commission appointed by the governor pursuant to the provisions of sections 313.200 to 313.350 ;

(3) "Director" , the director of the state lottery appointed by the commission as the chief administrator of the state lottery;

(4) "Division" , the division of the state lottery authorized by sections 313.200 to 313.350 ;

(5) "Lottery" or "state lottery" , the state lottery established and operated pursuant to the provisions of sections 313.200 to 313.350 ;

(6) "Lottery contractor" or "lottery vendor" , a person with whom the division has contracted to provide goods or services for the state lottery;

(7) "Lottery game" or "game" , any procedure authorized by written rule of the commission whereby prizes are distributed among persons who have paid, or have unconditionally agreed to pay, for tickets or shares which provide the opportunity to win such prizes;

(8) "Lottery game retailer" , any person with whom the lottery commission has contracted to sell tickets or shares in lottery games to the public;

(9) "Person" , any natural person, firm, corporation, or other legal entity possessing a department of revenue retail sales license, as provided by law.

(L. 1985 S.B. 44 § 2) Effective 6-11-85
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 10.120 — MO Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10.120
10.120 State folk dance.
Status: in_force

10.120. State folk dance. — 1. As used in this section, the term "square dance" means an American folk dance which is called, cued or prompted to the dancers and includes square, rounds, clogging, contra, line and heritage dances.

2. The dance commonly known and referred to as the "Square Dance" is selected for and shall be known as the "American Folk Dance of the State of Missouri".

(L. 1995 H.B. 84 & 98)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 72.040 — MO Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72.040
72.040 Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become.
Status: in_force

72.040. Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become. — 1. All cities and towns in this state containing five hundred and less than three thousand inhabitants, and all towns existing under any special law, and having less than five hundred inhabitants which shall elect to be cities of the fourth class, shall be cities of the fourth class.

2. Notwithstanding the population requirements of subsection 1 of this section, all incorporated villages as of August 13, 1982, may elect by majority vote of the voters therein to be a city of the fourth class and shall retain such classification at its option.

(RSMo 1939 § 6215, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1120) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6093; 1919 § 7613; 1909 § 8527
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 33.450 — MO Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.450
33.450 Fiscal agent to furnish board with statement.
Status: in_force

33.450. Fiscal agent to furnish board with statement. — The said board of fund commissioners shall require the bank selected as the fiscal agent of the state to furnish the board a statement of the amount of money received by said bank for the payment of interest on the bonds of the state, as aforesaid. The said bank shall open an account with the board of fund commissioners, crediting them with the amount received, and charging them with the bonds and coupons paid by it for the state, and its commissions, which commissions shall not exceed one-tenth of one percent of the amount paid by it.

(RSMo 1939 § 13115, A.L. 1945 p. 1428 § 99) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11495; 1919 § 13394; 1909 § 11895