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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 455.025 — MO Code / Chapter 455 / Section 455.025
455.025 Duties of circuit clerks — rules, forms, instructions.
Status: in_force

455.025. Duties of circuit clerks — rules, forms, instructions. — Except as provided under section 455.030 , clerks under the supervision of a circuit clerk shall explain to litigants not represented by counsel the procedures for filing all forms and pleadings necessary for the presentation of their petition to the court. Notice of the fact that clerks will provide such assistance shall be conspicuously posted in the clerks' offices. The location of the office where a petition can be filed shall be conspicuously posted in the court building. The performance of duties prescribed in this section shall not constitute the practice of law as defined in section 484.010 . All duties of the clerk prescribed in this section shall be performed without cost to the litigants. The supreme court may promulgate rules as necessary to govern conduct of court clerks under sections 455.010 to 455.085 , and shall provide forms for petitions and written instructions on filling out all forms and pleadings necessary for the presentation of the petition to the court.

(L. 1980 S.B. 524 § 4, A.L. 1989 S.B. 420)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 163.025 — MO Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163.025
163.025 Operating levy reduction below minimum rate, effect upon accreditation ...
Status: in_force

163.025. Operating levy reduction below minimum rate, effect upon accreditation classification. — Whenever the adjusted operating levy, as defined in section 163.011 , of any school district is required, pursuant to Article X, Section 22 of the Missouri Constitution, to be reduced below the minimum tax rate required for the current school year under section 163.021 , the district shall not be classified as unaccredited under section 163.023 .

(L. 1995 H.B. 211 § 1, A.L. 1996 S.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 287) Effective 7-01-06
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1292 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1292
375.1292 Consent to transfer, effect.
Status: in_force

375.1292. Consent to transfer, effect. — If a policyholder consents to the transfer pursuant to section 375.1290 , or if the transfer is effected under section 375.1294 , there shall be a novation of the contract of insurance subject to the assumption reinsurance agreement with the result that the transferring insurer shall thereby be relieved of all insurance obligations or risks transferred under the assumption reinsurance agreement, and the assuming insurer shall become directly and solely liable to the policyholder for those insurance obligations or risks.

(L. 1993 H.B. 709 § 18)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 382.130 — MO Code / Chapter 382 / Section 382.130
382.130 Termination of registration, when.
Status: in_force

382.130. Termination of registration, when. — The director shall terminate the registration of any insurer which demonstrates that it no longer is a member of an insurance holding company system.

(L. 1971 S.B. 101 § 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 164.121 — MO Code / Chapter 164 / Section 164.121
164.121 Purposes for which bonds may be issued in districts other than metropolitan ...
Status: in_force

164.121. Purposes for which bonds may be issued in districts other than metropolitan and urban. — 1. The school board of any district other than a metropolitan or urban district may borrow money and issue bonds for the payment thereof for the following purposes:

(1) Purchasing schoolhouse sites and other land for school purposes;

(2) Erecting schoolhouses or library buildings;

(3) Furnishing schoolhouses or library buildings;

(4) Building additions to or repairing old buildings;

(5) Purchasing school buses and other transportation equipment;

(6) Paying off and discharging assessments made by counties, cities, towns and villages or other political subdivisions or public corporations of the state against the district in connection with the erection, construction and maintenance of sewers and sewer systems, sidewalks, guttering, curbing and paving of streets and alleys adjoining and abutting real estate of the district if the general funds of the district are insufficient in the judgment of the board to pay and discharge the assessment.

2. The question of any loan under this section shall be decided at an election.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 5-12, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.040, 165.043)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.5117 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.5117
67.5117 Limitation on services permitted.
Status: in_force

67.5117. Limitation on services permitted. — Nothing in sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 shall be interpreted to allow any entity to provide services regulated under 47 U.S.C. Sections 521 to 573 without compliance with all laws applicable to such providers, nor shall sections 67.5110 to 67.5121 be interpreted to impose any new requirements on cable providers for the provision of such service in this state.

(L. 2018 H.B. 1991) Effective 1-01-19 Expires 12-31-29; see § 67.5122
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 377.230 — MO Code / Chapter 377 / Section 377.230
377.230 Completion of organization.
Status: in_force

377.230. Completion of organization. — 1. No such corporation, company or association shall commence the business of life insurance until at least two hundred persons, eligible under the proposed plan of organization, shall have subscribed, in writing, to be insured therein in the aggregate amount of at least two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and shall have each paid, in cash, the amount of one annual stipulated net premium for their age at entry on the amount of insurance severally subscribed for, and which shall be held in trust for the benefit of the members of said corporation or their beneficiaries; nor until the director of the department of commerce and insurance and attorney general shall have further certified that it has complied with the provisions of sections 377.200 to 377.460 , and is authorized to transact the business of insurance; provided, however, that every corporation incorporating or reincorporating under the provisions of sections 377.200 to 377.460 shall deposit with the director of the department of commerce and insurance such securities as are required by law to be deposited by insurance companies, the sum of five thousand dollars, before it shall commence business.

2. Said five thousand dollars shall be a part of the insurance fund and an asset of the corporation.

3. The securities deposited with the department of commerce and insurance pursuant to this section shall be held by the director in trust for the benefit and protection of and as security for the policyholders of such corporation, their legal representatives and beneficiaries.

(RSMo 1939 § 5872) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5761; 1919 § 6171; 1909 § 6965
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 108.900 — MO Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.900
108.900 Commissioners authorized to borrow and to issue bonds for state building ...
Status: in_force

108.900. Commissioners authorized to borrow and to issue bonds for state building and property improvements. — 1. For the purpose of providing funds for improvements of state buildings and property, including state parks, including but not limited to repairing, remodeling, or rebuilding buildings and properties of the state, providing additions thereto or additional buildings where necessary and for planning, furnishing, equipping and landscaping such improvements and for expenditures for state parks as specified in section 253.040 , and for grants administered pursuant to sections 644.031 , 192.600 to 192.620 , 68.010 to 68.070 , and 278.080 , and for construction and improvement of rail and highway access within this state, as authorized by and to implement Section 37(d) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, the board of fund commissioners of the state of Missouri is hereby empowered to borrow, on the credit of the state, the sum of seventy-five million dollars in the manner provided in sections 108.900 to 108.914 . The bonds shall be issued by the state board of fund commissioners as necessary to carry on the program of financing, planning, and constructing the improvements specified in this section as determined by the general assembly.

2. For the purpose of providing additional funds for the purposes described in subsection 1 of this section, as authorized by Section 37(d) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, the board of fund commissioners is hereby empowered to borrow, on the credit of the state, fifty million dollars in the manner provided in sections 108.900 to 108.914 . This amount shall be in addition to the seventy-five million dollars authorized by subsection 1 of this section.

3. For the purpose of providing additional funds for the purposes described in subsection 1 of this section, as authorized by Section 37(d) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, the board of fund commissioners is hereby empowered to borrow, on the credit of the state, seventy-five million dollars in the manner provided in sections 108.900 to 108.914 . This amount shall be in addition to the amounts authorized by subsections 1 and 2 of this section.

4. For the purpose of providing additional funds for the purposes described in subsection 1 of this section, as authorized by Section 37(d) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, the board of fund commissioners is hereby empowered to borrow, on the credit of the state, four hundred million dollars in the manner provided in sections 108.900 to 108.914 . This amount shall be in addition to the amounts authorized by subsections 1, 2 and 3 of this section. Funds allocated for economic development purposes from the moneys derived under this subsection need not be subject to any matching contribution requirements imposed by section 68.035 .

(L. 1982 2nd Ex. Sess. S.B. 1 § 1, A.L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1017, A.L. 1985 S.B. 187)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.273 — MO Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.273
105.273 Definitions.
Status: in_force

105.273. Definitions. — As used in sections 105.273 to 105.278

(1) "Public security" means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by this state or by any of its departments, agencies or other instrumentalities or by any of its political subdivisions;

(2) "Instrument of payment" means a check, draft, warrant or order for the payment, delivery or transfer of funds;

(3) "Authorized officer" means any official of this state or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities or any of its political subdivisions whose signature to a public security or instrument of payment is required or permitted;

(4) "Facsimile signature" means a reproduction by engraving, imprinting, stamping, or other means of the manual signature of an authorized officer;

(5) "Contract" , means any contract executed by a political subdivision of this state and approved by the governing body of the political subdivision.

(L. 1959 S.B. 119 § 1, A.L. 1998 S.B. 680) CROSS REFERENCES: Governor, use of facsimile signature, 26.101 Secretary of state, use of facsimile signature, 28.095
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.3148 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.3148
301.3148 Missouri DeMolay, special license plates — emblem authorization — use of ...
Status: in_force

301.3148. Missouri DeMolay, special license plates — emblem authorization — use of contributions, fee, application procedure — new plates issued, when. — 1. Any member of Missouri DeMolay may receive special license plates as prescribed in this section after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to Missouri DeMolay. Missouri DeMolay hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to Missouri DeMolay derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for Missouri DeMolay scholarships and other charitable programs. Any member of Missouri DeMolay may annually apply to Missouri DeMolay for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to Missouri DeMolay, the organization shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the member to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of the fee required for personalized license plates in section 301.144 , and other fees and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue a personalized license plate, which shall bear the emblem of the Missouri DeMolay, to the vehicle owner.

3. The license plate authorized by this section shall be in a form prescribed by the advisory committee established in section 301.129 * , except that such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130 . The bidding process used to select a vendor for the material to manufacture the license plates authorized by this section shall consider the aesthetic appearance of the plate.

4. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Missouri DeMolay emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Missouri DeMolay emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1405) *Section 301.129 was repealed by H.B. 1298 Revision, 2014.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 139.300 — MO Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.300
139.300 Individual liability of officers — failure to perform duty, penalty.
Status: in_force

139.300. Individual liability of officers — failure to perform duty, penalty. — 1. Every county clerk, assessor, collector or other officer, who refuses or knowingly neglects to perform any duty enjoined on him by, or consents in or connives at any evasion of the laws relating to the assessment, levy and collection of taxes, whereby any proceedings required by such laws are prevented or hindered, or any property is unlawfully exempted from taxation or is entered upon the tax list at less than its full cash value, is liable for each offense, neglect or refusal, individually and on his official bond, for double the amount of the loss or damage caused thereby.

2. If any officer fails, refuses or neglects to perform any of the duties required of him by such laws, upon being required so to do by any person interested in the matter, for which failure, neglect or refusal no specific penalty is provided, he is liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.

3. Any officer who knowingly violates any of the provisions of such laws is liable to a fine of not less than ten dollars nor more than one thousand dollars.

4. The penalties and damages provided by this section may be recovered by action in any court of competent jurisdiction and the officer may be removed from office at the discretion of the court.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 11233, 11234, A.L. 1959 H.B. 106) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 10002, 10003; 1919 §§ 12992, 12993; 1909 §§ 11544, 11545
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.560 — MO Code / Chapter 290 / Section 290.560
290.560 Certain laborers to be used on public works projects, when — contract ...
Status: in_force

290.560. Certain laborers to be used on public works projects, when — contract provisions — exceptions. — Whenever there is a period of excessive unemployment in this state, every person who is charged with the duty, either by law or contract, of constructing or building any public works project or improvement for the state or any political subdivision, municipal corporation or other governmental unit thereof shall employ only Missouri laborers and laborers from nonrestrictive states on such project or improvement, and every contract let by any such person shall contain a provision requiring that such labor be used, except that other laborers may be used when Missouri laborers or laborers from nonrestrictive states are not available, or are incapable of performing the particular type of work involved, if so certified by the contractor and approved by the contracting officer.

(L. 1993 H.B. 416 & 417 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.189 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.189
115.189 Information supplied by postal service in lieu of house-to-house canvass.
Status: in_force

115.189. Information supplied by postal service in lieu of house-to-house canvass. — In lieu of a house-to-house canvass or postal service canvass, the election authority may establish a program by which change of address information is supplied by the postal service.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.325, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1411) Effective 1-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.180 — MO Code / Chapter 479 / Section 479.180
479.180 Commitment in county jail, when — duty of sheriff.
Status: in_force

479.180. Commitment in county jail, when — duty of sheriff. — If a municipality has no suitable and safe place of confinement, the defendant may be committed to the county jail by the judge, and it shall be the duty of the sheriff, if space for the prisoner is available in the county jail, upon receipt of a warrant of commitment from the judge to receive and safely keep such prisoner until discharged by due process of law. The municipality shall pay the board of such prisoner at the same rate as may now or hereafter be allowed by law to such sheriff for the keeping of other prisoners in his custody.

(L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.920 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.920
375.920 Policy form approval, disapproval — procedure.
Status: in_force

375.920. Policy form approval, disapproval — procedure. — No insurer shall deliver any policy of private passenger automobile insurance, homeowner's insurance, dwelling-owner's insurance, residential fire insurance, or tenant's or renter's insurance written upon property within this state until such policy form shall have been approved as provided for in sections 375.920 to 375.923 . Upon submission of any form to the director of the department of commerce and insurance, such form shall be deemed approved. The director of the department of commerce and insurance shall review such form within sixty days, and may have a hearing during that time. If within that time he determines the policy form is not in compliance with the insurance laws of this state and does not contain such words, phraseology, conditions and provisions which are specific, certain and unambiguous and reasonably adequate to meet the needed requirements of those insured under such policies, he may file a petition with the administrative hearing commission asking that the policy be disapproved, stating specifically the reasons why such policy form shall be disapproved.

(L. 1979 S.B. 276 & 277 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.200 — MO Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.200
59.200 Recorder or deputy prohibited from making abstracts of title — penalty.
Status: in_force

59.200. Recorder or deputy prohibited from making abstracts of title — penalty. — Every recorder of deeds or the deputy of any such officer, who shall engage in the business of making abstracts of instruments of record in his office affecting the title to lands, for profit or hire, or who shall furnish to any person or persons any written extract, excerpt, memoranda or copy of any such instrument of record, for profit or hire, otherwise than under and in pursuance of the statutes defining his duties as such officer and in his official capacity, duly authenticating each extract, excerpt, memoranda or copy of every such instrument so furnished under the seal of his office, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction, be punished by a fine of not less than twenty nor more than fifty dollars.

(RSMo 1939 § 13189) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11570; 1919 § 10593
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.023 — MO Code / Chapter 610 / Section 610.023
610.023 Records of governmental bodies to be in care of custodian, duties — records ...
Status: in_force

610.023. Records of governmental bodies to be in care of custodian, duties — records may be copied but not removed, exception, procedure — denial of access, procedure. — 1. Each public governmental body is to appoint a custodian who is to be responsible for the maintenance of that body's records. The identity and location of a public governmental body's custodian is to be made available upon request.

2. Each public governmental body shall make available for inspection and copying by the public of that body's public records. No person shall remove original public records from the office of a public governmental body or its custodian without written permission of the designated custodian. No public governmental body shall, after August 28, 1998, grant to any person or entity, whether by contract, license or otherwise, the exclusive right to access and disseminate any public record unless the granting of such right is necessary to facilitate coordination with, or uniformity among, industry regulators having similar authority.

3. Each request for access to a public record shall be acted upon as soon as possible, but in no event later than the end of the third business day following the date the request is received by the custodian of records of a public governmental body. If records are requested in a certain format, the public body shall provide the records in the requested format, if such format is available. If access to the public record is not granted immediately, the custodian shall give a detailed explanation of the cause for further delay and the place and earliest time and date that the record will be available for inspection. This period for document production may exceed three days for reasonable cause.

4. If a request for access is denied, the custodian shall provide, upon request, a written statement of the grounds for such denial. Such statement shall cite the specific provision of law under which access is denied and shall be furnished to the requester no later than the end of the third business day following the date that the request for the statement is received.

(L. 1987 S.B. 2, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1095, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1020, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 492.520 — MO Code / Chapter 492 / Section 492.520
492.520 Answers to be reduced to writing.
Status: in_force

492.520. Answers to be reduced to writing. — Such officers shall also reduce to writing all the answers of the witnesses to such questions; and all such questions and answers shall be written in the English language, and, being distinctly read to such witnesses, shall be sworn to and subscribed by them.

(RSMo 1939 § 1963) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1799; 1919 § 5486; 1909 § 6429
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 293.120 — MO Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.120
293.120 Air safety requirements.
Status: in_force

293.120. Air safety requirements. — Air in which men work or travel in mines shall be improved when:

(1) It contains less than nineteen and five-tenths percent oxygen;

(2) It contains more than one-hundredth percent carbon monoxide;

(3) It contains more than five-tenths percent carbon dioxide;

(4) It contains more than one percent methane; or

(5) Is contaminated with dust or with noxious or poisonous gases in excess of accepted limits as established by the director of the division of mine inspection.

(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 13)