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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.300 — MO Code / Chapter 249 / Section 249.300
249.300 Sewage disposal plants.
Status: in_force

249.300. Sewage disposal plants. — The authority of sanitary sewer districts to construct a system or systems of sanitary sewers as provided in sections 249.010 to 249.420 shall include the authority to construct sewerage disposal plant or plants for the disposal of sewage, and the authority of lateral sewer district to construct a system of lateral sewers as provided in sections 249.010 to 249.420 shall include the authority to construct sewerage disposal plants for the disposal of sewage.

(RSMo 1939 § 12676)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.569 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.569
301.569 Recreational vehicle shows and exhibits by out-of-state promoters ...
Status: in_force

301.569. Recreational vehicle shows and exhibits by out-of-state promoters permitted, when. — 1. An out-of-state show promoter of recreational vehicles, as that term is defined in section 700.010 , may hold recreational vehicle shows or exhibits with recreational vehicles within this state if the following conditions exist:

(1) The show or exhibition has a minimum of ten recreational vehicle dealers licensed as motor vehicle dealers in this state; and

(2) More than fifty percent of the participating recreational vehicle dealers are licensed motor vehicle dealers in this state.

2. A violation of subsection 1 of this section shall result in a five thousand dollar fine.

(L. 2007 S.B. 82)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 64.855 — MO Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64.855
64.855 Division of territory into districts — regulations to be uniform, conform ...
Status: in_force

64.855. Division of territory into districts — regulations to be uniform, conform to comprehensive plan. — For any or all of the purposes of section 64.850 , the unincorporated territory may be divided into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purpose of sections 64.845 to 64.880 and shall be shown upon the county commission's zoning plan; and within the districts the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, relocation or maintenance of buildings or structures and use of land and lots may be regulated and restricted. All the regulations shall be uniform for each class or kind of buildings or land uses throughout each district, but the regulations in one district may differ from those in other districts. The regulations shall be made in accordance with a comprehensive zoning plan, and shall give reasonable consideration, among other things, to the then existing character of the districts, their suitability for particular uses, conservation of the value of buildings and of existing development, and encouragement of the most appropriate use of land throughout the county.

(L. 1965 p. 178 § 12) (1980) Zoning regulations which permitted breeding and raising of livestock and poultry in districts zoned for agricultural use but prohibited commercial breeding and raising of dogs in such districts established a rational classification and did not amount to a denial of equal protection or constitute special legislation. State ex rel. Rybolt v. Easley (A.), 600 S.W.2d 601.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.1170 — MO Code / Chapter 486 / Section 486.1170
486.1170 Registered electronic signature, seal, or single element required, when — ...
Status: in_force

486.1170. Registered electronic signature, seal, or single element required, when — employer restrictions — limitations on use of registered signature and seal. — 1. In notarizing an electronic document, the remote online notary shall attach to, or logically associate with, the remote online notarial certificate a registered electronic signature and a registered electronic notary seal, or a registered single element in conformity with subsection 2 of this section, in such a manner that the signature and the seal, or the single element, are attributed to the electronic notary as named on the commission.

2. A registered electronic signature shall be:

(1) Unique to the electronic notary;

(2) Capable of independent verification;

(3) Attached to or logically associated with an electronic notarial certificate in such a manner that any subsequent alteration of the certificate or underlying electronic document prominently displays evidence of the alteration; and

(4) Attached or logically associated by a means under the electronic notary's sole control.

3. At all times the means for producing registered electronic notary seals, or registered single elements as described in subsection 2 of this section, shall be kept under the sole control of the electronic notary.

4. An employer of an electronic notary shall not use or control the means for producing registered electronic signatures and notary seals, or registered single elements combining the required features of both, nor upon termination of a notary's employment retain any software, coding, disk, certificate, card, token, or program that is intended exclusively to produce an electronic notary's registered electronic signature, notary seal, or combined single element, regardless of whether the employer financially supported the employee's activities as a notary.

5. A registered electronic signature may be used by the electronic notary for lawful purposes other than performing electronic notarizations, provided that neither the title "notary" nor any other indication of status as a notarial officer is part of the signature.

6. Neither a registered electronic notary seal nor a combined single element containing the seal shall be used by the electronic notary for any purpose other than performing lawful electronic notarizations.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.425 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.425
40.425 Oaths, persons having authority to administer.
Status: in_force

40.425. Oaths, persons having authority to administer. — 1. The following members of the state military forces may administer oaths for the purposes of military administration, including military justice:

(1) The state judge advocate and all assistant state judge advocates;

(2) All summary courts-martial;

(3) All adjutants, assistant adjutants, acting adjutants, and personnel adjutants;

(4) All staff judge advocates and legal officers;

(5) All other persons designated by law or regulation.

2. The following persons in the state military forces shall have authority to administer oaths necessary in the performance of their duties:

(1) The president, military judge, trial counsel, and assistant trial counsel for all general and special courts-martial;

(2) The president and the counsel for the court of any court of inquiry;

(3) All officers designated to take a deposition;

(4) All persons detailed to conduct an investigation;

(5) All other persons designated by law or regulation.

3. The signature without seal of any such person, together with the title of his office, is prima facie evidence of his authority.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 123)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 263.507 — MO Code / Chapter 263 / Section 263.507
263.507 Department of agriculture — powers and duties.
Status: in_force

263.507. Department of agriculture — powers and duties. — The department may carry out programs to suppress or eradicate the boll weevil in this state. The department may cooperate with any agency of the federal government, any state, any other agency in this state, or any person engaged in growing, processing, marketing, or handling cotton, or any group of such persons in this state, in programs to effectuate the purposes of sections 263.500 to 263.537 and may enter into written agreements to effectuate such purposes. Such agreements may provide for cost sharing, and for division of duties and responsibilities under sections 263.500 to 263.537 and may include other provisions generally to effectuate the purposes of sections 263.500 to 263.537 .

(L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 339.205 — MO Code / Chapter 339 / Section 339.205
339.205 Civil penalty may be imposed, when — amount, limit, factors — settlement ...
Status: in_force

339.205. Civil penalty may be imposed, when — amount, limit, factors — settlement procedures. — 1. In actions against unlicensed persons or disciplinary actions against licensed persons, the commission may issue an order imposing a civil penalty. Such penalty shall not be imposed until the findings of facts and conclusions of law by the administrative hearing commission have been delivered to the commission in accordance with section 621.110 . Further, no civil penalty shall be assessed until a formal meeting and vote by the board has been taken to impose such a penalty.

2. Any civil penalty imposed by the commission shall not exceed two thousand five hundred dollars for each offense. Each day of a continued violation constitutes a separate offense, with a maximum penalty of twenty-five thousand dollars. In determining the amount of penalty to be imposed, the commission may consider any of the following:

(1) Whether the amount imposed will be a substantial deterrent to the violation;

(2) The circumstances leading to the violation;

(3) The severity of the violation and the risk of harm to the public;

(4) The economic benefits gained by the violator as a result of noncompliance; and

(5) The interest of the public.

3. Any final order imposing a civil penalty is subject to judicial review upon the filing of a petition under section 536.100 by any person subject to the penalty.

4. Payment of a civil penalty shall be made within sixty days of filing the order, or if the order is stayed pending an appeal, within ten days after the court enters a final judgment in favor of the commission. If the penalty is not timely paid, the commission shall notify the attorney general. The attorney general may commence an action to recover the amount of the penalty, including reasonable attorney fees and costs and a surcharge of fifteen percent of the penalty plus ten percent per annum on any amounts owed. In such action, the validity and appropriateness of the final order imposing the civil penalty shall not be subject to review.

5. An action to enforce an order under this section may be joined with an action for an injunction.

6. Any offer of settlement to resolve a civil penalty under this section shall be in writing, state that an action for imposition of a civil penalty may be initiated by the attorney general representing the commission under this section, and identify any dollar amount as an offer of settlement, which shall be negotiated in good faith through conference, conciliation, and persuasion.

7. Failure to pay a civil penalty by any person licensed under this chapter shall be grounds for denying, disciplining or refusing to renew or reinstate a license or certificate of authority.

8. Penalties collected under this section shall be handled in accordance with Section 7 of Article IX of the Missouri Constitution. Such penalties shall not be considered a charitable contribution for tax purposes.

(L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.786 — MO Code / Chapter 208 / Section 208.786
208.786 Authority of department in providing benefits — start of program benefits, when.
Status: in_force

208.786. Authority of department in providing benefits — start of program benefits, when. — 1. In providing program benefits, the department shall have the authority to:

(1) Adopt, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations necessary to perform its duties under this law to maximize the benefits;

(2) Enter into a contract with one or more prescription drug plans to coordinate the prescription benefits of the Missouri Rx plan and the Medicare Part D prescription benefit;

(3) Require that pharmaceutical manufacturers provide Medicaid level or greater rebates for enrollees at or below two hundred percent of the federal poverty level who also meet the asset test for Medicare Part D prescription benefit in order for the manufacturer's products to be available to the enrollees of the Missouri Rx plan. These rebates shall be no less than those provided to Medicaid under Section 1927 of Title XIX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. Section 1396r-8. If revenue is generated for the program from sources other than appropriation, the additional revenue shall be deposited in the Missouri Rx plan fund. This additional revenue shall be used to fund program benefits and make payments, as may be required, under the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003, P.L. 108-173;

(4) Preliminarily enroll beneficiaries into a preferred Medicare Part D prescription drug plan, with an opt-out provision for the individual. Individuals who opt out of the preferred PDP shall remain enrolled in the Missouri Rx plan unless they choose to withdraw from the program;

(5) Prescribe the application and enrollment procedures for prospective enrollees in the Missouri Rx plan;

(6) Select in accordance with applicable procurement laws, a contractor to assist in the administration of the Missouri Rx plan or negotiate the provision of administrative function for the Missouri Rx plan.

2. Program benefits shall begin January 1, 2006. For persons meeting the eligibility requirements in section 208.784 , the program may, subject to appropriation and contingent upon available funds, pay all or some of the deductibles, coinsurance payments, premiums, and co-payments required under the Medicare Part D pharmacy benefit.

(L. 2005 S.B. 539) Terminates 8-28-29; see § 208.798
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 306.040 — MO Code / Chapter 306 / Section 306.040
306.040 Certified number only on boat.
Status: in_force

306.040. Certified number only on boat. — No number other than the number awarded to a motorboat or granted reciprocity pursuant to this chapter shall be painted, attached, or otherwise displayed on either side of the bow of the motorboat.

(L. 1959 S.B. 142 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 320.070 — MO Code / Chapter 320 / Section 320.070
320.070 Doors to certain buildings to be hung, how.
Status: in_force

320.070. Doors to certain buildings to be hung, how. — All the doors for ingress and egress to and from all public schoolhouses and all other public buildings, and also of all theaters, assembly rooms, halls, churches, factories with more than twenty employees, and of all other buildings or places of public resort whatever, where people are wont to assemble, excepting schoolhouses and churches of one room and on the ground floor, which shall hereafter be erected, together with all those heretofore erected and which are still in use as such public buildings or places of resort, shall be so hung as to open outwardly from the audience rooms, halls or workshops of such buildings or places; provided, that said doors may be hung on double-jointed hinges so as to open with equal ease outwardly and inwardly.

(RSMo 1939 § 14962) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13769; 1919 § 10973; 1909 § 10678
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.105 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.105
115.105 Challengers, how selected, qualifications — challenges, when made — ...
Status: in_force

115.105. Challengers, how selected, qualifications — challenges, when made — challenges, how made. — 1. The chair of the county committee of each political party named on the ballot shall have the right to designate a challenger for each polling place, who may be present until all ballots are cast on the day of election, and a challenger for each location at which absentee ballots are counted, who may be present while the ballots are being prepared for counting and counted. No later than four business days before the election, the chair of each county committee of each political party named on the ballot shall provide signed official designation forms with the names of the designated challengers and substitutes to the local election authority for confirmation of eligibility to serve as a challenger. The local election authority, after verifying the eligibility of each designated and substitute challenger, shall sign off on the official designation forms, unless the challenger is found not to have the qualifications established by subsection 4 of this section. If the election authority determines that a challenger does not meet the qualifications of subsection 4 of this section, the designating party chair may designate a replacement challenger and provide the local election authority with the name of the replacement challenger before 5:00 p.m. of the Monday preceding the election. The designating chair may substitute challengers at his or her discretion during such hours.

2. Challenges may only be made when the challenger believes the election laws of this state have been or will be violated, and each challenger shall report any such belief to the election judges, or to the election authority if not satisfied with the decision of the election judges.

3. Prior to the close of the polls, challengers may list and give out the names of those who have voted. The listing and giving out of names of those who have voted by a challenger shall not be considered giving information tending to show the state of the count.

4. All persons selected as challengers shall have the same qualifications required by section 115.085 for election judges, except that such challenger shall be a registered voter in the jurisdiction of the election authority for which the challenger is designated as a challenger.

5. Any challenge by a challenger to a voter's identification for validity shall be made only to the election judges or other election authority. If the poll challenger is not satisfied with the decision of the election judges, then he or she may report his or her belief that the election laws of this state have been or will be violated to the election authority as allowed under this section.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 4.001, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676, A.L. 2003 H.B. 511, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1014 & 730, A.L. 2016 S.B. 786, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1878)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 269.070 — MO Code / Chapter 269 / Section 269.070
269.070 Issuance of permits to transport.
Status: in_force

269.070. Issuance of permits to transport. — When the applicant has satisfied all requirements imposed by this chapter and the regulations promulgated thereunder, the state veterinarian shall issue to such applicant a permit, which shall be attached to each vehicle so used, which permit shall entitle him to operate each vehicle for the purpose of transporting dead animals to authorized disposal plants or substations.

(L. 1941 p. 290 § 14493e, A.L. 1992 H.B. 878)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 150.235 — MO Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.235
150.235 Tax delinquent, when — penalties.
Status: in_force

150.235. Tax delinquent, when — penalties. — Any person who shall fail to pay to the collector of revenue any merchants' and manufacturers' tax on the property of such person in said county on or before the thirty-first day of December next after the same shall have been assessed and levied shall be deemed delinquent, and said delinquent taxpayer shall pay in addition to such taxes a penalty of one percent per month plus ten percent interest, but such penalties shall not exceed more than ten percent per annum.

(L. 1965 p. 268 § 1, A.L. 1985 S.B. 21)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 209.265 — MO Code / Chapter 209 / Section 209.265
209.265 No disclosure of conversation without permission — penalty.
Status: in_force

209.265. No disclosure of conversation without permission — penalty. — 1. An auxiliary aids and services provider or relay agent who is employed to interpret, transliterate or relay a conversation between a person who can hear and a person who is deaf or speech impaired shall not disclose the contents of the conversation, unless the person for whom he interpreted, transliterated or relayed has given written permission for such disclosure.

2. Violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 1993 H.B. 600 § 3, A.L. 1995 H.B. 135)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.157 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.157
9.157 July 3, Organ Donor Recognition Day.
Status: in_force

9.157. July 3, Organ Donor Recognition Day. — July third of each year shall be known and designated as "Organ Donor Recognition Day". It is recommended to the people of the state that the day be appropriately observed through activities which will increase awareness of organ donation.

(L. 2015 H.B. 88)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.815 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.815
99.815 County implementing project within boundaries of municipality, permission ...
Status: in_force

99.815. County implementing project within boundaries of municipality, permission required — definition of municipality to include county. — When a county of this state desires to implement a tax increment financing project within the boundaries of a municipality partially or totally within the county, such county shall first obtain the permission of the governing body of the municipality located within the county. When the term "municipality" is used within sections 99.800 to 99.865 , such term may be interpreted to include a county implementing a tax incremental financing project.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1411 & 1587 § 3 subsec. 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.071 — MO Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.071
347.071 Admission or representation evidence, when.
Status: in_force

347.071. Admission or representation evidence, when. — An admission or representation made by any authorized person concerning limited liability company business or affairs within the scope of his authority as conferred by sections 347.010 to 347.187 is evidence against the limited liability company.

(L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.741) Effective 12-01-93
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 426.290 — MO Code / Chapter 426 / Section 426.290
426.290 Assignee, vacancy — appointment.
Status: in_force

426.290. Assignee, vacancy — appointment. — The court having jurisdiction, or the judge thereof in vacation, shall have power to appoint an assignee in all cases where a vacancy occurs in the trust, and like bond and security shall be required and given by the assignee so appointed as are required and given by an assignee appointed by an assignor.

(RSMo 1939 § 5767) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5657; 1919 § 653; 1909 § 926
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 262.702 — MO Code / Chapter 262 / Section 262.702
262.702 Dairy industry information, director to obtain, for use of southern dairy ...
Status: in_force

262.702. Dairy industry information, director to obtain, for use of southern dairy compact commission. — 1. The director of the department of agriculture may, by lawful means, obtain information pertaining to the dairy industry which he deems necessary to carry out the purposes of the provisions of the southern dairy compact. Such information may be utilized by the director, the delegates, and the southern dairy compact commission.

2. The director may adopt such rules and regulations, in accordance with chapter 536 , as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter and the southern dairy compact.

(L. 1999 H.B. 541)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 28.120 — MO Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28.120
28.120 Letters and documents, retention and destruction.
Status: in_force

28.120. Letters and documents, retention and destruction. — He shall file and safely keep all official letters and other public documents directed to or received by him. He shall file, retain, store and destroy those documents in accordance with the state and local records law.

(RSMo 1939 § 13000, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A.L. 1959 H.B. 119, A.L. 1983 H.B. 713 Revision) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11375; 1919 § 11616; 1909 § 11187 CROSS REFERENCE: Public and business records, duties, Chap. 109
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.700 — MO Code / Chapter 511 / Section 511.700
511.700 Payment to assignor, when valid.
Status: in_force

511.700. Payment to assignor, when valid. — Payments or satisfaction on such judgment to the assignor shall be valid, if made before notice of assignment to the judgment debtor, but not otherwise.

(RSMo 1939 § 1301) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1137; 1919 § 1588; 1909 § 2157