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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 244.040 — MO Code / Chapter 244 / Section 244.040
244.040 Duties of commissioners.
Status: in_force

244.040. Duties of commissioners. — Within twenty days after so qualifying, unless prevented by sickness or some other good cause, said commissioners shall proceed to view the premises and perform their duties. They shall be furnished by the clerk of the circuit court a copy of the plat of the land and proposed improvements filed with the petition under the provisions of section 244.020 . They shall mark out the most practical route and location of the ditch, tile or levee, and they shall assess the benefits and damages, if any, that will accrue to each tract or parcel of land, according to ownership, because of the proposed works; they shall specify the number of crossings, if any, that will be needed for the use and convenience of the public or owners of the land to be affected by the proposed works, and they shall make such recommendations as they may consider necessary for the use of the circuit court in deciding the cause. They shall make out their report in writing and after the same shall have been signed by at least two of said commissioners, it shall be filed in the office of the circuit clerk. Said commissioners may employ an engineer or surveyor to run levels, make measurements and obtain such other information as said commissioners may deem necessary to assist them in their work.

(RSMo 1939 § 12458, A.L. 1945 p. 852) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10868; 1919 § 4563
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.2026 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.2026
311.2026 Sale of intoxicating liquor at 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament — ...
Status: in_force

311.2026. Sale of intoxicating liquor at 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament — requirements — expiration date. — 1. For the purposes of this section, the term "FIFA World Cup Tournament" means the international soccer tournament that takes place every four years and is organized by the Federation Internationale de Football Association.

2. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any person or establishment possessing the qualifications and meeting the requirements of this chapter that is licensed to sell intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises in any city, county, district, or other political subdivision in this state may, for the duration of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament, beginning on June 11, 2026, through July 19, 2026, operate twenty-four hours a day and sell, serve, and allow for the consumption of alcoholic beverages between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 5:00 a.m. of the following day. This temporary extension of service hours shall apply to all licensed areas at a licensed establishment. The provisions of this chapter relating to hours of operation, time of closing or opening, or hours of sale of intoxicating liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises shall not apply to such licensees for the duration of this temporary extension, except as provided under this section.

3. Licensees are not required to apply to the commission for approval and no special temporary license or permit shall be required of any licensee for the purposes of this temporary extension, subject to any local restrictions on hours of operation as provided under subsection 4 of this section or additional conditions for compliance under any applicable local laws, ordinances, rules, or regulations.

4. If any city, county, district, or other political subdivision in this state objects to the extension of hours for licensees within its jurisdiction, the governing body of such political subdivision may exempt itself by ordinance from the provisions of this section or may modify by ordinance the hours applicable to such political subdivision for the temporary period allowed by this section to be not less than the ordinary permissible hours of service applicable to such political subdivision but not to exceed the hours allowed under this section.

5. This section shall expire on July 20, 2026.

(L. 2025 H.B. 1041) Expires 7-20-26
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.511 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.511
620.511 Board established, purpose, meetings, members, terms, compensation for ...
Status: in_force

620.511. Board established, purpose, meetings, members, terms, compensation for expenses. — 1. There is hereby established the "Missouri Workforce Development Board", formerly known as the Missouri workforce investment board, and hereinafter referred to as "the board" in sections 620.511 to 620.513 .

2. The purpose of the board is to provide workforce investment activities, through statewide and local workforce investment systems, that increase the employment, retention, and earnings of participants, and increase occupational skill attainment by participants, and, as a result, improve the quality of the workforce, reduce welfare dependency, and enhance the productivity and competitiveness of the state of Missouri. The board shall be the state's advisory board pertaining to workforce preparation policy.

3. The board shall meet the requirements of the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, hereinafter referred to as the "WIOA", P.L. 113-128, as amended. Should another federal law supplant the WIOA, all references in sections 620.511 to 620.513 to the WIOA shall apply as well to the new federal law.

4. Composition of the board shall comply with the WIOA. Board members appointed by the governor shall be subject to the advice and consent of the senate. Consistent with the requirements of the WIOA, the governor shall designate one member of the board to be its chairperson.

5. Each member of the board shall serve for a term of four years, subject to the pleasure of the governor, and until a successor is duly appointed. In the event of a vacancy on the board, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment and said replacement shall serve the remainder of the original appointee's unexpired term.

6. Of the members initially appointed to the WIOA, formerly known as the WIA, board, one-fourth shall be appointed for a term of four years, one-fourth shall be appointed for a term of three years, one-fourth shall be appointed for a term of two years, and one-fourth shall be appointed for a term of one year.

7. WIOA board members shall receive no compensation, but shall be reimbursed for all necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of their duties.

8. The department may include on its website a list of the names of the members of the board, including the names of members of local workforce development boards, along with information on how to contact such boards.

(L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 1, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, A.L. 2019 S.B. 68)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 409.113 — MO Code / Chapter 409 / Section 409.113
409.113 Commissioner of securities may issue orders, when.
Status: in_force

409.113. Commissioner of securities may issue orders, when. — If the commissioner determines that a person has engaged, is engaging, or is about to engage in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of sections 409.108 to 409.114 , or any order, rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto or that a person has materially aided, is materially aiding, or is about to materially aid an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of sections 409.108 to 409.114 , or any order, rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto, the commissioner may issue such orders as authorized pursuant to section 409.6-604 .

(L. 2004 H.B. 1617)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 87.150 — MO Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.150
87.150 Chairman — secretary — actuaries.
Status: in_force

87.150. Chairman — secretary — actuaries. — The board of trustees shall elect from its membership a chairman, and shall by majority vote of its members appoint a secretary who may be one of its members. It may engage such actuarial and other services as may be required to transact the business of the retirement system. The compensation of all persons engaged by the board of trustees and all other expenses of the board necessary for the operation of the retirement system shall be paid at such rates and in such amounts as the board of trustees shall approve.

(L. 1943 p. 708 § 5, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.500)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.331 — MO Code / Chapter 266 / Section 266.331
266.331 Sales to be reported — fees.
Status: in_force

266.331. Sales to be reported — fees. — Every distributor shall, within thirty days after each six-months' period ending June thirtieth and December thirty-first, file with the fertilizer control board on forms supplied by the fertilizer control board a sworn certificate setting forth the information required by rule. At the time of filing said certificate, each distributor of fertilizer, excluding manipulated animal or vegetable manure, shall pay to the director the fee prescribed by rule, which fee shall not exceed one dollar per ton and one dollar ten cents per metric ton; except that, sales to fertilizer manufacturers or exchanges between them are hereby exempted. Each distributor of fertilizer consisting of manipulated animal or vegetable manure shall pay to the director a fee paid for each ton of manure as prescribed by rule, which fee shall not exceed two cents for each percent nitrogen for manure containing less than five percent nitrogen; or which fee shall not exceed four cents for each percent nitrogen for manure containing at least five but less than ten percent nitrogen; or which fee shall not exceed six cents for each percent nitrogen for manure containing ten or more percent nitrogen. In the event that the fertilizer control board has not prescribed a fee under this section, each distributor required to pay a fee under this section shall pay a fee of one and one-half cents for each one hundred pounds of fertilizer sold during the period covered by the certificate filed under this section. The director is hereby authorized to collect fees and hold all fees in a separate fund that shall be utilized by the fertilizer control board to administer sections 266.291 to 266.351 .

(L. 1953 p. 9 § 266.320, A.L. 1959 H.B. 236, A.L. 1985 S.B. 65, A.L. 2009 H.B. 734, A.L. 2016 S.B. 655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.870 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.870
162.870 Results, how certified.
Status: in_force

162.870. Results, how certified. — The results of board elections conducted pursuant to section 162.865 shall be certified and transmitted to the state board of education and to the board of education of each school district comprising the special district, immediately upon tabulation following the closing of the polls. The state board of education, from the results so certified, shall determine the members elected to the board of education and shall issue certificates of election to the persons entitled thereto.

(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 45, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1996 S.B. 687) Effective 5-24-96
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.513 — MO Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.513
454.513 Attorney representation exclusive — attorney/client relationship not to ...
Status: in_force

454.513. Attorney representation exclusive — attorney/client relationship not to exist, when — notice to party not represented by attorney, when. — 1. Any attorney initiating any legal proceedings at the request of the Missouri family support division shall represent the state of Missouri, department of social services, family support division exclusively. An attorney/client relationship shall not exist between the attorney and any applicant or recipient of child support enforcement services for and on behalf of a child or children, without regard to the name in which legal proceedings are initiated. The provisions of this section shall apply to a prosecuting attorney, circuit attorney, attorney employed by the state or attorney under contract with the family support division.

2. An attorney representing the division in a proceeding in which a child support obligation may be established or modified shall, whenever possible, notify an applicant or recipient of child support enforcement services of such proceedings if such applicant or recipient is a party to such a proceeding but is not represented by an attorney.

(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 1, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 26.275 — MO Code / Chapter 26 / Section 26.275
26.275 Missouri state council on the arts assigned to office of lieutenant governor.
Status: in_force

26.275. Missouri state council on the arts assigned to office of lieutenant governor. — The Missouri state council on the arts, chapter 185 , is transferred by type II transfer to the office of the lieutenant governor. The provisions of section 1 of the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974 relating to the manner and procedures for transfer of state agencies shall apply to the transfer provided in this section, provided that the term "director of the department" as used in paragraph (b) of subdivision (1) of subsection 7 of section 1 of the act shall include the lieutenant governor solely for the purpose of transferring the state council on the arts to the office of the lieutenant governor. For the sole purpose of transferring the state council on the arts to the office of the lieutenant governor, in the event of any conflict, this section shall supersede section 1 of the Omnibus State Reorganization Act of 1974.

(L. 2019 H.B. 612)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 288.370 — MO Code / Chapter 288 / Section 288.370
288.370 Law does not confer vested rights.
Status: in_force

288.370. Law does not confer vested rights. — The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this law at any time; and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this law or by acts done pursuant thereto shall exist subject to the power of the legislature to amend or repeal this law at any time.

(L. 1951 p. 564 § 288.250)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 265.050 — MO Code / Chapter 265 / Section 265.050
265.050 Appointment of agents — bond — action on bond.
Status: in_force

265.050. Appointment of agents — bond — action on bond. — The director may appoint employees and agents to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter, and may fix their compensation. The director may require any such employee or agent and any inspector licensed under this chapter to execute and file with him a good and sufficient bond, payable to the state, in such sum, not exceeding one thousand dollars and with such sureties, as he may prescribe, conditioned upon the faithful performance of such employee, agent or licensed inspector of his duties as such employee, agent, or licensed inspector. Any person injured by the failure of such employee, agent or licensed inspector faithfully to perform such duties shall be entitled to sue on such bond in his own name in any court of competent jurisdiction for the recovery of such damages as he may have sustained by reason of such failure.

(RSMo 1939 § 14298) Prior revision: 1929 § 12636
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.180 — MO Code / Chapter 300 / Section 300.180
300.180 Interference with official traffic control devices or railroad signs or ...
Status: in_force

300.180. Interference with official traffic control devices or railroad signs or signals. — No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic control device or any railroad sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof.

(L. 1965 p. 445 § 36)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.490 — MO Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.490
429.490 Satisfaction filed, when.
Status: in_force

429.490. Satisfaction filed, when. — Whenever any debt, which is a lien upon any building or other improvement, shall be paid and satisfied, the creditor, if required, shall file an acknowledgment of such satisfaction with the clerk of the circuit court, which satisfaction shall be certified by the clerk to the secretary of state within ten days after the same has been entered upon the records in his office; and the clerks of the circuit courts and the secretary of state shall receive as full compensation for services performed by them as is provided for under this chapter for mechanics' liens.

(RSMo 1939 § 3604, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3214; 1919 § 7274; 1909 § 8262
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.331 — MO Code / Chapter 355 / Section 355.331
355.331 Terms of directors, generally.
Status: in_force

355.331. Terms of directors, generally. — 1. The articles or bylaws shall specify the terms of directors. Except for designated or appointed directors, the terms of directors may not exceed six years. In the absence of any term specified in the articles or bylaws, the term of each director shall be one year. Directors may be elected for successive terms.

2. A decrease in the number of directors or term of office does not shorten an incumbent director's term.

3. Except as provided in the articles or bylaws:

(1) The term of a director filling a vacancy in the office of a director elected by members expires at the next election of directors by members; and

(2) The term of a director filling any other vacancy expires at the end of the unexpired term which such director is filling.

4. Despite the expiration of a director's term, the director continues to serve until the director's successor is elected, designated or appointed and qualifies, or until there is a decrease in the number of directors.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1095, A.L. 1996 S.B. 768, A.L. 2003 S.B. 463)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 135.326 — MO Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135.326
135.326 Definitions.
Status: in_force

135.326. Definitions. — As used in sections 135.325 to 135.339 , the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Business entity" , person, firm, a partner in a firm, corporation or a shareholder in an S corporation doing business in the state of Missouri and subject to the state income tax imposed by the provisions of chapter 143 , or a corporation subject to the annual corporation franchise tax imposed by the provisions of chapter 147 , or an insurance company paying an annual tax on its gross premium receipts in this state, or other financial institution paying taxes to the state of Missouri or any political subdivision of this state under the provisions of chapter 148 , or an express company which pays an annual tax on its gross receipts in this state pursuant to chapter 153 ;

(2) "Child" , any individual who:

(a) Has not attained an age of at least eighteen years; or

(b) Is eighteen years of age or older but is physically or mentally incapable of caring for himself or herself;

(3) "Disability" , a mental, physical, or emotional impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, whether the impairment is congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease, and where the impairment is verified by medical findings;

(4) "Nonrecurring adoption expenses" , reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses which are directly related to the legal adoption of a child and which are not incurred in violation of federal, state, or local law;

(5) "Special needs child" , a child for whom it has been determined by the children's division, or by a child-placing agency licensed by the state, or by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a child:

(a) That cannot or should not be returned to the home of his or her parents; and

(b) Who has a specific factor or condition such as age, membership in a sibling group, medical condition or diagnosis, or disability because of which it is reasonable to conclude that such child cannot be easily placed with adoptive parents;

(6) "State tax liability" , any liability incurred by a taxpayer under the provisions of chapter 143 , chapter 147 , chapter 148 , and chapter 153 , exclusive of the provisions relating to the withholding of tax as provided for in sections 143.191 to 143.265 and related provisions.

(L. 1987 S.B. 402 § 2, A.L. 1995 H.B. 414, A.L. 1999 H.B. 316, et al., A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2021 H.B. 429 merged with H.B. 430)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.1006 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.1006
137.1006 Powers of commission.
Status: in_force

137.1006. Powers of commission. — The commission shall have the exclusive power of original assessment of the distributable property of freight line companies.

(L. 1999 S.B. 219)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 650.060 — MO Code / Chapter 650 / Section 650.060
650.060 Accreditation of crime laboratory required, when — exceptions — rulemaking ...
Status: in_force

650.060. Accreditation of crime laboratory required, when — exceptions — rulemaking authority. — 1. On or after December 31, 2012, any crime laboratory providing reports or testimony to a state court pertaining to a result of the forensic analysis of evidence shall be accredited or provisionally accredited by a laboratory accrediting organization approved by the department of public safety.

2. This section shall not apply to testimony, results, reports, or evidence of forensic analysis produced by a crime laboratory prior to December 31, 2012. Such testimony, results, reports, or evidence of forensic analysis need not be performed by an accredited or provisionally accredited crime laboratory and may be produced or presented on behalf of the prosecution in a state court after December 31, 2012, as long as the forensic analysis was produced prior to such date.

3. Crime laboratories may utilize funding provided through section 595.045 to defray costs associated with applying for and maintaining accreditation.

4. The department of public safety shall promulgate rules identifying approved accrediting bodies and shall establish procedures for the monitoring of crime laboratory compliance with the approved accrediting body. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2008 S.B. 733)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 277.140 — MO Code / Chapter 277 / Section 277.140
277.140 Penalties.
Status: in_force

277.140. Penalties. — Any person, or any officer, agent, representative or employee of such person, who violates any of the provisions of this chapter shall upon conviction be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and in addition thereto his or their license is subject to suspension or revocation by the state veterinarian.

(L. 1943 p. 310 § 14, A.L. 1957 p. 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 252.020 — MO Code / Chapter 252 / Section 252.020
252.020 Definitions.
Status: in_force

252.020. Definitions. — As used in sections 252.010 to 252.240 , unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) The word "commission" shall mean and include the conservation commission as established by the Constitution of Missouri; and the words "rules and regulations" shall mean those made by said commission pursuant thereto;

(2) The word "person" shall mean any individual, male or female, singular or plural, of whatever age, and this term shall include and refer to any owner, grantee, lessee, licensee, permittee, firm, association, copartnership, corporation, municipality or county, as the context may require;

(3) The word "wildlife" shall mean and include all wild birds, mammals, fish and other aquatic and amphibious forms, and all other wild animals, regardless of classification, whether resident, migratory or imported, protected or unprotected, dead or alive; and shall extend to and include any and every part of any individual species of wildlife.

(L. 1945 p. 664 § 3)