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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.790 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.790
311.790 Prosecution of violations, by whom — fees and expenses.
Status: in_force

311.790. Prosecution of violations, by whom — fees and expenses. — 1. For the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this chapter and acts amendatory thereto, the prosecuting attorneys of the respective counties or the circuit attorneys, or at the request of the governor, the attorney general shall investigate and prosecute all violations of any provision of this law; and shall represent the supervisor of liquor control in any and all legal matters arising under this chapter. When requested by the governor, the attorney general, or his assistants shall in the enforcement of this law, have the power to sign indictments or informations and conduct prosecutions in any county or city within this state.

2. Whenever any tax, fee or other charge, as authorized by this chapter shall be due, suit may be instituted in any court of competent jurisdiction by the prosecuting attorney of the county, or at the request of the director of revenue, by the attorney general, in the name of the state at the relation of the director of revenue, to recover such tax, fee or other charge, and in any such suit all persons, associations or corporations interested may be made parties and service may be had on both residents and nonresidents in the same manner as provided by law in civil actions.

(RSMo 1939 § 4876, A.L. 1945 p. 1043)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 92.930 — MO Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.930
92.930 Sale of lands subject to covenants and easements.
Status: in_force

92.930. Sale of lands subject to covenants and easements. — Any sale of lands under this chapter shall be subject to valid recorded covenants running with the land and valid easements of record or in use.

(L. 2013 S.B. 23 § 92.387)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 171.181 — MO Code / Chapter 171 / Section 171.181
171.181 Preference given Missouri products in making purchase — certain ...
Status: in_force

171.181. Preference given Missouri products in making purchase — certain seven-director school districts, board member selling to district prohibited, exceptions, penalty. — In making purchases, the school board, officer, or employee of any school district shall give preference to all commodities, manufactured, mined, produced or grown within the state and to all firms, corporations or individuals doing business as Missouri firms, corporations, or individuals, when quality and price are approximately the same; provided, however, that any board member, officer or employee of a seven-director school district, any portion of which is located in a county of the first, second, third, or fourth class, selling or providing such commodities to the school district except as provided in sections 105.450 to 105.458 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor and shall forfeit his position with the school district.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 11-18 and p. 340 § 165.157, A.L. 1989 H.B. 493, A.L. 2014 S.B. 719) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.157)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.235 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.235
9.235 Celiac Awareness Day designated for second Wednesday in May.
Status: in_force

9.235. Celiac Awareness Day designated for second Wednesday in May. — The second Wednesday in May shall be designated as "Celiac Awareness Day". The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate events and activities that increase awareness of celiac disease.

(L. 2022 H.B. 1738)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 29.100 — MO Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.100
29.100 Rules and regulations — promulgation, procedure.
Status: in_force

29.100. Rules and regulations — promulgation, procedure. — The state auditor shall make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the administration and enforcement of his powers and duties pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and chapter 536 . No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

(L. 1945 p. 584 § 34, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 28.190 — MO Code / Chapter 28 / Section 28.190
28.190 Vacancy — governor's duties.
Status: in_force

28.190. Vacancy — governor's duties. — In case of death, resignation, removal from office, impeachment or vacancy from any cause in the office of secretary of state, the governor shall immediately appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy for the remainder of the term in which such vacancy occurred and until his successor is elected or appointed, commissioned and qualified; and the governor shall take charge of the office and superintend its business until such person is appointed, commissioned and qualified; except that in case of impeachment, the governor shall appoint a qualified person to serve only until such impeachment is determined, when the suspended officer, if acquitted, shall be reinstated in office, or if the suspended officer is convicted, a new appointment shall be made by the governor as in the case of other vacancies.

(RSMo 1939 § 13009, A.L. 1945 p. 1724, A. 1949 S.B. 1011) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11387; 1919 § 11628; 1909 § 11199
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 380.581 — MO Code / Chapter 380 / Section 380.581
380.581 Powers of company in general.
Status: in_force

380.581. Powers of company in general. — Any company operating under the provisions of sections 380.201 to 380.591 shall have all the powers, rights, privileges and obligations of a corporation organized under the provisions of chapter 351 except insofar as such provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of sections 380.301 to 380.591 .

(L. 1984 H.B. 1498) Effective 1-01-85
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 285.720 — MO Code / Chapter 285 / Section 285.720
285.720 Fees.
Status: in_force

285.720. Fees. — 1. Upon filing an initial registration statement under sections 285.700 to 285.750 , a PEO shall pay an initial registration fee not to exceed five hundred dollars.

2. Upon each annual renewal of a registration statement filed under sections 285.700 to 285.750 , a PEO shall pay a renewal fee not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars.

3. The secretary of state shall determine any fee to be charged for a group registration.

4. Each PEO seeking limited registration shall pay a fee in the amount not to exceed two hundred fifty dollars upon initial application for limited registration and upon each renewal of such limited registration.

5. No fee charged under sections 285.700 to 285.750 shall exceed the amount reasonably necessary for the administration of sections 285.700 to 285.750 .

(L. 2018 H.B. 1719)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.449 — MO Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58.449
58.449 Test results, how used, released, when.
Status: in_force

58.449. Test results, how used, released, when. — The contents of the report and results of any test made pursuant to the requirements or authorizations of sections 58.445 to 58.449 shall be used primarily for statistical purposes which do not reveal the identity of the deceased and shall not be public information. The contents of the report and the results of any test so made shall be released upon request to any person involved in the accident, spouse of or any family member related within the second degree of consanguinity to a person killed in the accident, attorney for a person involved in the accident, or insurer of a person involved in the accident or whose property is involved in an accident for purposes of investigation of any civil claim or defense. This information shall be released to other parties only upon the issuance of a subpoena duces tecum by a court of competent jurisdiction for use in any civil or criminal action arising out of the accident.

(L. 1973 S.B. 41 § 4, A.L. 1982 S.B. 513, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1353)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.525 — MO Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.525
198.525 Inspection of certain long-term care facilities, when — restrictions on ...
Status: in_force

198.525. Inspection of certain long-term care facilities, when — restrictions on surveyors, required disclosures — immediate family member defined — conflict of interest, when. — 1. In order to comply with sections 198.012 and 198.022 , the department of health and senior services shall inspect residential care facilities, assisted living facilities, intermediate care facilities, and skilled nursing facilities, including those facilities attached to acute care hospitals at least once a year.

2. The department shall not assign an individual to inspect or survey a long-term care facility licensed under this chapter, for any purpose, in which the inspector or surveyor was an employee of such facility within the preceding two years.

3. For any inspection or survey of a facility licensed under this chapter, regardless of the purpose, the department shall require every newly hired inspector or surveyor at the time of hiring or, with respect to any currently employed inspector or surveyor as of August 28, 2009, to disclose:

(1) The name of every Missouri licensed long-term care facility in which he or she has been employed; and

(2) The name of any member of his or her immediate family who has been employed or is currently employed at a Missouri licensed long-term care facility.

The disclosures under this subsection shall be disclosed to the department whenever the event giving rise to disclosure first occurs.

4. For purposes of this section, the phrase "immediate family member" shall mean husband, wife, natural or adoptive parent, child, sibling, stepparent, stepchild, stepbrother, stepsister, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, grandparent or grandchild.

5. The information called for in this section shall be a public record under the provisions of subdivision (6) of section 610.010 .

6. Any person may notify the department if facts exist that would lead a reasonable person to conclude that any inspector or surveyor has any personal or business affiliation that would result in a conflict of interest in conducting an inspection or survey for a facility. Upon receiving that notice, the department, when assigning an inspector or surveyor to inspect or survey a facility, for any purpose, shall take steps to verify the information and, if the department has probable cause to believe that it is correct, shall not assign the inspector or surveyor to the facility or any facility within its organization so as to avoid an appearance of prejudice or favor to the facility or bias on the part of the inspector or surveyor.

(L. 1999 S.B. 8 & 173 § 4, A.L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2009 H.B. 395, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2331 merged with S.B. 710)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 576.080 — MO Code / Chapter 576 / Section 576.080
576.080 Supporting terrorism — definition of material support — penalty.
Status: in_force

576.080. Supporting terrorism — definition of material support — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of supporting terrorism if such person knowingly provides material support to any organization designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1189, as amended, and acts recklessly with regard to whether such organization had been designated as a foreign terrorist organization pursuant to 8 U.S.C. Section 1189.

2. For the purpose of this section, "material support" includes currency or other financial securities, financial services, lodging, training, safehouses, false documentation or identification, communications equipment, facilities, weapons, lethal substances, explosives, personnel, transportation and other physical assets, except medicine or religious materials.

3. The offense of supporting terrorism is a class D felony.

(L. 2002 S.B. 712, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.575 — MO Code / Chapter 290 / Section 290.575
290.575 Penalties for failure to use certain laborers, when.
Status: in_force

290.575. Penalties for failure to use certain laborers, when. — Any person who knowingly fails to use Missouri laborers or laborers from nonrestrictive states as required in section 290.560 shall be guilty of an infraction. Each separate case of failure to use Missouri laborers or laborers from nonrestrictive states on such public works projects or improvements shall constitute a separate offense.

(L. 1993 H.B. 416 & 417 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.255 — MO Code / Chapter 513 / Section 513.255
513.255 Sale under junior judgment.
Status: in_force

513.255. Sale under junior judgment. — The sale of lands under a junior judgment or decree shall pass the title of the defendant, subject to the lien of all prior judgments and decrees then in force.

(RSMo 1939 § 1279) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1114; 1919 § 1565; 1909 § 2134
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 106.070 — MO Code / Chapter 106 / Section 106.070
106.070 Service of articles of impeachment.
Status: in_force

106.070. Service of articles of impeachment. — When articles of impeachment shall be presented to the supreme court, the court shall immediately appoint some day for the appearance of the accused and cause a summons to be issued, signed by the chief justice of the court and countersigned by one of the judges thereof, with a copy of the articles of impeachment annexed, requiring the accused to appear on the day appointed for that purpose, and answer the charges exhibited against him, which shall be served by the marshal of the court, or by special messenger by the court appointed, a reasonable time before the day set for his appearance.

(RSMo 1939 § 12839, A.L. 1945 p. 1319 § 12841) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11213; 1919 § 9186; 1909 § 10215
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 64.005 — MO Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64.005
64.005 District planning commission authorized, election — ballot form — certain ...
Status: in_force

64.005. District planning commission authorized, election — ballot form — certain lakes (Lake of the Ozarks, Truman Reservoir, Table Rock, Stockton, Mark Twain, Bull Shoals, Smithville, Wappapello, Pomme de Terre and Norfolk Lake). — 1. For the purpose of promoting the health, safety and general welfare of the public, the county commission of any county bordering on a lake having at least one hundred ten miles of shoreline may, after approval by a vote of the people of the affected area of the county as determined by the county commission, create a district planning commission to prepare a district plan for the area which is at least one-half mile but not more than five miles from the six hundred forty-five foot mark of the lake measured from either the mean sea level, for the Lake of the Ozarks or the low water mark as determined by the Corps of Engineers for all other lakes of the county bordering on the lake.

2. The county commission may make an order to present to the voters of the county within the affected area the question for the establishment of planning and zoning in districts bordering the lake which are at least one-half mile but not more than five miles from the six hundred forty-five foot mark of the lake measured from either mean sea level, for the Lake of the Ozarks or the low water mark as determined by the Corps of Engineers for all other lakes. Any incorporated city, town or village which has adopted city planning and zoning or any agricultural or horticultural property as defined in section 137.016 shall be exempt from any planning and zoning provisions adopted pursuant to this section and section 64.007 .

3. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

Shall planning and zoning be adopted in the area of the county within ______ miles of the ______ (six hundred forty-five foot mark or the low water mark) of the ______ (name of lake) measured from mean sea level?

4. If a majority of the votes cast on the question be in favor of the planning and zoning, the county commission shall create a district planning commission to proceed with a program of district planning.

(L. 1996 S.B. 497 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.480 — MO Code / Chapter 474 / Section 474.480
474.480 Devise deemed to convey fee simple, when.
Status: in_force

474.480. Devise deemed to convey fee simple, when. — In all devises of lands or other estate in this state, in which the words "heirs and assigns", or "heirs and assigns forever", are omitted, and no expressions are contained in the will whereby it appears that the devise was intended to convey an estate for life only, and no further devise is made of the devised premises, to take effect after the death of the devisee to whom the same is given, it shall be understood to be the intention of the testator thereby to devise an absolute estate in the same, and the devise conveys an estate in fee simple to the devisee, for all of the devised premises.

(RSMo 1939 § 564, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 277) Prior revisions: 1929 § 563; 1919 § 551; 1909 § 579 (1957) Where will devised residue absolutely to testator's widow and then in a subsequent paragraph expressed the "wish and desire" that she will the part devised which remained at her death to his heirs, widow had fee simple estate. Thompson v. Smith (Mo.), 300 S.W.2d 404. (1959) Devise to mother and sister of testatrix "as joint tenants with right of survivorship" held to evidence intention to devise to the two a joint estate for life with remainder to the survivor, so that conveyance of one-half of estate by one of the joint tenants could not affect the right of survivorship granted to the other. Hunter v. Hunter (Mo.), 320 S.W.2d 529. (1964) Where testator devised residue of property to wife "the same shall be her property as long as she remain a single person" and provided for no gift over in the event wife died without having remarried, court held that wife received a determinable life estate, that quoted words were words of limitation and not of condition and that the gift over in event of remarriage of wife took effect on death of wife. Buschmeyer v. Eikermann (Mo.), 378 S.W.2d 468.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 155.020 — MO Code / Chapter 155 / Section 155.020
155.020 Annual statement of airline to state tax commission, contents.
Status: in_force

155.020. Annual statement of airline to state tax commission, contents. — On or before the first day of May of each and every year, the president or any authorized officer of every commercial airline company operating in air commerce in this state shall furnish to the state tax commission a statement, in the form as is prescribed by the state tax commission, duly subscribed and sworn to by the president or other authorized officer, before some officer authorized to administer oaths, setting forth:

(1) The total length in this state of its certificated routes;

(2) The total length of all its certificated routes;

(3) The total miles flown in this state by its commercial aircraft during the next preceding calendar year;

(4) The total miles flown by such commercial aircraft during the next preceding calendar year;

(5) The total number of all commercial aircraft owned, used or leased by such airline company on the first day of January in each year, and the actual cash value of such commercial aircraft;

(6) The other information the state tax commission requires to enable it to carry out the provisions of this chapter.

(L. 1959 S.B. 179 § 2, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1280)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 160.272 — MO Code / Chapter 160 / Section 160.272
160.272 Rules and regulations, promulgation.
Status: in_force

160.272. Rules and regulations, promulgation. — No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

(L. 1985 H.B. 463 § 8, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 354.407 — MO Code / Chapter 354 / Section 354.407
354.407 PACE projects not deemed health maintenance organizations, when.
Status: in_force

354.407. PACE projects not deemed health maintenance organizations, when. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 354.405 to the contrary, a program for all-inclusive care for the elderly (PACE) project sponsored by a religious or charitable organization that is itself or is controlled by an entity organized under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and which has had its application for the operation of a PACE program approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services of the federal Department of Health and Human Services and is operating under such approval shall not be deemed to be engaged in any business required to be licensed pursuant to section 354.405 . Such exemption shall apply only to business conducted pursuant to the approved PACE contract and not to any other business that such organization may conduct.

(L. 2002 S.B. 1094)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.064 — MO Code / Chapter 566 / Section 566.064
566.064 Statutory sodomy, second degree, penalty.
Status: in_force

566.064. Statutory sodomy, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of statutory sodomy in the second degree if being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she has deviate sexual intercourse with another person who is less than seventeen years of age.

2. The offense of statutory sodomy in the second degree is a class D felony.

(L. 1994 S.B. 693, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17 CROSS REFERENCE: Child sexual abuse, action for civil damages may be brought, when, 537.046
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.870 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.870
334.870 Licensing requirements, background checks.
Status: in_force

334.870. Licensing requirements, background checks. — An applicant for a license to practice respiratory care may be issued a license which is valid until the expiration date as determined by the board after the following requirements have been met:

(1) The applicant submits to the board:

(a) A completed application for licensure;

(b) Written evidence of:

a. Credentials from the certifying entity; or

b. Current licensure or registration as a respiratory care practitioner in another state, the District of Columbia or territory of the United States which requires standards for licensure or registration determined by the board to be equivalent to, or exceed, the requirements for licensure under sections 334.800 to 334.930 ;

(c) Payment of any required fees;

(2) The board requests and receives a complete background check and other information as may be deemed necessary to fulfill sections 334.800 to 334.910 ;

(3) An applicant who has completed the requirements of subdivision (1) of this section and has submitted the necessary information for the background check pursuant to subdivision (2) of this section may obtain a conditional license to practice as a respiratory care practitioner pending the outcome of the background check subject to the following restrictions:

(a) The conditional license shall only be issued if the applicant has made a prima facie showing that he or she meets all of the requirements for full licensure;

(b) The conditional license shall only be effective until the board has had an opportunity to investigate the applicant's qualifications for licensure pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of this section and to notify the applicant that his or her application for licensure has been granted or denied;

(c) If the applicant provides false or misleading information to the board, the board may automatically terminate the conditional license. If the board automatically terminates a conditional license, the board shall notify the holder of the board's decision by certified mail or personal service;

(d) In no event shall such conditional license be in effect for more than twelve months after the date of its issuance;

(e) A conditional license shall not be eligible for renewal; and

(f) No fee shall be charged for issuing a conditional license.

(L. 1996 H.B. 999 § 8, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 72.310 — MO Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72.310
72.310 Election, how ordered.
Status: in_force

72.310. Election, how ordered. — Upon adoption of the resolution setting forth the plan of absorption, the governing body of each municipality involved shall order the submission of the question of absorption to the voters of each municipality involved.

(L. 1976 H.B. 1017 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)