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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.251 — MO Code / Chapter 211 / Section 211.251
211.251 Modification of court orders.
Status: in_force

211.251. Modification of court orders. — 1. A decree of the juvenile court made under the provisions of section 211.181 may be modified at any time on the court's own motion.

2. The juvenile officer, the parent, guardian, legal custodian, spouse, relative or next friend of a child committed to the custody of an institution or agency may, at any time, petition the court for a modification of the order of custody. The court may deny the petition without hearing or may, in its discretion, conduct a hearing upon the issues raised and may make any orders relative to the issues as it deems proper.

3. The authority of the juvenile court to modify a decree is subject to the provisions of chapter 219 .

(L. 1957 p. 642 § 211.250, A.L. 1989 H.B. 502, et al.) 1955) Where parent seeks modification of court's order after finding that children were neglected and award of custody of children to himself, his morals are to be considered and burden is on him to show benefit to children. Dansker v. Dansker (A.), 279 S.W.2d 505. (1955) Motion of minor children by their natural parents to modify judgments finding them abandoned children and awarding their custody to third persons, should be granted where natural parents were fit persons to have custody and able to care for them. State v. Pogue (A.), 282 S.W.2d 582. (1956) Adjudication by juvenile court that child was a neglected child under the juvenile court law does not permanently deprive parent of the right to custody and in adoption case court must find willful abandonment or neglect to provide proper care for one year before parent's consent to adoption is unnecessary. In re Slaughter (A.), 290 S.W.2d 408.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.416 — MO Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.416
198.416 Forms and content set forth in rule.
Status: in_force

198.416. Forms and content set forth in rule. — The director of the department of social services shall prescribe by rule the form and content of any document required to be filed pursuant to the provisions of sections 198.401 to 198.436 .

(L. 1994 H.B. 1362 § 6) Expires 9-30-29; see § 198.439
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 33.543 — MO Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.543
33.543 General revenue fund created.
Status: in_force

33.543. General revenue fund created. — There is hereby created in the state treasury the "General Revenue Fund". All moneys received by this state shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund, unless required by statute or constitutional provision to be deposited in some other specifically named fund.

(L. 1978 H.B. 1218 § 1) Effective 7-01-78
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 190.173 — MO Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.173
190.173 Confidentiality of information.
Status: in_force

190.173. Confidentiality of information. — 1. All complaints, investigatory reports, and information pertaining to any applicant, holder of any certificate, permit, or license, or other individual are confidential and shall only be disclosed upon written consent of the person whose records are involved or to other administrative or law enforcement agencies acting within the scope of their statutory authority. However, no applicant, holder of any certificate, permit, or license, or other individual shall have access to any complaints, investigatory reports, or information concerning an investigation in progress until such time as the investigation has been completed as required by subsection 1 of section 190.248 .

2. Any information regarding the identity, name, address, license, final disciplinary action taken, currency of the license, permit, or certificate of an applicant for or a person possessing a license, permit, or certificate in accordance with sections 190.100 to 190.245 shall not be confidential.

3. Any information regarding the physical address, mailing address, phone number, fax number, or email address of a licensed ambulance service or a certified training entity, including the name of the medical director and organizational contact information, shall not be confidential.

4. This section shall not be construed to authorize the release of records, reports, or other information which may be held in department files for any holder of or applicant for any certificate, permit, or license that is subject to other specific state or federal laws concerning their disclosure.

5. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the department from releasing aggregate information in accordance with section 192.067 .

(L. 2016 S.B. 732, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1355 merged with S.B. 870)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.920 — MO Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.920
71.920 City limits may be extended by ordinance if approved by unanimous ...
Status: in_force

71.920. City limits may be extended by ordinance if approved by unanimous affirmative vote in both elections — effective when. — In the event that the question of annexing such territory is approved by a unanimous affirmative vote in both the annexing municipality and the territory sought to be annexed, the annexing municipality, other provisions of this chapter notwithstanding, shall extend its limits by ordinance to include such territory, specifying with accuracy the new boundary lines to which the city, town, or village limits are extended, except that, no such ordinance by any municipality in a first class charter county which has a population of at least nine hundred thousand shall become effective sooner than one year after the date of the election approving the annexation. Upon duly enacting such annexation ordinance, the municipality shall cause three certified copies of the same to be filed with the clerk of the county wherein the municipality is located, whereupon the annexation shall be complete and final and thereafter all courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the limits of that municipality as so extended.

(L. 1963 p. 126 § 7, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1214 & 1319) Effective 3-19-84 (1965) Sawyers Act, § 71.015, does not apply to cities to which it is made inapplicable by subsequent legislation. Julian v. Mayor, Councilmen and Citizens of the City of Liberty (Mo.), 391 S.W.2d 864. (1969) Annexation was unreasonable where there was no showing that the annexations are necessary or convenient to the proper exercise of the municipal government of the municipality seeking annexation, but was solely for the purpose of industrial development through a revenue bond financing plan. St. Louis County v. Village of Champ (Mo.), 438 S.W.2d 205.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.229 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.229
115.229 Electronic voting system may be used, when.
Status: in_force

115.229. Electronic voting system may be used, when. — 1. An electronic voting system may be used at any primary election if it has been approved by the secretary of state, complies with the provisions of section 115.225 , and if the automatic tabulating equipment will reject each vote on which a voter has voted for candidates of more than one party.

2. An electronic voting system may be used at any other election if it has been approved by the secretary of state and complies with the provisions of section 115.225 .

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.015, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.520 — MO Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.520
65.520 Treasurer to settle annually with board for school funds — certified copy.
Status: in_force

65.520. Treasurer to settle annually with board for school funds — certified copy. — 1. The township treasurer shall, annually, between the first day and the tenth day of July of each year, settle with the township board and account for all school moneys received, from whom and on what account, and the amount paid out for school purposes and for building purposes to the various school districts of the township.

2. The township board shall examine the vouchers for such payments, and, if satisfied with the correctness thereof, shall certify the same, which certificate shall be prima facie a discharge of such liability of the treasurer for the funds expressed in the vouchers.

3. The township clerk shall, on or before the fifteenth of July of each year, deliver to the county clerk a certified copy of said settlement, which shall constitute the required settlement by which the county clerk shall make his annual settlement with the state superintendent of public schools.

(RSMo 1939 § 13969) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12292; 1919 § 13205; 1909 § 11693
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.186 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.186
375.186 Seal and bylaws.
Status: in_force

375.186. Seal and bylaws. — The corporators or directors of any insurance company organized under the laws of this state shall have power to adopt a seal, and to make such bylaws, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state, as they may deem necessary for the regulation and management of its affairs.

(RSMo 1939 § 6021, A.L. 1967 p. 516)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 140.710 — MO Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.710
140.710 To be embodied in list with state and county taxes.
Status: in_force

140.710. To be embodied in list with state and county taxes. — The tax and special assessments on the property contained in the delinquent list of such city or incorporated town shall be added to the same property, if the same property is contained in the delinquent list for state and county tax, in a separate column in such list.

(RSMo 1939 § 11204) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9972; 1919 § 12962; 1909 § 11514
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.070 — MO Code / Chapter 374 / Section 374.070
374.070 Office and records, public — copies — records disposed of or destroyed, when.
Status: in_force

374.070. Office and records, public — copies — records disposed of or destroyed, when. — 1. The office shall be a public office and the records shall be public records and shall at all times be open to the inspection of the public subject to such rules as the director shall make for their safekeeping; provided, however, that the work product of the director, the director's employees and agents, including but not limited to work papers of examinations of companies, work papers of investigations of insurance companies and producers and other persons licensed or with a certificate of authority under this chapter, chapter 354 , and chapters 375 to 385 , or of other entities as provided by law and confidential communications to the director, shall not be considered public records except as provided by law.

2. When requested, the director shall furnish certified copies of any paper, report, or documents on file in the director's office to any person requesting them, upon payment of the fees allowed by law.

3. Five years after the conclusion of the transactions to which they relate, the director is authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of all correspondence, complaints, claim files, working papers of examinations of companies, examination reports of companies made by the insurance supervisory officials of states other than Missouri, rating files, void or obsolete or superseded rate filings and schedules, individual company rating experience data, applications, requisitions, and requests for licenses, all license cards and records, all expired bonds, all records of hearings, and all similar records, papers, documents, and memoranda now or hereafter in the possession of the director.

4. Ten years after the conclusion of the transactions to which they relate, the director is authorized to destroy or otherwise dispose of all foreign companies' and alien companies' annual statements, valuation reports, tax reports, and all similar records, papers, documents and memoranda now or hereafter in the possession of the director.

5. Disposal and destruction of records shall be in accordance with sections 109.200 to 109.310 .

(RSMo 1939 §§ 5788, 5793, A. 1949 H.B. 2115, A.L. 1953 p. 242, A.L. 1967 p. 516, A.L. 1999 S.B. 19 merged with S.B. 386, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 5678, 5683; 1919 §§ 6089, 6094; 1909 §§ 6883, 6888
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1651 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1651
67.1651 Indemnification of commissioners, officers or employees of a program, ...
Status: in_force

67.1651. Indemnification of commissioners, officers or employees of a program, limitations. — 1. No commissioner, officer or employee, whether on salary, wages or voluntary basis shall be personally liable and no cause of action may be brought for damages resulting from the exercise of judgment or discretion in connection with the performance of program duties or responsibilities unless the act or omission involved willful or wanton conduct.

2. A program shall indemnify each commissioner, officer and employee, whether on salary, wages or voluntary basis against any and all losses, damages, judgments, interest, settlements, fines, court costs and other reasonable costs and expenses of legal proceedings including attorney fees, and any other liabilities incurred by, imposed upon, or suffered by such individual in connection with or resulting from any claim, action, suit or proceeding, actual or threatened, arising out of or in connection with the performance of program duties. Any settlement of any claim shall be made with prior approval of the governing commission in order for indemnification pursuant to this section to be available.

3. The immunity and indemnification provided by a program pursuant to this section shall not cover any acts or omissions which involve willful or wanton conduct, breach of good faith, intentional misconduct, knowing violation of the law, or for any transaction from which such individual derives an improper personal benefit.

(L. 1999 S.B. 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.820 — MO Code / Chapter 486 / Section 486.820
486.820 List of suspended or revoked commissions, publication of.
Status: in_force

486.820. List of suspended or revoked commissions, publication of. — The secretary may regularly publish a list of persons whose notary commissions have been suspended or revoked by the secretary, including electronic notaries and remote online notaries.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 183.020 — MO Code / Chapter 183 / Section 183.020
183.020 Society's duties.
Status: in_force

183.020. Society's duties. — It shall be the duty of the society to collect books, maps and other papers and material for the study of history, especially of this state and of the middle west; to acquire narratives and records of the pioneers, to procure documents, manuscripts and portraits, and to gather all information calculated to exhibit faithfully the antiquities and the past and present condition, resources and progress of this state; to cause its collections to be properly bound and preserved; to conduct a library of historical reference, and to publish from time to time reports of its collections and such other matters as may tend to diffuse information relative to the history of this region; and to keep the rooms containing the collections of said society open at all reasonable hours on business days for the reception of the citizens of this state, without fee.

(RSMo 1939 § 14903) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13708; 1919 § 5846; 1909 § 6699
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.1063 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.1063
620.1063 Withdrawal from program, effect — withdrawal of funds — examination of ...
Status: in_force

620.1063. Withdrawal from program, effect — withdrawal of funds — examination of accounts authorized. — 1. A participating financial institution which withdraws from the program may not recover any set-aside contributions which have been made to a loss reserve account. If a program loan loss reserve account continuously exceeds the outstanding balance of the institution's enrolled loans for twenty-four consecutive months, the department may withdraw such excess to reduce the program loss reserve account to an amount equal to one hundred percent of such outstanding balance. Any funds withdrawn pursuant to this subsection shall be placed in the Missouri capital access program fund.

2. The division of finance of the department of commerce and insurance is authorized to examine all program loss reserve accounts maintained by financial institutions. No financial institution may participate in the program unless such financial institution agrees to allow the division of finance to conduct such examinations.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048 § 8, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.015 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.015
620.015 Administrative fund, uses, administration of.
Status: in_force

620.015. Administrative fund, uses, administration of. — The director of the department of economic development shall administer a revolving "Department of Economic Development Administrative Fund", which is hereby established, and shall be funded annually by appropriations. Such fund shall consist of any gifts, contributions, grants or bequests received from federal, private or other sources and contain moneys transferred or paid to the department of economic development in return for goods and services provided by the department of economic development for services to any governmental entity or the public. The state treasurer shall be the custodian of the fund, and shall approve disbursements from the fund for the purchase of goods or services at the request of the director of the department of economic development. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , moneys in the fund shall not lapse, unless and then only to the extent to which the unencumbered balance at the close of any fiscal year exceeds one-twelfth of the total amount appropriated, paid, or transferred to the fund during such fiscal year. The director of the department of economic development shall prepare an annual report of all receipts and expenditures from the fund.

(L. 1991 H.B. 516, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566 merged with S.B. 336)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.840 — MO Code / Chapter 56 / Section 56.840
56.840 Benefits to retired employees, initial payments, when — creditable service, ...
Status: in_force

56.840. Benefits to retired employees, initial payments, when — creditable service, how accrued, certain counties — benefits as part-time prosecutor, when. — 1. Annuity payments to retired employees under the provisions of sections 56.800 to 56.840 shall be available beginning January first next succeeding the expiration of two calendar years from the effective date of the establishment of the system to eligible retired employees, and employees with at least twelve years of creditable service shall have vested rights and upon reaching the required age shall be entitled to retirement benefits.

2. All members serving as a prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney in a county of the first classification, a county with a charter form of government, or a city not within a county shall receive one year of creditable service for each year served.

3. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, members serving as a prosecuting attorney in counties that elected to make the position of prosecuting attorney a full-time position shall receive one year of creditable vesting service for each year served as a part-time or full-time prosecuting attorney. Such members shall receive one year of creditable benefit service for each year served as a full-time prosecuting attorney and six-tenths of a year of creditable benefit service for each year served as a part-time prosecuting attorney. Upon retirement, any member who has less than twelve years of creditable benefit service shall receive a reduced full-time benefit in a sum equal to the portion that the member's creditable benefit years bear to twelve vesting years.

4. Members restoring creditable service under subsection 2 of section 56.833 shall receive one year of creditable service for each restored year served as a full-time prosecuting attorney and six-tenths of a year of creditable service for each restored year served as a part-time prosecuting attorney. Unless otherwise permitted by law, no member shall receive credit for any partial year of employment.

5. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, any member who vested in the system as a part-time prosecuting attorney and who ceased being a member for more than six months before returning as a full-time prosecuting attorney shall be entitled only to retirement benefits as a part-time prosecuting attorney. Any creditable service earned by such an employee upon returning to the system as a full-time prosecuting attorney shall begin a new vesting period subject to the provision of the system in effect at the time of the member's return. No member shall receive benefits while employed as a prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney.

(L. 1989 S.B. 30 § 56.865 , A.L. 2018 H.B. 1291 merged with S.B. 892)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.162 — MO Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161.162
161.162 Section of special education created — special education defined — ...
Status: in_force

161.162. Section of special education created — special education defined — director, appointment, compensation. — 1. The state board of education shall establish a section of special education within the department of elementary and secondary education. "Special education" includes all schools and classes pertaining to the exceptional child.

2. The board shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the state commissioner, a director to head the section of special education. The board shall define his duties and fix his compensation.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 2-16) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 177.010)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 573.080 — MO Code / Chapter 573 / Section 573.080
573.080 Preemption and standardization — cities, towns, and certain counties may ...
Status: in_force

573.080. Preemption and standardization — cities, towns, and certain counties may regulate, limitations. — The general assembly by enacting this chapter intends to preempt any other regulation of the area covered by section 573.020 , to promote statewide control of pornography, and to standardize laws that governmental subdivisions may adopt in other areas covered by this chapter. No governmental subdivision may enact or enforce a law that makes any conduct in the area covered by section 573.020 subject to a criminal or civil penalty of any kind. Cities and towns and counties of the first class may enact and enforce laws prohibiting and penalizing conduct subject to criminal or civil sanctions under other provisions of this chapter.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1981 S.B. 365, A.L. 1987 H.B. 113, et al.) Effective 7-15-87