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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 650.454 — MO Code / Chapter 650 / Section 650.454
650.454 Medals for extraordinary valor may be issued to public safety officers, ...
Status: in_force

650.454. Medals for extraordinary valor may be issued to public safety officers, when — surviving relatives may receive medal on person's behalf. — 1. The governor is hereby authorized to award and present, in the name of the state of Missouri, a medal to a public safety officer, upon the recommendation of the board, for extraordinary valor above and beyond the call of duty. The medal shall be Missouri's highest award for valor by a public safety officer.

2. In the event of the death of any person who would be entitled to a medal pursuant to the provisions of sections 650.450 to 650.460 , the same may be presented to a surviving relative on behalf of the deceased in the following order: widow, if not remarried; eldest living son; eldest living daughter; father; mother; eldest living brother; eldest living sister; and eldest living grandchild.

(L. 2004 S.B. 972 § 650.610)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 81.040 — MO Code / Chapter 81 / Section 81.040
81.040 Street and sidewalk commissioner (special charter cities under 10,000).
Status: in_force

81.040. Street and sidewalk commissioner (special charter cities under 10,000). — The council of any such city or town mentioned in section 88.804 may provide by ordinance for the appointment by the council of a street and sidewalk commissioner, which may be made by ordinance a separate office, and he shall give bond as such for the faithful discharge of such duties as the council may by ordinance or entry of record prescribe, and fix his compensation.

(RSMo 1939 § 7449) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7296; 1919 § 8711; 1909 § 9589
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.027 — MO Code / Chapter 488 / Section 488.027
488.027 Statewide court automation fund fee, amount, disposition.
Status: in_force

488.027. Statewide court automation fund fee, amount, disposition. — 1. In addition to all other court costs provided by law, in all civil cases filed in the circuit courts of this state and in all criminal cases including violations of any municipal or county ordinance heard by an associate circuit judge or any violation of criminal or traffic laws of this state, including an infraction, a fee in an amount determined pursuant to sections 488.015 to 488.020 shall be assessed as costs, except that, no such fee shall be collected in any proceeding involving a violation of an ordinance or state law when a criminal proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality.

2. The moneys collected by clerks of the courts pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be collected and disbursed as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020 . All such moneys shall be payable to the director of revenue, who shall deposit all amounts collected pursuant to this section to the credit of the statewide court automation fund which is established in section 476.055 .

3. The assessment of court costs authorized by this section shall apply to all cases filed on or after September 1, 1994.

(L. 1994 S.B. 420, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248, A.L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision) Transferred 2000; formerly 476.053
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.570 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.570
301.570 Sale of six or more motor vehicles in a year without license, prohibited — ...
Status: in_force

301.570. Sale of six or more motor vehicles in a year without license, prohibited — prosecuting attorney, duties — penalty, exceptions. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, corporation, company or association, unless the seller is a financial institution, or is selling repossessed motor vehicles or is disposing of vehicles used and titled solely in its ordinary course of business or is a collector of antique motor vehicles, to sell or display with an intent to sell six or more motor vehicles in a calendar year, except when such motor vehicles are registered in the name of the seller, unless such person, partnership, corporation, company or association is:

(1) Licensed as a motor vehicle dealer by the department under the provisions of sections 301.550 to 301.580 ;

(2) Exempt from licensure as a motor vehicle dealer pursuant to subsection 4 of section 301.559 ;

(3) Selling commercial motor vehicles with a gross weight of at least nineteen thousand five hundred pounds, but only with respect to such commercial motor vehicles;

(4) An auctioneer, acting at the request of the owner at an auction, when such auction is not a public motor vehicle auction.

2. Any person, partnership, corporation, company or association that has reason to believe that the provisions of this section are being violated shall file a complaint with the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurred. The prosecuting attorney shall investigate the complaint and take appropriate action.

3. For the purposes of sections 301.550 to 301.580 , the sale, barter, exchange, lease or rental with option to purchase of six or more motor vehicles in a calendar year by any person, partnership, corporation, company or association, whether or not the motor vehicles are owned by them, shall be prima facie evidence of intent to make a profit or gain of money and such person, partnership, corporation, company or association shall be deemed to be acting as a motor vehicle dealer without a license.

4. Any person, partnership, corporation, company or association who violates subsection 1 of this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction shall be deemed a class E felony.

5. The provisions of this section shall not apply to liquidation of an estate.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1512 § 11, A.L. 1993 S.B. 35, A.L. 1995 S.B. 152, A.L. 1997 H.B. 207, A.L. 2007 S.B. 82, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1402, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 707)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.550 — MO Code / Chapter 300 / Section 300.550
300.550 Commercial vehicles prohibited from using certain streets.
Status: in_force

300.550. Commercial vehicles prohibited from using certain streets. — In cases where an equally direct and convenient alternate route is provided, an ordinance may describe and signs may be erected giving notice thereof, that no persons shall operate any commercial vehicle upon streets or parts of streets so described except those commercial vehicles making deliveries thereon.

(L. 1965 p. 445 § 141)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 429.611 — MO Code / Chapter 429 / Section 429.611
429.611 Lien claim release or satisfaction to be filed when.
Status: in_force

429.611. Lien claim release or satisfaction to be filed when. — If a claim for a lien has been filed with the county recorder of deeds and a condition occurs that would preclude the broker from receiving compensation under the terms of the real estate broker's written agreement, the real estate broker shall record and provide the owner of record a written release or satisfaction of the lien.

(L. 1993 S.B. 18 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 388.250 — MO Code / Chapter 388 / Section 388.250
388.250 Trustees or receivers — rights and powers.
Status: in_force

388.250. Trustees or receivers — rights and powers. — Trustees or receivers of railroad companies and corporations and their estates appointed by any court whatsoever owning, holding, operating, controlling or managing any such corporation or company or its estate shall have all the rights and powers possessed by railroad corporations and companies under the laws of Missouri.

(L. 1941 p. 329 § 5289A)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 507.030 — MO Code / Chapter 507 / Section 507.030
507.030 Persons having a joint interest shall be made plaintiffs — defendants, when.
Status: in_force

507.030. Persons having a joint interest shall be made plaintiffs — defendants, when. — 1. Subject to the provisions of section 507.070 , persons having a joint interest shall be made parties and be joined on the same side as plaintiffs or defendants. When a person who should join as a plaintiff refuses to do so, or his consent cannot be obtained, he may be made a defendant.

2. When a complete determination of the controversy cannot be had without the presence of other parties, the court may order them to be brought in by an amendment of the petition, or by a supplemental petition and a new summons.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 853, 972, A.L. 1943 p. 353 § 15) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 702, 820; 1919 §§ 1159, 1275; 1909 §§ 1733, 1849 CROSS REFERENCES: Copartners assuming joint obligation to be sued, how, 431.140 Court to order parties brought in as defendants, when, 509.470
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.210 — MO Code / Chapter 208 / Section 208.210
208.210 Undeclared income or property — benefits may be recovered by division, when.
Status: in_force

208.210. Undeclared income or property — benefits may be recovered by division, when. — 1. If at any time during the continuance of public assistance to any person, the recipient thereof, or the husband or wife of the recipient with whom he or she is living, is possessed or becomes possessed of any property or income in excess of the amount declared at the time of application or reinvestigation of his or her case and in such amount as would affect his or her needs or right to receive benefits, it shall be the duty of the recipient, or the husband or the wife of the recipient, to notify the family support division of the receipt or possession of such property or income, and the family support division may, after investigation, either cancel the benefits or alter the amount thereof in accordance with the circumstances.

2. Any benefits paid when the recipient or the recipient's spouse is in possession of such undeclared property or income shall be recoverable by the department of social services as a debt due to the state. If during the life, or upon the death, of any person who is receiving or has received benefits, it is found that the recipient or the recipient's spouse was possessed of any property or income in excess of the amount reported that would affect his or her needs or right to receive benefits, or if it be shown such benefits were obtained through misrepresentation, nondisclosure of material facts, or through mistake of fact, the amount of benefits, without interest, may be recovered from him or her or his or her estate by the department of social services as a debt due the state.

3. The possession of undeclared property by a recipient or a recipient's spouse with whom the recipient is living shall be prima facie evidence of its ownership during the time benefits were granted, and the burden to prove otherwise shall be upon the recipient or the recipient's legal representative.

4. The federal government shall be entitled to share in any amount collected under the provisions of this section, however, not to exceed the amount contributed by the federal government in each case. The amount due the United States shall be promptly paid or credited upon collection to the designated agency of the federal government by the department of social services.

(L. 1951 p. 771 § 208.201, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 516.070 — MO Code / Chapter 516 / Section 516.070
516.070 Limitation where equitable title to land emanates from government.
Status: in_force

516.070. Limitation where equitable title to land emanates from government. — Whenever any real estate, the equitable title to which shall have emanated from the government more than ten years, shall thereafter, on any date, be in the lawful possession of any person, and which shall or might be claimed by another, and which shall not at such date have been in possession of the said person claiming or who might claim the same, or of anyone under whom he claims or might claim, for thirty consecutive years, and on which neither the said person claiming or who might claim the same nor those under whom he claims or might claim has paid any taxes for all that period of time, the said person claiming or who might claim such real estate shall, within one year from said date, bring his action to recover the same, and in default thereof he shall be forever barred, and his right and title shall, ipso facto, vest in such possessor; provided, however, that in all cases such action may be brought at any time within one year from the date at which this section takes effect and goes into force.

(RSMo 1939 § 1008) Prior revisions: 1929 § 856; 1919 § 1311; 1909 § 1884
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.459 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.459
227.459 SPC Jason Fingar memorial highway designated for portion of State Highway ...
Status: in_force

227.459. SPC Jason Fingar memorial highway designated for portion of State Highway 740 in Boone County. — The portion of State Highway 740 from .35 miles west of Providence Boulevard to .25 miles west of Forum Boulevard in Boone County shall be designated the "SPC Jason Fingar Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2019 H.B. 499)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.315 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.315
40.315 False apprehension, arrest, confinement — court-martial.
Status: in_force

40.315. False apprehension, arrest, confinement — court-martial. — Any person subject to sections 40.005 to 40.490 who, except as provided by law or regulation, apprehends, arrests, restrains, or confines any person shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 98)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.380 — MO Code / Chapter 521 / Section 521.380
521.380 Proceedings upon constructive service — judgment not to exceed amount sworn to.
Status: in_force

521.380. Proceedings upon constructive service — judgment not to exceed amount sworn to. — When the defendant shall be notified by publication, as directed, and shall not appear and answer the action, judgment by default may be entered, which may be proceeded on to final judgment in like manner as in ordinary actions; but in no case shall judgment be rendered against the defendant for a greater amount than that sworn to by the plaintiff at the time of obtaining the attachment, with interest, damages and costs.

(RSMo 1939 § 1474) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1310; 1919 § 1761; 1909 § 2330
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.673 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.673
376.673 Life insurance policies, regulations relative to.
Status: in_force

376.673. Life insurance policies, regulations relative to. — 1. No life insurance policy shall be issued or delivered in this state after October 13, 1967, which:

(1) By its terms expressly provides that the policyholder will participate in the distribution of earnings or surplus other than earnings or surplus attributable, by reasonable and nondiscriminatory standards, to the participating policies of the company and allocated to the policyholder on reasonable and nondiscriminatory standards; or

(2) Through sales material or oral presentations, is represented by the company or its agent to prospective policyholders as entitling the policyholder to the benefits described in subdivision (1) of this subsection; or

(3) By its terms expressly provides that the policyholder will receive some preferential or discriminatory advantage or benefit not available to persons who purchase insurance from the company at future dates or under other circumstances; or

(4) Through sales material or oral presentations is represented by the company or its agent to prospective policyholders as entitling the policyholder to the benefits described in subdivision (3) of this subsection.

2. Life insurance policies providing for the payment of a series of pure endowments maturing periodically during the premium paying period of the policy which are issued or delivered in this state after October 13, 1967, shall be subject to the following provisions:

(1) No detachable coupons or certificates or passbooks may be used. No other device may be used which tends to emphasize the periodic pure endowment benefits or which tends to create the impression that the pure endowments represent interest earnings or anything other than benefits which have been purchased by part of the policyholder's premium payments.

(2) Each pure endowment benefit must have a fixed maturity date and payment of the pure endowment benefit shall not be contingent upon the payment of any premium becoming due on or after the maturity date.

(3) The pure endowment benefits must be expressed in dollar amounts rather than as percentages of other quantities or in other ways, both in the policy itself and in the sale thereof.

(4) The pure endowment premiums shall be calculated with mortality, interest, and expense factors which are consistent with those for the basic policy premium and it shall be noted in bold type on the face of the policy that "a portion of the premium is used to pay the annual endowment".

(5) No insurance company, insurance agent, solicitor, nor insurance company representative, shall, as a competitive or twisting device, inform any policyholder or prospective policyholder that any insurance company was required to change a policy form or related material to comply with the provisions of this law.

(L. 1967 p. 516)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.200 — MO Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.200
104.200 Board may correct error in amounts paid member, limitation.
Status: in_force

104.200. Board may correct error in amounts paid member, limitation. — Should any error in any records result in any member or beneficiary receiving more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the records been correct, the board shall correct such error, and, as far as practicable, to recover any overpayments, may accept single sum or installment repayments or make future payments in such a manner that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which such member or beneficiary was entitled shall be paid. In all cases in which such error has been made, no such error shall be corrected unless the system discovers or is notified of such error within ten years after the member's annuity starting date or the date of error, whichever occurs later. In cases of fraud, any error discovered shall be corrected without concern for the amount of time that has passed.

(L. 1955 p. 718 § 25, A.L. 2013 H.B. 233, A.L. 2023 S.B. 20 merged with S.B. 75, A.L. 2026 S.B. 1572)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.300 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.300
99.300 Citation of law.
Status: in_force

99.300. Citation of law. — Sections 99.300 to 99.660 shall be known and may be cited as the "Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law".

(L. 1951 p. 300 § 1) (1954) This law is constitutional. State on Inf. Dalton v. Land Clearance for Redev. Auth. 364 Mo. 974, 270 S.W.2d 44; (1954) Land Clearance for Redev. Auth. v. City of St. Louis (Mo.), 270 S.W.2d 58. (1964) Election of city by resolution and vote of people, to come under this law could not be revoked by initiative proceedings since law was not enacted for solely municipal objectives but for state purposes as well, and law remains effective until legislature repeals it or provides by statute for means of withdrawal. Anderson v. Smith (A.), 377 S.W.2d 554. (1966) Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority Law, §§ 99.300 to 99.660, and the Urban Redevelopment Corporation Law, chapter 353 do not violate the constitutional provisions prohibiting the taking of private property for public use without consent of owner. Annbar Associates v. West Side Redevelopment Corp. (Mo.), 397 S.W.2d 635. (1968) Where redevelopment authority had condemned plaintiff's land and was now owner and possessor, plaintiff had no legally protectable interest and there was no justiciable controversy for plaintiff to maintain action for declaratory judgment on question of authority's compliance with statutory requirements. Brooks v. Land Clearance for Redevelopment Auth. (A.), 425 S.W.2d 481.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 256.200 — MO Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.200
256.200 Duties and powers of commission.
Status: in_force

*256.200. Duties and powers of commission. — The clean water commission shall develop a plan for a gradual, long-range, comprehensive statewide program for the conservation, development, management and use of the water resources of the state, and to this end:

(1) Shall collect data, make surveys, investigations and recommendations concerning the water resources of the state as related to its social and economic needs;

(2) Shall act as a clearing house and coordinator for the collection of water resources data and for the use of water resources data collected by various other governmental agencies and organizations;

(3) May accept gifts, contributions, donations and grants, and use the same for any purpose within the scope of section 256.250 ;

(4) May enter upon any lands or waters in the state for the purpose of making any investigation, examination, or survey contemplated by this section, and such authority extends to its agents; and

(5) May cooperate with the United States or any agency thereof or with any other state or agency thereof for any purposes within the scope of this section.

(L. 1961 p. 246 § 6, A.L. 1969 S.B. 18) *All powers, duties and functions of the water resources board were transferred to the clean water commission, by type I transfer, by the Reorganization Act of 1974. CROSS REFERENCE: Other powers and duties of clean water commission, 644.026
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 176.520 — MO Code / Chapter 176 / Section 176.520
176.520 Associations exempt from provisions of insurance law.
Status: in_force

176.520. Associations exempt from provisions of insurance law. — Any association organized under the provisions of sections 176.500 to 176.540 shall be exempt from all provisions of other insurance laws of this state, not only in governmental relations but for every other purpose.

(L. 1986 H.B. 1387 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.612 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.612
196.612 Contract with the United States Department of Agriculture to inspect plants ...
Status: in_force

196.612. Contract with the United States Department of Agriculture to inspect plants and grade products. — The state milk board may contract with the United States Department of Agriculture regarding the inspection of manufacturing milk plants, the grading of product, or both. Fees paid to the board from the department for inspection or grading services are to be set forth by contractual agreement and paid according to the board's performance of the required inspections as stipulated by the Federal Register guidelines.

(L. 1985 H.B. 291 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.020 — MO Code / Chapter 589 / Section 589.020
589.020 Duties of department of elementary and secondary education — school ...
Status: in_force

589.020. Duties of department of elementary and secondary education — school programs — local boards have discretion. — 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and establish guidelines for the teaching of sexual assault prevention and sexual assault counseling techniques for utilization by local school districts in the establishment of sexual assault prevention education programs. Such programs shall be adapted to the age and understanding of the pupils and shall be so emphasized in appropriate places in the curriculum as to give a full and adequate treatment of the subject.

2. Local boards of education may establish sexual assault prevention education programs in accordance with the guidelines developed by the department of elementary and secondary education under subsection 1 of this section; provided, however, that nothing in sections 589.010 to 589.040 shall be construed as mandating the establishment of such programs by local boards of education; and provided, further, that no child shall be compelled to participate in any such program if the parent or guardian of such child submits a written objection to such participation, on moral or religious grounds, to the principal or other person in charge of the school which the child attends.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1138, et al. § 4)