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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 170.017 — MO Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.017
170.017 Agriculture or career and technical course may be substituted for certain ...
Status: in_force

170.017. Agriculture or career and technical course may be substituted for certain units required for high school graduation, exception. — The department of elementary and secondary education shall, by July 1, 2015, develop a high school graduation policy that allows a student to fulfill one unit of academic credit with a district-approved agriculture or career and technical education course for any communication arts, mathematics, science, or social studies unit required for high school graduation in any combination up to fulfilling one requirement in each of the four subject areas. The substitution may not be made where the course for which the agriculture or career and technical education course is being substituted requires an end-of-course statewide assessment. The credit cannot be substituted for any course which requires a statewide end-of-course assessment. The policy required under this section shall be in addition to the optional waiver of one unit of academic credit for a three-unit career and technical program of studies.

(L. 2014 H.B. 1189)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.113 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.113
115.113 Precincts, how established — new political subdivisions, duty to identify ...
Status: in_force

115.113. Precincts, how established — new political subdivisions, duty to identify voters of. — 1. The basic election district shall be the precinct. In each jurisdiction, precinct boundaries shall be established by the election authority. Every effort shall be made by the election authority to establish precinct lines which do not cross political subdivision or special district boundaries. Upon mail notification of each voter affected by the change, or publication of the new boundaries in a newspaper of general circulation in its jurisdiction, the election authority may change precinct boundaries from time to time as convenience may require.

2. When a political subdivision is formed, the political subdivision shall assist the election authority in determining the identity of all registered voters residing in each precinct eligible to vote in elections affecting the district.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 5.001, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526) Effective 5-20-82
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.870 — MO Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.870
71.870 Separate elections required for annexation — effective when.
Status: in_force

71.870. Separate elections required for annexation — effective when. — The legislative body of any city, town, or village located within the boundaries of a first class chartered county which has a population of at least five hundred thousand shall not have the power to extend the limits of such city, town, or village by annexation of unincorporated territory adjacent to the city, town, or village in accordance with the provisions of law relating to annexation by such municipalities until the question of annexation is submitted and is carried by a majority of the total votes cast in the city, town, or village and by a separate majority of the total votes cast in the unincorporated territory sought to be annexed. There shall be separate submissions of the question of annexation to the two groups of voters, the same to be held simultaneously. However, no annexation 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 vote for annexation if the question of annexation is carried by a majority of the votes cast by the two groups of voters.

(L. 1963 p. 126 § 2, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1110, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1214 & 1319) Effective 3-19-84
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 302.721 — MO Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.721
302.721 Third-party commercial driver license examination program created, purpose, ...
Status: in_force

302.721. Third-party commercial driver license examination program created, purpose, funding — rules. — 1. There shall be created a "Third-Party Commercial Driver License Examination Program" within the department of revenue. The purpose of this program is to certify third-party commercial driver license examination programs and administer compliance requirements of third-party commercial driver license examination programs in the state of Missouri.

2. Funds may be appropriated from the state highways and transportation department fund for department of revenue administrative costs associated with initial certification and subsequent renewal certification requirements associated with third-party commercial driver license examination programs and determining compliance of all regulations that are required to be adhered to by third-party commercial driver license examination programs in the state of Missouri. Funds may also be appropriated from the state highways and transportation department fund for the highway patrol for functions related to the testing, auditing, retesting, and compliance of commercial driver license third-party examination programs, and the administration of the state CDL testing program.

(1) The director of revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the certification and compliance programs established pursuant to this section. Any rule promulgated regarding commercial driver license third-party examination certification or compliance shall be promulgated in coordination with the superintendent of the highway patrol.

(2) Any rule promulgated by the director of revenue and the superintendent of the highway patrol regarding compliance requirements for third-party commercial driver license examination programs shall require the superintendent to reexamine a minimum of ten percent of those drivers who have passed the CDL skills examination administered by a certified third-party commercial driver license examination program in the state of Missouri.

3. 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, 2002, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 150.290 — MO Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.290
150.290 Failure to perform duty — penalty (cities of 100,000 or more).
Status: in_force

150.290. Failure to perform duty — penalty (cities of 100,000 or more). — Any collector, license commissioner, or other officer in all cities now having or which may hereafter have a population of one hundred thousand or more, who shall fail to furnish the state tax commission a statement as required in section 150.080 , shall, upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(RSMo 1939 § 11307, A.L. 1945 p. 1838, A.L. 1985 S.B. 21) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10079; 1919 § 13069; 1909 § 11621
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2505 — MO Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.2505
192.2505 Confidentiality of records, records disclosed, when.
Status: in_force

192.2505. Confidentiality of records, records disclosed, when. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department shall not disclose personally identifiable medical, social, personal, or financial records of any eligible adult being served by the division of senior services except when disclosed in a manner that does not identify the eligible adult, or when ordered to do so by a court of competent jurisdiction. Such records shall be accessible without court order for examination and copying only to the following persons or offices, or to their designees:

(1) The department or any person or agency designated by the department for such purposes as the department may determine;

(2) The attorney general, to perform his or her constitutional or statutory duties;

(3) The department of mental health for residents placed through that department, to perform its constitutional or statutory duties;

(4) Any appropriate law enforcement agency, to perform its constitutional or statutory duties;

(5) The eligible adult, his or her legal guardian or any other person designated by the eligible adult; and

(6) The department of social services for individuals who receive Medicaid benefits, to perform its constitutional or statutory duties.

(L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision § 192.1114 merged with S.B. 491 § 197.1042) Effective 8-28-14 (H.B. 1299 Revision); 1-01-17 (S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 660.321
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.530 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.530
99.530 Default of bonds — rights of obligee.
Status: in_force

99.530. Default of bonds — rights of obligee. — An authority shall have power by its resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease or other contract to confer upon an obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds, the right (in addition to all rights that may otherwise be conferred), upon the happening of an event of default as defined in such resolution or instrument, by suit, action or proceeding in any court of competent jurisdiction:

(1) To cause possession of any land clearance project or any part thereof, title to which is in the authority, to be surrendered to any such obligee;

(2) To obtain the appointment of a receiver of any land clearance project of said authority or any part thereof, title to which is in the authority, and of the rents and profits therefrom. If such receiver be appointed, he may enter and take possession of, carry out, operate and maintain such project or any part thereof and collect and receive all fees, rents, revenues, or other charges thereafter arising therefrom, and shall keep such moneys in a separate account or accounts and apply the same in accordance with the obligations of said authority as the court shall direct; and

(3) To require said authority and the commissioners, officers, agents and employees thereof to account as if it and they were the trustees of an express trust.

(L. 1951 p. 300 § 12)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.399 — MO Code / Chapter 578 / Section 578.399
578.399 Sports bribery, second degree, penalty.
Status: in_force

578.399. Sports bribery, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of sports bribery in the second degree if he or she, being a participant or prospective participant in any sport or game, accepts, attempts to obtain, or solicits any benefit in exchange for losing or trying to lose or causing to be lost or limiting the margin of victory in any sport or game in which the participant is taking part, or expects to take part, or has any duty or connection therewith.

2. The offense of sports bribery in the second degree is a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.500 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.500
217.500 Enforcement and cooperation required of whom.
Status: in_force

217.500. Enforcement and cooperation required of whom. — All courts, departments, agencies, officers and employees of this state and its political subdivisions are hereby directed to enforce the agreement on detainers and to cooperate with one another and with other party states in enforcing the agreement and effectuating its purpose.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 88)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 172.650 — MO Code / Chapter 172 / Section 172.650
172.650 Certificates to remain unconvertible — partial liquidation, when.
Status: in_force

172.650. Certificates to remain unconvertible — partial liquidation, when. — 1. All of the state certificates of indebtedness issued to, and part of, the seminary fund, whether original certificates or renewals thereof, are hereby confirmed as sacred obligations of the state to said fund, and they shall be and remain nonnegotiable, unconvertible and untransferable from the purposes of their issue, and they shall remain so much of the permanent seminary fund as is represented by their amounts, respectively, until they shall be liquidated by the general assembly by appropriation and payment of the face amounts thereof to the seminary fund.

2. The general assembly may provide for the partial liquidation of any and all of said certificates by appropriation and payment to the seminary fund of a portion or portions of the face amounts thereof and, in any such event, a new certificate of indebtedness shall issue for the balance of the face amount of such partially liquidated certificate which remains unpaid after such partial liquidation.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 10880, 10881, 10882, A.L. 1945 p. 1634 § 5, A.L. 1951 p. 472 § 4, A.L. 2025 H.B. 419) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 9721, 9722, 9723; 1919 §§ 11593, 11594, 11595; 1909 §§ 11165, 11166, 11167
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.195 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.195
40.195 Record returned for reconsideration, when.
Status: in_force

40.195. Record returned for reconsideration, when. — 1. If a specification before a court-martial has been dismissed on motion and the ruling does not amount to a finding of not guilty, the convening authority may return the record to the court for reconsideration of the ruling and any further appropriate action.

2. Where there is an apparent error or omission in the record or where the record shows improper or inconsistent action by a court-martial with respect to a finding or sentence which can be rectified without material prejudice to the substantial rights of the accused, the convening authority may return the record to the court for appropriate action. In no case, however, may the record be returned:

(1) For reconsideration of a finding of not guilty, or a ruling which amounts to a finding of not guilty;

(2) For reconsideration of a finding of not guilty of any charge, unless the record shows a finding of guilty under a specification laid under that charge, which sufficiently alleges a violation of sections 40.005 to 40.490 ; or

(3) For increasing the severity of the sentence unless the sentence prescribed for the offense is mandatory.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 63)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 21.380 — MO Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21.380
21.380 Depositions.
Status: in_force

21.380. Depositions. — In cases not otherwise provided for by law, depositions may be taken and read in either house, or before a committee thereof, or before both houses in joint meeting, in all cases where the taking and reading depositions would be allowed in any case pending before any court of law.

(RSMo 1939 § 12885, A.L. 1957 p. 595) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11260; 1919 § 7142; 1909 § 8138
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 10.095 — MO Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10.095
10.095 State dinosaur.
Status: in_force

10.095. State dinosaur. — The Parrosaurus missouriensis dinosaur is hereby selected for, and shall be known as, the official dinosaur of the state of Missouri.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1209, A.L. 2022 H.B. House Bill 1738)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.895 — MO Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.895
192.895 Covid-19 tests, no cost, when — department duties — use of federal funds — ...
Status: in_force

192.895. Covid-19 tests, no cost, when — department duties — use of federal funds — no reduction in health insurance coverage, when. — 1. Subject to appropriation, any Missouri resident whose health care provider recommends that he or she receive an active COVID-19 test shall receive such test and the results of the test at no cost. The department of health and senior services shall be authorized to utilize available federal funds to pay for the portion of the expense of such test and resulting analysis that is not covered by the resident's health insurance provider, provided that such expenses do not exceed one hundred fifty dollars per test.

2. A health insurance provider shall not reduce a Missouri resident's health insurance coverage that is related to the testing for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 during a state of emergency declared by the governor. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any reduction in health insurance coverage that is a result of nonpayment of premiums.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1682 § 1) Effective 7-13-20
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 326.257 — MO Code / Chapter 326 / Section 326.257
326.257 Criminal background check, fingerprint submission.
Status: in_force

326.257. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The Missouri state board of accountancy may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking licensure as a certified public accountant and a permit for a certified public accounting firm, as defined in section 326.256 .

2. If the Missouri state board of accountancy requires that fingerprint submissions be made as part of such application, the Missouri state board of accountancy shall require applicants to submit the fingerprints to the Missouri state highway patrol for the purpose of conducting a state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history background check.

3. The fingerprints and any required fees shall be sent to the Missouri state highway patrol's central repository. The fingerprints shall be used for searching the state criminal records repository and shall also be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a federal criminal records search under section 43.540 . The Missouri state highway patrol shall notify the Missouri state board of accountancy of any criminal history record information or lack of criminal history record information discovered on the individual. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.120 to the contrary, all records related to any criminal history information discovered shall be accessible and available to the Missouri state board of accountancy.

(L. 2025 S.B. 71 merged with S.B. 81 & 174)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1090 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1090
375.1090 Purchasing group subject to insurance laws, exceptions.
Status: in_force

375.1090. Purchasing group subject to insurance laws, exceptions. — A purchasing group and its insurer or insurers shall be subject to all applicable laws of this state, except that a purchasing group and its insurer or insurers shall be exempt, in regard to liability insurance for the purchasing group, from any law that would:

(1) Prohibit the establishment of a purchasing group;

(2) Make it unlawful for an insurer to provide or offer to provide insurance on a basis providing, to a purchasing group or its members, advantages based on their loss and expense experience not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages or other matters;

(3) Prohibit a purchasing group or its members from purchasing insurance on a group basis described in subdivision (2) of this section;

(4) Prohibit a purchasing group from obtaining insurance on a group basis because the group has not been in existence for a minimum period of time or because any member has not belonged to the group for a minimum period of time;

(5) Require that a purchasing group must have a minimum number of members, common ownership or affiliation, or certain legal form;

(6) Require that a certain percentage of a purchasing group must obtain insurance on a group basis;

(7) Otherwise discriminate against a purchasing group or any of its members; or

(8) Require that any insurance policy issued to a purchasing group or any of its members be countersigned by an insurance agent or broker residing in this state.

(L. 1991 H.B. 385, et al. § 29)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 644.520 — MO Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.520
644.520 Proceeds of sale, how handled.
Status: in_force

644.520. Proceeds of sale, how handled. — The moneys realized from the sale of bonds under the provisions of sections 644.500 to 644.560 shall be paid into the state treasury, to the credit of the "Water Pollution Control Fund", and shall be appropriated by the general assembly for the purposes for which the bonds are hereinabove authorized to be issued and for the payment of all necessary expenses incidental thereto.

(L. 1972 S.B. 596 § 5) Effective 3-29-72
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 72.153 — MO Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72.153
72.153 Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous.
Status: in_force

72.153. Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous. — If the cities, towns or villages proposing to consolidate are separated only by a street, road or other public way, or a stream, or vacant land, they may consolidate as though they were adjoining and contiguous by taking in the street, road or other public way, or stream or vacant land as part of the consolidated municipality. The question submitted to the voters of each city, town or village shall include a provision that the street, road or other public way, or stream or vacant land to the extent set out by appropriate description in the proposition shall become a part of the consolidated municipality upon approval of the voters voting on the question.

(L. 1965 p. 192, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.840 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.840
287.840 Practice of law after retirement — restrictions.
Status: in_force

287.840. Practice of law after retirement — restrictions. — No person, other than a beneficiary, who is receiving retirement benefits under the provisions of sections 287.812 to 287.855 shall engage in the practice of law or do law business unless that person complies with the provisions of sections 476.510 and 476.565 .

(L. 1984 H.B. 1106)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.125 — MO Code / Chapter 574 / Section 574.125
574.125 Making a terrorist threat, third degree — penalty.
Status: in_force

574.125. Making a terrorist threat, third degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of making a terrorist threat in the third degree if he or she, with criminal negligence with regard to the risk of causing the evacuation, quarantine or closure of any portion of a building, inhabitable structure, place of assembly or facility of transportation, knowingly:

(1) Communicates an express or implied threat to cause an incident or condition involving danger to life; or

(2) Communicates a knowingly false report of an incident or condition involving danger to life; or

(3) Causes a false belief or fear that an incident has occurred or that a condition exists involving danger to life.

2. The offense of making a terrorist threat in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.

3. No offense is committed under this section by a person acting in good faith with the purpose to prevent harm.

(L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.460 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.460
537.460 Tenants liable to cotenants, when.
Status: in_force

537.460. Tenants liable to cotenants, when. — If a tenant in common, joint tenant or parcener commit waste, he shall be liable to his cotenants, jointly or severally, for damages.

(RSMo 1939 § 3007) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2620; 1919 § 6914; 1909 § 7917