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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.3800 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.3800
620.3800 Office of entrepreneurship created, purpose, duties.
Status: in_force

620.3800. Office of entrepreneurship created, purpose, duties. — There is hereby created within the department of economic development the "Office of Entrepreneurship". The office shall employ an individual to promote policies and initiatives to support the growth of entrepreneurship of Missouri-based businesses with less than ten employees, including entrepreneurship within racial minority groups, as such term is defined in section 37.013 , and women and veteran entrepreneurship, in the state. The office shall work with Missouri stakeholders and communities, including minority communities, to provide information and technical support to entrepreneurs. The office shall support and advise the office of administration with preparing the report pursuant to subsection 3 of section 34.195 .

(L. 2024 S.B. 894 & 825)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.080 — MO Code / Chapter 545 / Section 545.080
545.080 Indictments, when not to be made public.
Status: in_force

545.080. Indictments, when not to be made public. — When any indictment shall be found against any person for a felony or misdemeanor, not being in actual confinement, or held by recognizance to answer thereto, such indictment shall not be open to the inspection of any person except the judge and clerk of the court and the prosecuting attorney; nor shall it be docketed or entered upon the minutes or records of the court until the defendant therein shall have been arrested.

(RSMo 1939 § 3936) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3547; 1919 § 3892; 1909 § 5099 CROSS REFERENCE: Grand jury, penalty for disclosing evidence or indictments, 540.320
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 514.090 — MO Code / Chapter 514 / Section 514.090
514.090 When one of several counts in a petition bad — costs, how awarded.
Status: in_force

514.090. When one of several counts in a petition bad — costs, how awarded. — Where there are several counts in any petition, and any one of them be adjudged insufficient, or a verdict, or any issue joined thereon, shall be found for the defendant, costs shall be awarded at the discretion of the court.

(RSMo 1939 § 1409) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1245; 1919 § 1697; 1909 § 2266 (1987) For purposes of assessing costs, it is necessary that a plaintiff prevail on the issues which generated the costs, not on any particular claim. Cox v. Crider, 721 S.W.2d 220 (Mo.App.S.D.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.120 — MO Code / Chapter 479 / Section 479.120
479.120 Municipality to designate attorney to prosecute violations — duties.
Status: in_force

479.120. Municipality to designate attorney to prosecute violations — duties. — It shall be the duty of an attorney designated by the municipality to prosecute the violations of the municipality's ordinances before the municipal judges or before the associate circuit judges hearing the violations of that municipality's ordinances. The salary or fees of the attorney and his necessary expenses incurred in such prosecutions shall be paid by the municipality.

(L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.050 — MO Code / Chapter 249 / Section 249.050
249.050 Notice of hearing.
Status: in_force

249.050. Notice of hearing. — Immediately after the report of the engineer has been filed it shall be the duty of the court to fix a time at which it will hear objections as provided in section 249.060 and it shall be the duty of the clerk of the circuit court to cause a notice thereof to be published in some newspaper of general circulation in the county wherein the proceedings are pending. Such notice shall be published once a week for three consecutive weeks and shall be substantially as follows:

(RSMo 1939 § 12641)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.430 — MO Code / Chapter 491 / Section 491.430
491.430 Exemption from arrest and service of process.
Status: in_force

491.430. Exemption from arrest and service of process. — 1. If a person comes into this state in obedience to a summons directing him to attend and testify in this state he is not, while in this state pursuant to such summons, subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.

2. If a person passes through this state while going to another state in obedience to a summons to attend and testify in that state or while returning therefrom, he is not while so passing through this state subject to arrest or the service of process, civil or criminal, in connection with matters which arose before his entrance into this state under the summons.

(L. 1959 H.B. 295 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 173.262 — MO Code / Chapter 173 / Section 173.262
173.262 Competitiveness scholarship program (Marguerite Ross Barnett program), ...
Status: in_force

173.262. Competitiveness scholarship program (Marguerite Ross Barnett program), definition — duties of coordinating board — eligibility requirements — transfer or withdrawal, effect. — 1. There is hereby established the "Marguerite Ross Barnett Competitiveness Scholarship Program", and any moneys appropriated by the general assembly for this program shall be used to provide scholarships for Missouri citizens to attend a Missouri college or university of their choice pursuant to the provisions of this section.

2. The definitions of terms set forth in section 173.205 shall be applicable to such terms as used in this section. The term "competitiveness scholarship" means an amount of money paid by the state of Missouri to a qualified college or university student pursuant to the provisions of this section.

3. The coordinating board for higher education shall be the administrative agency for the implementation of the program established by this section, and shall:

(1) Promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the exercise of its functions and the effectuation of the purposes of this section;

(2) Prescribe the form and the time and method of awarding competitiveness scholarships, and shall supervise the processing thereof; and

(3) Select qualified recipients to receive competitiveness scholarships, make such awards of competitiveness scholarships to qualified recipients and determine the manner and method of payment to the recipient.

4. A student shall be eligible for initial or renewed competitiveness scholarship if, at the time of his application and throughout the period during which he is receiving such assistance, he is a part-time student who:

(1) Is eighteen years of age or older;

(2) Is employed twenty hours or more per week;

(3) Is a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States;

(4) Is a resident of the state of Missouri, as determined by reference to standards promulgated pursuant to section 173.140 ;

(5) Is enrolled, or has been accepted for enrollment, as a part-time undergraduate student in an approved private or public institution; and

(6) Establishes financial need.

5. A recipient of competitiveness scholarship awarded under the provisions of this section may transfer from one approved Missouri public or private institution to another without losing eligibility for the scholarship. If a recipient of the scholarship at any time withdraws from an approved private or public institution so that under the rules and regulations of that institution he is entitled to a refund of any tuition, fees or other charges, the institution shall pay the portion of the refund attributable to the scholarship for that term to the coordinating board for higher education.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1456 § 21, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1844) CROSS REFERENCE: Access to higher education trust fund, definitions and procedure, 166.200 to 166.242
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 434.300 — MO Code / Chapter 434 / Section 434.300
434.300 Definitions.
Status: in_force

434.300. Definitions. — For purposes of sections 434.300 to 434.303 , the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Benefit recipient" , the person who is the plan participant or authorized beneficiary under the plan entitled to receive a plan benefit;

(2) "Pension assignee" , an individual or entity that has been assigned a plan benefit or portions of a plan benefit by the benefit recipient or that otherwise claims an interest in, or control over, a plan benefit or account to which a plan benefit has been deposited. The term "pension assignee" shall not include an individual who is a designated payee under a division of benefits order;

(3) "Plan" , any retirement system established by the state of Missouri, any political subdivision, or instrumentality of the state for the purpose of providing plan benefits for elected or appointed public officials or employees of the state of Missouri, any political subdivision, or instrumentality of the state;

(4) "Plan benefit" , the benefit amount payable from a plan, and includes any annuity, supplemental payment, or death benefit under the plan together with any supplemental payments from public funds to the benefit recipient.

(L. 2014 H.B. 1217)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.100 — MO Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.100
116.100 Filing of petition, procedure.
Status: in_force

116.100. Filing of petition, procedure. — The secretary of state shall not accept any referendum petition submitted later than 5:00 p.m. on the final day for filing referendum petitions. The secretary of state shall not accept any initiative petition submitted later than 5:00 p.m. on the final day for filing initiative petitions. All pages shall be submitted at one time. When an initiative or referendum petition is submitted to the secretary of state, the signature pages shall be in order and numbered sequentially by county, except in counties that include multiple congressional districts, the signatures may be ordered and numbered using an alternate numbering scheme approved in writing by the secretary of state prior to submission of the petition. Any petition that is not submitted in accordance with this section, disregarding clerical and merely technical errors, shall be rejected as insufficient. After verifying the count of signature pages, the secretary of state shall issue a receipt indicating the number of pages presented from each county. When a person submits a petition he or she shall designate to the secretary of state the name and the address of the person to whom any notices shall be sent under sections 116.140 and 116.180 .

(L. 1980 S.B. 658, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676) Effective 6-16-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.190 — MO Code / Chapter 511 / Section 511.190
511.190 Judgment absolute after three years.
Status: in_force

511.190. Judgment absolute after three years. — If such petition for review be not filed within three years after such final judgment is rendered, the same shall stand absolute, whether notice thereof be given or not.

(RSMo 1939 § 1249) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1083; 1919 § 1534; 1909 § 2103
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1018 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1018
67.1018 Transient guest tax to pay for law enforcement and promotion of tourism ...
Status: in_force

67.1018. Transient guest tax to pay for law enforcement and promotion of tourism (Carter County). — 1. The governing body of any county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than five thousand nine hundred but fewer than six thousand inhabitants may impose a tax on the charges for all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of hotels or motels situated in the county or a portion thereof, which shall not be more than five percent per occupied room per night, except that such tax shall not become effective unless the governing body of the county submits to the voters of the county at a state general or primary election a proposal to authorize the governing body of the county to impose a tax under this section. The tax authorized in this section shall be in addition to the charge for the sleeping room and all other taxes imposed by law, and fifty percent of the proceeds of such tax shall be used by the county to fund law enforcement with the remaining fifty percent of such proceeds to be used to fund the promotion of tourism. Such tax shall be stated separately from all other charges and taxes.

2. The ballot of submission for the tax authorized in this section shall be in substantially the following form:

If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the election was held. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the tax authorized by this section shall not become effective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters of the county and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the question.

(L. 2010 H.B. 1442)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.490 — MO Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.490
104.490 Correction of errors in amount paid members — falsification of records, ...
Status: in_force

104.490. Correction of errors in amount paid members — falsification of records, penalty — survivor or beneficiary charged with killing member, denial of benefits, resumption of payments if not convicted. — 1. Should any error result in any member or beneficiary receiving more or less than he or she would have been entitled to receive had the error not occurred, 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 to the amount of time that has passed.

2. A person who knowingly makes a false statement, or falsifies or permits to be falsified a record of the system, in an attempt to defraud the system is subject to fine or imprisonment pursuant to the Missouri revised statutes.

3. The board of trustees of the Missouri state employees' retirement system shall cease paying benefits to any survivor or beneficiary who is charged with the intentional killing of a member without legal excuse or justification. A survivor or beneficiary who is convicted of such charge shall no longer be entitled to receive benefits. If the survivor or beneficiary is not convicted of such charge, the board shall resume payment of benefits and shall pay the survivor or beneficiary any benefits that were suspended pending resolution of such charge.

(L. 1957 p. 706 § 24, A.L. 1981 H.B. 835, et al., A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, 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. § 537.523 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.523
537.523 Institutional vandalism, civil actions for damages or injunction — attorney ...
Status: in_force

537.523. Institutional vandalism, civil actions for damages or injunction — attorney fees and costs. — 1. Irrespective of any criminal prosecution or the result thereof, any person incurring bodily injury or damage or loss to his property as a result of conduct in violation of section 574.085 , 574.090 * or 574.093 * shall have a civil action to secure an injunction, damages or other appropriate relief in law or in equity against any and all persons who have violated section 574.085 , 574.090 * or 574.093 * .

2. In any such action, whether a violation of section 574.085 , 574.090 * or 574.093 * has occurred shall be determined according to the burden of proof used in other civil actions for similar relief.

3. Upon prevailing in such civil action, the plaintiff may recover:

(1) Both special and general damages; and

(2) Reasonable attorney fees and costs.

(L. 1988 S.B. 678 § 4) *Formerly included ethnic intimidation as a result of conduct in violation of sections 574.090 and 574.093 which were repealed by S.B. 328, 1999.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.530 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.530
379.530 Special meeting to be called — notice.
Status: in_force

379.530. Special meeting to be called — notice. — After drafting the proposed articles of association, it shall be the duty of the directors of said company to call a special meeting, if a stock company, of its stockholders; if a mutual company, of its policyholders; or if a stock and mutual company, of its stockholders and its policyholders in the mutual department, by a notice, which shall be published at least once a week in some newspaper of general circulation in the city, county or town in which said company is located, the first insertion to be not less than sixty days, the last to be not less than one nor more than six days, previous to the day on which such meeting shall be held, but if there be no newspaper published therein, then in some newspaper published in the next nearest county, and by posting up a handbill in the office of said company; said notice shall state the time and place of the meeting and the objects thereof, and shall further state where a draft of the proposed articles of association can be seen and examined.

(RSMo 1939 § 5993) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5882; 1919 § 6292
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 189.020 — MO Code / Chapter 189 / Section 189.020
189.020 Director may require further data — may examine books and records or ...
Status: in_force

189.020. Director may require further data — may examine books and records or request audit. — Upon receipt of the above information, the director may:

(1) Request further information concerning receipts and expenditures of the city, county, corporation, or district; and may

(2) Examine the books and records of the city, county, corporation or district; or may

(3) Request from the fiscal officer an audit by a certified public accountant of any hospital covered by sections 189.010 to 189.085 , and accept the same in lieu of requesting further information or an examining of the books and records of the city, county, corporation, or district.

(L. 1974 H.B. 1686 § 3, A.L. 1980 S.B. 847)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.460 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.460
311.460 Violation of sections 311.410 to 311.450, penalty.
Status: in_force

311.460. Violation of sections 311.410 to 311.450, penalty. — Any person knowingly and willfully violating any provisions of sections 311.410 to 311.450 shall be deemed guilty of a felony and shall be punished upon conviction by imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding two years or by imprisonment in the county jail not exceeding one year or by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars.

(L. 1949 p. 320 § 4932)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 84.470 — MO Code / Chapter 84 / Section 84.470
84.470 Permanent police force.
Status: in_force

84.470. Permanent police force. — To enable the board of police to perform the duties imposed upon them, they are hereby authorized and required, as speedily as may be, to provide for the appointment, enrollment and employment of a permanent police force for the respective cities for which they are appointed to serve, which they shall organize, uniform, equip and arm as they may judge necessary; subject always, however, to the standards, limitations and restrictions established and set forth in sections 84.480 to 84.620 .

(RSMo 1939 § 7655, A.L. 1943 p. 727 § 7656) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7513; 1919 § 8924; 1909 § 9776 CROSS REFERENCES: Appointment of men and women officers, 71.200 Police to be residents of state, 85.005 Special deputies to be residents of state, 542.190
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 169.566 — MO Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.566
169.566 School retirement systems to conduct study.
Status: in_force

169.566. School retirement systems to conduct study. — 1. The public school retirement system of the Kansas City school district, the public school retirement system of the St. Louis City school district, and the public school retirement system shall jointly undertake a feasibility study to include the following issues:

(1) Improving portability of benefits between systems;

(2) The technical issues involved in portability of benefits between Social Security and nonSocial Security systems;

(3) Potential centralized administration of the systems. The overall goal of the study is to suggest means by which portability of retirement benefits may promote teacher recruitment and retention in all school districts.

2. The joint committee on public employee retirement shall provide necessary assistance in the coordination of the study.

3. The study shall be presented by the joint committee on public employee retirement to the president pro tem of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives no later than November 1, 1999.

(L. 1998 S.B. 781 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 252.060 — MO Code / Chapter 252 / Section 252.060
252.060 License may be inspected — penalty for refusal.
Status: in_force

252.060. License may be inspected — penalty for refusal. — It is hereby declared to be the duty of every person holding a license or permit issued pursuant to any such rules and regulations to submit the same for inspection by any agent of the commission, or by any sheriff, marshal or constable or any deputy thereof. Any person holding such license or permit and refusing to submit the same when a proper demand is made therefor shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(RSMo 1939 § 8917, A.L. 1945 p. 664 § 15) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8257; 1919 § 5606; 1909 § 6580
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 545.580 — MO Code / Chapter 545 / Section 545.580
545.580 Transcript to be filed.
Status: in_force

545.580. Transcript to be filed. — On the receipt of such transcript by the clerk of the court to which any cause is removed, he shall file the same as a record of his court, and the same proceedings shall be had in the cause in such court, in the same manner and in all respects as if the same had originated therein.

(RSMo 1939 § 4030) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3641; 1919 § 3984; 1909 § 5191
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.841 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.841
162.841 Records to be kept — changes to be reported.
Status: in_force

162.841. Records to be kept — changes to be reported. — The district secretary shall record a copy of all reports made by him to the state department of elementary and secondary education. He shall also record in the record book of the district a correct plat of the district, changing the same as often as alteration is made in the boundary lines by the proper authority, and shall furnish the county clerk and state department of elementary and secondary education with copies of the same and shall officially notify them of any change whenever made.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-84, A.L. 1973 H.B. 158) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.237) Effective 7-1-74
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 364.125 — MO Code / Chapter 364 / Section 364.125
364.125 Other charges allowed.
Status: in_force

364.125. Other charges allowed. — 1. A premium finance agreement may provide for the payment by the insured of a delinquency charge of up to five percent of any installment which is in default for a period of five days or more. If the premium finance agreement is for personal, family or household purposes, then the maximum delinquency charge shall be fifteen dollars. If the default results in the cancellation of any insurance contract listed in the agreement, the agreement may provide for the payment by the insured of a cancellation charge of fifteen dollars.

2. A premium finance agreement may provide for payment of collection costs and attorney's fees equal to twenty percent of the outstanding indebtedness if the premium finance agreement is referred for collection to a collection agency or attorney who are not salaried employees of the premium finance company.

3. None of the charges referred to in this section shall be considered, directly or indirectly, in determining whether a violation of the usury laws has occurred under a premium finance agreement.

(L. 1984 S.B. 686 § 6)