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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.810 — MO Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.810
404.810 Applicability of general law.
Status: in_force

404.810. Applicability of general law. — Section 404.710 , section 404.714 , section 404.705 , subsections 1 and 2 of section 404.707 , section 404.717 , subsection 1 and 2 of section 404.723 , section 404.727 , and section 404.731 shall apply to powers granted under sections 404.800 to 404.865 . No other provisions of sections 404.700 to 404.735 shall apply to the durable power of attorney for health care act unless specifically incorporated by reference therein.

(L. 1991 S.B. 148)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.150 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.150
46.150 Shannon.
Status: in_force

46.150. Shannon. — Beginning at the northwest corner of section thirty-one, in township twenty-six, north, of range six, west; thence north with the range line dividing ranges six and seven, west, to the northwest corner of township thirty-one of range six, west; thence east with the township line between townships thirty-one and thirty-two to the northwest corner of section four, township thirty-one, range two, west; thence with the western boundary line of Reynolds County, as described in section 46.139 , to the northern boundary line of Carter County; thence west with said boundary line to the southwest corner of section eighteen, township twenty-eight, range two, west; thence south with the range line dividing ranges two and three, west, to the southeast corner of section twenty-five, township twenty-six, range three, west; thence west with said subdivisional line to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13649) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11990; 1919 § 9392; 1909 § 3609
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.720 — MO Code / Chapter 249 / Section 249.720
249.720 Abatement of accrued penalties for delinquency.
Status: in_force

249.720. Abatement of accrued penalties for delinquency. — All penalties accrued for the nonpayment of any tax levied by any sewer district incorporated under the laws of this state in excess of one-half of one percent per month are hereby abated and remitted, and the amount of any such penalty reduced to one-half of one percent per month.

(RSMo 1939 § 12687)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 362.117 — MO Code / Chapter 362 / Section 362.117
362.117 State bank may become trust company — procedure.
Status: in_force

362.117. State bank may become trust company — procedure. — 1. Any bank may become a trust company with all the powers and subject to all the obligations and duties of trust companies organized under the provisions of this chapter.

2. A bank desiring to become a trust company shall proceed in the following manner:

(1) It shall call a meeting of its stockholders and shall give notice thereof as provided in section 362.044 ;

(2) At the meeting so called the stockholders of the bank may, by a vote of at least two-thirds of the entire capital stock issued, outstanding and entitled to vote, direct that the bank shall be transformed into a trust company. In the event that such action is taken by the prescribed vote, a resolution may be adopted fixing a future date certain upon which the state bank shall be transformed into a trust company and directing not less than five nor more than thirty of the stockholders of the bank, who shall be designated by name in the resolution, to proceed with the organization of the trust company;

(3) The designated stockholders shall proceed in all respects as is provided by law for other individuals in incorporating a trust company, except that the articles of agreement may provide that instead of the capital stock being paid up in lawful money the same may be paid up by an assignment of the assets of the state bank about to dissolve, the assignment to take effect at the aforesaid future date certain, and the director may allow the assignment to be accepted instead of cash, if the incorporators shall have certified in the articles of agreement that the net value of the assigned assets is equal to at least the full amount of the stock of the proposed trust company, and the director, as the result of an examination by himself, his deputies or his examiners, is satisfied that the assets are of such value, and except further that the stockholders may request in the resolution referred to in subdivision (2) of this subsection that the new charter contain the original incorporation date for such state bank to be dissolved and the director shall grant such request to be included in the new trust company public charter to be issued.

(L. 1967 p. 445, A.L. 1989 H.B. 378, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 4, A.L. 2002 S.B. 895) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 363.140)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 128.030 — MO Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128.030
128.030 Notice to be given.
Status: in_force

128.030. Notice to be given. — It shall be the duty of the governor, whenever he shall exercise the power hereby vested in him, to give notice of the division made by him, by proclamation, to be published in not to exceed two newspapers in each of said districts in this state, sixty days at least before the first election under such arrangement.

(RSMo 1939 § 12313) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10732; 1919 § 5287; 1909 § 2746
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1007 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1007
375.1007 Improper claims practices.
Status: in_force

375.1007. Improper claims practices. — Any of the following acts by an insurer, if committed in violation of section 375.1005 , constitutes an improper claims practice:

(1) Misrepresenting to claimants and insureds relevant facts or policy provisions relating to coverages at issue;

(2) Failing to acknowledge with reasonable promptness pertinent communications with respect to claims arising under its policies;

(3) Failing to adopt and implement reasonable standards for the prompt investigation and settlement of claims arising under its policies;

(4) Not attempting in good faith to effectuate prompt, fair and equitable settlement of claims submitted in which liability has become reasonably clear;

(5) Compelling insureds or beneficiaries to institute suits to recover amounts due under its policies by offering substantially less than the amounts ultimately recovered in suits brought by them;

(6) Refusing to pay claims without conducting a reasonable investigation;

(7) Failing to affirm or deny coverage of claims within a reasonable time after proof of loss statements have been completed and communicated to the insurer;

(8) Attempting to settle a claim for less than the amount to which a reasonable person would believe the insured or beneficiary was entitled by reference to written or printed advertising material accompanying or made part of an application;

(9) Attempting to settle claims on the basis of an application which was materially altered without notice to, or knowledge or consent of, the insured;

(10) Making a claims payment to an insured or beneficiary without indicating the coverage under which each payment is being made;

(11) Unreasonably delaying the investigation or payment of claims by requiring both a formal proof of loss form and subsequent verification that would result in duplication of information and verification appearing in the formal proof of loss form;

(12) Failing in the case of claims denial or offers of a compromise settlement to promptly provide a reasonable and accurate explanation of the basis for such actions;

(13) Failing to provide forms necessary to present claims within fifteen calendar days of a request with reasonable explanations regarding their use;

(14) Failing to adopt and implement reasonable standards to assure that the repairs of a repairer owned by or required to be used by the insurer are performed in a workmanlike manner;

(15) Failing to promptly settle claims where liability has become reasonably clear under one portion of the insurance policy coverage in order to influence settlements under other portions of the insurance policy coverage.

(L. 1991 S.B. 53 § 5, A.L. 1993 H.B. 709)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 333.171 — MO Code / Chapter 333 / Section 333.171
333.171 Board meetings — notice — seal.
Status: in_force

333.171. Board meetings — notice — seal. — The board shall hold at least two regular meetings each year for the purpose of administering examinations at times and places fixed by the board. Other meetings shall be held at the times fixed by regulations of the board or on the call of the chairman of the board. Notice of the time and place of each regular or special meeting shall be mailed by the executive secretary to each member of the board at least five days before the date of the meeting. The board may adopt and use a common seal.

(L. 1965 p. 522 § 17, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2011 H.B. 265 merged with S.B. 325)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 21.600 — MO Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21.600
21.600 Definitions.
Status: in_force

21.600. Definitions. — As used in sections 21.600 to 21.620 , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Bill" , proposed legislation drafted in the form of an act or joint resolution for introduction into either the house of representatives or the senate of the general assembly of Missouri;

(2) "Filing period" , that period of time commencing on December first next preceding the opening day of the annual session for which the bill is filed and continuing up to but not including the opening day;

(3) "Opening day" , the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January of each year as fixed by the Missouri constitution for the convening of regular sessions of the general assembly.

(L. 1971 H.B. 156 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 392.340 — MO Code / Chapter 392 / Section 392.340
392.340 Reorganization.
Status: in_force

392.340. Reorganization. — 1. Reorganization of telecommunications companies shall be subject to the supervision and control of the commission and no such reorganization shall be had without the authorization of such commission.

2. Upon all such reorganizations the amount of capitalization, including therein all stocks and bonds and other evidence of indebtedness, shall be such as is authorized by the commission, which, in making its determination, shall not exceed the fair value of the property involved, taking into consideration its original cost of construction, duplication cost, present condition, earning power at reasonable rates and all other relevant matters and any additional sum or sums as shall be actually paid in cash except, that the commission may make due allowance for discount of bonds. Any reorganization agreement before it becomes effective shall be amended so that the amount of capitalization shall conform to the amount authorized by the commission. The commission may by its order impose such condition or conditions as it may deem reasonable and necessary.

(RSMo 1939 § 5681, A.L. 1987 H.B. 360) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5225; 1919 § 10513
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 338.155 — MO Code / Chapter 338 / Section 338.155
338.155 Immunity from civil liability, when.
Status: in_force

338.155. Immunity from civil liability, when. — 1. Any person who in good faith and without malice reports, provides information, or cooperates in any manner with the board, or assists the board in any manner including, but not limited to, any applicant or licensee, whether or not the applicant or licensee is the subject of an investigation, record custodians, consultants, attorneys, board members, agents, employees, staff or expert witnesses, in the course of any investigation, hearing or other proceeding conducted by or before the board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall not be subject to an action for civil damages as a result of providing such information and cooperating with the board.

2. No physician or other authorized prescriber who, in good faith, cooperates with the board by writing a prescription or drug order at the request of the board pursuant to a routine inspection or a lawful investigation shall, by virtue of that cooperation, be in violation of this chapter or any drug laws of this state and shall be acting as an agent of the state and, as such, shall have sovereign immunity for those actions.

3. No licensee, registrant, permit holder, or other individual or entity subject to the board's jurisdiction who, in good faith, fills a prescription presented by the board as part of an inspection or investigation shall, by virtue of that act, be in violation of this chapter or the drug laws of this state, provided the prescription is otherwise prepared and dispensed in a lawful manner.

(L. 2004 S.B. 1122)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 174.040 — MO Code / Chapter 174 / Section 174.040
174.040 Board of regents, how known — general powers.
Status: in_force

174.040. Board of regents, how known — general powers. — The board of regents for each of the educational institutions referred to in section 174.020 shall be known respectively as "The Board of Regents" and by their respective names they shall have perpetual succession, with power to:

(1) Sue and be sued;

(2) Complain and defend in all courts;

(3) Take, purchase, and hold real estate, and sell and convey or otherwise dispose of the same;

(4) Condemn and appropriate real estate or other property, or any interest therein, for any public purpose within the scope of its organization, in the same manner and with like effect as is provided in chapter 523 relating to the appropriation and valuation of lands taken for telegraph, telephone, gravel and plank or railroad purposes; and

(5) Make and use a common seal and to alter the same.

(RSMo 1939 § 10753, A. 1949 S.B. 1046, A.L. 1957 p. 482, A.L. 1979 S.B. 2) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9596; 1919 § 11491; 1909 § 11065 CROSS REFERENCES: Board of regents of University of Central Missouri and Missouri State University abolished and board of governors appointed, when, 174.450 Confidentiality, board of governors, recusal, 174.621 Meetings of board, closed to student representatives, when, 174.621
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 271.280 — MO Code / Chapter 271 / Section 271.280
271.280 Recovery of damages by owner, when.
Status: in_force

271.280. Recovery of damages by owner, when. — If any person sell, swap, take out of this state or willfully or negligently injure or abuse any stray before the legal title thereto shall have vested in him, then the owner, if he shall appear and prove such stray within one year from the date of taking up, may recover double the amount of all damages, with costs; but if in such case the owner do not appear and prove the same within the time limited, the taker-up shall be held absolutely liable for the contingent amount with which he stands charged on the stray fund record book, whether he produce said stray to the collector or not; provided, that if any person, after having posted any stray or strays, desire to remove from the county, he may, with the consent of the associate circuit judge or the successor of the associate circuit judge before whom the same was or were posted, turn said stray or strays over to any responsible householder of the vicinity in which the original taker-up resided, who shall take such stray or strays subject to all the provisions of this chapter, the same as the original taker-up; and said associate circuit judge shall make an entry thereof in his stray book, and certify the same to the county clerk, which certificate shall be by him recorded in the stray record of his office, and all costs incurred by the provisions of this section shall be paid by the original taker-up; but such costs shall in no case become a charge against the animal or animals taken up.

(RSMo 1939 § 14525) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12851; 1919 § 4341; 1909 § 842
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 242.270 — MO Code / Chapter 242 / Section 242.270
242.270 Notice of commissioners' report — form — publication.
Status: in_force

242.270. Notice of commissioners' report — form — publication. — Upon the filing of the report of the commissioners, the clerk of said circuit court shall give notice thereof by causing publication to be made once a week for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper, published in each county in the district. It shall not be necessary for said clerk to name the parties interested, but it shall be sufficient to say:

provided, that where lands in different counties are contained in said report, the said notice shall be published in some newspaper in each county in which such lands so affected are situate, and it shall not be necessary to publish a list of all of said lands in each county, but only that part of same situate in the respective counties.

(RSMo 1939 § 12337) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10756; 1919 § 4391; 1909 § 5517 (1953) Where notice of organization of drainage district to holder of easement required by §§ 242.020 and 242.030 was not given, the notice and opportunity for hearing on commissioner's report afforded by § 242.270 was ineffectual to comply with due process of law. Farmers Drainage Dist. v. Sinclair Refining Co. (Mo.), 255 S.W.2d 745.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.010 — MO Code / Chapter 542 / Section 542.010
542.010 Magistrate defined.
Status: in_force

542.010. Magistrate defined. — The term "magistrate" , as used in this chapter, shall mean those officers authorized by section 542.020 , to issue process to preserve the peace, unless from the context of the law it appears that the term refers to magistrates created by Section 18 of Article V of the Constitution in effect on and prior to January 1, 1979, in which event the term shall mean an associate circuit judge or division of the circuit court presided over by an associate circuit judge.

(1949 H.B. 2138 § 542.01, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.057 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.057
301.057 Annual registration fee — property-carrying commercial vehicles — exemption.
Status: in_force

301.057. Annual registration fee — property-carrying commercial vehicles — exemption. — The annual registration fee for property-carrying commercial motor vehicles, not including property-carrying local commercial motor vehicles, or land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicles, based on gross weight is:

(L. 1969 S.B. 242, A.L. 1979 H.B. 342, A.L. 1983 H.B. 539, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1045, A.L. 1987 S.B. 135 & 63, A.L. 1991 S.B. 292, A.L. 2001 S.B. 520) *Word "pounds" does not appear in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.556 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.556
407.556 Dealer or manufacturer in violation subject to revocation or suspension of ...
Status: in_force

407.556. Dealer or manufacturer in violation subject to revocation or suspension of licenses — laws not applicable to certain motor vehicles. — 1. A violation of the provisions of sections 407.511 to 407.556 by any person licensed or registered as a manufacturer or dealer pursuant to the provisions of chapter 301 , shall be considered a violation of the provisions of that chapter, subjecting that person to revocation or suspension of any license issued pursuant to the provisions of that chapter.

2. The provisions of sections 407.511 to 407.556 do not apply to the following motor vehicles:

(1) Any motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of more than sixteen thousand pounds;

(2) Any motor vehicle that is twenty years old or older;

(3) Any motor vehicle sold directly by the manufacturer to any agency of the United States in conformity with contractual specifications; or

(4) Any new vehicle prior to its first transfer for purposes other than resale.

(L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 1989 S.B. 327, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 2021 S.B. 262)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 243.110 — MO Code / Chapter 243 / Section 243.110
243.110 Notice of filing of report to be published — form.
Status: in_force

243.110. Notice of filing of report to be published — form. — Upon the filing of the report of the viewers and engineer, the clerk shall immediately give notice of the filing thereof, by publication in some newspaper published in the county wherein the proceeding is pending. Such notice shall be published for three successive weeks, three times, and shall be substantially in the following form, to wit:

(RSMo 1939 § 12408) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10819; 1919 § 4487
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.170 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.170
137.170 Each tract of land charged with its own taxes — notice to owner.
Status: in_force

137.170. Each tract of land charged with its own taxes — notice to owner. — Each tract of land or lot shall be chargeable with its own taxes, no matter who is the owner, nor in whose name it is or was assessed. The assessment of land or lots in numerical order, or by plats and a land list in alphabetical order, as provided in this chapter, shall be deemed and taken in all courts and places to impart notice to the owner or owners thereof, whoever or whatever they may be, that it is assessed and liable to be sold for taxes, interest and costs chargeable thereon; and no error or omission in regard to the name of any person, with reference to any tract of land or lot, shall in any wise impair the validity of the assessment thereof for taxes.

(RSMo 1939 § 10984, A.L. 1945 p. 1782 § 22) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9793; 1919 § 12803; 1909 § 11385 (1960) Where surface fee and mineral estate of twenty acres had been severed and no assessment list had been furnished by anybody having any interest therein, the assessment made by the township assessor pursuant to statutory authority was an assessment of the entire title to the described real estate and the tax deed conveyed both the surface and the mineral rights. Dorman v. Minnich (Mo.), 336 S.W.2d 500.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 92.036 — MO Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.036
92.036 Residency requirements for officers and board members of museum (Kansas City).
Status: in_force

92.036. Residency requirements for officers and board members of museum (Kansas City). — The director and a majority of the officers of the board of governors of any museum in any city authorized to levy a tax under section 92.035 shall be residents of the state of Missouri and taxpayers of such city.

(L. 1977 S.B. 73 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 453.014 — MO Code / Chapter 453 / Section 453.014
453.014 Who may place minor for adoption — rules and regulations, authority.
Status: in_force

453.014. Who may place minor for adoption — rules and regulations, authority. — 1. The following persons may place a minor for adoption:

(1) The children's division of the department of social services;

(2) A child placing agency licensed pursuant to sections 210.481 to 210.536 ;

(3) The child's parents, without the direct or indirect assistance of an intermediary, in the home of a relative of the child within the third degree;

(4) An intermediary, which shall include an attorney licensed pursuant to chapter 484 ; a physician licensed pursuant to chapter 334 ; or a clergyman of the parents.

2. All persons granted the authority to place a minor child for adoption as designated in subdivision (1), (2) or (4) of subsection 1 of this section shall comply with the rules and regulations promulgated by the children's division of the department of social services for such placement.

3. The children's division of the department of social services shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding the placement of a minor for adoption.

4. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

(L. 1989 H.B. 51, A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision, A.L. 2021 H.B. 429)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 90.702 — MO Code / Chapter 90 / Section 90.702
90.702 Kansas City symphony's promissory note to state extended to April 15, 1998.
Status: in_force

90.702. Kansas City symphony's promissory note to state extended to April 15, 1998. — Interest on the promissory note entered into by the Kansas City Symphony, a not-for-profit corporation, wherein it promised to repay to the state of Missouri the sum of one million dollars with interest on or before the fifteenth day of April, 1993, shall be paid on or before that time, and the note is hereby extended and shall become due and payable on April 15, 1998. No further extension of the note shall be made or granted and the note, the underlying debt represented by the note and any accrued interest shall not be released, extinguished or forgiven in whole or in part.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1058 § 1 subsec. 2)