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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.550 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.550
260.550 Information to be available to public, exceptions.
Status: in_force

260.550. Information to be available to public, exceptions. — Information obtained under the provisions of sections 260.500 to 260.550 or any rule or regulation, order or condition adopted or issued thereunder, or any investigation authorized thereby, shall be available to the public unless:

(1) Nondisclosure is requested in writing;

(2) Such information constitutes trade secrets or information which is entitled to confidential treatment in order to protect any plan, process, tool, mechanism, or compound which is known only to the person claiming confidential treatment and confidential treatment is necessary to protect such person's trade, business or manufacturing process;

(3) Such nondisclosure will not result in an unreasonable threat to the health of humans or the environment; and

(4) Disclosure is not required under any federal act. Any employee of a department or any former employee of a department who, for a period of two years after the termination of such relationship, is convicted of willful disclosure or conspiracy to disclose trade secrets or information which is entitled to such confidential treatment to any person other than one entitled to the information under sections 260.500 to 260.550 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 1983 H.B. 528) Effective 6-27-83
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 559.105 — MO Code / Chapter 559 / Section 559.105
559.105 Restitution may be ordered, when — limitation on release from probation — ...
Status: in_force

559.105. Restitution may be ordered, when — limitation on release from probation — amount of restitution. — 1. Any person who has been found guilty of or has pled guilty to an offense may be ordered by the court to make restitution to the victim for the victim's losses due to such offense. Restitution pursuant to this section shall include, but not be limited to a victim's reasonable expenses to participate in the prosecution of the crime.

2. No person ordered by the court to pay restitution pursuant to this section shall be released from probation until such restitution is complete. If full restitution is not made within the original term of probation, the court shall order the maximum term of probation allowed for such offense.

3. Any person eligible to be released on parole shall be required, as a condition of parole, to make restitution pursuant to this section. The parole board shall not release any person from any term of parole for such offense until the person has completed such restitution, or until the maximum term of parole for such offense has been served.

4. The court may set an amount of restitution to be paid by the defendant. Said amount may be taken from the inmate's account at the department of corrections while the defendant is incarcerated. Upon conditional release or parole, if any amount of such court-ordered restitution is unpaid, the payment of the unpaid balance may be collected as a condition of conditional release or parole by the prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney under section 559.100 . The prosecuting attorney or circuit attorney may refer any failure to make such restitution as a condition of conditional release or parole to the parole board for enforcement.

(L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2013 H.B. 215, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60) (2017) Application of section, amended in 2013 to allow sentencing court to require both payment of restitution as well as serving a prison term, to defendant who pleaded guilty prior to effective date of amended section was unconstitutional ex post facto law. Bellamy v. State, 525 S.W.3d 166 (Mo.App.W.D.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 253.200 — MO Code / Chapter 253 / Section 253.200
253.200 Taking of wildlife prohibited, exception.
Status: in_force

253.200. Taking of wildlife prohibited, exception. — No person shall pursue, catch, kill or take any wildlife, as defined in section 252.020 , in any manner, or in any quantity or at any time or place within the boundaries of any state park, except by written provisions issued by the department of natural resources and in conformity with the published rules and regulations of the Missouri department of conservation.

(L. 1971 H.B. 300 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.570 — MO Code / Chapter 490 / Section 490.570
490.570 Letters of attorney, how acknowledged and proved — read in evidence, when.
Status: in_force

490.570. Letters of attorney, how acknowledged and proved — read in evidence, when. — Every letter of attorney, or other instrument of writing containing a power to do any act or business whatever, other than the conveyance of real estate, as agent or attorney for another, may be acknowledged or proved and certified, in the same manner as deeds conveying or affecting real estate are, by law, required to be acknowledged or proved and certified, and, when so acknowledged or proved and certified, may, with the certificate of acknowledgment or proof, be read in evidence without further proof of the execution thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 1863) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1699; 1919 § 5386; 1909 § 6330
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 100.540 — MO Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.540
100.540 Sales by public body to authority, how made.
Status: in_force

100.540. Sales by public body to authority, how made. — Any sale, conveyance, lease or agreement provided for in section 100.530 may be made by a public body without appraisal, public notice, advertisement or public bidding.

(L. 1967 p. 172 § 25)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 254.230 — MO Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.230
254.230 State forester and commission employees, duties of.
Status: in_force

254.230. State forester and commission employees, duties of. — It shall be the duty of the state forester and other employees as appointed by the commission:

(1) To promote forestry by assisting any person in forest management, the planting of trees, the conservation and development of trees and the protection of forests and other trees from fires, insects, and diseases;

(2) To assist in the enforcement of all laws and rules and regulations applicable to forest fires.

(L. 1945 p. 672 § 25, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1210)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 165.171 — MO Code / Chapter 165 / Section 165.171
165.171 Audits, how provided — removal of appointed auditor.
Status: in_force

165.171. Audits, how provided — removal of appointed auditor. — The board of education in metropolitan districts shall determine and provide for the auditing of the accounts of the board and its various departments and operations, at the times and in the manner that the board deems necessary. The board in such districts may employ independent auditors to make the audit, or may appoint an auditor for this purpose and provide for the employees that the auditor's duties require. The board may remove the auditor from office by vote of a majority of its members. Complete reports as to the audits shall be furnished to the members of the board and the superintendent of schools and shall be made available for inspection by any interested party.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 6-17, A.L. 1967 p. 238) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.627)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 272.120 — MO Code / Chapter 272 / Section 272.120
272.120 Division fences not to be removed without consent of owners.
Status: in_force

272.120. Division fences not to be removed without consent of owners. — No division fence shall be removed without the consent of all the owners thereof, unless for the purpose of opening a public road or highway.

(RSMo 1939 § 14580) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12917; 1919 § 5522; 1909 § 6465 CROSS REFERENCE: Double damage for removal of partition fence without giving notice, 537.350
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.190 — MO Code / Chapter 374 / Section 374.190
374.190 Investigation of companies — confidentiality.
Status: in_force

374.190. Investigation of companies — confidentiality. — 1. The director shall examine and inquire into all violations of the insurance laws of the state, and inquire into and investigate the business of insurance transacted in this state by any insurance agent, broker, agency or insurance company.

2. He or any of his duly appointed agents may compel the attendance before him, and may examine, under oath, the directors, officers, agents, employees, solicitors, attorneys or any other person, in reference to the condition, affairs, management of the business, or any matters relating thereto. He may administer oaths or affirmations, and shall have power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses, and to require and compel the production of records, books, papers, contracts or other documents, if necessary.

3. The director may make and conduct the investigation in person, or he may appoint one or more persons to make and conduct the same for him. If made by another than the director in person, the person duly appointed by the director shall have the same powers as above granted to the director. A certificate of appointment, under the official seal of the director, shall be sufficient authority and evidence thereof for the person or persons to act. For the purpose of making the investigations, or having the same made, the director may employ the necessary clerical, actuarial and other assistance.

4. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the confidentiality provisions of section 374.205 , including subdivision (5) of subsection 3 of section 374.205 , and subsection 4 of section 374.205 , shall apply to all reports, working papers, recorded information, documents, and copies thereof, produced by, obtained by, or disclosed to the director or any other person in the course of any market conduct investigation or market conduct action.

(RSMo 1939 § 5794, A. 1949 H.B. 2115, A.L. 1967 p. 516, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1574, A.L. 2024 S.B. 1359) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5684; 1919 § 6095; 1909 § 6889
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 319.042 — MO Code / Chapter 319 / Section 319.042
319.042 No abrogation of contractual obligations with railroads.
Status: in_force

319.042. No abrogation of contractual obligations with railroads. — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, nothing in this chapter shall abrogate any contractual provisions entered into between any railroad and any other party owning or operating an underground facility within the railroad's right-of-way. For railroads regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration, sections 319.015 to 319.050 shall not include any underground facility owned or operated by a railroad on land which the railroad owns or any excavation done by a railroad when such excavation is done entirely on land which the railroad owns.

(L. 2008 H.B. 1779) Effective 1-01-09
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 116.200 — MO Code / Chapter 116 / Section 116.200
116.200 Secretary of state's decision as to sufficiency of petition may be ...
Status: in_force

116.200. Secretary of state's decision as to sufficiency of petition may be reversed, procedure — appeal. — 1. After the secretary of state certifies a petition as sufficient or insufficient, any citizen may apply to the circuit court of Cole County to compel him to reverse his decision. The action must be brought within ten days after the certification is made. All such suits shall be advanced on the court docket and heard and decided by the court as quickly as possible.

2. If the court decides the petition is sufficient, the secretary of state shall certify it as sufficient and attach a copy of the judgment. If the court decides the petition is insufficient, the court shall enjoin the secretary of state from certifying the measure and all other officers from printing the measure on the ballot.

3. Within ten days after a decision is rendered, any party may appeal it to the supreme court.

(L. 1980 S.B. 658) Effective 1-01-81
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.569 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.569
407.569 Affirmative defenses.
Status: in_force

407.569. Affirmative defenses. — It shall be an affirmative defense to any claim under sections 407.560 to 407.579 that:

(1) An alleged nonconformity does not substantially impair the use, market value, or safety of the motor vehicle;

(2) A nonconformity is the result of abuse, neglect, or unauthorized modifications or alterations of a motor vehicle;

(3) A claim by a consumer was not filed in good faith; or

(4) Any other affirmative defense allowed by law.

(L. 1984 H.B. 992 § 4 subsec. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 267.693 — MO Code / Chapter 267 / Section 267.693
267.693 Exposed animals quarantined — consignment for slaughter.
Status: in_force

267.693. Exposed animals quarantined — consignment for slaughter. — Sheep, goats or cattle exposed to scabies shall be immediately quarantined to the premises and either dipped under supervision or in lieu of dipping the exposed sheep or goats, if an inspection indicates freedom from clinical evidence of scabies, may be consigned under permit directly to an approved slaughtering establishment within Missouri, or to a federally inspected stockyards market within Missouri, provided notice of such shipment is given to the veterinarian in charge in advance of the shipment.

(L. 1961 p. 26 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 443.140 — MO Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.140
443.140 Attorney in fact may enter satisfaction.
Status: in_force

443.140. Attorney in fact may enter satisfaction. — Any attorney in fact, to whom the money due on any security instrument is paid, shall have power to execute a release, as specified in section 443.060 . Such deed of release, duly acknowledged and recorded, shall have the effect to release the security instrument, and bar all actions brought thereon, and revest in the mortgagor, or person who executed the security instrument, or his legal representatives, all title to the property contained in such security instrument.

(RSMo 1939 § 3473, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1312) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3086; 1919 § 2245; 1909 § 2851
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.710 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.710
334.710 Licensure forms and fee — deposit of fees.
Status: in_force

334.710. Licensure forms and fee — deposit of fees. — 1. All applications for initial licensure pursuant to sections 334.700 to 334.725 shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by an initial licensure fee. All applications for renewal of licensure issued pursuant to sections 334.700 to 334.725 shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the board and shall be accompanied by a renewal fee.

2. All fees of any kind and character authorized to be charged by the board shall be collected and deposited pursuant to section 334.050 .

(L. 1983 H.B. 162 & 274 § 7, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1399 merged with S.B. 962, A.L. 2020 H.B. 2046)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 557.035 — MO Code / Chapter 557 / Section 557.035
557.035 Hate offenses — provides enhanced penalties for motivational factors in ...
Status: in_force

557.035. Hate offenses — provides enhanced penalties for motivational factors in certain offenses. — 1. For all violations of section 565.054 or 565.090 , subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 569.100 , or subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), (6), (7) or (8) of subsection 1 of section 571.030 , which the state believes to be knowingly motivated because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability of the victim or victims, the state may charge the offense or offenses under this section, and the violation is a class D felony.

2. For all violations of section 565.056 ; subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 569.090 ; subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of section 569.120 ; section 569.140 ; or section 574.050 ; which the state believes to be knowingly motivated because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation or disability of the victim or victims, the state may charge the offense or offenses under this section, and the violation is a class E felony.

3. The court shall assess punishment in all of the cases in which the state pleads and proves any of the motivating factors listed in this section.

(L. 1999 S.B. 328, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2017 S.B. 34)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 253.260 — MO Code / Chapter 253 / Section 253.260
253.260 Bonds, denomination, interest rate, contents — negotiable — income exempt ...
Status: in_force

253.260. Bonds, denomination, interest rate, contents — negotiable — income exempt from income taxes. — 1. Bonds issued pursuant to sections 253.210 to 253.280 shall be of such denomination, shall bear such rate of interest, not to exceed fourteen percent per annum, and shall mature at such time, within forty years from the date of issuance, as the department of natural resources may determine. The bonds may be either serial or term bonds.

2. Serial bonds may be issued with or without the reservation of the right to call them for payment and redemption in advance of their maturity, upon giving such notice, and with or without a covenant requiring the payment of a premium in the event of payment and redemption prior to maturity as the department of natural resources may determine.

3. Term bonds shall contain a reservation of the right to call them for payment and redemption prior to maturity at such time and upon the giving of such notice and upon the payment of such premium, if any, as the department of natural resources may determine.

4. The bonds, when issued, shall be sold at public sale for the best price obtainable after giving such reasonable notice of the sale as the department of natural resources may determine except that no bonds shall be sold for less than ninety-five percent of their par value, and accrued interest.

5. The bonds may be sold to the United States of America or to any of its agencies or instrumentalities, at a price not less than par and accrued interest, without public sale and without the giving of the notice prescribed in this section.

6. The bonds, when issued and sold, shall be negotiable instruments within the meaning of the law merchant and the negotiable instruments law, and the interest thereon shall be exempt from income taxes under the laws of this state.

(L. 1957 p. 300 § 5, A.L. 1959 H.B. 361, A.L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. H.B. 28, A.L. 1971 S.B. 163, A.L. 1976 S.B. 778, A.L. 1982 S.B. 696)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.385 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.385
217.385 Violence or injury to others or property by offender, penalty.
Status: in_force

217.385. Violence or injury to others or property by offender, penalty. — 1. No offender shall knowingly commit violence to an employee of the department or to another offender housed in a department correctional center. Violation of this subsection shall be a class B felony.

2. No offender shall knowingly damage any building or other property owned or operated by the department. Violation of this subsection shall be a class D felony.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 74, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408, A.L. 1995 H.B. 424, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 228.358 — MO Code / Chapter 228 / Section 228.358
228.358 Report of commissioners, exceptions to, filed when — jury impaneled, when — ...
Status: in_force

228.358. Report of commissioners, exceptions to, filed when — jury impaneled, when — judgment, contents. — Within ten days after notification of the commissioners' report, either party may file exceptions to the report and assessment of damages. If no exceptions are filed, the court shall enter a judgment establishing or widening the private road and assessing the damages as set forth in the commissioners' report to be paid by the plaintiffs to the defendants. If either party files exceptions, the court shall impanel a jury and conduct a trial to determine the amount of damages to be paid by the plaintiffs to the defendants. Thereafter, the court shall enter a judgment establishing or widening the private road and assessing the damages as set forth in the jury's verdict, and the provisions of the interlocutory order as provided in section 228.352 shall be included in such judgment. The private road so established or widened shall be a permanent easement appurtenant to the plaintiffs' real property.

(L. 1991 S.B. 138 § 6, A.L. 1993 S.B. 236)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.250 — MO Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.250
59.250 Accounting of fees collected — annual report — moneys collected property of ...
Status: in_force

59.250. Accounting of fees collected — annual report — moneys collected property of county. — 1. The recorder of deeds in counties wherein there is a separate circuit clerk and recorder, shall keep a full, true and faithful account of all fees of every kind received. The recorder shall make a report thereof each year to the county commission.

2. It shall be the duty of the recorder of deeds to charge, receive and collect in all cases every fee, charge or money due the recorder's office by law. The recorder of deeds shall also, when he or she makes and files the report required by this section at the end of each year of his or her official term, verify such report by affidavit, and the report shall show the source and amount of every fee or charge collected. All fees, charges and moneys collected by the recorder of deeds shall be the property of the county. Every recorder of deeds shall be liable on his or her official bond for all fees collected and not accounted for by him or her and paid into the county treasury as provided by this section.

(L. 1945 p. 1526 § 1, A.L. 1953 p. 372, A.L. 1965 p. 172, A.L. 1969 H.B. 119, A.L. 2001 S.B. 288) Effective 7-01-01
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 293.530 — MO Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.530
293.530 Notice of opening and abandonment of mines — abandoned mines to be sealed.
Status: in_force

293.530. Notice of opening and abandonment of mines — abandoned mines to be sealed. — 1. No person is permitted to open up new mines or mining property, unless he has reported his intention to the director, together with such other pertinent information as the director may require.

2. The operator shall notify the director of the permanent abandonment of any of his mines, or of the resumption of work after abandonment or a change in the name of the mine or its owner, within ten days after such abandonment, resumption, or change of name or owner.

3. Upon abandonment of any underground mine, the operator of that mine shall seal or fence the surface openings of the mine in such a manner as to afford permanent protection to all persons and animals.

(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 57)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.823 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.823
473.823 Compensation of independent personal representative and attorney.
Status: in_force

473.823. Compensation of independent personal representative and attorney. — 1. An independent personal representative is entitled to reasonable compensation for his services. The statutory schedule of compensation prescribed in section 473.153 shall be considered a minimum fee for services rendered. An independent personal representative may renounce his right to all or any part of the compensation. A written renunciation of fee may be filed with the court.

2. If the will provides for compensation of the independent personal representative, and there is no contract with the decedent regarding compensation, he may renounce the provisions before qualifying only if he also renounces the right to administer independently under subsection 1 of section 473.780 . In the event of such renunciation, the administration shall be supervised unless independent administration is authorized under subsection 2 or 3 of section 473.780 .

3. An independent personal representative's attorney shall be entitled to reasonable compensation for his services, but in no event shall the compensation of the independent personal representative or his attorney be in excess of the minimum prescribed by section 473.153 , without authorization by the court. The schedule contained in such section shall be prima facie evidence of the reasonableness of the fees charged.

(L. 1980 S.B. 637, A.L. 1981 S.B. 117, A.L. 1996 S.B. 494) Effective 5-23-96