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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 81.140 — MO Code / Chapter 81 / Section 81.140
81.140 Election and appointment of certain officers — tenure (cities of 10,000 to ...
Status: in_force

81.140. Election and appointment of certain officers — tenure (cities of 10,000 to 30,000). — At municipal elections in all cities and towns under special charters which have not less than ten thousand inhabitants nor more than thirty thousand inhabitants there shall be elected a mayor, a police judge or recorder, an attorney, a marshal or chief of police, and such other officers as the charter and ordinances of such city or town may provide, who shall hold their respective offices for a term of two years, provided, however, any such city may provide by ordinance that marshal, chief of police and attorney may be appointed by the mayor, subject to the approval of the city council, and such ordinance may further provide that all or any of such officers when so appointed and any of the other appointive officers of any such city, except the members of the board of public works, shall hold office for an indefinite term and during the pleasure of the mayor and city council of such cities.

(RSMo 1939 § 7470, A.L. 1953 p. 297, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971 merged with H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7317; 1919 § 8732; 1909 § 9611 Effective 8-13-78 (H.B. 971); 1-02-79 (H.B. 1634)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.030 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.030
375.030 Continuing education, programs approved for another profession.
Status: in_force

375.030. Continuing education, programs approved for another profession. — Any course or program of instruction approved for use to meet professional continuing education in another Missouri profession, as required by law, that relates to the topic of insurance shall meet the continuing education requirements pursuant to section 375.020 .

(L. 1996 S.B. 664 § 17)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.910 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.910
376.910 Certificate of authority required.
Status: in_force

376.910. Certificate of authority required. — No provider shall engage in the business of providing continuing care in this state without a certificate of authority therefor obtained from the department as provided in sections 376.900 to 376.950 .

(L. 1981 S.B. 84 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 341.190 — MO Code / Chapter 341 / Section 341.190
341.190 Powers of board to revoke or suspend license.
Status: in_force

341.190. Powers of board to revoke or suspend license. — The board of plumbing and sewer inspection shall have the power to revoke or suspend any license issued by the board upon satisfactory proof that the holder of such license shall have obtained the same by fraud or misrepresentation or failed to or refused to comply with the provisions of sections 341.090 to 341.220 or regulations adopted pursuant thereto after notice given by the supervisor or has been convicted of the violation of any of the provisions of sections 341.090 to 341.220 and the regulations adopted thereunder. A revoked or suspended license shall be subject to reinstatement after a period of three months from the date of its revocation or suspension upon application in the same manner as provided herein for the original application for license. The finding of the board in revoking any such license may be reviewed by the circuit court of the county by certiorari.

(L. 1943 p. 831 § 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 443.729 — MO Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.729
443.729 Supervision and enforcement — civil penalty.
Status: in_force

443.729. Supervision and enforcement — civil penalty. — 1. In order to ensure the effective supervision and enforcement of sections 443.701 to 443.893 , the director may, under chapter 536 :

(1) Deny, suspend, revoke, condition, or decline to renew a license for a violation of sections 443.701 to 443.893 , rules issued under sections 443.701 to 443.893 , or order or directive entered under sections 443.701 to 443.893 ;

(2) Deny, suspend, revoke, condition, or decline to renew a license if an applicant or licensee fails at any time to meet the requirements of sections 443.701 to 443.893 , or withholds information or makes a material misstatement in an application for a license or renewal of a license;

(3) Order restitution against persons subject to sections 443.701 to 443.893 for violations of sections 443.701 to 443.893 ;

(4) Impose fines on persons subject to sections 443.701 to 443.893 under subsections 2, 3, and 4 of this section;

(5) Issue orders or directives under sections 443.701 to 443.893 as follows:

(a) Order or direct persons subject to sections 443.701 to 443.893 to cease and desist from conducting business, including immediate temporary orders to cease and desist;

(b) Order or direct persons subject to sections 443.701 to 443.893 to cease any harmful activities or violations of sections 443.701 to 443.893 , including immediate temporary orders to cease and desist;

(c) Enter immediate temporary orders to cease business under a license or interim license issued under the authority granted under section 443.706 if the director determines that such license was erroneously granted or the licensee is currently in violation of any of the provisions of sections 443.701 to 443.893 ;

(d) Order or direct such other affirmative action as the director deems necessary.

2. Any letter issued by the director and declaring grounds for denying or declining to renew a license may be appealed to the board under chapter 536 . All other matters presenting a contested case involving a licensee may be heard by the director under chapter 536 .

3. The director may impose a civil penalty on a mortgage loan originator or person subject to sections 443.701 to 443.893 , if the director finds, on the record after notice and opportunity for hearing, that such mortgage loan originator or person subject to sections 443.701 to 443.893 has violated or failed to comply with any requirement of sections 443.701 to 443.893 or any regulation prescribed by the director under sections 443.701 to 443.893 or order issued under authority of sections 443.701 to 443.893 .

4. The maximum amount of penalty for each act or omission described in subsection 3 of this section shall be twenty-five thousand dollars.

5. Each violation or failure to comply with any directive or order of the director is a separate and distinct violation or failure.

(L. 2009 H.B. 382) Effective 7-08-09
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.614 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.614
67.614 Penalties may be imposed by ordinances for injuries to commission's property.
Status: in_force

67.614. Penalties may be imposed by ordinances for injuries to commission's property. — The legislative authority of any city or county in which property of a regional convention and visitors commission is situated shall have the power to enact ordinances imposing suitable penalties for the punishment of persons committing injury upon the properties of the commission, or the grounds thereof.

(L. 1984 S.B. 709 § 5) Effective 5-15-84
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 559.604 — MO Code / Chapter 559 / Section 559.604
559.604 Cost of misdemeanor probation to be paid by offenders, exceptions.
Status: in_force

559.604. Cost of misdemeanor probation to be paid by offenders, exceptions. — Neither the state of Missouri nor any county of the state shall be required to pay any part of the cost of probation and rehabilitation services provided to misdemeanor offenders under sections 559.600 to 559.615 . The person placed on probation shall contribute not less than thirty dollars or more than fifty dollars per month to the private entity providing him or her with supervision and rehabilitation services. The amount of the contribution shall be determined by the sentencing court. The court may exempt a person from all or part of the foregoing contribution if it finds any of the following factors to exist:

(1) The offender has diligently attempted, but has been unable, to obtain employment which provides him or her sufficient income to make such payments;

(2) The offender is a student in a school, college, university or course of vocational or technical training designed to fit the student for gainful employment. Certification of such student status shall be supplied to the court by the educational institution in which the offender is enrolled;

(3) The offender has an employment handicap, as determined by a physical, psychological or psychiatric examination acceptable to or ordered by the court;

(4) The offender's age prevents him or her from obtaining employment;

(5) The offender is responsible for the support of dependents, and the payment of such contribution constitutes an undue hardship on the offender;

(6) There are other extenuating circumstances as determined by the court to exempt or partially reduce such payments; or

(7) The offender has been transferred outside the state under an interstate compact adopted pursuant to law.

(L. 1992 S.B. 540 § 1 subsec. 3, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.1080 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.1080
376.1080 Payments of premiums and claims deemed paid, when.
Status: in_force

376.1080. Payments of premiums and claims deemed paid, when. — If an insurer uses the services of an administrator, the payment to the administrator of any premiums or charges for insurance by or on behalf of the insured party shall be deemed to have been received by the insurer, and the payment of return premiums or claim payments forwarded by the insurer to the administrator shall not be deemed to have been paid to the insured party or claimant until such payments are received by the insured party or claimant. Nothing in this section limits any right of the insurer against the administrator resulting from the failure of the administrator to make payments to the insurer, insured parties or claimants.

(L. 1993 H.B. 709 § 43)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.3920 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.3920
620.3920 Scope of the regulatory sandbox.
Status: in_force

620.3920. Scope of the regulatory sandbox. — 1. If the regulatory relief office approves an application pursuant to section 620.3915 , the sandbox participant shall have twenty-four months after the day on which the application was approved to demonstrate the innovative offering described in the sandbox participant's application.

2. An innovative offering that is demonstrated within the sandbox program shall only be available to consumers who are residents of Missouri or of another state. No regulation shall be waived or suspended if waiving or suspending such regulation would prevent a consumer from seeking restitution in the event that the consumer is harmed.

3. Nothing in sections 620.3900 to 620.3930 shall restrict a sandbox participant that holds a license or other authorization in another jurisdiction from acting in that jurisdiction in accordance with such license or other authorization.

4. (1) During the demonstration period, a sandbox participant shall not be subject to the enforcement of state regulations identified in the written agreement between the regulatory relief office and the sandbox participant.

(2) A prosecutor shall not file or pursue charges for failing to comply with the regulation identified in the written agreement between the regulatory relief office and the sandbox participant that occurs during an approved demonstration period.

(3) A state agency shall not file or pursue any punitive action against a sandbox participant, including a fine or license suspension or revocation, for the violation of a regulation that is identified as being waived or suspended in the written agreement between the regulatory relief office and the sandbox participant that occurs during the demonstration period.

5. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a sandbox participant shall not have immunity related to any criminal offense committed during the sandbox participant's participation in the sandbox program.

6. By written notice, the regulatory relief office may end a sandbox participant's participation in the sandbox program at any time and for any reason, including if the sandbox program director determines that a sandbox participant is not operating in good faith to bring an innovative offering to market; provided, however, that the sandbox program director's decision may be overridden by an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of the members of the advisory committee.

7. The regulatory relief office and regulatory relief office's employees shall not be liable for any business losses or the recouping of application expenses or other expenses related to the sandbox program, including for:

(1) Denying an applicant's application to participate in the sandbox program for any reason; or

(2) Ending a sandbox participant's participation in the sandbox program at any time and for any reason.

(L. 2024 S.B. 894 & 825)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 180.110 — MO Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.110
180.110 Who may take books from library.
Status: in_force

180.110. Who may take books from library. — The library shall be open to the public and operated under the rules, orders and supervision of the supreme court of Missouri; but no book shall be taken from the library except by the state officers, members of the general assembly or the judges of the supreme court, or an attorney of the supreme court on an order of a judge of the supreme court; and no book shall be taken from the library in any case without it shall have been first charged to the person obtaining it, who shall also give his written receipt for the same.

(RSMo 1939 § 14723, A.L. 1945 p. 1129 § 14721) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13423; 1919 § 7166; 1909 § 8162
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 346.010 — MO Code / Chapter 346 / Section 346.010
346.010 Definitions.
Status: in_force

346.010. Definitions. — As used in sections 346.010 to 346.250 , except as the context may require otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Audiologist" , a clinical audiologist licensed pursuant to chapter 345 ;

(2) "Board" , the Missouri board of examiners for hearing instrument specialists, which is established in section 346.120 ;

(3) "Department" , the department of commerce and insurance;

(4) "Division" , the division of professional registration;

(5) "Hearing instrument" or "hearing aid" , any wearable instrument or device designed for or offered for the purpose of aiding or compensating for impaired human hearing and that can provide more than fifteen decibel full-on gain via a two cc coupler at any single frequency from two hundred through six thousand cycles per second, and any parts, attachments, or accessories, including earmold, but excluding batteries, cords, receivers and repairs;

(6) "Hearing instrument specialist" or "specialist" , a person licensed by the state pursuant to sections 346.010 to 346.250 who is authorized to engage in the practice of fitting hearing instruments;

(7) "Hearing instrument specialist in-training" , a person who holds a temporary permit issued by the division to fit hearing instruments under the supervision of a hearing instrument specialist;

(8) "License" , a license issued by the state under sections 346.010 to 346.250 to hearing instrument specialists;

(9) "Otolaryngologist" , a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery in the state of Missouri pursuant to chapter 334 and who spends the majority of the person's practice seeing patients with ear, nose, and throat diseases;

(10) "Person" , an individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, trust or any other legal entity;

(11) "Practice of fitting hearing instruments" , the selection, adaptation, and sale of hearing instruments, including the testing and evaluation of hearing by means of an audiometer and the making of impressions for earmolds;

(12) "Registration of supervision" , the process of obtaining a certificate of authority issued by the division to a hearing instrument specialist that enables the specialist to supervise one or more hearing instrument specialists in-training, as defined by division rules;

(13) "Sell or sale" , any transfer of title or of the right to use by lease, bailment, or any other contract, excluding wholesale transactions with distributors or dealers;

(14) "Supervised training" , the program of education and experience, as defined by division rule, required to be followed by each hearing instrument specialist in-training;

(15) "Supervisor" , a hearing instrument specialist who has filed a registration of supervision with the board and has received from the division a certificate of authority;

(16) "Temporary permit" , a permit issued by the division while the applicant is in training to become a licensed hearing instrument specialist.

(L. 1973 H.B. 396 & 257 § 1, A.L. 1995 S.B. 69, et al., A.L. 2008 S.B. 788, A.L. 2014 S.B. 808)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.660 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.660
334.660 Reciprocity with other states.
Status: in_force

334.660. Reciprocity with other states. — 1. The board shall license without examination legally qualified persons who possess active certificates of licensure, registration or certification in any state or territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, who have had no violations, suspensions or revocations of such license, registration or certification, if such persons have passed an examination to practice as a physical therapist assistant that was substantially equal to the examination requirements of this state and in all other aspects, including education, the requirements for such certificates of licensure, registration or certification were, at the date of issuance, substantially equal to the requirements for licensure in this state.

2. Every applicant for a license pursuant to this section, upon making application and providing documentation of the necessary qualifications as provided in this section, shall pay the same fee required of applicants to take the examination before the board. Within the limits of this section, the board may negotiate reciprocal contracts with licensing boards of other states for the admission of licensed practitioners from Missouri in other states.

3. The applicant shall successfully pass a test administered by the board on the laws and rules related to practice as a physical therapist assistant in this state.

(L. 1996 H.B. 999, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343 merged with S.B. 8 & 173, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1122 merged with S.B. 1181, A.L. 2008 S.B. 788)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.260 — MO Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.260
65.260 Powers of townships.
Status: in_force

65.260. Powers of townships. — Each township, as a body corporate, shall have power and capacity:

(1) To sue and be sued, in the manner provided by the laws of this state;

(2) To purchase and hold real estate within its own limits for the use of its inhabitants, subject to the power of the general assembly;

(3) To make such contracts, purchase and hold personal property, and so much thereof as may be necessary to the exercise of its corporate or administrative powers;

(4) To make such orders for the disposition, regulation or use of its corporate property as may be conducive to the interest of the inhabitants thereof;

(5) To purchase at any public sale, for the use of said township, any real estate which may be necessary to secure any debt to said township, or the inhabitants thereof, in their corporate capacity, and to dispose of the same.

(RSMo 1939 § 13933) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12256; 1919 § 13169; 1909 § 11657
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.161 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.161
46.161 Webster.
Status: in_force

46.161. Webster. — Beginning at the southeast corner of section thirty-three, township twenty-eight, range sixteen, west; thence west with the township line to the southwest corner of section thirty-four, township twenty-eight, range eighteen, west; thence north one mile to the northwest corner of the same section; thence west with the subdivisional line to the southwest corner of section thirty, township twenty-eight, range nineteen, west; thence north with the range line between ranges nineteen and twenty to the southwest corner of section eighteen, township thirty-two, range nineteen; thence east with subdivisional line to the southwest corner of section fifteen, township thirty-two, range sixteen, west; thence south by the subdivisional line to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13661) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12002; 1919 § 9404; 1909 § 3621
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.155 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.155
46.155 Taney.
Status: in_force

46.155. Taney. — Beginning at the northwest corner of section three, township twenty-four, range twenty-two, west; thence east with the township line between townships twenty-four and twenty-five to the northeast corner of township twenty-four, range seventeen, west; thence south with range line between ranges sixteen and seventeen to the southern boundary line of the state; thence west with said boundary line to the middle of range twenty-two, west; thence north with the subdivisional lines to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13656) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11997; 1919 § 9399; 1909 § 3616
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.381 — MO Code / Chapter 355 / Section 355.381
355.381 Action without meeting.
Status: in_force

355.381. Action without meeting. — 1. Unless the articles or bylaws provide otherwise, action required or permitted by this chapter to be taken at a board of directors' meeting may be taken without a meeting if the action is taken by all members of the board. The action must be evidenced by one or more written consents describing the action taken, signed by each director, and included in the minutes filed with the corporate records reflecting the action taken.

2. Action taken under this section is effective when the last director signs the consent, unless the consent specifies a different effective date.

3. A consent signed under this section has the effect of a meeting vote and may be described as such in any document.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1095) Effective 7-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 87.455 — MO Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.455
87.455 Members may be retired, when.
Status: in_force

87.455. Members may be retired, when. — Any member of the fire department of any such city having served twenty years or more in such fire department, of which the last two years shall have been continuous, may have application to be relieved from such fire department and retired; and if his application is granted, or if he shall be discharged from such department, the said board of trustees shall order and direct that said person shall be paid out of the pension fund monthly such sum of money as may be determined by the rules and regulations provided for the management of said funds; and if he be a member of the volunteer fire department and not under pay, such amount monthly as may be fixed by the board of trustees. After the decease of such member, his widow, provided their marriage shall have occurred prior to such retirement, and his children under the age of sixteen years, if any, shall be paid out of the pension fund such sum of money as may be determined by said rules and regulations. If there be no widow, or if such widow die while unmarried, the amount of her said benefit may be added to the said benefits for such children. If such member be discharged from the department by reason of age, or if he be found permanently disabled by reason of service in such department, his payment shall be made out of the pension fund. If any retired or pensioned member reenters the service of the department his payments shall abate during such service.

(RSMo 1939 § 9533) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8968; 1919 § 9069; 1909 § 9894
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.330 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.330
67.330 Short title.
Status: in_force

67.330. Short title. — It is hereby declared the policy of the general assembly of the state of Missouri that all forms of contractual and cooperative services that promote the economy and efficiency of operations of local government should be encouraged. Sections 67.330 to 67.390 may be cited as "State-Local Technical Services Act".

(L. 1969 H.B. 228 § 1)