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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 233.430 — MO Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.430
233.430 Contracts not affected by disincorporation.
Status: in_force

233.430. Contracts not affected by disincorporation. — No dissolution of such road district shall invalidate or affect any right accruing to such road district or to any person, or invalidate or affect any contract entered into or imposed on such road district; provided further, that nothing in sections 233.320 to 233.445 shall be construed to in any way interfere with the organization of special road districts now organized or being organized under the laws repealed by sections 233.320 to 233.445 .

(RSMo 1939 § 8856) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8196; 1919 § 10957
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.368 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.368
227.368 Specialist James M. Finley Memorial Bridge designated for bridge crossing ...
Status: in_force

227.368. Specialist James M. Finley Memorial Bridge designated for bridge crossing Interstate 44 in Laclede County. — The bridge crossing over Interstate 44 on Business Loop 44 at exit 127 in Laclede County shall be designated the "Specialist James M. Finley Memorial Bridge". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway. The costs of such designation shall be paid for by private donations.

(L. 2009 H.B. 91 merged with H.B. 683)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 568.032 — MO Code / Chapter 568 / Section 568.032
568.032 Abandonment of a child, second degree — penalty.
Status: in_force

568.032. Abandonment of a child, second degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of abandonment of a child in the second degree if, as a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eight years of age, he or she leaves the child in any place with purpose wholly to abandon the child, under circumstances which are likely to result in serious physical injury or death.

2. The offense of abandonment of a child in the second degree is a class D felony, unless the child suffers serious physical injury, in which case it is a class B felony. It is a class A felony if the child dies.

(L. 1995 H.B. 160, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.070 — MO Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.070
70.070 Procedure for withdrawal from joint undertaking.
Status: in_force

70.070. Procedure for withdrawal from joint undertaking. — 1. Whenever eight percent of the voters of any county which shall have voted to participate in a common undertaking as contemplated in sections 70.010 to 70.090 shall sign and file a petition with the county commission of said county requesting * the submission of the question of withdrawing from said joint undertaking, it shall be the duty of said county commission to submit the question to the voters of said county at the next municipal election. The total vote for governor at the last general election before the filing of the petition whereat a governor was elected shall be used to determine the number of voters necessary to sign the petition.

2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

Shall ______ County withdraw from joint participation with ______ (name of other county or counties participating in ______ common function, service, officer or employee)?

3. Within ten days after such election, the county clerk of such county shall send a correct and duly certified abstract of the votes polled at such election to the secretary of state. If a majority of the voters voting on the proposition vote for the proposition, it shall be deemed to have been adopted. The secretary of state shall notify the presiding commissioner of each of the counties participating in the joint undertaking of the results.

4. Upon the receipt of the notice that such a question to withdraw from joint participation in the undertaking has been adopted in any one or more of the participating counties, the presiding commissioner of the most populous county in the group still participating, as determined by the last federal decennial census, shall proceed as in the case of the formation of a new group of counties as directed in section 70.060 .

(L. 1945 p. 1395 § 7, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) *Word "that" appears here in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 199.350 — MO Code / Chapter 199 / Section 199.350
199.350 Nursing homes and correctional centers, authority to promulgate rules for ...
Status: in_force

199.350. Nursing homes and correctional centers, authority to promulgate rules for testing. — The department shall have the authority to promulgate rules and regulations which require the preadmission testing for tuberculosis of all residents in nursing homes in the state and the annual testing of all health care workers and volunteers in nursing homes in the state, and residents and staff of state correctional centers. The department shall annually issue screening guidelines on other groups determined by the department to be at high risk for tuberculosis.

(L. 1992 S.B. 511 & 556 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.031 — MO Code / Chapter 571 / Section 571.031
571.031 Blair's Law — unlawful discharge of a firearm, offense of — penalties.
Status: in_force

571.031. Blair's Law — unlawful discharge of a firearm, offense of — penalties. — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as "Blair's Law".

2. A person commits the offense of unlawful discharge of a firearm if he or she recklessly discharges a firearm within or into the limits of any municipality.

3. This section shall not apply if the firearm is discharged:

(1) As allowed by a defense of justification under chapter 563 ;

(2) On a shooting range that is:

(a) Indoor;

(b) Owned or operated by the state or any political subdivision;

(c) A commercial shooting range, including any range used by paying members; and

(d) Supervised by any person eighteen years of age or older;

(3) To lawfully take wildlife during an open season established by the department of conservation. Nothing in this subdivision shall prevent a municipality from adopting an ordinance restricting the discharge of a firearm within one-quarter mile of an occupied structure;

(4) For the control of nuisance wildlife as permitted by the department of conservation or the United States Fish and Wildlife Service;

(5) By special permit of the chief of police of the municipality;

(6) As required by an animal control officer in the performance of his or her duties;

(7) Using blanks;

(8) More than one mile from any occupied structure;

(9) In self-defense or defense of another person against an imminent or ongoing animal attack unless the self-defense or defense of another person is a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation to protect oneself or the other person from such animal attack and such person shall not have a duty to retreat;

(10) In defense of a domestic animal against an imminent or ongoing animal attack, unless the defense of the domestic animal is a gross deviation from the standard of care which a reasonable person would exercise in the situation to protect a domestic animal from attack; or

(11) By law enforcement personnel, as defined in section 590.1040 , or a member of the United States Armed Forces if acting in an official capacity.

4. A person who commits the offense of unlawful discharge of a firearm shall be guilty of:

(1) For a first offense, a class A misdemeanor;

(2) For a second offense, a class E felony; and

(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a class D felony.

(L. 2024 S.B. 754, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.300 — MO Code / Chapter 386 / Section 386.300
386.300 Fees authorized — deposited, where, how.
Status: in_force

386.300. Fees authorized — deposited, where, how. — 1. The commission may adopt rules establishing charges for copies of papers and records, official documents and orders filed with the commission, certificates under seal, certified copies of the annual report of the commission, certified copies of evidence and proceedings taken before the commission, the transmission by electronic transmittal of papers, records, evidence and transcripts, diskettes and other documents or papers for which requests for copies are received. Fees charged for copies of papers and records shall comply with the provisions of section 610.026 , RSMo Supp. 1993.

2. For certificate authorizing an issue of bonds, notes or other evidences of indebtedness, the commission shall charge one dollar for each thousand dollars of the face value of the authorized issue, or fraction thereof, up to one million dollars, and fifty cents for each one thousand dollars over one million dollars and up to ten million dollars, and twenty-five cents for each one thousand dollars over ten million dollars, with a minimum fee in any case of twenty-five dollars; provided, that no fee shall be charged when such issue is made for the purpose of guaranteeing, taking over, refunding, discharging or retiring any bond, note or other evidence of indebtedness up to the amount of the issue guaranteed, taken over, refunded, discharged or retired.

3. No fees shall be charged or collected for copies of papers, records or official documents furnished to public officers for use in their official capacity, or for the annual reports of the commission in the ordinary course of distribution, but the commission may fix reasonable charges for publications issued under its authority. All fees charged and collected under this section shall be paid, at least once each month, accompanied by a detailed statement thereof, to the state director of revenue.

4. All fees collected pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be deposited to the credit of the fund of the commission from which the expenses of furnishing the copies listed in subsection 1 of this section are paid and shall be used by the commission to offset such expenses. All fees collected pursuant to subsection 2 of this section shall be forwarded as provided by law for deposit in the state's general revenue fund.

(RSMo 1939 § 5597, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 463, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1477, A.L. 1995 S.B. 64) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5141; 1919 § 10430
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 288.046 — MO Code / Chapter 288 / Section 288.046
288.046 General assembly's intent to abrogate certain case law — determining ...
Status: in_force

288.046. General assembly's intent to abrogate certain case law — determining misconduct, evidence of impairment. — 1. In applying provisions of this chapter, it is the intent of the general assembly to reject and abrogate previous case law interpretations of "misconduct connected with work" requiring a finding of evidence of impairment of work performance, including but not limited to, the holdings contained in Baldor Electric Company v. Raylene Reasoner and Missouri Division of Employment Security, 66 S.W.3d 130 (Mo.App. E.D. 2001).

2. In determining whether misconduct connected with work has occurred, neither the state, any agency of the state, nor any court of the state of Missouri shall require a finding of evidence of impairment of work performance.

(L. 2006 H.B. 1456) Effective 10-01-06
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.101 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.101
46.101 Knox.
Status: in_force

46.101. Knox. — Beginning in the northwest corner of section three, township sixty-three, range thirteen, west; thence south with the subdivisional lines to the southwest corner of section thirty-four, township sixty, range thirteen, west; thence east with the township line between townships fifty-nine and sixty to the southeast corner of township sixty, range ten, west; thence north with the range line between ranges nine and ten to the northeast corner of township sixty-three, range ten, west; thence west with the township line between township sixty-three and sixty-four to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13569) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11910; 1919 § 9312; 1909 § 3529
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.055 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.055
537.055 Operation of a motorcycle not evidence of comparative negligence.
Status: in_force

537.055. Operation of a motorcycle not evidence of comparative negligence. — In any action to recover damages arising out of the ownership, common maintenance, or operation of a motor vehicle, the fact that one of the parties was operating a motorcycle shall not, in and of itself, be considered evidence of comparative negligence.

(L. 2009 H.B. 481) CROSS REFERENCE: Insurance claims, unfair practice to attribute fault solely on operation of motorcycle, penalties, 379.130
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 261.140 — MO Code / Chapter 261 / Section 261.140
261.140 Fees, work group to convene to review, when — report.
Status: in_force

261.140. Fees, work group to convene to review, when — report. — 1. The department of agriculture shall convene a work group every five years to review all fees charged by the department. The review shall include both fees set by statute and fees set by regulation.

2. After each review required under this section, the department of agriculture shall prepare and submit a report to the general assembly on any recommended changes to the fees that would ensure adequate funding for the department.

(L. 2019 S.B. 133)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.290 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.290
379.290 Tax to be paid upon premiums.
Status: in_force

379.290. Tax to be paid upon premiums. — Every mutual insurance company or association admitted to Missouri under the provisions of sections 379.205 to 379.310 * shall annually pay to the director of revenue a tax upon the direct premiums received, whether in cash or in notes, in this state, for the insurance of property or risks in this state at the rate of two percent per annum; provided, that such companies or associations shall be credited with cancelled or return premiums actually paid during the year in this state.

(RSMo 1939 § 5968, A.L. 1941 p. 399, A.L. 1945 p. 1021) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5857; 1919 § 6267 *Section 379.310 was repealed by S.B. 262, 1967.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 247.035 — MO Code / Chapter 247 / Section 247.035
247.035 Sewer treatment facilities, construction and operation, when — procedure.
Status: in_force

247.035. Sewer treatment facilities, construction and operation, when — procedure. — 1. The board of directors of any public water supply district may petition the circuit court of the county containing the major part of the acreage in the district for an amended decree of incorporation to allow that district to engage in the construction, maintenance and operation of common sewer treatment facilities which serve ten or more separate properties and are located wholly within the district and are not operated by another political subdivision or are not located within the certificated area of a sewer corporation as defined in chapter 386 or within a common sewer district as defined in chapter 204 and the operation and maintenance of all such existing sewer treatment facilities. The petition shall be filed by the board of directors and all proceedings shall be in the same manner as in an action for initial formation of a water district except that no vote of the residents of the district shall be required.

2. If the decree is amended the district shall, within ninety days after the order amending the decree, begin operation of the existing facilities which it has acquired by gift or otherwise and shall establish and collect user charges to be determined and established in the same manner as water rates.

3. All applicable provisions of this chapter shall apply to the construction, operation and maintenance of common sewer facilities in the same manner as they apply to like functions relating to water supply.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1191) Effective 4-30-80
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.050 — MO Code / Chapter 521 / Section 521.050
521.050 Suits by attachment — affidavit and bond — exceptions.
Status: in_force

521.050. Suits by attachment — affidavit and bond — exceptions. — Any plaintiff wishing to sue by attachment may file in the clerk's office of the court in which the attachment is instituted a petition or other lawful statement or exhibit of his cause of action, and, except in suits instituted by the state or a county in its own behalf, and also, except in cases where the defendant is not a resident of the state of Missouri, in either of which cases no bond shall be required, shall also file an affidavit and bond, and, thereupon, such plaintiff may sue out an original attachment against the lands, tenements, goods, moneys, effects and credits of the defendant in whose hands soever the same may be; and where the affidavit for an attachment states that the plaintiff will lose his claim, unless the writ of attachment issues, and be served on Sunday or any other legal holiday, the writ may be issued and served on that day; provided, that when any writ of attachment has issued against a nonresident and the plaintiff has given no bond, the attachment shall be dissolved as of course, and the lands, tenements, goods, moneys, effects and credits of the defendant taken or levied upon under such writ of attachment shall be released therefrom, upon the defendant entering his appearance and filing his answer to the merits of the case; unless the plaintiff shall, within ten days from the date of the filing and service of defendant's answer and entry of appearance, file his bond in said case in double the amount sworn to in the affidavit of the plaintiff; provided, however, upon good cause shown, the judge may grant an additional ten days to file said bond; the bond herein provided for as to its effect and the obligation of the parties thereto shall be the same as if filed before the writ of attachment was issued.

(RSMo 1939 § 1442, A.L. 1945 p. 650, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1278; 1919 § 1729; 1909 § 2298 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 339.523 — MO Code / Chapter 339 / Section 339.523
339.523 Nonresidents of state — requirements to be certified or licensed in ...
Status: in_force

339.523. Nonresidents of state — requirements to be certified or licensed in Missouri — service of process provisions. — 1. A nonresident of this state who has complied with the provisions of sections 339.511 , 339.513 , 339.515 , and 339.517 may obtain certification as a state-certified real estate appraiser or licensure as a state-licensed real estate appraiser by conforming to all of the provisions of sections 339.500 to 339.549 relating to state-certified real estate appraisers or state-licensed real estate appraisers.

2. Every applicant for certification or licensure pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.545 who is not a resident of this state shall submit, with the application for certification, an irrevocable consent that service of process in any action against the applicant arising out of the applicant's activities as a state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser may be made by delivery of the process to the executive director of the commission, if the plaintiff cannot, in the exercise of due diligence, effect personal service upon the applicant. The executive director shall immediately mail a copy of the materials served on the executive director by ordinary mail to the state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser at both his or her principal place of business and his or her residence address.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1456 § 13, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2018 S.B. 840)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.263 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.263
115.263 No persons except voters to handle electronic voting machine during ...
Status: in_force

115.263. No persons except voters to handle electronic voting machine during election, exception. — After the opening of the polls, the election judges shall not permit any person to handle any electronic voting machine, except voters while they are voting and others expressly authorized by the election authority or state law.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.335, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.095 — MO Code / Chapter 571 / Section 571.095
571.095 Confiscation of firearms and ammunition, when — exceptions.
Status: in_force

571.095. Confiscation of firearms and ammunition, when — exceptions. — Upon conviction for or attempting to commit a felony in violation of any law perpetrated in whole or in part by the use of a firearm, the court may, in addition to the penalty provided by law for such offense, order the confiscation and disposal or sale or trade to a licensed firearms dealer of firearms and ammunition used in the commission of the crime or found in the possession or under the immediate control of the defendant at the time of his or her arrest. The proceeds of any sale or gains from trade shall be the property of the police department or sheriff's department responsible for the defendant's arrest or the confiscation of the firearms and ammunition. If such firearms or ammunition are not the property of the convicted felon, they shall be returned to their rightful owner if he or she is known and was not a participant in the crime. Any proceeds collected under this section shall be deposited with the municipality or by the county treasurer into the county sheriff's revolving fund established in section 50.535 .

(L. 1981 H.B. 296 § 571.080 subsec. 4, A.L. 2007 S.B. 62 & 41)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 273.110 — MO Code / Chapter 273 / Section 273.110
273.110 Application to recover damages from fund.
Status: in_force

273.110. Application to recover damages from fund. — 1. No owner or custodian of livestock or poultry which has been injured or killed by dogs shall be entitled to receive any portion of the county dog license fund unless within ten days after suffering such loss or damage he, with two other credible residents of the county, not kin to him by blood or marriage or not in his employ, make written application supported by affidavit to the county clerk on blanks furnished by the county clerk, stating:

(1) That he is a resident of the state of Missouri, and that he has resided in such county for more than thirty days immediately preceding the date of the injury or killing of his livestock or poultry;

(2) That he was the owner or custodian on such date of such livestock or poultry;

(3) The legal description of the premises on which such livestock or poultry was injured or killed;

(4) A complete description as to the number, weight and color of such livestock or poultry;

(5) The market value thereof on the date of such injury or killing.

2. The county clerk shall file all such applications and affidavits so received by him to be examined and passed upon by the county commission, except that no claim shall be considered or paid for the destruction of livestock or poultry by a dog or dogs belonging to the owner of such livestock or poultry.

(RSMo 1939 § 14549, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1070)