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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 417.320 — MO Code / Chapter 417 / Section 417.320
417.320 Receptacles — unlawful possession.
Status: in_force

417.320. Receptacles — unlawful possession. — Any person having in possession or under control any receptacle bearing any name, mark or device recorded as provided in section 417.300 and not holding a written transfer or bill of sale therefor from the person named in the certificate provided for in said section or other authority in writing from such person shall upon demand deliver such receptacle to the person named in such certificate or to the authorized agent of such person, and any person failing or refusing to so deliver the same when demanded shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.

(RSMo 1939 § 14090) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12451; 1919 § 12022
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.520 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.520
79.520 Trustee, duties.
Status: in_force

79.520. Trustee, duties. — The trustee shall have power to prosecute and defend to final judgment all suits instituted by or against the corporation, collect all moneys due the same, liquidate all lawful demands against the same, and for that purpose shall sell any property belonging to such corporation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and generally to do all acts requisite to bring to a speedy close all the affairs of the corporation.

(RSMo 1939 § 7218) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7068; 1919 § 8518; 1909 § 9419
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 181.100 — MO Code / Chapter 181 / Section 181.100
181.100 Distribution of reports, definitions, requirements, charges, when.
Status: in_force

181.100. Distribution of reports, definitions, requirements, charges, when. — 1. As used in sections 181.100 and 181.110 the following terms shall mean, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) "Agency" , each department, office, commission, board, or other administrative office or unit of state government;

(2) "Electronic repository" , a collection of electronic publications kept in a secure environment with adequate backup to protect the collection;

(3) "Format" , any media used in the publication of state information including electronic, print, audio, visual, and microform;

(4) "Publications" , the information published by agencies intended for distribution to the legislature, agencies, political subdivisions, nonprofit organizations or broad distribution to the public, including publications issued electronically or in other formats;

(5) "State publications access program" , a program to provide access to state publications for all citizens of Missouri through a secure repository of electronic publications available to the public through electronic networks.

2. For the purposes of sections 181.100 and 181.110 , the word "report" means a state publication which is either a printed statement by a state agency, issued at specific intervals, which describes its operations and progress, and possibly contains a statement of its future plans; or a formal, written account of an investigation given by a person or group delegated to make the investigation. Such reports shall not be distributed to any other person, including members of the general assembly, state officeholders, other state agencies, divisions or departments, or to members of the public, except upon request.

3. Each agency of state government which distributes annual, biannual, or periodic reports printed in paper shall provide such copies of each such document free of charge to the state library as the state library shall specify, along with a statement of the cost and address where additional copies of such report may be requested. Two copies of all reports shall be provided to the legislative library, one copy to the chief clerk of the house of representatives, one copy to the secretary of the senate, one copy to the supreme court library and one copy to the governor.

(L. 1976 H.B. 1021 § 2, A.L. 1983 H.B. 96, et al., A.L. 2004 H.B. 1347, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 247.090 — MO Code / Chapter 247 / Section 247.090
247.090 Board — quorum.
Status: in_force

247.090. Board — quorum. — A majority of board members shall constitute a quorum to do business. No act of the board shall be valid unless authorized by a majority of the members of the board.

(RSMo 1939 § 12628)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 204.662 — MO Code / Chapter 204 / Section 204.662
204.662 Court action, limitation.
Status: in_force

204.662. Court action, limitation. — No suit to set aside the assessments made under sections 204.680 to 204.730 * , or to otherwise question the validity of the proceedings, shall be brought after the expiration of ninety days from the date the notice is mailed to the last known owners of record of the assessments required by subsection 3 of section 204.660 .

(L. 2007 S.B. 22) *Sections 204.680 to 204.730 do not exist.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 364.130 — MO Code / Chapter 364 / Section 364.130
364.130 Cancellation of finance contract under power of attorney — requirements, ...
Status: in_force

364.130. Cancellation of finance contract under power of attorney — requirements, procedure. — 1. When a premium finance agreement contains a power of attorney clause enabling the premium finance company to cancel any insurance contract or contracts listed in the agreement, the insurance contract or contracts shall not be cancelled by the premium finance company unless such cancellation is done in accordance with this section.

2. Not less than ten days' written notice shall be mailed to the insured, at the last known address shown on the records of the premium finance company, of the intent of the premium finance company to cancel the insurance contract unless the default is cured within such ten-day period.

3. After expiration of such ten-day period, the premium finance company may thereafter cancel such insurance contract or contracts by mailing to the insurer a notice of cancellation. The insurance contract shall be cancelled as if such notice of cancellation had been submitted by the insured, but without requiring the return of the insurance contract or contracts. The premium finance company shall also mail a copy of the notice of cancellation to the insured at the last known address shown on the records of the premium finance company.

4. All statutory, regulatory, and contractual restrictions providing that the insurance contract may not be cancelled unless notice is given to a governmental agency, mortgagee, or other third party shall apply where cancellation is effected under the provisions of this section. The insurer shall give the prescribed notice on behalf of itself or the insured to any governmental agency, mortgagee, or other third party on or before the second business day after the day it receives the notice of cancellation from the premium finance company and shall determine the effective date of cancellation taking into consideration the number of days' notice required to complete the cancellation.

(L. 1984 S.B. 686 § 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1874 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1874
67.1874 Notice of district organization — election of board members, terms.
Status: in_force

67.1874. Notice of district organization — election of board members, terms. — 1. Within thirty days after the order declaring the district organized has become final, the circuit clerk of the county in which the petition was filed shall give notice by causing publication to be made once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the last publication of which shall be at least ten days before the day of the meeting required by this section, to call a meeting of the owners of real property and registered voters resident within the district at a day and hour specified in a public place in the county in which the petition was filed for the purpose of electing a board of five directors, two to serve one year, two to serve two years, and one to serve three years, to be composed of residents of the district.

2. The attendees, when assembled, shall organize by the election of a chairman and secretary of the meeting who shall conduct the election.

3. Each director shall serve for a term of three years and until such director's successor is duly elected and qualified. Successor directors shall be elected in the same manner as the initial directors at a meeting of the residents called by the board. Each successor director shall serve a three-year term. The remaining directors shall have the authority to elect an interim director to complete any unexpired term of a director caused by resignation or disqualification.

4. Directors shall be at least twenty-one years of age.

(L. 2001 H.B. 80 merged with S.B. 224) Effective 5-16-01 (S.B. 224); 7-02-01 (H.B. 80)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 512.085 — MO Code / Chapter 512 / Section 512.085
512.085 Supersedeas bond requirements, tobacco settlement litigation.
Status: in_force

512.085. Supersedeas bond requirements, tobacco settlement litigation. — 1. In order to secure and protect the moneys to be received as a result of the master settlement agreement, as defined in section 196.1000 , in civil litigation as to any claim relating to tobacco products involving a signatory, a successor of a signatory, or an affiliate of a signatory to the master settlement agreement, the amount of the required undertaking or bond or equivalent surety to be furnished during the pendency of an appeal or any discretionary appellate review of any judgment granting legal, equitable, or any other form of relief in order to stay the execution thereon during the entire course of appellate review shall be set in accordance with applicable laws or court rules, except that the total appeal bond or equivalent surety that is required of all appellants collectively shall not exceed fifty million dollars, regardless of the value of the judgment. Nothing in this section or any other provision of law shall be construed to eliminate the discretion of the court, for good cause shown, to set the undertaking or bond on appeal in an amount lower than that otherwise established by law.

2. If the appellee proves by a preponderance of the evidence that a party bringing an appeal or seeking a stay, for whom the undertaking has been limited, is purposefully dissipating or diverting assets outside of the ordinary course of its business for the purpose of avoiding ultimate payment of the judgment, a limitation granted pursuant to subsection 1 of this section may be rescinded and the court may enter such orders as are necessary to prevent dissipation or diversion of the assets. An appellant whose bond has been reduced pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall:

(1) Provide to the court and appellee the most recent statement of assets and liabilities of the appellant that is filed with any federal, state, or foreign regulatory agency;

(2) Provide to the court and appellee on a quarterly basis any subsequent updated statement of assets and liabilities that is filed with any federal, state, or foreign regulatory agency; and

(3) Agree that it will not dissipate or divert assets outside the ordinary course of its business for the purpose of avoiding ultimate payment of the judgment.

3. The provisions of this section shall apply to all cases pending on or after August 28, 2003.

(L. 2003 S.B. 242)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 64.170 — MO Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64.170
64.170 County commissions control construction — issue building permits — ...
Status: in_force

64.170. County commissions control construction — issue building permits — Jefferson County, separate provision — vote required for adoption of a building code, when. — 1. For the purpose of promoting the public safety, health and general welfare, to protect life and property and to prevent the construction of fire hazardous buildings, the county commission in all counties of the first and second classification, as provided by law, is for this purpose empowered, subject to the provisions of subsections 2 and 3 of this section, to adopt by order or ordinance regulations to control the construction, reconstruction, alteration or repair of any building or structure and any electrical wiring or electrical installation, plumbing or drain laying therein, and provide for the issuance of building permits and adopt regulations licensing persons, firms or corporations other than federal, state or local governments, public utilities and their contractors engaged in the business of electrical wiring or installations and provide for the inspection thereof and establish a schedule of permit, license and inspection fees and appoint a building commission to prepare the regulations, as herein provided.

2. Any county which has not adopted a building code prior to August 28, 2001, pursuant to sections 64.170 to 64.200 , shall not have the authority to adopt a building code pursuant to such sections unless the authority is approved by voters, subject to the provisions of subsection 3 of this section. The ballot of submission for authority pursuant to this subsection shall be in substantially the following form:

3. The proposal of the authority to adopt a building code shall be voted on only by voters in the area affected by the proposed code, such that a code affecting a county shall not be voted upon by citizens of any incorporated territory.

(RSMo 1939 § 14942, A.L. 1945 p. 616, A.L. 1963 p. 117, A.L. 1999 S.B. 160 & 82, A.L. 2001 S.B. 86, A.L. 2008 S.B. 1181, et al.) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13749; 1919 § 10391; 1909 § 1294
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.150 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.150
99.150 Bonds, how issued — how sold — interest.
Status: in_force

99.150. Bonds, how issued — how sold — interest. — 1. Bonds of an authority shall be authorized by its resolution and may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or dates, mature at such time or times, bear interest at such rate or rates, be in such denomination or denominations, be in such form, either coupon or registered, carry such conversion or registration privileges, have such rank or priority, be executed in such manner, be payable in such medium of payment, at such place or places, and be subject to such terms of redemption (with or without premium) as such resolution, its trust indenture or mortgage may provide.

2. The bonds shall be sold at not less than par at public sale held after notice published once at least five days prior to such sale in a newspaper having a general circulation in the area of operation and in a financial newspaper published in Kansas City or in the city of St. Louis; provided, that such bonds may be sold to the federal government at private sale at not less than par and, in the event less than all of the bonds authorized in connection with any project or projects are sold to the federal government, the balance of such bonds may be sold at private sale at not less than par at an interest cost to the authority of not to exceed the interest cost to the authority of the portion of the bonds sold to the federal government.

3. In case any of the commissioners or officers of the authority whose signatures appear on any bonds or coupons shall cease to be such commissioners or officers before the delivery of such bonds, such signatures shall, nevertheless, be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if they had remained in office until such delivery. Any provision of any law to the contrary notwithstanding, any bonds issued pursuant to sections 99.010 to 99.230 shall be fully negotiable.

4. In any suit, action or proceedings involving the validity or enforceability of any bond of an authority or the security therefor, any such bond reciting in substance that it has been issued by the authority to aid in financing a housing project to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income shall be conclusively deemed to have been issued for a housing project of such character and said project shall be conclusively deemed to have been planned, located and constructed in accordance with the purposes and provisions of sections 99.010 to 99.230 .

(RSMo 1939 § 7867, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1164)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.375 — MO Code / Chapter 513 / Section 513.375
513.375 Any person owing defendant may pay officer, how.
Status: in_force

513.375. Any person owing defendant may pay officer, how. — After the issuing of an execution, any person indebted to the defendant therein may pay to the sheriff or other officer charged with the collection thereof, the amount of the debt owing by such person to such defendant, or so much thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy the execution and costs, and the officer's receipts shall be a sufficient discharge for the amount paid.

(RSMo 1939 § 1390, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1226; 1919 § 1678; 1909 § 2247 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 443.901 — MO Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.901
443.901 Reverse mortgage act — definitions.
Status: in_force

443.901. Reverse mortgage act — definitions. — 1. Sections 443.901 to 443.912 shall be known and be cited as the "Missouri Reverse Mortgage Act".

2. For the purposes of sections 443.901 to 443.912 the following terms mean:

(1) "Authorized lender" or "lender" , a lender authorized to engage in business as a bank, savings institution or credit union under the laws of the United States or this state, residential mortgage licensee who is licensed pursuant to sections 443.800 to 443.893 or entity that is an exempt entity pursuant to sections 443.800 to 443.893 ;

(2) "Brokered" , the act of helping to obtain for an investor or other entity, or from an investor or other entity, for a borrower, a residential mortgage loan, including a reverse mortgage loan;

(3) "Originated" , advertised, solicited, processed, for which a loan application is taken, or which is closed, committed for, or funded;

(4) "Principal" as it relates to reverse mortgages, the total of the net amount paid to, receivable by, contracted for, or paid, or payable, for the account of the borrower, and to the extent payment is deferred, additional charges permitted by sections 443.901 to 443.912 ;

(5) "Reverse mortgage loan" , a loan originated, made or brokered by an authorized lender which:

(a) Is secured by residential real estate property;

(b) Provides cash advances to the borrower based upon the equity in the borrower's owner-occupied principal residence;

(c) Requires no payment of principal or interest until the entire loan becomes due and payable; and

(d) Otherwise complies with the terms of sections 443.901 to 443.912 .

(L. 1995 H.B. 63, et al. § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.450 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.450
287.450 Failure to agree on compensation — division to hold hearings.
Status: in_force

287.450. Failure to agree on compensation — division to hold hearings. — If the employer and employee or his dependents do not agree in regard to compensation payable under this chapter, either party may make application in a manner determined by the division for a hearing in regard to the matters at issue and for a ruling thereon, except that no application for a hearing shall be considered until fourteen days after the receipt by the division of the report of accident required under section 287.380 . The fourteen-day waiting period is not applicable to applications for hardship hearings. After the application has been received, the division shall set a date for a hearing, which shall be held as soon as practicable, and shall notify the interested parties of the time and place of the hearing.

(RSMo 1939 § 3728, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 447, A.L. 1965 p. 397, A.L. 1992 H.B. 975, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1540) Prior revision: 1929 § 3338
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 139.330 — MO Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.330
139.330 What authorization by warrant.
Status: in_force

139.330. What authorization by warrant. — In all cases the warrant shall authorize the collector, in case any person named in such assessment roll shall neglect or refuse to pay his tax, to levy the same by distress and sale of the goods and chattels of such person, and it shall require all payments therein specified to be made by the day fixed by law for the delivery of the tax book to the county treasurer.

(RSMo 1939 § 13999) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12322; 1919 § 13235; 1909 § 11723
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.890 — MO Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.890
178.890 Annexation of school districts — new community college district formed, ...
Status: in_force

178.890. Annexation of school districts — new community college district formed, when — refusal without cause of petition to annex, penalty. — 1. If the area of an entire school district which adjoins a community college district organized pursuant to sections 178.770 to 178.890 desires to be attached thereto and become a part of the community college district it may do so in the manner provided for annexation pursuant to section 162.441 . If the area of an entire school district which adjoins a district offering a two-year college course pursuant to section 178.370 on October 13, 1961, and receiving aid pursuant to section 163.191 , desires to be attached thereto for community college purposes only, the annexation shall be completed pursuant to section 162.441 and upon the annexation, a special community college district shall be established in the entire area as provided in sections 178.770 to 178.890 , and notice thereof shall be given to the state board of education. The state board of education, within sixty days, shall call a special election for the election of trustees to be conducted in the manner provided in section 178.820 .

2. If the entire area of a school district not adjoining or contiguous with an established and existing community college district organized pursuant to sections 178.770 to 178.890 desires to become part of such an established and existing community college district which lies in whole or in part in a county which is either:

(1) Adjacent to the county in which the school district lies in whole or in part; or

(2) Adjacent to a county which does not have a public four-year open enrollment college or university, which is adjacent to the county in which the school district lies in whole or in part, such school district may do so in the manner provided for annexation pursuant to section 162.441 and in such instances, it shall not be required that such school district be adjacent to or adjoin such a community college district, and the subdistrict or subdistricts in the area comprising the petitioning school district need not be contiguous with the subdistricts of the receiving community college district.

3. If the board of trustees of the receiving district rejects the petition for annexation, the state board of education may be petitioned for a hearing and upon receipt of the petition the state board shall establish the time and place and proceed to a hearing. If the state board of education finds that refusal to honor the petition for annexation has been made without good cause, the state board in its discretion may withhold a portion or all of the state aid from the district which is payable pursuant to the provisions of section 163.191 .

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-89, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1998 S.B. 553) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 15)