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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.515 — MO Code / Chapter 476 / Section 476.515
476.515 Definitions — reinstatement of benefits for surviving spouse terminated by ...
Status: in_force

476.515. Definitions — reinstatement of benefits for surviving spouse terminated by remarriage, when, procedure. — 1. As used in sections 476.515 to 476.565 , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Beneficiary" , a surviving spouse married to the deceased judge continuously for a period of at least two years immediately preceding the judge's death or if there is no surviving spouse eligible to receive benefits pursuant to sections 476.515 to 476.565 , the term "beneficiary" shall mean any child under age twenty-one of the deceased judge, who shall share in the benefits on an equal basis with all other beneficiaries;

(2) "Benefit" , a series of equal monthly payments payable during the life of a judge retiring pursuant to the provisions of sections 476.515 to 476.565 or payable to a beneficiary as provided in sections 476.515 to 476.565 ; all benefits paid pursuant to sections 476.515 to 476.565 in excess of any contributions made to the system by a judge shall be considered to be a part of the compensation provided a judge for the judge's services;

(3) "Commissioner of administration" , the commissioner of administration of the state of Missouri;

(4) "Judge" , any person who has served or is serving as a judge or commissioner of the supreme court or of the court of appeals; or as a judge of any circuit court, probate court, magistrate court, court of common pleas or court of criminal corrections of this state; as a justice of the peace; or as commissioner or deputy commissioner of the circuit court appointed after February 29, 1972;

(5) "Salary" , the total compensation paid for personal services as a judge by the state or any of its political subdivisions.

2. A surviving spouse whose benefits were terminated because of remarriage prior to October 1, 1984, shall, upon written application to the board within six months after October 1, 1984, have the surviving spouse's rights as a beneficiary restored. Benefits shall resume as of October 1, 1984.

(L. 1971 S.B. 132 § 1, A.L. 1977 S.B. 364, A.L. 1984 H.B. 1370 merged with S.B. 491, A.L. 1988 S.B. 425, A.L. 1989 H.B. 674, A.L. 1995 H.B. 416, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2013 H.B. 233)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 393.120 — MO Code / Chapter 393 / Section 393.120
393.120 Definition of terms.
Status: in_force

393.120. Definition of terms. — The provisions of section 386.020 defining words, phrases and terms, shall apply to and determine the meaning of all such words, phrases or terms as used in sections 393.110 to 393.290 .

(1949 H.B. 2105 § 393.12)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 245.460 — MO Code / Chapter 245 / Section 245.460
245.460 Levee assessment books returned to whom — meeting of landowners.
Status: in_force

245.460. Levee assessment books returned to whom — meeting of landowners. — Said assessment book shall be made out by the assessors of their respective counties in the levee district, and a fair copy thereof shall be returned to the president of the board of directors of the levee district in which the assessments have been made, at the same time assessors are required, under the general revenue laws of the state, to make out and return to the county commission a copy of the assessor's book for state and county taxes, and shall file the original assessment book in the office of the clerk of the county commission of the county in which the assessment is made. Upon the filing of the copy or copies of the assessment book, as required by this section, the board of directors shall call a meeting of the landowners of said levee district at some place convenient to some part of said work or contemplated work, and shall give at least thirty days' notice of the time and place of said meeting and the purpose thereof, by advertisement in some newspaper published in the county composing the levee district, and when lying in two or more counties, then in some newspaper published in each of said counties. At such meeting the board of directors shall submit the reports, specifications, surveys, maps, profiles and estimates made by the engineers, together with the assessments, as returned by the county assessors, to said meeting for action, and requiring the owners of said lands and the holders of any lien thereon to show cause at said meeting why said lands should not be assessed with their proportional part of said work.

(RSMo 1939 § 12563, A.L. 1994 S.B. 633) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10973; 1919 § 4665; 1909 § 5728 Effective 7-12-94
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 36.150 — MO Code / Chapter 36 / Section 36.150
36.150 Appointments and promotions, how made — no discrimination permitted — ...
Status: in_force

36.150. Appointments and promotions, how made — no discrimination permitted — prohibited activities — violations, cause for dismissal. — 1. Every appointment or promotion to a position covered by this chapter pursuant to subsection 1 of section 36.030 shall be made on the basis of merit as provided in this chapter. No such selection, appointment, or promotion shall be made on the basis of unlawful discrimination proscribed under Missouri law or any applicable federal law. The regulations shall prohibit such unlawful discrimination in other phases of employment and personnel administration.

2. Political endorsements shall not be considered in connection with any such appointment.

3. No person shall use or promise to use, directly or indirectly, for any consideration whatsoever, any official authority or influence to secure or attempt to secure for any person an appointment or advantage in appointment to any such position or an increase in pay, promotion or other advantage in employment.

4. No person shall in any manner levy or solicit any financial assistance or subscription for any political party, candidate, political fund, or publication, or for any other political purpose, from any employee in a position subject to this chapter, and no such employee shall act as agent in receiving or accepting any such financial contribution, subscription, or assignment of pay. No person shall use, or threaten to use, coercive means to compel an employee to give such assistance, subscription, or support, nor in retaliation for the employee's failure to do so.

5. No such employee shall be a candidate for nomination or election to any partisan public office or nonpartisan office in conflict with that employee's duties unless such person resigns, or obtains a regularly granted leave of absence, from such person's position.

6. No person elected to partisan public office shall, while holding such office, be appointed to any position covered by this chapter.

7. Any officer or employee in a position subject to this chapter who purposefully violates any of the provisions of this section shall forfeit such office or position. If an appointing authority finds that such a violation has occurred, or is so notified by the director, this shall constitute cause for dismissal.

(L. 1945 p. 1157 § 43, A. 1949 S.B. 1018, A.L. 1973 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 8, A.L. 1979 H.B. 673, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1998 H.B. 927, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1868, A.L. 2018 S.B. 1007) (1994) Statute does not violate equal protection clause, Art. I, Sec. 2, Mo. Const., where state had legitimate interest in maintaining public confidence in impartial civil service by prohibiting merit employees from being candidates for any partisan political office. Asher v. Lombardi, 877 S.W.2d 628 (Mo. en banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 448.190 — MO Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.190
448.190 Managers may act for owners — actions — service of process — managers ...
Status: in_force

448.190. Managers may act for owners — actions — service of process — managers proper parties, when, duties. — 1. Whenever in sections 448.005 to 448.210 , or in any declaration or bylaw executed in accordance with sections 448.005 to 448.210 , the board of managers or the members thereof are authorized or directed to acquire, hold, lease, mortgage or convey any part of or interest in the property, or to acquire any lien thereon, or to acquire or receive the proceeds of any policy of insurance or other moneys, goods or chattels, with respect to the property, such actions shall be carried out in the names of the members of the board of managers and their successors in office from time to time, as trustees, on behalf of some or all of the unit owners, as the case may be. Without limiting the rights of any unit owner, actions may be brought in the names of the members of the board of managers on behalf of two or more of the unit owners, as their respective interests may appear, with respect to any cause of action relating to the common elements or more than one unit. Service of process on two or more unit owners in any action relating to the common elements or more than one unit may be made on any member of the board of managers in the manner provided by the statute.

2. Without limiting the rights of any unit owner, the board of managers shall be considered a proper party, both to sue and be sued, in any cause of action relating to the condominium. The board of managers shall annually record with the recorder of deeds of each county in which any portion of the condominium is located a statement containing the name and address of each member of the board of managers. All information contained in such statement shall be available to the general public.

(L. 1963 p. 648 § 18A, A.L. 1983 H.B. 177)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.747 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.747
452.747 Verified petition — service of process.
Status: in_force

452.747. Verified petition — service of process. — 1. Any petition for modification of child custody decrees filed under the provisions of section 452.410 or sections 452.700 to 452.930 shall be verified and, if the original proceeding originated in the state of Missouri, shall be filed in that original case, but service shall be obtained and responsive pleadings may be filed as in any original proceeding.

2. Before making a decree under section 452.410 or sections 452.700 to 452.930 , the litigants, any parent whose parental rights have not been previously terminated, and any person who has physical custody of the child shall be served in the manner provided by the rules of civil procedure and applicable court rules and may within thirty days after the date of service (forty-five days if service by publication) file a verified answer. If any such persons are outside this state, notice and opportunity to be heard shall be given under section 452.740 .

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 271.110 — MO Code / Chapter 271 / Section 271.110
271.110 Filing of unpublished notice and affidavit.
Status: in_force

271.110. Filing of unpublished notice and affidavit. — A copy of said published notice, with the affidavit of the publisher to the effect that such notice has been published according to law, shall be filed by the publisher with the county clerk, who shall preserve the same among the records of his office for the inspection of any person desiring to see the same.

(RSMo 1939 § 14508) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12834; 1919 § 4324; 1909 § 825
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 358.100 — MO Code / Chapter 358 / Section 358.100
358.100 Conveyance of real property of the partnership.
Status: in_force

358.100. Conveyance of real property of the partnership. — 1. Where title to real property is in the partnership name, any partner may convey title to such property by a conveyance executed in the partnership name; but the partnership may recover such property unless the partner's act binds the partnership under the provisions of subsection 1 of section 358.090 , or unless such property has been conveyed by the grantee or a person claiming through such grantee to a holder for value without knowledge that the partner, in making the conveyance, has exceeded his authority.

2. Where title to real property is in the name of the partnership, a conveyance executed by a partner, in his own name, passes the equitable interest of the partnership, provided the act is one within the authority of the partner under the provisions of subsection 1 of section 358.090 .

3. Where title to real property is in the name of one or more but not all the partners, and the record does not disclose the right of the partnership, the partners in whose name the title stands may convey title to such property, but the partnership may recover such property if the partners' act does not bind the partnership under the provisions of subsection 1 of section 358.090 , unless the purchaser or his assignee, is a holder for value, without knowledge.

4. Where the title to real property is in the name of one or more or all the partners, or in a third person in trust for the partnership, a conveyance executed by a partner in the partnership name, or in his own name, passes the equitable interest of the partnership, provided the act is one within the authority of the partner under the provisions of subsection 1 of section 358.090 .

5. Where the title to real property is in the names of all the partners a conveyance executed by all the partners passes all their rights in such property.

(L. 1949 p. 506 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 188.230 — MO Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.230
188.230 Construction of law.
Status: in_force

188.230. Construction of law. — Nothing in this act * is intended to authorize anyone other than a physician to perform an abortion.

(L. 1993 H.B. 564 § 34) *"This act" (H.B. 564, 1993) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.150 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.150
196.150 Sale of horse and mule meat prohibited except when labeled as such meat.
Status: in_force

196.150. Sale of horse and mule meat prohibited except when labeled as such meat. — It shall hereafter be unlawful for any person, firm, association, or corporation to sell or offer for sale, either in wholesale or retail lots, any horse or mule meat under the guise or name of beef or any other animal flesh under the guise or name of any meat or meat product except that which in fact and truth it may be, without having attached thereto, a tag or other mark for identification plainly and legibly setting forth the true name of the animal from which such meat or flesh was taken or without having prominently displayed over or in conjunction with such meat or flesh, a legible sign or placard containing the true name of the animal from which the same was taken and without also advising the purchaser thereof by verbal, written or printed notice of the true name of the animal from which such meat or flesh was taken.

(RSMo 1939 § 9884) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13035; 1919 § 5683
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.2693 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.2693
67.2693 Report to be issued by the public service commission, contents.
Status: in_force

67.2693. Report to be issued by the public service commission, contents. — The public service commission shall, no later than August 28, 2008, and annually thereafter for the next three years, issue a report regarding developments resulting from the implementation of sections 67.2675 to 67.2714 and shall make such recommendations to the general assembly as it deems appropriate to benefit consumers. The commission shall conduct proceedings as it deems appropriate to prepare its report, including receiving comments from members of the public.

(L. 2007 S.B. 284)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.470 — MO Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.470
59.470 Index to instruments on file.
Status: in_force

59.470. Index to instruments on file. — When any instrument of writing conveying or affecting real estate authorized by law to be recorded shall be filed in the recorder's office for record, the recorder shall enter the same in the names of the grantors and grantees in both parts of the abstract and index of deeds, filling each appropriate column with the several items contained in such instrument in alphabetical order, in the names of the grantors and grantees; and if the instrument be made by the sheriff, in the name of the sheriff, and the defendant in the execution, or of the person whose land is sold, and of the grantee; and if made by an executor or administrator, in the name of the executor or administrator, and of the testator or intestate, and of the grantee; and if by attorney, in the name of such attorney and of his constituent and of the grantee; and if by a commissioner, in the name of such commissioner, and of the person whose land is sold, and of the grantee.

(RSMo 1939 § 13168) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11549; 1919 § 10574; 1909 § 10387
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.461 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.461
67.461 Assessments, plans, specifications — public filing — duties of clerk — notice.
Status: in_force

*67.461. Assessments, plans, specifications — public filing — duties of clerk — notice. — 1. After the governing body has made the findings specified in section 67.457 and plans and specifications for the proposed improvements have been prepared, the governing body shall by ordinance or resolution order assessments to be made against each parcel of real property deemed to be benefitted by an improvement based on the revised estimated cost of the improvement or, if available, the final cost thereof, and shall order a proposed assessment roll to be prepared.

2. The plans and specifications for the improvement and the proposed assessment roll shall be filed with the city clerk or county clerk, as applicable, and shall be open for public inspection. Such clerk shall thereupon, at the direction of the governing body, publish notice that the governing body will conduct a hearing to consider the proposed improvement and proposed assessments. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least once not more than twenty days and not less than ten days before the hearing and shall state the project name for the improvement, the date, time and place of such hearing, the general nature of the improvement, the revised estimated cost or, if available, the final cost of the improvement, the boundaries of the neighborhood improvement district to be assessed, and that written or oral objections will be considered at the hearing. Such notice shall also be sent to the Missouri department of revenue, which shall publish such notice on its website. At the same time, the clerk shall mail to the owners of record of the real property made liable to pay the assessments, at their last known post office address, a notice of the hearing and a statement of the cost proposed to be assessed against the real property so owned and assessed. The failure of any owner to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings.

(L. 1991 S.B. 8 § 5, A.L. 1995 H.B. 87, A.L. 2022 H.B. 1606) *Revisor's Note: This section was declared unconstitutional in Byrd, et al. v. State of Missouri, et al. (see 2023 annotation below). (2023) The inclusion of Section 67.2300 in H.B. 1606 from 2022 declared unconstitutional as violating the single subject rule of Article III, § 23 of the Missouri Constitution. The remaining provisions of H.B. 1606 could not be severed and the bill is declared invalid in its entirety. Byrd, et al. v. State of Missouri, et al., 679 S.W.3d 492 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.217 — MO Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161.217
161.217 Early learning quality assurance report--sunset provision.
Status: in_force

161.217. Early learning quality assurance report--sunset provision. — 1. The department of elementary and secondary education shall, in collaboration with the Missouri Head Start State Collaboration Office and the department of mental health and as part of a program, provide a continuous quality improvement process for early learning programs and present families with updated consumer education about the quality of early learning programs by producing an early learning quality assurance report. The early learning quality assurance report shall be developed based on evidence-based practices.

2. Participation in the early learning quality assurance report shall be voluntary for any licensed or license-exempt early learning providers that are center-based or home-based and are providing services for children from any ages from birth up to kindergarten.

3. The early learning quality assurance report may include, but is not limited to, information regarding staff qualifications, instructional quality, professional development, health and safety standards, parent engagement, and community engagement.

4. The early learning quality assurance report shall not be used for enforcement of compliance with any law or for any punitive purposes.

5. The department of elementary and secondary education shall promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2016, shall be invalid and void.

6. Under section 23.253 of the Missouri sunset act:

(1) The provisions of the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset six years after August 28, 2022, unless reauthorized by an act of the general assembly; and

(2) If such program is reauthorized, the program authorized under this section shall automatically sunset three years after the effective date of the reauthorization of this section; and

(3) This section shall terminate on September first of the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the program authorized under this section is sunset.

(L. 2016 S.B. 638, A.L. 2018 S.B. 743, A.L. 2022 H.B. 2365) Sunset date 8-28-28 Termination date 9-01-29
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 143.996 — MO Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143.996
143.996 Prohibition of legislator representation.
Status: in_force

143.996. Prohibition of legislator representation. — No member of the general assembly shall represent a client for a fee in negotiations or discussions with the department of revenue for an adjustment or revision of the client's alleged or actual tax liability.

(L. 1972 S.B. 549) Effective 1-1-73
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 370.161 — MO Code / Chapter 370 / Section 370.161
370.161 Notice of intention to remove, contents, procedure.
Status: in_force

370.161. Notice of intention to remove, contents, procedure. — A notice of intention to remove a director, officer, or other person from office or to prohibit his or her participation in the conduct of the affairs of a credit union shall contain a statement of the facts constituting grounds therefor, and shall fix a time and place at which a hearing will be held thereon. Unless such director, officer, or other person shall appear at the hearing in person, or by a duly authorized representative, he or she shall be deemed to have consented to the issuance of an order of such removal or prohibition. In the event of such consent or if upon the record made at any such hearing the director shall find that any of the grounds specified in such notice have been established, the director may issue such orders of suspension or removal from office, or prohibition from participation in the conduct of the affairs of the credit union, as he or she may deem appropriate. Any such order shall become effective at the expiration of thirty days after service upon such credit union and the director, officer, or other person concerned (except in the case of an order issued upon consent, which shall become effective at the time specified therein). Such order shall remain effective and enforceable except to such extent as it is stayed, modified, terminated, or set aside by action of the director or a reviewing court.

(L. 2011 S.B. 306)