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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.260 — MO Code / Chapter 511 / Section 511.260
511.260 Imperfections for which judgment will not be reversed or affected.
Status: in_force

511.260. Imperfections for which judgment will not be reversed or affected. — When a verdict shall have been rendered in any cause, the judgment thereon shall not be stayed, nor shall such judgment, nor any judgment after trial or submission, nor any judgment upon confession nihil dicit or upon failure to answer, nor any judgment upon a writ of inquiry of damages executed thereon, be reversed, impaired or in any way affected by reason of the following imperfections, omissions, defects, matters or things, or any of them, namely:

(1) For want of any writ, original or judicial;

(2) For any default or defect of process, or for misconceiving any process, or for awarding the same to the wrong officer, or for the want of any suggestion for awarding process, or for any insufficient suggestion;

(3) For any imperfect or insufficient return of any sheriff or other officer, or that the name of such officer is not signed to any return actually made by him;

(4) For any variance between the original writ and petition;

(5) For any mispleading, miscontinuance or discontinuance, insufficient pleading, jeofail or misjoining issue;

(6) For want of any warrant of attorney of either party, except in cases of judgment by confession, when such warrant is expressly required by law;

(7) For any party under twenty-one years of age having appeared by attorney, if the verdict or judgment be for him;

(8) For the want of any allegation or averment on account of which omission a motion could have been maintained;

(9) For omitting any allegation or averment without proving which the triers of the issue ought not to have given such a verdict;

(10) For any mistake in the name of any party or person, or in any sum of money, or in any description of any property, or in reciting or stating any day, month or year, when the correct name, sum or description shall have been once rightly alleged in any of the pleadings or proceedings;

(11) For a mistake in the name of any juror or officer;

(12) For the want of any venue if the cause was tried in the proper county;

(13) For any informality in entering a judgment or making up the record thereof, or in any continuance or other entry upon the record;

(14) For any other default or negligence of any clerk or officer of the court or of the parties, or of their attorneys, by which neither party shall have been prejudiced.

(RSMo 1939 § 1265, A. 1949 H.B. 2119) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1099; 1919 § 1550; 1909 § 2119
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 248.040 — MO Code / Chapter 248 / Section 248.040
248.040 Election on organization of sanitary district.
Status: in_force

248.040. Election on organization of sanitary district. — 1. It shall then be the duty of said mayor and county commission or courts to submit to the voters of the proposed district the question of the organization and incorporation of the proposed sanitary district, with boundaries as determined by the said commissioners and approved by the said court or courts, at an election.

2. The returns of the vote, certified to under oath by those who receive and count the vote, shall be made to the secretary of state of the state of Missouri, who shall ascertain and declare the result.

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

Shall a sanitary drainage district be organized and incorporated?

4. If a majority of the votes cast shall be in favor of organization of the district, such proposed district shall thenceforth be deemed an organized sanitary district under this chapter.

(RSMo 1939 § 12477, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10887; 1919 § 4582; 1909 § 5688
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 393.1025 — MO Code / Chapter 393 / Section 393.1025
393.1025 Definitions.
Status: in_force

393.1025. Definitions. — As used in sections 393.1020 to 393.1030 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Commission" , the public service commission;

(2) "Department" , the department of economic development;

(3) "Electric utility" , any electrical corporation as defined by section 386.020 ;

(4) "Renewable energy credit" or "REC" , a tradeable certificate of proof that one megawatt-hour of electricity has been generated from renewable energy sources; and

(5) "Renewable energy resources" , electric energy produced from wind, solar thermal sources, photovoltaic cells and panels, dedicated crops grown for energy production, cellulosic agricultural residues, plant residues, methane from landfills, from agricultural operations, or from wastewater treatment, thermal depolymerization or pyrolysis for converting waste material to energy, clean and untreated wood such as pallets, hydropower (not including pumped storage) that does not require a new diversion or impoundment of water and that has a nameplate rating of ten megawatts or less, fuel cells using hydrogen produced by one of the above-named renewable energy sources, and other sources of energy not including nuclear that become available after November 4, 2008, and are certified as renewable by rule by the department.

(L. 2007 S.B. 54, A.L. 2008 Adopted by Initiative, Proposition C, November 4, 2008, A.L. 2010 S.B. 795, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 82.520 — MO Code / Chapter 82 / Section 82.520
82.520 Compensation of city treasurer (St. Louis City).
Status: in_force

82.520. Compensation of city treasurer (St. Louis City). — Beginning January 1, 1998, the salary of the city treasurer shall be, in addition to the amount provided by section 82.516 , fifty-three thousand nine hundred dollars per annum and beginning January 1, 1999, the salary of the city treasurer shall be, in addition to the amount provided by section 82.516 , fifty-nine thousand two hundred ninety dollars per annum. Beginning January 1, 2000, the compensation of the city treasurer may be annually increased by an amount equal to the annual salary adjustment for employees of the city of St. Louis as approved by the board of aldermen. The salary of the city treasurer, and the salaries of the treasurer's deputies, clerks, and assistants, shall be paid out of the city treasury, in equal semimonthly installments.

(RSMo 1939 § 7784, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1121 & 1257, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 11, A.L. 1999 H.B. 748)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 8.289 — MO Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.289
8.289 Agencies using services to be furnished statement of firm's qualifications ...
Status: in_force

8.289. Agencies using services to be furnished statement of firm's qualifications and performance data. — Present provisions of law notwithstanding, in the procurement of architectural, engineering or land surveying services, each agency which utilizes architectural, engineering or land surveying services shall encourage firms engaged in the lawful practice of their professions to annually submit a statement of qualifications and performance data to the agency. Whenever a project requiring architectural, engineering or land surveying services is proposed for an agency of the state or political subdivision thereof, the agency shall evaluate current statements of qualifications and performance data of firms on file together with those that may be submitted by other firms regarding the proposed project. In evaluating the qualifications of each firm the agency shall use the following criteria:

(1) The specialized experience and technical competence of the firm with respect to the type of services required;

(2) The capacity and capability of the firm to perform the work in question, including specialized services, within the time limitations fixed for the completion of the project;

(3) The past record of performance of the firm with respect to such factors as control of costs, quality of work, and ability to meet schedules;

(4) The firm's proximity to and familiarity with the area in which the project is located.

(L. 1983 H.B. 322 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.439 — MO Code / Chapter 348 / Section 348.439
348.439 Oversight and report on credits.
Status: in_force

348.439. Oversight and report on credits. — The tax credits issued in sections 348.430 to 348.439 by the Missouri agricultural and small business development authority shall be subject to oversight provisions. Effective January 1, 2000, notwithstanding the provisions of section 32.057 , the authority shall annually report to the office of administration, president pro tem of the senate, and the speaker of the house of representatives regarding the tax credits authorized pursuant to sections 348.430 to 348.439 which were issued in the previous fiscal year. The report shall contain, but not be limited to, the aggregate number and dollar amount of tax credits issued by the authority, the number and dollar amount of tax credits claimed by taxpayers, and the number and dollar amount of tax credits unclaimed by taxpayers as well as the number of years allowed for claims to be made. This report shall be delivered no later than November of each year.

(L. 1999 H.B. 888 § 6, A.L. 2015 S.B. 58)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 644.578 — MO Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.578
644.578 Board may borrow additional $10,000,000 for purposes of water pollution ...
Status: in_force

644.578. Board may borrow additional $10,000,000 for purposes of water pollution control, improvement of drinking water, and storm water control. — In addition to those sums authorized prior to August 28, 2003, the board of fund commissioners of the state of Missouri, as authorized by Section 37(e) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, may borrow on the credit of this state the sum of ten million dollars in the manner described, and for the purposes set out, in chapter 640 and this chapter.

(L. 2002 S.B. 984 & 985)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 8.849 — MO Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.849
8.849 Federal petroleum violation escrow fund to be used to fund projects.
Status: in_force

8.849. Federal petroleum violation escrow fund to be used to fund projects. — The department shall authorize the use of available federal petroleum violation escrow funds for the administration of sections 8.830 to 8.851 . Such funds may be used by the department, or by the office of administration if authorized by the department.

(L. 1993 S.B. 80, et al. § 12)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.030 — MO Code / Chapter 506 / Section 506.030
506.030 Power of supreme court to promulgate rules to harmonize code.
Status: in_force

506.030. Power of supreme court to promulgate rules to harmonize code. — If any part of this code shall be found to be in conflict or discordant with other parts of this code or with other statutes relating to civil procedure, the supreme court shall have power to promulgate rules necessary to harmonize the same so as to promote the orderly administration of justice. No such rule shall abridge, enlarge or modify the substantive rights of any litigant. Such rules shall be effective until superseded by legislative enactment.

(L. 1943 p. 353 § 10) CROSS REFERENCE: Supreme court may prescribe rules of practice and procedure, Const. Art. V § 5
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.167 — MO Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.167
59.167 Abstract of instruments in branch offices not required to be kept (first ...
Status: in_force

59.167. Abstract of instruments in branch offices not required to be kept (first class counties). — Any recorder of deeds of a county of the first class who is required by law to keep an office at the county seat and also at another place within his county is not required to make or keep at his office at the county seat any abstract or index of instruments or papers recorded or filed in the office outside of the county seat and no such abstract or index of instruments recorded at the county seat is required to be made or kept at the office outside of the county seat, any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding.

(L. 1957 p. 347 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 96.228 — MO Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96.228
96.228 Bonds secured how, rights of bondholder.
Status: in_force

96.228. Bonds secured how, rights of bondholder. — 1. The city council, upon the recommendation of the board of trustees, issuing bonds under section 96.222 , shall prescribe the form, details and incidents of the bonds and said council and board of trustees shall make such covenants as in their judgment are advisable or necessary properly to secure the payment thereof; but the form, details, incidents and covenants shall not be inconsistent with any of the provisions of sections 96.222 to 96.228 .

2. The holder of any bonds issued hereunder or of any coupons representing interest accrued thereon may, by civil action either at law or in equity, compel the city council and board of trustees issuing such bonds to perform all duties imposed upon them by sections 96.222 to 96.228 , and also to enforce the performance of any and all other covenants made by such city council and board of trustees in the issuance of the bonds.

3. The provisions of sections 96.222 through 96.228 shall not be exclusive of other legal methods of financing the facilities therein described, but shall furnish an alternative method of finance.

(L. 1969 p. 171)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 390.138 — MO Code / Chapter 390 / Section 390.138
390.138 Duplicate license issued, when — license cancelled when mutilated, procedure.
Status: in_force

390.138. Duplicate license issued, when — license cancelled when mutilated, procedure. — 1. In the event of the mutilation or destruction of an annual license issued by the division, the lawful holder thereof may file with the motor carrier and railroad safety division an affidavit showing such fact and shall, on the surrender of that portion of the mutilated, damaged or worn license on which is imprinted the serial number, and the payment of a fee of one dollar, obtain a duplicate or replacement of such license under such rules and regulations as the division may prescribe.

2. Whenever a law enforcement officer observes an annual license issued by the motor carrier and railroad safety division to be in such condition as to hinder or make difficult identification of same, he shall notify the division and instruct the owner to apply for a duplicate or replacement. If the owner has not made application within fifteen days, the division may cancel such license and notify the owner and such cancellation shall remain in force until the application has been filed.

(L. 1955 S.B. 215 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1428) CROSS REFERENCE: Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 536.090 — MO Code / Chapter 536 / Section 536.090
536.090 Decisions in writing — notice.
Status: in_force

536.090. Decisions in writing — notice. — Every decision and order in a contested case shall be in writing, and, except in default cases or cases disposed of by stipulation, consent order or agreed settlement, the decision, including orders refusing licenses, shall include or be accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings of fact shall be stated separately from the conclusions of law and shall include a concise statement of the findings on which the agency bases its order. Immediately upon deciding any contested case the agency shall give written notice of its decision by delivering or mailing such notice to each party, or his attorney of record, and shall upon request furnish him with a copy of the decision, order, and findings of fact and conclusions of law.

(L. 1945 p. 1504 § 9, A.L. 1957 p. 748 § 536.086) (1969) Specific procedures for notice under the liquor control law supersede the procedures in the general administrative procedure law where a violation of the liquor control law is alleged. State ex rel. Zimmerman v. Moran (Mo.), 439 S.W.2d 503. (1972) Where the tax commission's findings of fact was a mere statement of the chronology of events that transpired and did not advise the parties or the court of the factual basis upon which the commission reached its conclusion and order, it did not provide basis for review and circuit court's order remanding case for appropriate findings was proper and was not a final appealable order. Iron County v. State Tax Commission (Mo.), 480 S.W.2d 65.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 569.040 — MO Code / Chapter 569 / Section 569.040
569.040 Arson in the first degree — penalty.
Status: in_force

569.040. Arson in the first degree — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of arson in the first degree if he or she:

(1) Knowingly damages a building or inhabitable structure, and when any person is then present or in near proximity thereto, by starting a fire or causing an explosion and thereby recklessly places such person in danger of death or serious physical injury; or

(2) By starting a fire or explosion, damages a building or inhabitable structure in an attempt to produce methamphetamine.

2. The offense of arson in the first degree is a class B felony unless a person has suffered serious physical injury or has died as a result of the fire or explosion set by the person or as a result of a fire or explosion started in an attempt by the person to produce methamphetamine, in which case arson in the first degree is a class A felony.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 1987 H.B. 57, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 251.180 — MO Code / Chapter 251 / Section 251.180
251.180 Projects covered.
Status: in_force

251.180. Projects covered. — Comprehensive planning, state and regional, shall include, but not be limited to, the planning for the following:

(1) Public water systems;

(2) Storm water drainage and flood control systems;

(3) Sanitary sewerage systems;

(4) Integrated transportation systems;

(5) Orderly land-use arrangements for residential, commercial, industrial and public and other purposes;

(6) Local, area-wide and state governmental services coordinated with federal governmental services insofar as may be feasible;

(7) Solid waste disposal systems or facilities;

(8) Educational facilities;

(9) Open space, park and recreational areas;

(10) Improved standards of community aesthetics and facilities design;

(11) General living conditions and environmental health;

(12) Community health and hospital needs and related facilities; and

(13) The coordination of planning activities for all federal assistance and grant-in-aid programs, which require comprehensive planning as prerequisites for eligibility.

(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 908 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 128.090 — MO Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128.090
128.090 Governor to notify electors.
Status: in_force

128.090. Governor to notify electors. — It shall be the duty of the governor, at the expense of the state, in all cases to immediately notify the persons chosen of their election, as soon as the same shall have been ascertained, agreeably to the provisions aforesaid.

(RSMo 1939 § 12319) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10738; 1919 § 5293; 1909 § 2752
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 204.350 — MO Code / Chapter 204 / Section 204.350
204.350 Contracts let by board on bids, exceptions.
Status: in_force

204.350. Contracts let by board on bids, exceptions. — 1. The board of trustees for the district shall let contracts for all work to be done, excepting in case of repairs or emergencies requiring prompt attention, in the construction of trunk sewers and sewage treatment plants under the authority of sections 204.250 to 204.470 , the expense of which will exceed five hundred dollars, to the lowest responsible bidder therefor, upon not less than twenty days' notice of the letting, given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the district, and in the discretion of the board, in one or more newspapers of general circulation among contractors. The board shall have the power and authority to reject any and all bids and readvertise the work.

2. The board of trustees, subject to the concurrence of the advisory board established by sections 204.250 to 204.470 , shall also have the power to enter into agreements with persons, firms or corporations of known standing and competence for the execution and preparation of the surveys, maps and plans needed and required by the board, and also for the laying out and superintendence of work to be constructed under the authority of sections 204.250 to 204.470 , but no single agreement so made shall cover more than one piece or class of work.

(L. 1967 p. 310 § 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 523.215 — MO Code / Chapter 523 / Section 523.215
523.215 Not to affect other condemnation compensation.
Status: in_force

523.215. Not to affect other condemnation compensation. — Nothing herein shall be deemed to alter or add to just compensation in condemnation proceedings as now provided by law.

(L. 1971 H.B. 94 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 444.130 — MO Code / Chapter 444 / Section 444.130
444.130 Court to authorize mining operations, when — period of time specified.
Status: in_force

444.130. Court to authorize mining operations, when — period of time specified. — The court may, upon such application, hear testimony upon all the matters involved in such application, including testimony upon the solvency and responsibility of the sureties offered, and may hear testimony from any parties interested in the lots and lands in the neighborhood of such proposed mining operations, and if the court is satisfied that the proposers own the land or mining privileges under the land described in their petition, the court shall fix the amount of the bond to be given by such proposers, such bond to be in no case for less than one thousand dollars; and upon the giving and approval of such bond so fixed by the court, the court shall enter its order authorizing the mining operations specified in said petition, and upon the localities therein named, and not elsewhere, for the space of two years, unless in the meanwhile revoked.

(RSMo 1939 § 14797) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13607; 1919 § 7450; 1909 § 8422
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 389.710 — MO Code / Chapter 389 / Section 389.710
389.710 Lights to be placed on certain switches, when, by whom.
Status: in_force

389.710. Lights to be placed on certain switches, when, by whom. — All common carriers, their officers, agents and employees operating any railroad in this state are hereby required to maintain lights between sunset and sunrise on all lead switches in yards, where cars are switched in making up or breaking up of trains and maintain lights on switches on main lines where trains are operated at night, except that this section shall not apply to main lines equipped with centralized traffic control signals, interlocking and remote control type of electric signaling, main lines equipped with automatic block signals where a block signal is located one thousand feet or less in advance of a switch or to trailing point switches on double track. The division may, after hearing, authorize or require the substitution for the above enumerated switch lights such other safety devices as it may find proper or necessary.

(RSMo 1939 § 5282, A.L. 1959 H.B. 345, A.L. 1988 S.B. 676) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4854; 1919 § 10041 CROSS REFERENCE: Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 434.040 — MO Code / Chapter 434 / Section 434.040
434.040 Heirs may have the remedy.
Status: in_force

434.040. Heirs may have the remedy. — The heirs, executors, administrators, wife and creditors of the person losing, may have the same remedy against the winner as provided in section 434.030 .

(RSMo 1939 § 3393, A.L. 1953 p. 321) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3006; 1919 § 5743; 1909 § 6624
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.886 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.886
99.886 Discrimination in sale or rental prohibited.
Status: in_force

99.886. Discrimination in sale or rental prohibited. — In the sale or rental of the property, or any portion of such property, no person shall be discriminated against because of such person's race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490 § 5 subsec. 3 subdiv. (4))