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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1075 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1075
375.1075 Limitations on aggregate of medium or lower quality investments, requirements.
Status: in_force

375.1075. Limitations on aggregate of medium or lower quality investments, requirements. — 1. No domestic insurer shall acquire, directly or indirectly, any medium or lower quality obligation of any institution if, after giving effect to any such acquisition, the aggregate amount of all medium and lower quality obligations then held by the domestic insurer would exceed twenty percent of its admitted assets, and no more than ten percent of its admitted assets consists of obligations rated four, five or six by the Securities Valuation Office, and no more than three percent of its admitted assets consists of obligations rated five or six by the Securities Valuation Office, and no more than one percent of its admitted assets consists of obligations rated six by the Securities Valuation Office. Attaining or exceeding the limit of any one category shall not preclude an insurer from acquiring obligations in other categories subject to the specific and multicategory limits.

2. The provisions of this section shall not prohibit a domestic insurer from acquiring any obligations which it has committed to acquire if the insurer would have been permitted to acquire that obligation pursuant to this section on the date on which such insurer committed to purchase that obligation.

3. Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section, a domestic insurer may acquire an obligation of an institution in which the insurer already has one or more obligations, if the obligation is acquired in order to protect an investment previously made in the obligations of the institution, provided that all such acquired obligations shall not exceed one-half of one percent of the insurer's admitted assets.

4. The board of directors of any domestic insurance company which acquires or invests in, directly or indirectly, medium or lower quality obligations of any institution shall adopt a written plan for the making of such investments. The plan, in addition to guidelines with respect to the quality of the obligations invested in, shall contain diversification standards including, but not limited to, standards for issuer, industry, duration, liquidity and geographic location.

5. No investments in excess of the limitations provided by this act shall be recognized as an asset of the insurer pursuant to section 379.080 .

(L. 1991 H.B. 385, et al. § 20, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 337.530 — MO Code / Chapter 337 / Section 337.530
337.530 Violations, penalty — refund of fees for services — duties of department — ...
Status: in_force

337.530. Violations, penalty — refund of fees for services — duties of department — injunctions, grounds for — venue. — 1. Violation of any provision of sections 337.500 to 337.540 shall be a class B misdemeanor.

2. All fees or other compensation received for services rendered in violation of sections 337.500 to 337.540 shall be refunded.

3. The department may sue in its own name in any court in this state. The department shall inquire diligently as to any violation of sections 337.500 to 337.540 , shall institute actions for penalties herein prescribed, and shall enforce generally the provisions of sections 337.500 to 337.540 .

4. Upon application by the committee, the attorney general may on behalf of the committee request that a court of competent jurisdiction grant an injunction, restraining order or other order as may be appropriate to enjoin a person from:

(1) Offering to engage or engaging in the performance of any acts or practices for which a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license is required upon a showing that such acts or practices were performed or offered to be performed without a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license; or

(2) Engaging in any practice or business authorized by a certificate of registration or authority, permit or license issued pursuant to this chapter upon a showing that the holder presents a substantial probability of serious harm to the health, safety or welfare of any resident of this state or client or patient of the licensee.

5. Any action brought pursuant to the provisions of this section shall be commenced either in the county in which such conduct occurred or in the county in which the defendant resides.

6. Any action brought under this section may be in addition to or in lieu of any penalty provided by this chapter and may be brought concurrently with other actions to enforce this chapter.

(L. 1985 S.B. 37 § 8, A.L. 1989 H.B. 738 & 720)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 256.030 — MO Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.030
256.030 Governor, state geologist — powers.
Status: in_force

*256.030. Governor, state geologist — powers. — The governor shall have general superintending control of the division of geological survey and water resources, with power to remove the state geologist for cause, and to appoint his successor. The control, direction, and management of all assistants and other employees shall be the responsibility of the state geologist.

(RSMo 1939 § 14890, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 311) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13701; 1919 § 5767; 1909 § 6648 *The Reorganization Act of 1974 provides that the director of the department of natural resources shall appoint a state geologist. All powers, duties and functions of the state geologist were transferred to the department of natural resources by type I transfer.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 143.1028 — MO Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143.1028
143.1028 Kansas City Regional Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Fund tax refund ...
Status: in_force

143.1028. Kansas City Regional Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Fund tax refund designation. — 1. For all tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, and ending before January 1, 2024, each individual or corporation entitled to a tax refund in an amount sufficient to make a designation under this section may designate that one dollar or any amount in excess of one dollar on a single return, or two dollars or any amount in excess of two dollars on a combined return, of the refund due be credited to the Kansas City regional law enforcement memorial foundation fund, hereinafter referred to as the fund. The contribution designation authorized by this section shall be clearly and unambiguously printed on the first page of each income tax return form provided by this state. If any individual or corporation that is not entitled to a tax refund in an amount sufficient to make a designation under this section wishes to make a contribution to the foundation, such individual or corporation may, by separate check, draft, or other negotiable instrument, send in with the payment of taxes, or may send in separately, that amount the individual wishes to contribute. Such amounts shall be clearly designated for the fund.

2. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Kansas City Regional Law Enforcement Memorial Foundation Fund", which shall consist of moneys collected under this section. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180 , the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in this fund shall be used solely for the administration of this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund. The director of the department of revenue shall establish a procedure by which the moneys deposited in the fund shall be distributed at least monthly to the Kansas City regional law enforcement memorial foundation.

3. The director of revenue shall deposit at least monthly all contributions designated by individuals and corporations under this section, less an amount sufficient to cover the costs of collection and handling by the department of revenue, to the state treasurer for deposit to the fund. A contribution designated under this section shall only be deposited in the fund after all other claims against the refund from which such contribution is to be made have been satisfied.

(L. 2019 S.B. 87)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.091 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.091
311.091 Boat or vessel, liquor sale by drink, requirements, fee.
Status: in_force

*311.091. Boat or vessel, liquor sale by drink, requirements, fee. — 1. Except as provided under subsection 2 of this section and notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, any person who possesses the qualifications required by this chapter and who meets the requirements of and complies with the provisions of this chapter may apply for and the supervisor of alcohol and tobacco control may issue a license to sell intoxicating liquor, as defined in this chapter, by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises of any boat, or other vessel licensed by the United States Coast Guard to carry thirty or more passengers for hire on navigable waters in or adjacent to this state, which has a regular place of mooring in a location in this state or within two hundred yards of a location which would otherwise be licensable under this chapter. The license shall be valid even though the boat, or other vessel, leaves its regular place of mooring during the course of its operation.

2. For every license for sale of liquor by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises of any boat or other vessel issued under the provisions of this section, the licensee shall pay to the director of revenue the sum of three hundred dollars per year.

(L. 1981 S.B. 126 § 5, A.L. 2013 S.B. 121, A.L. 2016 S.B. 994) *Effective 10-14-16, see § 21.250. S.B. 994 was vetoed July 1, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.945 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.945
99.945 Permission needed for designation of development area outside boundaries of ...
Status: in_force

99.945. Permission needed for designation of development area outside boundaries of municipality. — In the event a municipality desires to designate a development area located in whole or in part outside the incorporated boundaries of the municipality and within the boundaries of another municipality, such municipality shall first obtain the permission of the governing body of such other municipality.

(L. 2003 H.B. 289) Effective 7-07-03
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.2425 — MO Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.2425
192.2425 Investigation of elder abuse — report.
Status: in_force

192.2425. Investigation of elder abuse — report. — The department of health and senior services shall investigate incidents and reports of elder abuse or neglect using the procedures established in sections 192.2400 to 192.2470 and, upon substantiation of the report of elder abuse or neglect, shall promptly report the incident to the appropriate law enforcement agency and prosecutor and shall determine whether protective services are required pursuant to sections 192.2400 to 192.2470 . If the department is unable to substantiate whether abuse or neglect occurred due to the failure of the operator or any of the operator's agents or employees to cooperate with the investigation, the incident shall be promptly reported to appropriate law enforcement agencies.

(L. 1992 S.B. 573 & 634 § 4, A.L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491 § 197.1010) Transferred 2014; formerly 565.186; Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 135.337 — MO Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135.337
135.337 Credit not to be considered for adoption subsidy.
Status: in_force

135.337. Credit not to be considered for adoption subsidy. — A tax credit taken by a person or business entity under the provisions of sections 135.325 to 135.339 shall not be considered in determining the eligibility for, or the amount of, any adoption subsidy to the child adopted, including a subsidy for nonrecurring adoption expenses, that is available under any federal, state, or local program.

(L. 1987 S.B. 402 § 8, A.L. 1995 H.B. 414) Effective 1-01-96
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 89.140 — MO Code / Chapter 89 / Section 89.140
89.140 Previous ordinances to remain in force.
Status: in_force

89.140. Previous ordinances to remain in force. — Wherever any municipality pursuant to an act of the legislature of this state shall have adopted an ordinance or ordinances for any of the purposes covered by sections 89.010 to 89.140 , such ordinance or ordinances shall be deemed to have been adopted under the provisions of sections 89.010 to 89.140 , and it shall not be necessary in such cases for the local legislative body to appoint a zoning commission as provided in section 89.070 . All such ordinances shall remain in full force and effect, except so far as they shall be inconsistent with the provisions of sections 89.010 to 89.140 , until they shall have been amended, altered or repealed by such legislative body.

(RSMo 1939 § 7421, A. 1949 H.B. 2037) Prior revision: 1929 § 7268
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.1171 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1171
351.1171 Revocation of dissolution proceedings, when — members' meeting permitted — ...
Status: in_force

351.1171. Revocation of dissolution proceedings, when — members' meeting permitted — effective date of revocation. — 1. Dissolution proceedings may be revoked before the articles of dissolution are filed with the secretary of state.

2. The board may call a members' meeting to consider the advisability of revoking the dissolution proceedings. The question of the proposed revocation shall be submitted to the members at the members' meeting called to consider the revocation. The dissolution proceedings are revoked if the proposed revocation is approved at the members' meeting by a majority of the members of the cooperative or for a cooperative with articles or bylaws requiring a greater number of members, the number of members required by the articles or bylaws.

3. Revocation of dissolution proceedings is effective when a notice of revocation is filed with the secretary of state. After the notice is filed, the cooperative may resume business.

(L. 2011 S.B. 366)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 364.060 — MO Code / Chapter 364 / Section 364.060
364.060 Director may promulgate rules and regulations, issue subpoenas — ...
Status: in_force

364.060. Director may promulgate rules and regulations, issue subpoenas — enforcement — rulemaking, procedure, generally, this chapter. — 1. The director shall have the power to adopt and promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter. A copy of every rule or regulation shall be mailed to each financing institution, postage prepaid, at least fifteen days in advance of its effective date; except, however, the failure of a financing institution to receive a copy of the rules or regulations shall not exempt it from the duty of compliance with the rules and regulations lawfully promulgated hereunder.

2. The director shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents, papers, books, records and other evidence before him in any matter over which he has jurisdiction, control or supervision pertaining to this chapter. The director shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations to any persons whose testimony is required.

3. If any person refuses to obey any such subpoena, or to give testimony or to produce evidence as required thereby, any judge of the circuit court of the county in which the licensed premises are located may, upon application and proof of the refusal, make an order awarding process of subpoena, or subpoena duces tecum, for the witness to appear before the director and to give testimony, and to produce evidence as required thereby. Upon filing the order in the office of the clerk of the court, the clerk shall issue process of subpoena, as directed, under the seal of the court, requiring the person to whom it is directed to appear at the time and place therein designated.

4. If any person served with any subpoena shall refuse to obey and to give testimony, and to produce evidence as required thereby, the director may apply to the judge of the court issuing the subpoena for an attachment against the person as for a contempt. The judge, upon satisfactory proof of the refusal, shall issue an attachment, directed to any sheriff, constable or police officer, for the arrest of the person, and upon his being brought before the judge, proceed to a hearing of the case. The judge shall have power to enforce obedience to the subpoena, and the answering of any question, and the production of any evidence, that may be proper by a fine, not exceeding one hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail, or by both fine and imprisonment, and to compel the witness to pay the costs of the proceeding to be taxed.

5. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

(L. 1963 p. 463 § 6, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 276.411 — MO Code / Chapter 276 / Section 276.411
276.411 License required — administrative hearing for violation, penalty — license ...
Status: in_force

276.411. License required — administrative hearing for violation, penalty — license application forms, renewal applications — penalty for late renewal. — 1. No person shall engage in business as a grain dealer in the state of Missouri without having obtained a license therefor issued by the director pursuant to sections 276.401 to 276.582 . Following an administrative hearing, the director may require the dealer to pay a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each day the dealer is found to be operating without a license or bond. In determining whether to assess the penalty, the director shall ascertain whether the dealer has continued to operate without a license or bond after being informed by the department in writing by certified mail of the need for licensing or bonding. Any penalties collected by the director under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund to the credit of the grain regulatory services program. In the event that a person penalized under this section fails to pay the penalty, the director may apply to the circuit court of Cole County for, and the court is authorized to enter, an order enforcing the assessed penalty.

2. Each application for a license to engage in business as a grain dealer shall be filed with the director and shall be in a form prescribed by the director.

3. The application for an initial license may be filed at any time prior to beginning business as a grain dealer; however, such license shall terminate on the last day of the fifth month after the close of the grain dealer's fiscal year, except that the initial licensing period shall be for at least six months but not longer than eighteen months. The grain dealer shall set forth on the original application the closing date for his fiscal year.

4. At least sixty days prior to the expiration of each license issued by the director under this chapter, the director shall notify the dealer of the date of expiration and furnish the dealer with the renewal application. The dealer shall submit the renewal application to the director at least thirty days prior to the date of expiration of the license. The dealer shall be penalized ten dollars per day for each day the renewal application is submitted after the date the application for a renewal license is due. The date of submission of the renewal application shall be the date postmarked. Any person licensed under both the provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.582 and sections 411.010 to 411.800 who submits a combination warehouse-grain dealer renewal application shall not be assessed a penalty for late renewal in excess of ten dollars per day.

5. The original application shall be accompanied by a filing fee pursuant to section 276.506 .

(L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 3, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1578, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211) Effective 4-02-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 380.311 — MO Code / Chapter 380 / Section 380.311
380.311 Articles of merger, content — executed by corporate officers.
Status: in_force

380.311. Articles of merger, content — executed by corporate officers. — Upon the approval of the members, articles of merger shall be executed in duplicate by each corporation by its president or a vice president, and verified by him, and the corporate seal of each corporation shall be thereto affixed, attested by its secretary or an assistant secretary, and shall set forth:

(1) The plan of merger;

(2) As to each corporation, the number of members;

(3) As to each corporation, the number of members voting for and against such plan, respectively.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1498) Effective 1-01-85
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.343 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.343
379.343 Examinations by director, when, how conducted, cost how paid.
Status: in_force

379.343. Examinations by director, when, how conducted, cost how paid. — 1. The director of the department of commerce and insurance may, at any time he may deem it advisable, examine any insurer writing any class of insurance which is subject to the provisions of section 379.017 and sections 379.316 to 379.361 , any rating organization licensed under the provisions of section 379.323 , any advisory organization referred to in section 379.326 , and every group, association, or other organization referred to in section 379.328 , and he shall at least once every four years make or cause to be made such examination.

2. The examination of an insurer may be made during the course of an examination pursuant to provisions of other laws of this state.

3. During the course of any examination provided for in this section the officers, managers, agents and employees of the insurer, rating organization, advisory organization, or group, association or other organization may be examined under oath and shall exhibit all books, records, accounts, documents, or agreements governing its method of operation as may be requested by the director.

4. The reasonable cost of any examination provided for in this section shall be paid by the insurer, rating organization, advisory organization or group, association, or other organization undergoing such examination.

5. No report of examination shall be made public until the organization examined has an opportunity to review the proposed report and to file its comments with reference thereto, after which the report and its comments shall be filed for public inspection and become admissible in evidence as a public record.

6. The director may accept the report of an examination made by the insurance supervisory official of another state in lieu of any examination provided for in this section.

(L. 1972 S.B. 547 § 13)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 453.120 — MO Code / Chapter 453 / Section 453.120
453.120 Records of adoption proceedings not open to inspection except on order of ...
Status: in_force

453.120. Records of adoption proceedings not open to inspection except on order of the court — penalty for violation. — 1. The files and records of the court in adoption proceedings shall not be open to inspection or copy by any person or persons, except upon an order of the court expressly permitting the same issued in accordance with the provisions of section 453.121 .

2. Any person who permits such inspection or copy without an order of the court as provided in this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

(L. 1941 p. 319 § 9611B, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 213 § 9611, A.L. 1986 H.B. 920) (1978) Statute limiting the right of adopted child to see adoption files did not unconstitutionally infringe on first amendment right to receive information, right to liberty or privacy, or equal protection. Application of Maples (Mo.), 563 S.W.2d 760.