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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 383.150 — MO Code / Chapter 383 / Section 383.150
383.150 Definitions.
Status: in_force

383.150. Definitions. — As used in sections 383.150 to 383.195 , the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Association" means the joint underwriting association established pursuant to the provisions of sections 383.150 to 383.195 ;

(2) "Director" means the director of the department of commerce and insurance;

(3) "Health care provider" includes physicians, dentists, clinical psychologists, pharmacists, optometrists, podiatrists, registered nurses, physicians' assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, nurse anesthetists, anesthetists, emergency medical technicians, hospitals, nursing homes and extended care facilities; but shall not include any nursing service or nursing facility conducted by and for those who rely upon treatment by spiritual means alone in accordance with the creed or tenets of any well-recognized church or religious denomination;

(4) "Medical malpractice insurance" means insurance coverage against the legal liability of the insured and against loss, damage, or expense incident to a claim arising out of the death or injury of any person as a result of the negligence or malpractice in rendering professional service by any health care provider;

(5) "Net direct premiums" means gross direct premiums written on casualty insurance in the state of Missouri by companies authorized to write casualty insurance under chapter 379 , RSMo 1969, in the state of Missouri, less return premiums thereon and dividends paid or credited to policyholders on such direct business.

(L. 1976 H.B. 1309 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 270.170 — MO Code / Chapter 270 / Section 270.170
270.170 Domestic swine taken up — notice to owner.
Status: in_force

270.170. Domestic swine taken up — notice to owner. — If any domestic swine shall be found running at large, contrary to the provisions of this chapter, it shall be lawful for any person on whose premises said swine shall be found to restrain the same forthwith, and give the owner, if known, notice in writing that such person has restrained said swine, and the amount of damages such person claims in the premises, and requiring the owner to take said swine away and pay such damages; and such owner shall pay such person a reasonable sum for taking up, feeding and caring for the same, and the actual damages done by said swine. If such owner fails to comply with the provisions of this section within three days after receiving such notice, or if the owner of such swine be unknown, such swine shall be disposed of in the manner provided for in section 270.180 .

(RSMo 1939 § 14480, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1348, A.L. 2021 H.B. 369) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12814; 1919 § 4292; 1909 § 788
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 253.160 — MO Code / Chapter 253 / Section 253.160
253.160 Speed limits in park.
Status: in_force

253.160. Speed limits in park. — Except as otherwise specifically posted, the speed limit within any state park shall be twenty miles per hour.

(L. 1971 H.B. 299 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.275 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.275
379.275 Policies need not be countersigned — conditions.
Status: in_force

379.275. Policies need not be countersigned — conditions. — 1. Any law requiring that policies be countersigned and delivered through a resident agent shall not apply to any policy of such mutual company on which no commission shall be paid to any local agent.

2. Such mutual company may insert in any form of policy prescribed by the law of this state any provisions or conditions required by its plan of insurance which are not inconsistent or in conflict with any law of this state.

(RSMo 1939 § 5964) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5853; 1919 § 6263
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.180 — MO Code / Chapter 590 / Section 590.180
590.180 Licensure status of peace officer inadmissible in determining validity of ...
Status: in_force

590.180. Licensure status of peace officer inadmissible in determining validity of arrest — open records of peace officers. — 1. No arrest shall be deemed unlawful solely because of the licensure status of a peace officer, and evidence on the question cannot be received in any civil or criminal case.

2. The name, licensure status, and commissioning or employing law enforcement agency, if any, of applicants and licensees pursuant to this chapter shall be an open record. All other records retained by the director pertaining to any applicant or licensee shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to the public or any member of the public, except with written consent of the person or entity whose records are involved, provided, however, that the director may disclose such information in the course of voluntary interstate exchange of information, during the course of litigation involving the director, to other state agencies, or, upon a final determination of cause to discipline, to law enforcement agencies. No closed record conveyed to the director pursuant to this chapter shall lose its status as a closed record solely because it is retained by the director. Nothing in this section shall be used to compel the director to disclose any record subject to attorney-client privilege or work-product privilege.

3. In any investigation, hearing, or other proceeding pursuant to this chapter, any record relating to any applicant or licensee shall be discoverable by the director and shall be admissible into evidence, regardless of any statutory or common law privilege or the status of any record as open or closed, including records in criminal cases whether or not a sentence has been imposed. No person or entity shall withhold records or testimony bearing upon the fitness to be commissioned as a peace officer of any applicant or licensee on the ground of any privilege involving the applicant or licensee, with the exception of attorney-client privilege.

4. Any person or entity submitting information to the director pursuant to this chapter and doing so in good faith and without negligence shall be immune from all criminal and civil liability arising from the submission of such information and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against such person.

5. No person shall make any unauthorized use of any testing materials or certification examination administered pursuant to subsection 2 of section 590.030 .

(L. 1988 S.B. 532, A.L. 2001 H.B. 80)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.450 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.450
537.450 Tenant holding land after having aliened it liable for waste.
Status: in_force

537.450. Tenant holding land after having aliened it liable for waste. — If a tenant of land commit any waste thereon after he has aliened it while he remains in possession, he shall be liable to the party injured for damages.

(RSMo 1939 § 3006) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2619; 1919 § 6913; 1909 § 7916
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 436.568 — MO Code / Chapter 436 / Section 436.568
436.568 Communications not discoverable, when — work-product doctrine and ...
Status: in_force

436.568. Communications not discoverable, when — work-product doctrine and attorney-client privilege not abrogated. — No communication between the consumer's attorney in the legal claim and the consumer legal funding company necessary to ascertain the status of a legal claim or a legal claim's expected value shall be discoverable by a party with whom the claim is filed or against whom the claim is asserted. This section does not limit, waive, or abrogate the scope or nature of any statutory or common-law privilege, including the work-product doctrine and attorney-client privilege.

(L. 2023 S.B. 103)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 237.110 — MO Code / Chapter 237 / Section 237.110
237.110 Liable to action for damages.
Status: in_force

237.110. Liable to action for damages. — Such persons shall be liable to a civil action for all damages that may accrue to the person licensed to keep such ferry.

(RSMo 1939 § 15300) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14212; 1919 § 5546; 1909 § 6489
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 103.012 — MO Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.012
103.012 Board chairman and vice chairman elected annually by secret ballot — powers ...
Status: in_force

103.012. Board chairman and vice chairman elected annually by secret ballot — powers and duties. — The board shall elect by secret ballot one member as chairman and one member as vice chairman in January of each year. The chairman shall preside over the meetings of the board and perform such other duties as may be required by action of the board. The vice chairman shall perform the duties of the chairman in the absence of the latter or upon the chairman's inability or refusal to act.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1574 § 1 subsec. 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 354.065 — MO Code / Chapter 354 / Section 354.065
354.065 Articles of incorporation, how amended — copy to director, when.
Status: in_force

354.065. Articles of incorporation, how amended — copy to director, when. — A corporation may amend its articles of incorporation from time to time in the manner provided in chapter 355 and shall file a duly certified copy of its certificate of amendment with the director of the department of commerce and insurance within twenty days after the issuance of the certificate of amendment by the secretary of state. Upon the issuance of the certificate of amendment by the secretary of state, the amendment shall become effective and the articles of incorporation shall be deemed to be amended accordingly.

(L. 1973 S.B. 3 § 12, A.L. 1998 S.B. 680, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al., A.L. 2000 S.B. 896, A.L. 2007 S.B. 613 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.861 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.861
88.861 Special judgment on tax bill, effect — interest rate — parties only bound.
Status: in_force

88.861. Special judgment on tax bill, effect — interest rate — parties only bound. — In any suit for the foreclosure of a special tax lien, the judgment shall be special, that the plaintiff recover the amount found due, including interest, together with the costs, including a reasonable attorney fee, to be levied and made on the land described in the tax bill or liable for the special tax, and a special execution shall issue to sell the land to pay any judgment, interest and cost. The judgment, exclusive of costs, shall bear interest at the same rate as the special tax. The suits may be brought in any court of competent jurisdiction. Proceedings on special executions on the judgment shall, including the making of the deeds to purchasers, conform, as far as practicable, to proceedings on other special executions from the circuit court. Every special judgment shall bind all the right, title, interest and estate in the land that defendants, and each of them, own at the time that the lien of the special tax commenced or acquired afterward, and a sale on execution thereof shall vest all right, title, interest and estate in the purchaser; but parties interested in the land not made defendants shall not be affected thereby, and if they claim through or under any party defendant by right acquired before the suit was brought, may redeem from the purchaser or otherwise assert their rights according to equity and good conscience.

(L. 1959 S.B. 344 § 22)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 448.010 — MO Code / Chapter 448 / Section 448.010
448.010 Definitions.
Status: in_force

448.010. Definitions. — As used in sections 448.005 to 448.210 , unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms mean:

(1) "Common elements" , all portions of the property except the units;

(2) "Declaration" , the instrument and amendments thereto by which the property is submitted to the provisions of sections 448.005 to 448.210 , as hereinafter provided, and the declaration as from time to time amended;

(3) "Developer" , the person, firm, or corporation who establishes a condominium through the recording of a declaration, bylaws, and plat. In the event the developer transfers the property prior to completion of the construction program, the developer shall include any transferee who acquires the property for purposes of completing the construction as shown on the plat or amended plats;

(4) "Majority" or "majority of the unit owners" , the owners of more than fifty percent in the aggregate in interest of the undivided ownership of the common elements. Any specified percentage of the unit owners means such percentage in the aggregate in interest of the undivided ownership;

(5) "Parcel" , the lot or lots, tract or tracts of land, including additional tracts added by subsequent amendment described in the declaration or amendments thereto, submitted to the provisions of sections 448.005 to 448.210 ;

(6) "Person" , a natural individual, corporation, partnership, trustee or other legal entity capable of holding title to real property;

(7) "Plat" , a plat or plats of survey or surveys together with amendments thereto of the parcel or parcels and of all units which are proposed for inclusion in the property or properties submitted to the provisions of sections 448.005 to 448.210 , which plat or plats may consist of a three-dimensional horizontal and vertical delineation of all such units;

(8) "Property" , all the land, property or properties and space comprising the parcel or parcels, all improvements and structures erected, constructed or contained therein or thereon, including the building and all easements, rights and appurtenances belonging thereto, and all fixtures and equipment intended for the mutual use, benefit or enjoyment of the unit owners, submitted to the provisions of sections 448.005 to 448.210 ;

(9) "Record" , to record in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county wherein the property is located;

(10) "Unit" , a part of the property including one or more rooms, occupying one or more floors or a part or parts thereof, designed and intended for any type of independent use, and having lawful access to a public way;

(11) "Unit owner" , the person or persons whose estates or interests, individually or collectively, aggregate fee simple absolute ownership of a unit.

(L. 1963 p. 648 § 2, A.L. 1969 H.B. 767, A.L. 1983 H.B. 177)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 194.390 — MO Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.390
194.390 Right to legal abortion not affected.
Status: in_force

194.390. Right to legal abortion not affected. — Nothing in sections 194.375 to 194.390 shall be construed to prohibit a woman's ability to obtain a legal abortion.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1136)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 595.027 — MO Code / Chapter 595 / Section 595.027
595.027 Medical providers to submit information, when, penalty — medical providers, ...
Status: in_force

595.027. Medical providers to submit information, when, penalty — medical providers, defined. — 1. Upon request by the department for verification of injuries of victims, medical providers shall submit the information requested by the department within twenty working days of the request at no cost to the fund.

2. For purposes of this section, "medical providers" means physicians, dentists, clinical psychologists, optometrists, podiatrists, registered nurses, physician's assistants, chiropractors, physical therapists, hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, abortion facilities, and nursing homes.

3. Failure to submit the information as required by this section shall be an infraction.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1195, A.L. 1994 S.B. 554, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5) Effective 10-24-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 444.378 — MO Code / Chapter 444 / Section 444.378
444.378 Violations, procedures to forfeit the financial assurance instrument, ...
Status: in_force

444.378. Violations, procedures to forfeit the financial assurance instrument, attorney general to assist, when. — The attorney general, upon request of the director, shall institute proceedings to have the financial assurance instrument of the operator forfeited for violation by the operator of any of the provisions of sections 444.352 to 444.380 . Before making such request of the attorney general, the director shall notify the operator in writing of the alleged violation or noncompliance and shall afford the operator the right to appear before the director at a hearing to be held not less than thirty days after the consideration of the director statements, documents and other information with respect to the alleged violation. After the conclusion of the hearing, the director shall either withdraw the notice of violation or shall request the attorney general to institute proceedings to have the financial assurance instrument of the operator forfeited as to the land involved.

(L. 1989 H.B. 321 § 13)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.180 — MO Code / Chapter 511 / Section 511.180
511.180 Bar to petition for review.
Status: in_force

511.180. Bar to petition for review. — If the plaintiff shall, at any time after such final judgment, serve the defendant, within any of the United States or the territories thereof, with notice of the suit and a copy of the judgment thereon, and such defendant shall not, within one year after such service, bring his petition for review, the court, on proof of the service of such notice, shall make an order that the judgment stand absolute.

(RSMo 1939 § 1248) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1082; 1919 § 1533; 1909 § 2102
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.453 — MO Code / Chapter 211 / Section 211.453
211.453 Service of summons, how made — when required — waiver of summons.
Status: in_force

211.453. Service of summons, how made — when required — waiver of summons. — 1. Service of summons shall be made as in other civil cases in the manner prescribed in section 506.150 . However, if service cannot be made as prescribed in section 506.150 and it is not waived, then the service shall be made by mail or publication as provided in section 506.160 .

2. Persons who shall be summoned and receive a copy of the petition shall include:

(1) The parent of the child, including a putative father who has acknowledged the child as his own by affirmatively asserting his paternity, unless the parent has filed a consent to the termination of parental rights in court;

(2) The guardian of the person of the child;

(3) The person, agency or organization having custody of the child;

(4) The foster parent, relative or other person with whom the child has been placed; and

(5) Any other person whose presence the court deems necessary.

3. The court shall not require service in the case of a parent whose identity is unknown and cannot be ascertained, or cannot be located.

4. Any person required to receive summons may waive appearance or service of summons.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.) (1988) Section 211.453 is unconstitutional as a denial of due process insofar as it removes the necessity of notice by publication to a parent whose identity is unknown and cannot be ascertained or cannot be located. In Interest of Loveheart, 762 S.W.2d 32 (Mo. En Banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.090 — MO Code / Chapter 442 / Section 442.090
442.090 Conveyances by minor veterans valid when necessary to obtain advantage of ...
Status: in_force

442.090. Conveyances by minor veterans valid when necessary to obtain advantage of federal law. — 1. For the purposes of taking advantage of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended, any person who is a resident of Missouri and who served honorably in the active military or naval service of the United States may execute a deed of trust, mortgage, or other instrument, affecting the title to or disposition of real or personal property, or a power of attorney, the validity of which is governed by the law of this state.

2. For the purpose of taking advantage of such federal act, as amended, such person may also contract, or borrow money, for the purchase or construction of homes, farms and business property whether the money is to be used in purchasing residential property or in constructing a dwelling on unimproved property owned by the veteran to be occupied as his or her home.

3. For the purposes of taking advantage of such federal act, as amended, such person may also borrow money for the purpose of making repairs, alterations, or improvements in, or paying delinquent indebtedness, taxes, or special assessments on residential property owned by the veteran and used by him or her as his or her home.

4. For the purposes of taking advantage of such federal act, as amended, such person may also borrow money to purchase any land, buildings, livestock, equipment, machinery or implements, or in repairing, altering, or improving any buildings or equipment, to be used in farming operations, borrow money to purchase any business, land, buildings, supplies, equipment, machinery, or tools to be used in pursuing a gainful occupation, other than farming, and to borrow money, enter into a contract, agreement or other instrument in writing as may be necessary pursuant to the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, as amended.

(L. 1945 p. 1182 § 1, A.L. 1953 p. 616, A.L. 1999 H.B. 136 merged with S.B. 188)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.843 — MO Code / Chapter 313 / Section 313.843
313.843 Excursion gambling boat may offer child-care services, restrictions — ...
Status: in_force

313.843. Excursion gambling boat may offer child-care services, restrictions — licensure, space, times and days. — Any excursion gambling boat, as defined in section 313.800 , may offer child-care services for its employees if licensed by the department of health and senior services pursuant to sections 210.201 to 210.259 . Child-care services may only be offered for children of excursion gambling boat patrons if such child-care services:

(1) Are licensed by the department of health and senior services pursuant to sections 210.201 to 210.259 ;

(2) The area where such child-care services are offered is a minimum of eight thousand square feet; and

(3) Are not offered after eleven o'clock p.m. on days which immediately precede days which public elementary and secondary schools in the county in which the licensee is located are scheduled to be in session, and are not offered after one o'clock a.m. on other days.

(L. 2000 S.B. 902)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.675 — MO Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.675
65.675 Board of adjustment, established when, powers.
Status: in_force

65.675. Board of adjustment, established when, powers. — The township board shall provide for a board of adjustment with powers to modify or vary the regulations, in specific cases, in order that unwarranted hardships, which constitute an unreasonable deprivation of use as distinguished from the mere grant of a privilege, may be avoided, the intended purpose of the regulations being strictly observed and the public welfare and public safety protected. If there is a township board of zoning adjustment as provided in section 65.690 , such board shall be appointed to serve as the board of adjustment for the building or setback line regulations. If there is no township board of zoning adjustment, the personnel, length of terms, method of appointment and organization of the board of adjustment for the building or setback line regulations shall be the same as provided in section 65.690 for the board of zoning adjustment. Regulations authorized under section 65.672 shall not be adopted, changed or amended until a public hearing has been held thereon by the township planning commission, public notice of which shall be given in the same manner as provided for the hearing in section 65.665 .

(L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.802 — MO Code / Chapter 313 / Section 313.802
313.802 Law not applicable to lottery, bingo or pari-mutuel wagering.
Status: in_force

313.802. Law not applicable to lottery, bingo or pari-mutuel wagering. — Sections 313.800 to 313.840 do not apply to the state lottery, bingo, or to the pari-mutuel system of wagering used or intended to be used pursuant to this chapter.

(L. 1991 H.B. 149 § 2 Adopted by Referendum, Proposition A, November 3, 1992)