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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.1112 — MO Code / Chapter 249 / Section 249.1112
249.1112 Board of directors, members, terms, vacancies, expenses.
Status: in_force

249.1112. Board of directors, members, terms, vacancies, expenses. — 1. A sewer district created pursuant to sections 249.1100 to 249.1127 shall have a board of directors which shall consist of five members, appointed by the governing body of the county in which the consolidated sewer district is located. Each member shall be a United States citizen, a registered voter, over the age of twenty-five years and shall have been a resident within the consolidated sewer district for one whole year prior to appointment.

2. The board shall be responsible for the control and operation of all such sewer districts organized pursuant to section 249.1106 .

3. Beginning with appointments made after August 28, 2001, one member shall be appointed for four years, two members shall be appointed for three years and two members shall be appointed for two years. Following the initial appointments, the term of each board member shall be five years.

4. A vacancy in the office of a member shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointments.

5. No member of the board shall be entitled to any compensation for the performance of the member's official duties, but each member shall be reimbursed for necessary and actual expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties by the consolidated sewer district. The board members shall be reimbursed by the district for all reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

(L. 2001 H.B. 501)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 233.297 — MO Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.297
233.297 Dissolution of a special road district, procedure — ballot language — land ...
Status: in_force

233.297. Dissolution of a special road district, procedure — ballot language — land assigned to common road district, when. — 1. In lieu of the modes of dissolution set forth in section 233.290 or in section 233.295 , a special road district may be dissolved by election. The dissolution procedure established under this section shall only apply to the dissolution of special road districts in counties of the fourth classification.

2. Upon presentation of a petition signed by fifty registered voters of the special road district, the county commission shall make an order that the dissolution of the special road district order that the question of dissolving the special road district shall be submitted to a vote of the people of the special road district. However no such petition may be presented until the expiration of four years from the date of establishment of the special road district or from the date of the last election seeking to expand or dissolve the special road district.

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

Shall the ______ Special Road District be dissolved?

4. If a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the dissolution, the district shall be disincorporated and the operation of the law shall cease in that district.

5. The dissolution of the road district shall not affect the validity of any bonds issued by the road district and all levies related to such bonds shall remain in effect until such bonds are paid. Likewise, the dissolution of the road district shall not affect the validity of any special assessments or taxes levied against particular parcels or the validity of any unpaid taxes previously levied against a particular parcel.

6. Upon dissolution of a special road district pursuant to this section, the land therein shall be assigned to a new or existing common road district pursuant to chapter 231 . If after payment of all debts of the special road district, there are funds left in the possession of the special road district, such funds shall be allocated proportionately to the common road districts to which the land within the former special road district were assigned based on the acreage assigned to each common road district. To the extent that funds are paid subsequent to such original allocation, other than funds connected with bond obligations under subsection 5 of this section, based on obligations assigned to particular parcels or property, such funds shall be allocated to the common road district in which such parcels or property is located.

(L. 2008 S.B. 896)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.440 — MO Code / Chapter 300 / Section 300.440
300.440 Stopping, standing or parking prohibited.
Status: in_force

300.440. Stopping, standing or parking prohibited. — 1. Except when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic, or in compliance with law or the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device, no person shall:

(1) Stop, stand or park a vehicle:

(a) On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge or curb of a street;

(b) On a sidewalk;

(c) Within an intersection;

(d) On a crosswalk;

(e) Between a safety zone and the adjacent curb or within thirty feet of points on the curb immediately opposite the ends of a safety zone, unless the (traffic authority) indicates a different length by signs or markings;

(f) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when stopping, standing, or parking would obstruct traffic;

(g) Upon any bridge or other elevated structure upon a highway or within a highway tunnel;

(h) On any railroad tracks;

(i) At any place where official signs prohibit stopping.

(2) Stand or park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except momentarily to pick up or discharge a passenger or passengers:

(a) In front of a public or private driveway;

(b) Within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant;

(c) Within twenty feet of a crosswalk at an intersection;

(d) Within thirty feet upon the approach to any flashing signal, stop sign, or traffic control signal located at the side of a roadway;

(e) Within twenty feet of the driveway entrance to any fire station and on the side of a street opposite the entrance to any fire station within seventy-five feet of said entrance (when properly signposted);

(f) At any place where official signs prohibit standing.

(3) Park a vehicle, whether occupied or not, except temporarily for the purpose of and while actually engaged in loading or unloading merchandise or passengers:

(a) Within fifty feet of the nearest rail of a railroad crossing;

(b) At any place where official signs prohibit parking.

2. No person shall move a vehicle not lawfully under his control into any such prohibited area or away from a curb such a distance as is unlawful.

(L. 1965 p. 445 § 117)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.245 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.245
260.245 Tax, how levied — limitation — form of ballot.
Status: in_force

260.245. Tax, how levied — limitation — form of ballot. — 1. A city or county or combination of cities and counties may levy an annual tax as provided in sections 260.200 to 260.245 only after such tax has been submitted to a vote of the people to be affected thereby and a majority of the voters in each city or county voting thereon have approved same.

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

Shall (the city of ______, the county of ______, the city of ______, and county of ______) levy an annual tax not to exceed ten cents on the one hundred dollars assessed valuation to pay for a solid waste management system?

(L. 1972 S.B. 387 § 10, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.329 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.329
311.329 Reproduction or alteration of identification card, penalty.
Status: in_force

311.329. Reproduction or alteration of identification card, penalty. — Any person who has in his possession a reproduced, modified or altered motor vehicle driver's license, nondriver's license issued by any uniformed service of the United States, or identification card established in section 302.181 , or any other such identification card which indicates that the person represented on the card is over twenty-one years of age, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 1993 S.B. 180 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.255 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.255
351.255 Officer to make list of shareholders entitled to vote.
Status: in_force

351.255. Officer to make list of shareholders entitled to vote. — 1. The officer having charge of the transfer book for shares of a corporation shall make, at least ten days before each meeting of the shareholders, a complete list of the shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting, arranged in alphabetical order with the address of and the number of shares held by each, which list, for a period of ten days prior to such meeting, shall be kept on file at the registered office of the corporation and shall be subject to inspection by any shareholder at any time during usual business hours. Such list shall also be produced and kept open at the time and place of the meeting and shall be subject to the inspection of any shareholder during the whole time of the meeting. The original share ledger or transfer book, or a duplicate thereof kept in this state, shall be prima facie evidence as to who are the shareholders entitled to examine such list or share ledger or transfer book or to vote at any meeting of shareholders.

2. Failure to comply with the requirements of this section shall not affect the validity of any action taken at such meeting.

3. An officer having charge of the transfer books who shall fail to prepare the list of shareholders, or keep the same on file for a period of ten days, or produce and keep the same open for inspection at the meeting, as provided in this section, shall be liable to any shareholder suffering damage on account of such failure, to the extent of such damage.

(L. 1943 p. 410 § 35)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.360 — MO Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.360
178.360 Annual report of state board.
Status: in_force

178.360. Annual report of state board. — The state board of education shall make an annual report to the legislature of its administration of sections 178.300 to 178.360 , with its policies and regulations, and the statistics and finances involved.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-36) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 162.260)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.160 — MO Code / Chapter 474 / Section 474.160
474.160 Election by surviving spouse to take against will, effect.
Status: in_force

474.160. Election by surviving spouse to take against will, effect. — 1. When a married person dies testate as to any part of his estate, a right of election is given to the surviving spouse solely under the limitations and conditions herein stated:

(1) The surviving spouse, upon election to take against the will, shall receive in addition to exempt property and the allowance under section 474.260 one-half of the estate, subject to the payment of claims, if there are no lineal descendants of the testator; or, if there are lineal descendants of the testator, the surviving spouse shall receive one-third of the estate subject to the payment of claims;

(2) When a surviving spouse elects to take against the will he shall be deemed to take by descent, as a modified share, such part of the estate as comes to him under the provisions of this section, and shall take nothing under the will;

(3) Whenever there is an effective election to take against a will which provides for benefits to accrue upon the death of the surviving spouse, the election has the same effect as to the benefits as if the surviving spouse had predeceased the testator, unless the will otherwise provides.

2. The rights of the surviving spouse under this section are not given in lieu of the homestead allowance under section 474.290 , but any homestead allowance made to the surviving spouse shall be offset against the share taken under this section.

(L. 1955 p. 385 § 252, A.L. 1957 p. 829) (1984) In determining how the surviving spouse's election to take against the will affects the distribution of the rest of the estate when the testator has not specified what is to happen, the court held that the legislature did not intend for the abatement statute to apply to an election to take against the will. Wilkinson v. Brune (Mo.App.E.D.), 682 S.W.2d 107.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.070 — MO Code / Chapter 542 / Section 542.070
542.070 Recognizance, where deposited.
Status: in_force

542.070. Recognizance, where deposited. — Every recognizance to keep the peace, taken by any associate circuit judge pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or pursuant to any other statute, shall be transmitted by such associate circuit judge to the clerk of the proper court of the county, on or before the first day of the term of such court next to be holden after taking the same.

(RSMo 1939 § 3796) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3406; 1919 § 3751; 1909 § 4959
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 371.020 — MO Code / Chapter 371 / Section 371.020
371.020 Number of incorporators required.
Status: in_force

371.020. Number of incorporators required. — Any three or more qualified natural persons, all of whom shall be bona fide residents of this state, who desire to associate themselves for the purpose of establishing and operating a development finance corporation may subscribe, acknowledge and file with the director of finance for approval articles of incorporation as set out in section 371.080 .

(L. 1961 p. 157 § 2, A.L. 1963 p. 478)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 515.540 — MO Code / Chapter 515 / Section 515.540
515.540 Court to have exclusive authority, when.
Status: in_force

515.540. Court to have exclusive authority, when. — 1. Except as otherwise provided for by sections 515.500 to 515.665 , the court in all cases has exclusive authority over the receiver, and the exclusive possession and right of control with respect to all real property and all tangible and intangible personal property with respect to which the receiver is appointed, wherever located, and the exclusive authority to determine all controversies relating to the collection, preservation, application, and distribution of all property, and all claims against the receiver arising out of the exercise of the receiver's powers or the performance of the receiver's duties. However, the court does not have exclusive authority over actions in which a state agency is a party and in which jurisdiction or venue is vested elsewhere.

2. For good cause shown, the court has power to shorten or expand the time frames specified in sections 515.500 to 515.665 .

(L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.010 — MO Code / Chapter 565 / Section 565.010
565.010 Consent as a defense.
Status: in_force

565.010. Consent as a defense. — 1. When conduct is charged to constitute an offense because it causes or threatens physical injury, consent to that conduct or to the infliction of the injury is a defense only if:

(1) The physical injury consented to or threatened by the conduct is not serious physical injury; or

(2) The conduct and the harm are reasonably foreseeable hazards of:

(a) The victim's occupation or profession; or

(b) Joint participation in a lawful athletic contest or competitive sport; or

(3) The consent establishes a justification for the conduct under chapter 563 of this code.

2. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of consent.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 565.080; Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 621.110 — MO Code / Chapter 621 / Section 621.110
621.110 Commission's findings and recommendations — hearing by agency on ...
Status: in_force

621.110. Commission's findings and recommendations — hearing by agency on disciplinary action. — Upon a finding in any cause charged by the complaint for which the license may be suspended or revoked as provided in the statutes and regulations relating to the profession or vocation of the licensee and within one hundred twenty days of the date the case became ready for decision, the commission shall deliver or transmit by mail to the agency which issued the license the record and a transcript of the proceedings before the commission together with the commission's findings of fact and conclusions of law. The commission may make recommendations as to appropriate disciplinary action but any such recommendations shall not be binding upon the agency. A copy of the findings of fact, conclusions of law and the commission's recommendations, if any, shall be delivered or transmitted by mail to the licensee if the licensee's whereabouts are known, and to any attorney who represented the licensee. Within thirty days after receipt of the record of the proceedings before the commission and the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations, if any, of the commission, the agency shall set the matter for hearing upon the issue of appropriate disciplinary action and shall notify the licensee of the time and place of the hearing, provided that such hearing may be waived by consent of the agency and licensee where the commission has made recommendations as to appropriate disciplinary action. In case of such waiver by the agency and licensee, the recommendations of the commission shall become the order of the agency. The licensee may appear at said hearing and be represented by counsel. The agency may receive evidence relevant to said issue from the licensee or any other source. After such hearing the agency may order any disciplinary measure it deems appropriate and which is authorized by law. In any case where the commission fails to find any cause charged by the complaint for which the license may be suspended or revoked, the commission shall dismiss the complaint, and so notify all parties.

(L. 1965 p. 277 § 5, A.L. 1978 S.B. 661, A.L. 2006 S.B. 756, A.L. 2011 H.B. 265)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.710 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.710
162.710 Transportation, how provided.
Status: in_force

162.710. Transportation, how provided. — The district responsible for furnishing special educational services shall provide necessary transportation for all handicapped children residing within the district, including transportation to and from contracted day classes, notwithstanding the provisions of sections 162.621 and 167.231 .

(L. 1973 H.B. 474 § 9) Effective 7-1-74
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 10.050 — MO Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10.050
10.050 State song.
Status: in_force

10.050. State song. — The song "Missouri Waltz", arranged by Frederick Knight Logan from a melody by John Valentine Eppel, with lyrics by J. R. Shannon, is the official state song of Missouri.

(L. 1949 p. 275 § 1, RSMo 1949 § 10.100, A.L. 1957 p. 726)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 567.085 — MO Code / Chapter 567 / Section 567.085
567.085 Promoting travel for prostitution — penalty.
Status: in_force

567.085. Promoting travel for prostitution — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of promoting travel for prostitution if he or she knowingly sells or offers to sell travel services that include or facilitate travel for the purpose of engaging in prostitution as defined by section 567.020 .

2. The offense of promoting travel for prostitution is a class D felony.

(L. 2006 H.B. 1698, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 182.610 — MO Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.610
182.610 County library districts may consolidate, when.
Status: in_force

182.610. County library districts may consolidate, when. — Two or more county library districts having the same rate of taxation on assessed valuation of taxable property within each district may join in creating a consolidated public library district, which shall have the same rate of taxation as districts forming the consolidated public library district, shall have the powers and authority as set out in sections 182.610 to 182.670 , may perform any common function or service, including the purchase of land, and the purchase, construction and maintenance of buildings and any other property and may join in the common employment of any consolidated public library district officer, librarian or employee.

(L. 1972 H.B. 1114)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 41.410 — MO Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.410
41.410 Enlisted men — discharge — separation from service.
Status: in_force

41.410. Enlisted men — discharge — separation from service. — 1. The discharge of an enlisted man from the organized militia shall be effected by order of the governor, as may be authorized or prescribed by the laws and regulations for the government of the Armed Forces of the United States or under such regulations as may be prescribed by the governor.

2. No person who has been separated from the militia service of this state or the Armed Forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions shall be permitted to again enter the organized militia of the state.

(RSMo 1939 § 15036, A.L. 1951 p. 654 §§ 62, 63) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13843; 1919 § 7370
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.013 — MO Code / Chapter 167 / Section 167.013
167.013 FPE school defined — regular instruction, requirements — daily log.
Status: in_force

167.013. FPE school defined — regular instruction, requirements — daily log. — 1. For purposes of state law regarding this section and sections 161.670 , 162.996 , 166.700 , 167.012 , 167.031 , 167.061 , 167.600 , 167.619 , 167.790 , 210.167 , 210.211 , 211.031 , and 452.375 , a "Family Paced Education (FPE) school" or "FPE school" is a school, whether incorporated or unincorporated, that:

(1) Has as its primary purpose the provision of private or religious-based instruction;

(2) Enrolls children between the ages of seven years and the compulsory attendance age for the school district in which the FPE school is located, of which no more than four are unrelated by affinity or consanguinity in the third degree;

(3) Does not charge or receive consideration in the form of tuition, fees, or other remuneration in a genuine and fair exchange for provision of instruction; and

(4) May enroll children who participate in the program established in sections 135.712 to 135.719 and sections 166.700 to 166.720 without being required to submit to a background check.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of this section, as evidence that a child is receiving regular instruction, the child's parent, guardian, or other person having control or custody of the child shall:

(1) Maintain the following records:

(a) a. A plan book, diary, or other written record indicating subjects taught and activities engaged in;

b. A portfolio of samples of the child's academic work; and

c. A record of evaluations of the child's academic progress; or

(b) Other written or credible evidence equivalent to subparagraphs a. to c. of paragraph (a) of this subdivision; and

(2) Offer at least one thousand hours of instruction, at least six hundred hours of which shall be in reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, or academic courses that are related to such subject areas and consonant with the child's age and ability. At least four hundred of the six hundred hours shall occur at the regular FPE school location.

3. The requirements of subsection 2 of this section shall not apply to any pupil sixteen years of age or older.

4. The production of a daily log by a parent, guardian, or other person having control or custody of a child showing that an FPE school has a course of instruction that satisfies the requirements of this section and section 167.031 or, in the case of a pupil sixteen years of age or older who attended a metropolitan school district the previous year, a written statement that the pupil is attending an FPE school in compliance with section 167.031 shall be a defense to any prosecution under section 167.031 and to any charge or action for educational neglect brought under chapter 210 . FPE school education enforcement and records pursuant to this section, and sections 210.167 and 211.031 , shall be subject to review only by the local prosecuting attorney.

(L. 2024 H.B. 2287 merged with S.B. 727, A.L. 2025 S.B. 63)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.030 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.030
311.030 Definition of person.
Status: in_force

311.030. Definition of person. — The term "person" as used in this chapter shall mean and include any individual, association, joint stock company, syndicate, copartnership, corporation, receiver, trustee, conservator, or other officer appointed by any state or federal court.

(RSMo 1939 § 4934)