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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 371.160 — MO Code / Chapter 371 / Section 371.160
371.160 Limit on obligations, exceptions.
Status: in_force

371.160. Limit on obligations, exceptions. — At no time shall the total obligations of the corporation exceed ten times the amount of paid-in capital and surplus, not including therein the earned surplus. This limitation shall not apply with respect to that portion of the corporation's obligations incurred with respect to assets or investments to the extent that they are secured or covered by guaranties or by commitments or agreements to take over, or purchase, made by the United States of America, or by any department, bureau, agency, board, commission or establishment of the United States including any corporation, wholly owned, directly or indirectly, by the United States, pursuant to the authority of an act of Congress heretofore or hereafter adopted or amended or pursuant to the authority of any executive order of the President of the United States heretofore or hereafter made or amended under the authority of any act of Congress, heretofore or hereafter adopted or amended.

(L. 1961 p. 157 § 15, A.L. 1973 S.B. 90)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.063 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.063
473.063 Testimony to be recorded — record as evidence.
Status: in_force

473.063. Testimony to be recorded — record as evidence. — 1. All the testimony adduced in support of any will shall be reduced to writing, signed by the witnesses and certified by the clerk.

2. The record of the testimony of any witness so certified is admissible in evidence in any action involving the validity of a will upon a showing that the subscribing witness is dead, mentally incapacitated or cannot be found.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 537, 541, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 46, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 536, 540; 1919 §§ 524, 528; 1909 §§ 554, 558
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 393.843 — MO Code / Chapter 393 / Section 393.843
393.843 Board of directors, powers and duties.
Status: in_force

393.843. Board of directors, powers and duties. — 1. The business and affairs of a company shall be managed by a board of not less than five directors, each of whom shall be a member of the company. The bylaws shall prescribe the number of directors, their qualifications, other than those provided for in sections 393.825 to 393.861 and section 393.175 , the manner of holding meetings of the board of directors and of the election of successors to directors who shall resign, die, or otherwise be incapable of acting. The bylaws may also provide for the removal of directors from office and for the election of their successors. Without approval of the members, directors shall not receive any salaries for their services as directors. The bylaws may, however, provide that a fixed fee and expenses of attendance, if any, may be allowed to each director for attendance at each meeting of the board of directors.

2. The directors of a company named in any articles of incorporation, consolidation, merger or conversion, as the case may be, shall hold office until the next following annual meeting of the members or until their successors shall have been elected and qualified.

3. The bylaws shall provide that the directors shall be divided into three classes, each class to be as nearly equal in number as possible, with the term of office of the directors of the first class to expire at the next succeeding annual meeting and the term of the second class to expire at the second succeeding annual meeting, and the term of the third class to expire at the third succeeding annual meeting. At each annual meeting after such classification a number of directors equal to the number of the class whose term expires at the time of such meeting shall be elected to hold office until the third succeeding annual meeting.

4. A majority of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum.

5. The board of directors may exercise all of the powers of a company except such as are conferred upon the members by sections 393.825 to 393.861 and section 393.175 , or its articles of incorporation or bylaws. Nothing in sections 393.825 to 393.861 and section 393.175 shall be deemed to prohibit a nonprofit sewer company from contracting with any other person or entity for any services needed by the nonprofit sewer company including, but not limited to, management or operations services.

(L. 1997 2d Ex. Sess. H.B. 1 merged with S.B. 3) Effective 12-23-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 262.220 — MO Code / Chapter 262 / Section 262.220
262.220 State fair — establishment — control — condemnation proceedings.
Status: in_force

262.220. State fair — establishment — control — condemnation proceedings. — 1. For the purpose of encouraging the development of the agricultural, horticultural, mechanical, mineral, livestock production and all other industrial interests of the state of Missouri, there is hereby established a state fair, to be held annually at Sedalia, Missouri, and on the state fairgrounds heretofore conveyed by deeds of conveyance to the state of Missouri and hereafter to be acquired by the state of Missouri as herein provided; and the fair shall be under the control and management of the state fair commission. The commission may lease or purchase such lands, suitable for the use of the state fair, as may be deemed by the commission necessary and proper for such purposes and subject to legislative approval.

2. The purchase of lands by the commission shall be on behalf of the state of Missouri at such terms as the commission may deem fair and reasonable, and a deed or deeds shall be taken therefor to the state of Missouri.

(RSMo 1939 § 14154, A.L. 1994 S.B. 692) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12470; 1919 § 12039; 1909 § 671
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 221.125 — MO Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.125
221.125 Suspension of MO HealthNet medical assistance in lieu of termination, when.
Status: in_force

221.125. Suspension of MO HealthNet medical assistance in lieu of termination, when. — 1. (1) Medical assistance under MO HealthNet shall be suspended, rather than cancelled or terminated, for a person who is an offender in a county jail, a city jail, or a private jail if:

(a) The department of social services is notified of the person's entry into the jail;

(b) On the date of entry, the person was enrolled in the MO HealthNet program; and

(c) The person is eligible for MO HealthNet except for institutional status.

(2) A suspension under this subsection shall end on the date the person is no longer an offender in a jail.

(3) Upon release from incarceration, such person shall continue to be eligible for receipt of MO HealthNet benefits until such time as the person is otherwise determined to no longer be eligible for the program.

2. City, county, and private jails shall notify the department of social services within ten days after receiving information that a person receiving medical assistance under MO HealthNet is or will be an offender in the jail.

(L. 2019 S.B. 514)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 253.540 — MO Code / Chapter 253 / Section 253.540
253.540 Department of natural resources' authority to use income and annual ...
Status: in_force

253.540. Department of natural resources' authority to use income and annual percentage of fund. — The Missouri department of natural resources is authorized to use the income of the fund created by section 253.520 for the purposes for which the fund is dedicated and, in addition, may expend annually an amount equal to seven and one-half percent of the corpus of the fund for the same purposes. Such amounts shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly. If the corpus is reduced to a total of ten thousand dollars or less, then the entire amount may be appropriated for such purposes.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1539 § 2 subsec. 6) Effective 4-26-82
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.167 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.167
115.167 Change of name of registered voter, procedure for.
Status: in_force

115.167. Change of name of registered voter, procedure for. — If a registered voter obtains a lawful name change, including a change because of marriage, the voter shall notify the election authority of such change and the election authority shall, upon notification, enter the change on the voter's registration cards. After filling in the voter's new name and transferring other necessary information from the voter's previous registration cards to a new set of cards, the election authority may send new cards to the voter for signature or may require the voter to sign new cards at the polls. If the election authority does require the voter to sign new cards, the new cards shall become the voter's official registration cards. A registered voter who obtains a lawful name change may, after notifying the election judges of the name change, vote at one election under the previous name. The election judges shall notify the election authority of the voter's name change and the election authority shall enter the change on the voter's registration cards as provided for in this section.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.105, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1988 H.B. 933, et al., A.L. 1993 S.B. 31)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.063 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.063
115.063 Political subdivision or special district, cost of elections — state to ...
Status: in_force

115.063. Political subdivision or special district, cost of elections — state to share proportionately, when. — 1. When any question or candidate is submitted to a vote by any political subdivision or special district and no other question or candidate is submitted at the same election, all costs of the election shall be paid from the general revenue of the political subdivision or special district submitting a question or candidate at the election.

2. All costs of elections involving a statewide candidate or statewide issue and all costs of elections involving candidates for state senator or state representative shall be paid by the state, except that if a political subdivision or special district holds an election on the same day, the costs shall be shared proportionately by the state and the political subdivisions and special districts affected in the manner provided in section 115.065 .

3. When a proposed political subdivision submits a petition requesting an election as part of the formation thereof, the petitioners shall submit together with the petition sufficient security to pay all costs of the election. If such proposition is successful, the political subdivision thereby created shall reimburse those persons advancing funds to pay the costs of the election.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 2.510 , A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592) Effective 1-01-19
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 190.840 — MO Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.840
190.840 Nonseverability clause.
Status: in_force

190.840. Nonseverability clause. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1.140 to the contrary, the provisions of this act * shall be nonseverable, and if any provision is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall invalidate all of the remaining provisions of this act * .

(L. 2011 S.B. 62 § 1) *"This act" contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 276.551 — MO Code / Chapter 276 / Section 276.551
276.551 Information confidential, exceptions.
Status: in_force

276.551. Information confidential, exceptions. — 1. Unless in accordance with a judicial order, and except in accordance with other provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581 , the director, the department, its counsel, auditors, or its other employees or agents shall not divulge any information disclosed by the applications or reports filed or inspections performed under the provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581 and regulations promulgated hereunder, except to agents and employees of the department or to any other legal representatives of the state or federal government otherwise empowered to see or review such information; provided, the director may, upon written application of any person, disclose or direct any auditor or employee of the department to disclose any information which, in the opinion of the director, the person applying for the same is entitled to receive.

2. The director may disclose information contained in applications, reports, or inspections only in the form of an information summary or profile, or statistical study based upon data provided with respect to more than one grain dealer which does not identify the grain dealer to which the information applies.

3. The director may, at his discretion, disclose the fact of licensing and any other information which appears on the face of the grain dealer's license.

4. Subject to other provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581 this section shall not prevent the taking of sworn testimony at a public hearing with respect to violations of sections 276.401 to 276.581 or regulations promulgated pursuant hereto.

5. Any duly authorized officer or employee, appointed under the provisions of sections 276.401 to 276.581 and regulations promulgated hereunder who violates the provisions of this section is, upon conviction, guilty of a class B misdemeanor.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1627 § 30)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 60.060 — MO Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.060
60.060 Bond valid until rejected.
Status: in_force

60.060. Bond valid until rejected. — Such bond shall be valid until it is rejected, and its rejection shall not release the principal and sureties from any liabilities incurred previous to its rejection.

(RSMo 1939 § 13195) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11576; 1919 § 12714; 1909 § 11296
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 273.180 — MO Code / Chapter 273 / Section 273.180
273.180 Repeal of license tax on dogs — procedure.
Status: in_force

273.180. Repeal of license tax on dogs — procedure. — 1. Upon the filing of a petition signed by one hundred or more voters of any county and presented to the county commission at any regular or special session thereof, it shall be the duty of the county commission to order the question, as to whether or not there should be repealed the law, creating a license tax on dogs, submitted to the voters, to be voted upon at the next election. Upon the receiving of such petition, it shall be the duty of the county commission to make an order as herein recited.

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

Shall the license tax on dogs be repealed?

3. If the majority of the votes cast upon the subject be in favor of repealing the license tax on dogs, the county commission shall spread the result of the submission of the question upon its records and give notice thereof by publication in some newspaper printed and published in such county and the law providing for a license tax on dogs shall not be operative in such county from the time such publication is made.

(L. 1941 p. 345 § 14558a, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 470.150 — MO Code / Chapter 470 / Section 470.150
470.150 Copy of record filed with state treasurer.
Status: in_force

470.150. Copy of record filed with state treasurer. — Upon the return of such writ of possession, the prosecuting attorney shall cause the record and process to be exemplified under the seal of the court and deposit the same in the office of the state treasurer; and he or she shall cause the transcript of the judgment to be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which such estate is situate; and such judgment shall preclude all parties and privies thereto, their heirs and assigns, so long as such judgment shall remain in force.

(RSMo 1939 § 634, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 295, A.L. 2002 S.B. 1248) Prior revisions: 1929 § 634; 1919 § 5323; 1909 § 6270 Effective 6-19-02
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 173.187 — MO Code / Chapter 173 / Section 173.187
173.187 Lender of last resort revolving fund, established, administration.
Status: in_force

173.187. Lender of last resort revolving fund, established, administration. — 1. The "Lender of Last Resort Revolving Fund" is hereby established in the state treasury and shall consist of funds received from the United States Secretary of Education, charges, gifts, grants, and bequests from federal, private or other sources made for the purpose of assisting students in financing their education. No portion of the fund shall be transferred to the general revenue fund.

2. The fund shall be administered by the program.

(L. 1994 S.B. 583)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 443.830 — MO Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.830
443.830 License refused — grounds.
Status: in_force

443.830. License refused — grounds. — The director shall refuse to license or renew a residential mortgage loan broker license if:

(1) The applicant is not in compliance with any provision of sections 443.701 to 443.893 ;

(2) There is substantial continuity between the applicant and any violator of any provision of sections 443.701 to 443.893 ; or

(3) The director cannot make the findings specified in section 443.821 .

(L. 1994 S.B. 718 § 9, A.L. 1995 H.B. 63, et al., A.L. 2009 H.B. 382) Effective 7-08-09
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 622.420 — MO Code / Chapter 622 / Section 622.420
622.420 Application for rehearing, when granted — application, contents — ...
Status: in_force

622.420. Application for rehearing, when granted — application, contents — compliance with order — modification of order, when. — 1. After an order or decision has been made by the division, any carrier, corporation or person interested therein may apply for a rehearing in respect to any matter determined therein, and the division shall grant and hold such rehearing, if in its judgment sufficient reason therefor be made to appear. If a rehearing shall be granted the same shall be determined by the division within thirty days after the same shall be finally submitted.

2. No cause or action arising out of any order or decision of the division shall accrue in any court to any carrier, corporation or person unless that party shall have made, before the effective date of such order or decision, application to the division for a rehearing. Such application shall set forth specifically the ground or grounds on which the applicant considers said order or decision to be unlawful, unjust or unreasonable. The applicant shall not in any court urge or rely on any ground not so set forth in its application for rehearing.

3. An application for a rehearing shall not excuse any carrier, corporation or person from complying with or obeying any order or decision or any requirement of an order or decision of the division, or operate in any manner to stay or postpone the enforcement thereof except as the division may by order direct.

4. If, after a rehearing and a consideration of the facts, including those arising since the making of the order or decision, the division shall be of the opinion that the original order or decision or any part thereof is in any respect unjust or unwarranted, or should be changed, the division may abrogate, change or modify the same. An order made after any such rehearing, abrogating, changing or modifying the original order or decision shall have the same force and effect as an original order or decision but shall not affect any right or the enforcement of any right arising from or by virtue of the original order or decision.

(L. 1996 S.B. 780)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.490 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.490
379.490 May use rating plans or systems.
Status: in_force

379.490. May use rating plans or systems. — Any rate, rating plan or rating system made or adopted by an insurer or by a rating organization licensed hereunder and any modifications and amendments thereto may be used subject to the provisions of sections 379.420 to 379.510 .

(L. 1947 V. II p. 254 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.360 — MO Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.360
70.360 Power given to distribute cost.
Status: in_force

70.360. Power given to distribute cost. — Any such city is hereby given power by its charter or amendment thereto to determine the manner, method and distribution of the cost of the work and rights-of-way to be paid for in special assessments and to establish thereby the procedure in such cases and the form of obligation to be issued.

(RSMo 1939 § 6479) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6356; 1919 § 7859
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.657 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.657
473.657 Distribution.
Status: in_force

473.657. Distribution. — 1. Distribution to a distributee may be made to the distributee or to a person holding a power of attorney properly executed by the distributee in accordance with the law of the place of execution, or to the distributee's personal representative, guardian, or conservator.

2. Distribution may be made to the trustees of a trust account established pursuant to sections 402.199 to 402.208 if the court finds that the distributee qualifies as a life beneficiary under subdivision (1) of section 402.200 and that such distribution would be in the best interest of the distributee as prescribed by section 475.093 .

(RSMo 1939 § 251, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 230, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45 merged with H.B. 369, A.L. 1996 S.B. 494 merged with S.B. 768, A.L. 1999 S.B. 211, A.L. 2011 S.B. 70) Prior revisions: 1929 § 252; 1919 § 251
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.459 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.459
407.459 Register of documents, maintained by attorney general — public inspection, ...
Status: in_force

407.459. Register of documents, maintained by attorney general — public inspection, exception. — The attorney general shall establish and maintain a register of all documents filed by charitable organizations in accordance with the provisions of sections 407.450 to 407.478 . Such register shall be open to public inspection; except that, the attorney general may withhold from public inspection documents or information obtained in the course of an investigation undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or which otherwise may be withheld from public inspection by law.

(L. 1986 S.B. 685) Effective 5-01-86
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 144.064 — MO Code / Chapter 144 / Section 144.064
144.064 Firearms or ammunition, limitation on sales tax levied.
Status: in_force

144.064. Firearms or ammunition, limitation on sales tax levied. — No sales tax levied under this chapter on any firearms or ammunition shall be levied at a rate that is higher than the sales tax levied under this chapter or any other excise tax levied on any sporting goods or equipment or any hunting equipment.

(L. 2011 H.B. 294, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.5358 — MO Code / Chapter 488 / Section 488.5358
488.5358 Treatment court operations, surcharge for, exceptions (Jackson County).
Status: in_force

488.5358. Treatment court operations, surcharge for, exceptions (Jackson County). — The court administrator of the sixteenth judicial circuit shall, pursuant to section 478.466 , charge and collect a surcharge of thirty dollars in all proceedings assigned to the treatment commissioner for disposition, provided that the surcharge shall not be charged in any proceeding when costs are waived or are to be paid by the state, county or municipality. Moneys obtained from such surcharge shall be collected and disbursed in the manner provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020 and payable to the treatment commissioner for operation of the treatment court.

(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2018 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 2) Effective 12-18-18