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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 242.020 — MO Code / Chapter 242 / Section 242.020
242.020 Formation of drainage districts.
Status: in_force

242.020. Formation of drainage districts. — 1. The owners of a majority of the acreage in any contiguous body of swamp, wet or overflowed lands, or lands subject to overflow, situate in one or more counties in this state, may form a drainage district for the purpose of having such lands and other property reclaimed and protected from the effects of water, for sanitary or agricultural purposes, or when the same may be conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare, or of public utility or benefit, by drainage or otherwise, and for that purpose they may make and sign articles of association, in which shall be stated: The name of the district, and the number of years the same is to continue; the boundary lines of the proposed drainage district; the names of the owners of lands or other property in said district, together with a description of the lands and other property owned by each; when the name of the owner of any of said lands or other property is unknown, this fact shall be set out in said articles; said articles shall further state that the owners of real estate and other property within said district whose names are subscribed to said articles are willing to and do obligate themselves to pay the tax or taxes which may be assessed against their respective lands or other property to pay the expense of organizing and of making and maintaining the improvements that may be necessary to effect the reclamation of said lands and other property, so formed into a drainage district, and to drain and to protect the same from the effects of water, and said articles of association shall contain a prayer, praying that the lands and other property described therein be declared a drainage district under the provisions of sections 242.010 to 242.690 .

2. After said articles of association and petition have been so signed the same shall be filed in the office of the circuit clerk of the county in which such lands and other property are situate; or, if such lands and other property be composed of tracts or parcels situate in two or more different counties then in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which there are situate more of said lands and other property than in any other county.

(RSMo 1939 § 12324) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10743; 1919 § 4378; 1909 § 5496 (1953) Where articles of association did not describe easement owned by corporation and named its owner and notice described only servient land through which easement ran, assessment of benefits against easement held improper. Farmers Drainage Dist. v. Sinclair Refining Co. (Mo.), 255 S.W.2d 745.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 524.010 — MO Code / Chapter 524 / Section 524.010
524.010 Ejectment maintained generally, when.
Status: in_force

524.010. Ejectment maintained generally, when. — An action for the recovery of the possession of premises may be maintained in all cases where the plaintiff is legally entitled to the possession thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 1529) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1365; 1919 § 1815; 1909 § 2382 (1971) Where neither the plaintiffs nor defendants were claiming title to any lands of which the other had title and only issue was the location on the ground of the boundary line between the two tracts, ejectment was the proper remedy and it was error to decree title in plaintiff. Carroz v. Kaminiski (Mo.), 467 S.W.2d 871.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.1250 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.1250
452.1250 Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility.
Status: in_force

452.1250. Visitation before termination of temporary grant of custodial responsibility. — After a deploying parent returns from deployment until a temporary agreement or order for custodial responsibility established under sections 452.1214 to 452.1222 or sections 452.1224 to 452.1244 is terminated, the court shall issue a temporary order granting the deploying parent reasonable contact with the child unless it is contrary to the best interest of the child, even if the time of contact exceeds the time the deploying parent spent with the child before deployment.

(L. 2024 S.B. 912)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.055 — MO Code / Chapter 300 / Section 300.055
300.055 Traffic division to designate method of identifying funeral processions.
Status: in_force

300.055. Traffic division to designate method of identifying funeral processions. — The traffic division shall designate a type of pennant or other identifying insignia to be displayed upon, or other method to be employed to identify, the vehicles in funeral processions.

(L. 1965 p. 445 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 95.425 — MO Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.425
95.425 Net income from water and light plants, how applied.
Status: in_force

95.425. Net income from water and light plants, how applied. — In case any such bonds shall be issued for the purpose of paying off any such judgments or decrees already rendered, or which may hereafter be rendered, on account of indebtedness arising from the purchase or acquisition by such city or town of any waterworks, gas works, electric light works or property from the ownership whereof by the city or town an income or revenue may be derived, all such income or revenue from such waterworks, gas works, electric light works, or property, after paying the running expenses, the necessary cost of repairs or reasonable enlargements or extension, shall be set aside and used, first, for the purpose of paying interest matured or maturing upon such bonds during the fiscal year for which such income or revenue is received, and the residue of such income or revenue shall constitute a sinking fund to meet the principal of such bonds when the same shall become due, and shall be kept and invested and managed as sinking funds of such city or town are required to be kept and invested and managed by the laws of this state and the charter of such city or town.

(RSMo 1939 § 7459) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7306; 1919 § 8721; 1909 § 9600
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 57.110 — MO Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57.110
57.110 Duties as conservators of the peace — return of recognizance.
Status: in_force

57.110. Duties as conservators of the peace — return of recognizance. — Every sheriff is a conservator of the peace within his county, and shall cause all offenders against law, in his view, to enter into recognizance, with security, to keep the peace and to appear at the next term of the circuit court of the county, and to be committed to jail in case of failure to give the recognizance. The sheriff shall certify the recognizance to the clerk of the circuit court.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 13136, 13137, A.L. 1959 S.B. 68) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 11516, 11517; 1919 §§ 11640, 11641; 1909 §§ 11210, 11211 CROSS REFERENCE: Arrest without warrant, on suspicion, persons violating any law including misdemeanors and ordinances in jurisdiction, powers, 544.216
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.512 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.512
115.512 Votes for gubernatorial candidates, how reported.
Status: in_force

115.512. Votes for gubernatorial candidates, how reported. — Each election authority shall report the vote for each candidate for governor by committee district for each congressional district, senatorial district, and legislative district wholly or partially contained within the jurisdiction of the election authority to the chairman of the county committee of each established political party and to the secretary of state.

(L. 1982 S.B. 526) Effective 5-20-82
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.080 — MO Code / Chapter 521 / Section 521.080
521.080 Bond, by whom approved — attachment not to issue until.
Status: in_force

521.080. Bond, by whom approved — attachment not to issue until. — The clerk shall judge of the sufficiency of the penalty and the security in the bond; if they be approved, he shall endorse his approval thereon, and the same, together with the affidavit and petition or other lawful statement of the cause of action, shall be filed before an attachment shall be issued; provided, that in all cases where the clerk shall be a party to the suit, the sheriff shall pass on and determine the sufficiency of the bond.

(RSMo 1939 § 1445) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1281; 1919 § 1732; 1909 § 2301
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.804 — MO Code / Chapter 305 / Section 305.804
305.804 Failure to remove, airport superintendent's authority — sale or disposal of ...
Status: in_force

305.804. Failure to remove, airport superintendent's authority — sale or disposal of aircraft, requirements — liability of owner for costs. — 1. If the owner or other interested party has not removed the aircraft from the airport and paid in full all accrued fees and charges for the use of the airport and for the transportation, storage, and removal of the aircraft, or shown reasonable cause for the failure to do so within thirty calendar days of the airport superintendent posting notice under section 305.802 , the airport superintendent may:

(1) Retain the aircraft for use by the airport, the state, or the unit of local government owning or operating the airport;

(2) Trade the aircraft to another unit of local government or a state agency;

(3) Sell the aircraft; or

(4) Dispose of the aircraft through an appropriate refuse removal company or a company that provides salvage services for aircraft.

2. If the airport superintendent elects to sell the aircraft in accordance with subdivision (3) of subsection 1 of this section, the aircraft shall be sold at public auction after giving notice of the time and place of sale, at least ten calendar days prior to the date of sale, in a newspaper of general circulation within the county where the airport is located and after providing written notice of the intended sale to all parties known to have an interest in the aircraft.

3. If the airport superintendent elects to dispose of the aircraft in accordance with subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this section, the airport superintendent shall be entitled to negotiate with the company for a price to be received from the company in payment for the aircraft, or, if circumstances so warrant, a price to be paid to the company by the airport superintendent for the costs of disposing of the aircraft. All information and records pertaining to the establishment of the price and the justification for the amount of the price shall be prepared and maintained by the airport superintendent.

4. If the sale price or the negotiated price is less than the airport superintendent's current fees and charges against the aircraft, the owner of the aircraft shall remain liable to the airport superintendent for the fees and charges that are not offset by the sale price or negotiated price.

5. All costs incurred by the airport superintendent in the removal, storage, and sale of any aircraft shall be recoverable against the owner of the aircraft.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1963)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 204.658 — MO Code / Chapter 204 / Section 204.658
204.658 Assessments required, roll to be prepared.
Status: in_force

204.658. Assessments required, roll to be prepared. — 1. After the governing body has made the findings specified in sections 204.650 to 204.672 and plans and specifications for the proposed improvements have been prepared, the governing body shall by resolution order assessments to be made against each parcel of real property deemed to be benefitted by an improvement based on the revised estimated cost of the improvement or, if available, the final cost, and shall order a proposed assessment roll to be prepared.

2. The plans and specifications for the improvement and the proposed assessment roll shall be filed with the district and shall be open for public inspection. Such district shall, at the direction of the governing body, publish notice that the governing body will conduct a hearing to consider the proposed improvement and proposed assessments. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least once not more than twenty days and not less than ten days before the hearing and shall state the project name for the improvement, the date, time, and place of such hearing, the general nature of the improvement, the revised estimated cost or, if available, the final cost of the improvement, the boundaries of the sanitary sewer improvement area to be assessed, and that written or oral objections will be considered at the hearing. Not less than ten days before, the district shall mail to the owners of record of the real property in the sanitary sewer improvement area, at their last known post office address, a notice of the hearing and a statement of the cost proposed to be assessed against the real property so owned and assessed. The failure of any owner to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings.

(L. 2007 S.B. 22)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.561 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.561
301.561 Sign required at public motor vehicle auction.
Status: in_force

301.561. Sign required at public motor vehicle auction. — Any person or corporation holding a public motor vehicle auction shall display in a conspicuous manner two signs each of which shall bear the following warning in letters at least six inches high: "Attention Buyers: Vehicles sold at this auction may not have had a safety inspection." The dimensions of each sign shall be at least two feet by two feet.

(L. 1997 H.B. 207) Effective 7-01-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 492.270 — MO Code / Chapter 492 / Section 492.270
492.270 Officer may compel attendance of witness — contempt — if witness ...
Status: in_force

492.270. Officer may compel attendance of witness — contempt — if witness imprisoned, on what terms discharged. — 1. Every person, judge or other officer of the state required to take the depositions or examination of witnesses, in pursuance of sections 492.080 to 492.400 or by virtue of any commission issuing out of any court of record in this or any other government, shall have power to issue subpoenas for witnesses to appear and testify, and to compel their attendance, in the same manner and under like penalties as any court of record of this state.

2. Any person summoned as a witness in virtue of the provisions of sections 492.080 to 492.400 and attending, who shall refuse to give evidence which may be lawfully required to be given by him, on oath or affirmation, may be committed to prison by the officer or person authorized to take his deposition or testimony, there to remain without bail until he gives such evidence, or until he be discharged by due course of law; provided, that in case such person be discharged from such commitment or imprisonment upon habeas corpus sued therefor, the party or parties litigant, in whose behalf the refused evidence shall have been required, shall be liable to pay such person the costs by him incurred in effecting such discharge; and the judge or court hearing the application for discharge may, in its discretion, at the time of such discharge, allow a further sum of not exceeding twenty-five dollars for an attorney's fee for prosecuting the proceedings on habeas corpus, to be paid by such party or parties litigant to the person so discharged; and provided further, that until such costs and attorney's fee, if one be allowed, are paid or tendered to such person, he shall not be required further to depose or testify in the cause in which he was so summoned.

(RSMo 1939 § 1937) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1773; 1919 § 5460; 1909 § 6404
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.865 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.865
351.865 Extraordinary relief — dissolution.
Status: in_force

351.865. Extraordinary relief — dissolution. — 1. The court may dissolve the corporation if it finds:

(1) There are one or more grounds for judicial dissolution under section 351.494 ; or

(2) All other relief ordered by the court under section 351.855 or 351.860 has failed to resolve the matters in dispute.

2. In determining whether to dissolve the corporation, the court shall consider among other relevant evidence the financial condition of the corporation but may not refuse to dissolve solely because the corporation has accumulated earnings or current operating profits.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 324.063 — MO Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.063
324.063 Missouri board of occupational therapy, members, terms, removal.
Status: in_force

324.063. Missouri board of occupational therapy, members, terms, removal. — 1. There is hereby created within the division of professional registration a board to be known as the "Missouri Board of Occupational Therapy". The board shall consist of six members, all of whom shall be citizens of the United States and registered voters of the state of Missouri. The governor shall appoint the members of the board with the advice and consent of the senate for terms of three years; except as provided in subsection 3 of this section. Nonpublic members shall have been engaged in rendering occupational therapy services, in teaching or in research in occupational therapy for at least five years immediately preceding the person's appointment to the board. Three board members shall be occupational therapists. One member shall be an occupational therapy assistant. Such members shall at all times be holders of licenses for the practice of occupational therapy in this state; except for the members of the first board who shall be registered pursuant to section 334.838 on August 28, 1997, and shall meet the requirements for licensure pursuant to sections 324.050 to 324.089 . The remaining two members shall be members of the public. All members shall be chosen from lists submitted by the director of the division of professional registration.

2. No member of the board shall serve more than two consecutive three-year terms. A vacancy in the office of any member shall only be filled for the unexpired term.

3. The initial appointments to the board shall be two members for terms of one year, two members for terms of two years and two members for terms of three years.

4. The public members of the board shall not be and never have been members of any profession regulated by the provisions of sections 324.050 to 324.089 , or the spouse of any such person; and persons who do not have and never have had a material financial interest in either the providing of the professional services regulated by the provisions of sections 324.050 to 324.089 or an activity or organization directly related to the profession regulated pursuant to sections 324.050 to 324.089 .

5. Any member of the board may be removed from the board by the governor for neglect of duty required by law, for incompetency or for unethical or dishonest conduct. Upon the death, resignation, disqualification or removal of any member of the board, the governor shall appoint a successor.

(L. 1997 S.B. 141 § 5, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.1535 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.1535
379.1535 Violations, director's authority.
Status: in_force

379.1535. Violations, director's authority. — If the director determines that a person has engaged, is engaging in, or has taken a substantial step toward engaging in an act, practice, or course of business constituting a violation of sections 379.1500 to 379.1550 or rule adopted or order issued thereunder, or that a person has materially aided or is materially aiding an act, practice, omission, or course of business constituting a violation of sections 379.1500 to 379.1550 , or a rule adopted or order issued thereunder, the director may:

(1) Issue such administrative orders as authorized under section 374.046 ; or

(2) Maintain a civil action for relief authorized under section 374.048 . A violation of sections 379.1500 to 379.1550 or rule adopted or order issued thereunder is a level two violation under section 374.049 .

(L. 2011 S.B. 132) Effective 1-01-12
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 332.072 — MO Code / Chapter 332 / Section 332.072
332.072 Gratuitous dental services, dentists and dental hygienists licensed in ...
Status: in_force

332.072. Gratuitous dental services, dentists and dental hygienists licensed in other states may perform, when — prohibited, when — dental hygiene services, supervision required, when. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any qualified dentist who is legally authorized to practice pursuant to the laws of another state may practice as a dentist in this state without examination by the board or payment of any fee and any qualified dental hygienist who is a graduate of an accredited dental hygiene school and legally authorized to practice pursuant to the laws of another state may practice as a dental hygienist in this state without examination by the board or payment of any fee, if such dental or dental hygiene practice consists solely of the provision of gratuitous dental or dental hygiene services provided for a period of not more than fourteen days in any one calendar year. Dentists and dental hygienists who are currently licensed in other states and have been refused licensure by the state of Missouri or previously been licensed by the state, but are no longer licensed due to suspension or revocation shall not be allowed to provide gratuitous dental services within the state of Missouri. Any dental hygiene services provided pursuant to this section shall be performed under the supervision of a dentist providing dental services pursuant to this section or a dentist licensed to practice dentistry in Missouri.

(L. 1995 S.B. 452, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1566, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567 merged with H.B. 607 merged with S.B. 393) Effective 6-13-01 (H.B. 607); 7-10-01 (H.B. 567); 7-10-01 (S.B. 393)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.1080 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.1080
99.1080 Citation of law.
Status: in_force

99.1080. Citation of law. — Sections 99.1080 to 99.1092 shall be known and may be cited as the "Downtown Revitalization Preservation Program".

(L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 367.531 — MO Code / Chapter 367 / Section 367.531
367.531 Applicability to certain transactions.
Status: in_force

367.531. Applicability to certain transactions. — The provisions of sections 408.552 to 408.557 and sections 408.560 to 408.562 are applicable to all transactions pursuant to sections 367.500 to 367.533 .

(L. 2001 H.B. 738 merged with S.B. 186)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.527 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.527
196.527 Purposes.
Status: in_force

196.527. Purposes. — It shall be the responsibility of the state milk board * to encourage orderly and sanitary production, transportation, processing and grading of manufactured milk and its products, to assure wholesome, stable, and high-quality dairy products; and to provide the basis for measuring, weighing and testing all milk, including grade "A" fluid milk and manufacturing milk, to determine its value at first point of sale.

(L. 1981 H.B. 52) *See Reorganization Plan No. 5 of 1982 on file with the Secretary of State.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 389.615 — MO Code / Chapter 389 / Section 389.615
389.615 Study on grade crossing closures — due when — division may employ ...
Status: in_force

389.615. Study on grade crossing closures — due when — division may employ additional track safety specialists, when. — The division of motor carrier and railroad safety shall conduct a study to establish priorities for grade crossing closures and a plan for implementing grade crossing closures. The study is to be completed by January 1, 1994, and is not to be paid for from the grade crossing safety account. To promote the safety of railroad tracks at crossings, the division may employ additional track safety specialists, subject to appropriations, or available federal or private funding.

(L. 1992 S.B. 765 § 3) CROSS REFERENCE: Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008