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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.130 — MO Code / Chapter 59 / Section 59.130
59.130 Seal.
Status: in_force

59.130. Seal. — Every recorder of deeds shall have a seal of office, and shall have power to take the acknowledgment of proof of deeds and instruments of writing.

(RSMo 1939 § 13180, A.L. 2001 S.B. 288) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11561; 1919 § 10584; 1909 § 10397 Effective 7-01-01
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.1000 — MO Code / Chapter 249 / Section 249.1000
249.1000 Publicly owned sewer treatment works, responsible for whole sewer system, ...
Status: in_force

249.1000. Publicly owned sewer treatment works, responsible for whole sewer system, when — exceptions. — A publicly owned treatment works that has ownership of interceptor and local sewers shall be responsible for the entire public sewer system, except that the operation and maintenance of any part of an individual user's pressure sewer system, including grinder or low pressure pumps and service lateral to the public or private pressure sewer system used for the purpose of collecting or conducting wastewater originating at a residence or individual commercial entity, shall be the responsibility of the owner of such residence or individual commercial entity unless the publicly owned treatment works has assumed such responsibility.

(L. 1997 H.B. 709 § 1) Effective 7-1-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.720 — MO Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.720
192.720 Support for rheumatology trainees — amount — approval of candidates.
Status: in_force

192.720. Support for rheumatology trainees — amount — approval of candidates. — 1. Beginning upon receipt of appropriations for that purpose and subject to the availability of appropriations, but not before October 1, 1984, support shall be provided for three academic rheumatology trainees annually, for pursuit of training with academic institutions in the state.

2. Such support shall consist of an appropriate stipend and an additional budget for expenses for each trainee each year as recommended by the board.

3. A candidate for academic rheumatology training granted pursuant to this section shall be approved by the director, the board and the academic institution.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1028 § 10)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.821 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.821
376.821 Insurers may not cancel health or dental insurance solely because the ...
Status: in_force

376.821. Insurers may not cancel health or dental insurance solely because the insured is incarcerated — insurer, defined. — 1. As used in this section, the term "insurer" means any person, reciprocal exchange, interinsurer, Lloyds insurer, fraternal benefit society, and any other legal entity engaged in the business of insurance, including agents, brokers, adjusters and third-party administrators. "Insurer" also includes health services corporations, health maintenance organizations, prepaid limited health care service plans, dental, optometric and other similar health service plans. For purposes of sections 375.930 to 375.948 , such entities shall be deemed to be engaged in the business of insurance. "Insurer" shall also include all companies organized, incorporated or doing business under the provisions of chapters 325 , 375 , 376 , 377 , 378 , 379 , 381 , and 383 .

2. No insurer shall cancel or deny coverage on a contract or policy of health insurance or dental insurance to any person solely on the grounds that the person is incarcerated under authority of law.

(L. 1995 H.B. 424 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.170 — MO Code / Chapter 578 / Section 578.170
578.170 Definitions.
Status: in_force

578.170. Definitions. — Definitions. As used in sections 578.170 to 578.188 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Animal," every living vertebrate except a human being;

(2) "Baiting," to attack, provoke, or harass an animal with one or more animals for the purpose of training an animal for, or to cause an animal to engage in, fights with other animals for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, wagering or gain;

(3) "Bear wrestling," a contest of fighting or physical altercation between one or more persons and a bear for the purpose of amusement, entertainment, wagering or gain;

(4) "Person," any individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation, association, other business unit, society, trust, estate or other legal entity, or any public or private institution.

(Adopted by Initiative, Proposition A, § A, November 3, 1998) (2000) Proposition A did not violate constitutional requirements of single subject and clear title. United Gamefowl Breeders Ass'n. of Missouri v. Nixon, 19 S.W.3d 137 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.069 — MO Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.069
347.069 Proper party to proceedings by or against company — joinder of proper ...
Status: in_force

347.069. Proper party to proceedings by or against company — joinder of proper parties — commencement of proceedings, where proper. — 1. A member, manager, employee, or agent of a limited liability company is not a proper party to proceedings by or against a limited liability company, except where the object is to enforce such person's right against or duty or liability to the limited liability company. Notwithstanding any provision of sections 347.010 to 347.187 to the contrary, any person, including a member, manager, employee or agent of a limited liability company, against whom a claim exists may be joined as a proper party to proceedings by or against a limited liability company to the extent the claim arises out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the claim against the limited liability company.

2. Proceedings against a limited liability company shall be commenced either in the county where the cause of action accrued or in any county where such limited liability company shall have or usually keep an office or agent for the transaction of its usual and customary business, or in the county in which the office of the registered agent of the limited liability company is maintained.

(L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.740, A.L. 1997 H.B. 655 merged with S.B. 170) Effective 6-24-97 (H.B. 655); 5-20-97 (S.B. 170)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 77.350 — MO Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.350
77.350 Shall enforce ordinances.
Status: in_force

77.350. Shall enforce ordinances. — The mayor shall be active and vigilant in enforcing all laws and ordinances for the government of the city, and he shall cause all subordinate officers to be dealt with promptly for any neglect or violation of duty; and he is hereby authorized to call on every male inhabitant of the city, over eighteen years of age and under fifty, to aid in enforcing the laws.

(RSMo 1939 § 6876) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6730; 1919 § 8217; 1909 § 9154
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 77.020 — MO Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.020
77.020 City limits may be altered, how.
Status: in_force

77.020. City limits may be altered, how. — The mayor and council of such city, with the consent of a majority of the legal voters of such city voting at an election thereof, shall have power to extend the limits of the city over territory adjacent thereto, and to diminish the limits of the city by excluding territory therefrom, and shall, in every case, have power, with the consent of the legal voters as aforesaid, to extend or diminish the city limits in such manner as in their judgment and discretion may redound to the benefit of the city; provided, however, that no election or voter consent shall be required for voluntary annexations or transfers of jurisdiction under chapter 71 .

(RSMo 1939 § 6866, A. 1949 H.B. 2027, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6720; 1919 § 8207; 1909 § 9144 CROSS REFERENCES: Extension of limits of special charter city to include another city, procedure, 81.080 Procedure for annexation of area to which objection is made, 71.015
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.295 — MO Code / Chapter 305 / Section 305.295
305.295 Establishment of an airport authority by an eligible entity, jurisdiction.
Status: in_force

305.295. Establishment of an airport authority by an eligible entity, jurisdiction. — Whenever the fiscal body of one or more eligible entities, acting individually or jointly, adopts an ordinance or a resolution in favor of the establishment of an airport authority under this chapter * , there is established an airport authority. The authority has jurisdiction over a district with boundaries conterminous with the jurisdictional boundaries of the entity or entities adopting the ordinance or resolution. The authority must have a name including the words "airport authority".

(L. 2012 S.B. 628 § 1) *Original rolls of SB 628 numbered this section as "Section 1". This section was assigned to Chapter 305 by the Revisor under section 3.060.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 206.020 — MO Code / Chapter 206 / Section 206.020
206.020 Petition of voters for district, where filed, contents.
Status: in_force

206.020. Petition of voters for district, where filed, contents. — Whenever the creation of a hospital district is desired, a number of voters residing in the proposed district equal to ten percent of the vote cast in the proposed district in the next preceding general election may file with the county clerk in which the territory or the greater part thereof is situated a petition requesting the creation thereof. In case the proposed district which shall be contiguous is situated in two or more counties, the petition shall be filed in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the greater part of the area is situated, and the commissioners of the county commission of said county shall set the petition for public hearing. The petition shall set forth:

(1) A description of the territory to be embraced in the proposed district;

(2) The names of the municipalities located within the area;

(3) The name of the proposed district;

(4) The population of the district which shall not be less than two thousand inhabitants;

(5) The assessed valuation of the area, which shall not be less than two million five hundred thousand dollars; and

(6) A request that the question be submitted to the voters residing within the limits of the proposed hospital district whether they will establish a hospital district under this chapter to be known as "______ Hospital District" for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a public hospital.

(L. 1961 p. 524 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.907 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.907
88.907 Certification of tax bills.
Status: in_force

88.907. Certification of tax bills. — All of the tax bills, as provided in sections 88.863 to 88.913 , shall be certified as correct by the city engineer or other person who has made the computation under authority of the city council, and shall be signed by the mayor, attested by the city clerk under the seal of the city.

(RSMo 1939 § 7551) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7397; 1919 § 8805; 1909 § 9661
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 51.280 — MO Code / Chapter 51 / Section 51.280
51.280 County clerks, duties, compensation (certain first class counties).
Status: in_force

51.280. County clerks, duties, compensation (certain first class counties). — In all first class counties not having a charter form of government, the clerk of the county commission shall prepare and issue all county licenses established by law, and collect the county fees therefor and remit the same to the county treasury, and he shall receive and retain no fees, compensation or emoluments of whatever nature for the performance of any official duty other than the compensation prescribed by section 51.281 .

(L. 1945 p. 574 §§ 2, 3, A. 1949 H.C.S. H.B. 2008, 2009, A.L. 1963 p. 110, A.L. 1971 H.B. 484, A.L. 1973 H.B. 667, A.L. 1978 S.B. 775, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al.) Effective 1-01-88
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1153 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1153
67.1153 Authority to consist of five commissioners, qualifications, appointment, ...
Status: in_force

67.1153. Authority to consist of five commissioners, qualifications, appointment, chairman, elected from members, staff — quorum required for action — terms, expenses. — 1. The authority shall consist of five commissioners, who shall be qualified voters of the state of Missouri and residents of the county in which the authority is created. The commissioners shall be appointed by the county executive of the county in which the authority is created with the advice and consent of the county legislative body or, if there is no county executive, by the governing body of the county. No more than three of the commissioners appointed shall be of any one political party, and no elective official of any political subdivision of this state shall be a member of the authority.

2. The authority shall elect from its number a chairman, and may appoint such officers and employees as it may require for the performance of its duties and fix and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation. No action of the authority shall be binding unless taken at a meeting at which at least three members are present and unless a majority of the members present at such meeting shall vote in favor thereof.

3. Of the commissioners initially appointed to the authority, one shall serve for two years, one shall serve for three years, one shall serve for four years, one shall serve for five years, and one shall serve for six years. Thereafter, successors shall hold office for terms of five years, or for the unexpired terms of their predecessors. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and qualified.

4. The commissioners shall receive no salary for the performance of their duties, but shall be reimbursed for the actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties, to be paid by the authority.

(L. 1991 H.B. 25 § 5, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 388.440 — MO Code / Chapter 388 / Section 388.440
388.440 Right of trustees to change roadbed or roadline and to acquire right-of-way.
Status: in_force

388.440. Right of trustees to change roadbed or roadline and to acquire right-of-way. — Trustees or receivers of railroad companies and corporations and their estates appointed by any court whatsoever, owning, holding, operating, controlling or managing any such corporation or company or its estate shall have the right and power at any time to change the roadbed or roadline of the corporation or company or estate for which they were appointed trustees or receivers and which they are owning, holding, operating, controlling or managing, or any part of such roadbed or roadline, for the purpose of shortening the line or to overcome natural objections thereto or to secure economy in its construction or maintenance, and shall have the right and power to take and hold all necessary ground for right-of-way for such changes, and if the title thereof cannot be secured by agreement with the owners thereof, or if for any other cause the title cannot be secured, such trustees or receivers may proceed to condemn the same in the same manner and with the same effect as is now provided by law for the condemnation of lands by railroad corporations.

(L. 1941 p. 329 § 5289B)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 254.140 — MO Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.140
254.140 Firewood and domestic use timber cutting permitted.
Status: in_force

254.140. Firewood and domestic use timber cutting permitted. — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as limiting the right of any such person to cut from said forest croplands owned or controlled by him, firewood and timber for his own domestic use.

(L. 1945 p. 672 § 27, A.L. 1974 H.B. 1210)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.745 — MO Code / Chapter 486 / Section 486.745
486.745 Paper notarial certificates, requirements — correction or errors or ...
Status: in_force

486.745. Paper notarial certificates, requirements — correction or errors or omissions, when. — 1. A paper notarial certificate that is attached to a document during the notarization of the signature of a principal shall:

(1) Be attached by staple or other method that leaves evidence of any subsequent detachment;

(2) Be attached, signed, and sealed only by the notary and only at the time of notarization and in the presence of the principal;

(3) Be attached immediately following the signature page if the certificate is the same size as that page, or to the front of the signature page if the certificate is smaller; and

(4) Contain all of the elements described in section 486.740 on the same sheet of paper.

2. A notary may correct an error or omission made by that notary in a notarial certificate if:

(1) The original certificate and document are returned to the notary;

(2) The notary verifies the error by reference to the pertinent journal entry, the document itself, or to other determinative written evidence;

(3) The notary legibly corrects the certificate and initials and dates the correction in ink, or replaces the original certificate with a correct certificate; and

(4) The notary appends to the pertinent journal entry a notation regarding the nature and date of the correction.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.390 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.390
137.390 County commission to determine tax rate.
Status: in_force

137.390. County commission to determine tax rate. — After the assessor's book shall be corrected and adjusted according to law, but not later than September twentieth of each year, or in the case of any city not within a county or counties with a charter form of government, not later than October first, the county commission shall ascertain the sum necessary to be raised for county purposes, and fix the rate of taxes on the several subjects of taxation so as to raise the required sum, and the same shall be entered in proper columns in the tax book.

(L. 1945 p. 1930 § 18, A.L. 2006 S.B. 1016, A.L. 2008 S.B. 711)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.520 — MO Code / Chapter 300 / Section 300.520
300.520 Application of ordinance.
Status: in_force

300.520. Application of ordinance. — The provisions of this ordinance prohibiting the standing or parking of a vehicle shall apply at all times or at those times herein specified or as indicated on official signs except when it is necessary to stop a vehicle to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the directions of a police officer or official traffic control device.

(L. 1965 p. 445 § 134)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 251.360 — MO Code / Chapter 251 / Section 251.360
251.360 Selection of sites for facilities included in regional plan.
Status: in_force

251.360. Selection of sites for facilities included in regional plan. — 1. The officer or public body of a local governmental unit within the region having final authority thereon shall refer to the regional planning commission, for its consideration and report, the following matters: The location of or acquisition of land for any of the items or facilities which are included in the adopted regional comprehensive plan.

2. Within twenty days after the matter is referred to the regional planning commission or such longer period as may be stipulated by the referring officer or public body, the commission shall report its recommendations to the referring officer or public body. The report and recommendations of the commission shall be advisory only.

3. Local units and state agencies may authorize the regional planning commission with the consent of the commission to act for such unit or agency in approving, examining or reviewing plats, pursuant to sections 64.070 , 64.245 , 64.590 , 64.820 , 64.830 and 88.163 , as the case may be.

(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 908 § 21)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 319.312 — MO Code / Chapter 319 / Section 319.312
319.312 Ground vibration limits to be followed, when — alternative compliance ...
Status: in_force

319.312. Ground vibration limits to be followed, when — alternative compliance method — limit on acoustic values from blasting. — 1. (1) Any person using explosives in the state of Missouri in which monitoring with a seismograph is required, as provided in section 319.309 , shall comply with ground vibration limits based on the U.S. Bureau of Mines Report of Investigations 8507, Appendix B.

(2) In lieu of the ground vibration limit established in subdivision (1) of this subsection, the person using explosives may submit a written request to the division of fire safety to use an alternate compliance method. Such written request shall be supported by sufficient technical information, which may include but not be limited to documented approval of such method by other federal, state, or local political subdivisions which regulate the use of explosives. Upon submittal by the person using explosives of a request to use an alternate compliance method, the state blasting safety board shall issue a written determination as to whether the technical information submitted provides sufficient justification for the alternate method to be used as a method of demonstrating compliance with the provisions of this section.

2. Any person using explosives in the state of Missouri in which monitoring with a seismograph is required, as provided in section 319.309 , shall limit acoustic values from blasting to one hundred thirty-three decibels using a two hertz flat response measuring system based on the Office of Surface Mining Regulation 816.67(b)(1)(i).

(L. 2007 H.B. 298)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 453.061 — MO Code / Chapter 453 / Section 453.061
453.061 Conception of a child, man deemed to be on notice, when.
Status: in_force

453.061. Conception of a child, man deemed to be on notice, when. — Any man who has engaged in sexual intercourse with a woman is deemed to be on notice that a child may be conceived and as a result is entitled to notice of an adoption proceeding only as provided in this chapter.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 319.300 — MO Code / Chapter 319 / Section 319.300
319.300 Citation of law — purpose statement.
Status: in_force

319.300. Citation of law — purpose statement. — Sections 319.300 to 319.345 shall be known as the "Missouri Blasting Safety Act". The purpose of sections 319.300 to 319.345 shall be to foster the safe use of explosives in mining and construction by establishing and enforcing consistent statewide industry standards for licensing of blasters and persons using explosives. The provisions of sections 319.300 to 319.345 or any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder shall not be construed to amend, supersede, or conflict with any requirement of federal law or regulation governing the manufacturing, transporting, or storage of explosives.

(L. 2007 H.B. 298)