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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 245.135 — MO Code / Chapter 245 / Section 245.135
245.135 Court to declare corporation dissolved if costs exceed benefits.
Status: in_force

245.135. Court to declare corporation dissolved if costs exceed benefits. — If, after determining the objections made to the commissioners' report, the court shall find that the estimated costs of works and improvements as reported by the board of commissioners, or as amended by the court, exceed the estimated benefits, the court shall then render its decree, declaring the incorporation of the district to be dissolved as soon as all costs incurred, including all obligations and debts made in behalf of the district by the board of supervisors and court costs shall have been paid, and if the uniform tax levied under the provisions of section 245.175 be found insufficient to pay all such costs the board of supervisors shall make such additional uniform tax levies as will be necessary to pay such deficiency; provided, that in estimating the cost of constructing the works and improvements of the district the amount of interest that might accrue upon bonds that may be issued by the board of supervisors under the provisions of sections 245.010 to 245.280 shall not be considered as a part of the cost of construction.

(RSMo 1939 § 12529) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10939; 1919 § 4633
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.2998 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.2998
301.2998 Special license plates, issuance of not required, when.
Status: in_force

301.2998. Special license plates, issuance of not required, when. — Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, which establishes the issuance of a specialty plate, if no applications for such plate have been received within five years from the effective date of the section authorizing the plate, then the department of revenue no longer will be required to accept applications and issue such plate.

(L. 2007 S.B. 82)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 559.635 — MO Code / Chapter 559 / Section 559.635
559.635 Correctional substance abuse earnings fund, use, rules.
Status: in_force

559.635. Correctional substance abuse earnings fund, use, rules. — 1. There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the "Correctional Substance Abuse Earnings Fund". The state treasurer shall credit to the fund any interest earned from investing the moneys in the fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 , money in the correctional substance abuse earnings fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue at the end of the biennium.

2. Fees received pursuant to the required educational assessment and community treatment program shall be deposited in the correctional substance abuse earnings fund. The moneys received from such fees shall be appropriated solely for assistance in securing alcohol and drug rehabilitation services.

3. The department of corrections and the department of mental health shall promulgate rules and regulations to implement and administer the provisions of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 .

(L. 1998 H.B. 1147, et al. § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 107.120 — MO Code / Chapter 107 / Section 107.120
107.120 Additional testimony may be taken.
Status: in_force

107.120. Additional testimony may be taken. — Testimony in addition to that of such sureties may be required by the officer or court passing upon the sufficiency of such bonds; and when required it shall in every case be endorsed on or attached to the bond, subscribed by the witness or witnesses giving it, and duly attested.

(RSMo 1939 § 3258) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2870; 1919 § 1020; 1909 § 1227
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 590.1075 — MO Code / Chapter 590 / Section 590.1075
590.1075 Tuition reimbursement fund created, use of moneys.
Status: in_force

590.1075. Tuition reimbursement fund created, use of moneys. — There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Peace Officer Basic Training Tuition Reimbursement Fund", which shall consist of moneys appropriated annually by the general assembly from general revenue and any gifts, bequests, or donations. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund. In accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180 , the state treasurer may approve disbursements. The fund shall be a dedicated fund and, upon appropriation, moneys in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of section 590.1070 . Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, any moneys remaining in the fund at the end of the biennium shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the fund in the same manner as other funds are invested. Any interest and moneys earned on such investments shall be credited to the fund.

(L. 2023 S.B. 186)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 358.050 — MO Code / Chapter 358 / Section 358.050
358.050 Rules for cases not provided for in this law.
Status: in_force

358.050. Rules for cases not provided for in this law. — In any case not provided for in this law the rules of law and equity, including the law merchant, shall govern.

(L. 1949 p. 506 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.515 — MO Code / Chapter 374 / Section 374.515
374.515 Rules and regulations authorized.
Status: in_force

374.515. Rules and regulations authorized. — The director may promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 374.500 to 374.515 , pursuant to the provisions of section 374.045 and chapter 536 .

(L. 1991 S.B. 352 § 6 subsecs. 4 to 8, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 188.060 — MO Code / Chapter 188 / Section 188.060
188.060 Records to be retained for seven years.
Status: in_force

188.060. Records to be retained for seven years. — All medical records, reports, and other documents required to be kept under sections 188.010 to 188.085 shall be maintained in the permanent files of the abortion facility or hospital in which the abortion was performed for a period of seven years.

(L. 1974 H.B. 1211 § 11, A.L. 1979 H.B. 523, et al.) Effective 6-29-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 94.015 — MO Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.015
94.015 Procedure when county or township assessor acts under contract — levy — ...
Status: in_force

94.015. Procedure when county or township assessor acts under contract — levy — representation for county board of equalization. — In any city which contracts for the assessment of property by the county or township assessor as authorized by section 70.220 and does not elect or appoint an assessor, the county or township clerk shall deliver to the mayor, on or before the first day of October of each year, a certified abstract from his assessment books of all property within the city subject to taxation by the state and the assessed value thereof as agreed upon by the board of equalization. The mayor shall immediately transmit the abstract to the council which shall establish by ordinance the rate of taxes for the year; and for the purpose of giving cities of the third class representation on the county board of equalization, when said board is sitting for the purpose of equalizing the assessment on such city property, the mayor and one other person to be selected by the legislative body of the city shall sit with the county board of equalization when the board is passing upon the assessment of such city property, and shall each have a vote in said board, and they shall be paid for such service the same amount per day and out of the same fund as other members of the board of equalization.

(L. 1959 H.B. 164 § 94.010)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.606 — MO Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.606
454.606 Notice to employer or union, National Medical Support Notice to be used — ...
Status: in_force

454.606. Notice to employer or union, National Medical Support Notice to be used — notice, how delivered — division duties. — 1. In all IV-D cases in which income withholding for child support is to be initiated on the effective date of the order pursuant to section 452.350 and section 454.505 , respectively, the circuit clerk or division, as appropriate, shall send a notice to the employer or union of the parent who has been ordered to provide the health benefit plan coverage at the same time the support order withholding notice is issued. In cases in which the division enforces an order to obtain health benefit plan coverage, it also shall send a notice to the employer or union of the parent who has been ordered to provide the health benefit plan coverage.

2. The notice shall be sent to the employer or union either by regular mail or by certified mail, return receipt requested.

3. The division shall use the National Medical Support Notice required by 42 U.S.C. Section 666(a)(19) and 45 C.F.R. Section 303.32 to enforce health benefit plan coverage under this chapter. All employers, unions, and plan administrators shall comply with the terms of the National Medical Support Notice, including the instructions therein, whether issued by the division or the IV-D agency of another state which appears regular on its face. The division shall:

(1) Transfer the National Medical Support Notice to an employer within two business days after the date of entry of an employee who is an obligor in a IV-D case in the state directory of new hires; and

(2) Promptly notify the appropriate employer or union if a current order for medical support for which the division is responsible is no longer in effect.

4. The notice issued by the circuit clerk shall contain, at a minimum, the following information:

(1) The parent's name and Social Security number;

(2) A statement that the parent is required to provide and maintain health benefit plan coverage for a dependent minor child; and

(3) The name, date of birth, and Social Security number, if available, for each child.

5. The notice to withhold sufficient funds from the earnings due the obligor to cover employee contributions or premiums, when necessary to comply with the order to provide health benefit plan coverage, is binding on current and successor employers for current and subsequent periods of employment. Such notice shall continue until further notice by the court or division.

6. The withholding of health benefit plan employee contributions or premiums from income, if required to comply with the order, shall not be held in abeyance pending the outcome of any hearing provided pursuant to section 454.609 .

(L. 1993 S.B. 253 § 5, A.L. 2002 S.B. 923, et al., A.L. 2003 S.B. 330)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 267.168 — MO Code / Chapter 267 / Section 267.168
267.168 Voluntary program may be supported by state — mandated participation ...
Status: in_force

267.168. Voluntary program may be supported by state — mandated participation prohibited — withdrawal permitted — governor may waive this section, when. — 1. The state of Missouri may support a voluntary animal identification program. The department of agriculture shall not mandate or otherwise force national animal identification system (NAIS) premises registration without specific statutory authorization from the Missouri general assembly.

2. Any person who participates in the national animal identification system may withdraw from the system at any time. All personal information relating to a participant shall be deleted from the system when the participant withdraws, unless the participant is part of an ongoing disease investigation or disease monitoring or control program.

3. If the provisions of this section interfere with the marketing of Missouri livestock, the governor by executive order may waive the provisions of this section in whole or in part until the completion of the next regular session of the Missouri general assembly or any special session called by the governor at which time the executive order shall expire.

(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.777 — MO Code / Chapter 476 / Section 476.777
476.777 Missouri CASA fund established, disbursements — lapse of fund into general ...
Status: in_force

476.777. Missouri CASA fund established, disbursements — lapse of fund into general revenue prohibited. — 1. There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund, to be known as the "Missouri CASA Fund". The state treasurer shall credit to and deposit in the Missouri CASA fund all moneys which may be appropriated to it by the general assembly and also any gifts, contributions, grants, bequests or other aid received from federal, private or other sources, in addition to any moneys deposited pursuant to section 488.636 . The general assembly may appropriate moneys into the fund to support the court-appointed special advocate (CASA) program throughout the state.

2. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in the Missouri CASA fund in the same manner as surplus state funds are invested pursuant to section 30.260 . All earnings resulting from the investment of moneys in the fund shall be credited to the Missouri CASA fund.

3. The state courts administrator shall administer and disburse moneys in the Missouri CASA fund based on the following requirements:

(1) The office of state courts administrator shall set aside funding for new start-up CASA programs throughout the state;

(2) Every recognized CASA program shall receive a base rate allocation, with availability of additional funding based on the number of children with abuse or neglect cases under the jurisdiction of the court; and

(3) All CASA programs being considered for funding shall be recognized by and affiliated with the state and national CASA associations.

4. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the Missouri CASA fund shall not revert to the credit of the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium.

(L. 2001 H.B. 107)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.395 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.395
351.395 Conveyance of property not invalid because board of directors has exceeded ...
Status: in_force

351.395. Conveyance of property not invalid because board of directors has exceeded corporation's powers — lack of capacity, power asserted, how. — No act of a corporation and no conveyance or transfer of real or personal property to or by a corporation shall be invalid by reason of the fact that the corporation was without capacity or power to do such act or to make or receive such conveyance or transfer, but such lack of capacity or power may be asserted:

(1) In a proceeding by a shareholder against the corporation to enjoin the doing of any act or acts or the transfer of real or personal property by or to the corporation. If the unauthorized acts or transfer sought to be enjoined are being, or are to be, performed or made pursuant to any contract to which the corporation is a party, the court may, if all of the parties to the contract are parties to the proceeding and if it deems the same to be equitable, set aside and enjoin the performance of such contract, and in so doing may allow to the corporation or to the other parties to the contract, as the case may be, compensation for the loss or damage sustained by either of them which may result from the action of the court in setting aside and enjoining the performance of such contract, but anticipated profits to be derived from the performance of the contract shall not be awarded by the court as a loss or damage sustained;

(2) In a proceeding by the corporation, whether acting directly or through a receiver, trustee, or other legal representative, or through shareholders in a representative suit, against the incumbent or former officers or directors of the corporation;

(3) In a proceeding by the attorney general, as provided in this chapter, to dissolve the corporation, or in a proceeding by the attorney general to enjoin the corporation from the transaction of unauthorized business.

(L. 1943 p. 410 § 6, A.L. 1965 p. 532)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.100 — MO Code / Chapter 307 / Section 307.100
307.100 Limitations on lamps other than headlamps — flashing signals prohibited ...
Status: in_force

307.100. Limitations on lamps other than headlamps — flashing signals prohibited except on specified vehicles — penalty. — 1. Any lighted lamp or illuminating device upon a motor vehicle other than headlamps, spotlamps, front direction signals or auxiliary lamps which projects a beam of light of an intensity greater than three hundred candlepower shall be so directed that no part of the beam will strike the level of the roadway on which the vehicle stands at a distance of more than seventy-five feet from the vehicle. Alternately flashing warning signals may be used on school buses when used for school purposes and on motor vehicles when used to transport United States mail from post offices to boxes of addressees thereof and on emergency vehicles as defined in section 304.022 , on buses owned or operated by churches, mosques, synagogues, temples or other houses of worship, and on commercial passenger transport vehicles or railroad passenger cars that are stopped to load or unload passengers, but are prohibited on other motor vehicles, motorcycles and motor-drawn vehicles except as a means for indicating a right or left turn.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 307.120 , violation of this section is an infraction.

(L. 1941 p. 438 § 8386j, A.L. 1955 p. 625, A.L. 1957 p. 633, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047, A.L. 2001 H.B. 458, A.L. 2004 S.B. 732 merged with S.B. 1233, et al.) (1955) Where truck was stopped with rear in ditch and front across highway about two or three feet from center, verdict directing instruction which authorized recovery unless truck was displaying red light visible for 500 feet and directed toward direction from which plaintiff was coming, held erroneous. Bunch v. Wagner (A.), 275 S.W.2d 753. (1957) Permitting a damaged vehicle to remain on the highway without lights as required by § 304.450 is negligence per se. Leek v. Dillard (A.), 304 S.W.2d 60. (1958) Evidence did not require finding that plaintiff was guilty of contributory negligence as matter of law in colliding at night with truck defendant had parked without lights partially upon paved portion of road. Beaver v. Wilhelm (A.), 321 S.W.2d 1. (1962) Wording of instruction on contributory negligence based on failure to display a "lighted red lamp" held sufficient to properly instruct under the statute. Wiber v. Mana (Mo.), 356 S.W.2d 88. (1967) Subject to the exception stated in the first paragraph of section 304.450, RSMo, the lighting requirements imposed by sections 304.310 and 304.380, RSMo, are applicable to a vehicle parked at the curb on a city street. Walker v. Massey (A.), 417 S.W.2d 14.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.117 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.117
301.117 Bond requirements for service agents — paid out, when — liability limitation.
Status: in_force

301.117. Bond requirements for service agents — paid out, when — liability limitation. — 1. The application for licensure shall be accompanied by a corporate surety bond in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars and conditioned on the faithful performance of all requirements for the lawful obtaining or receiving of certificates of ownership for motor vehicles.

2. The bond shall be an indemnity for any loss sustained by reason of the acts of the person bonded when such acts constitute grounds for the suspension or revocation of his license. The bonds shall be executed in the name of Missouri for the benefit of any aggrieved party; except, that the aggregate liability to all aggrieved parties shall, in no event, exceed the amount of the bond. The proceeds of the bond shall be paid upon receipt by the director of a final judgment from a court of competent jurisdiction against the principal and in favor of an aggrieved party.

(L. 1984 S.B. 416 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.380 — MO Code / Chapter 534 / Section 534.380
534.380 Judgment stay for appeals.
Status: in_force

534.380. Judgment stay for appeals. — Applications for appeals shall be allowed and conducted in the manner provided as in other civil cases. Application for appeal shall not stay execution for restitution of the premises unless the defendant gives bond within the time for appeal. The bond shall be for the amount of the judgment and with the condition to stay waste and to pay all subsequently accruing rent, if any, into court within ten days after it becomes due, pending determination of the appeal, subject to the judge's discretion. However, in any case in which the defendant receives a reduction in rent due to a local, state or federal subsidy program, the amount of the bond shall be reduced by the amount of said subsidy. Execution other than for restitution shall be stayed if the defendant files a bond in the proper amount at such time as otherwise provided by law.

(L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1997 H.B. 361, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1410 merged with S.B. 655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.660 — MO Code / Chapter 56 / Section 56.660
56.660 Special county counselors — employment — compensation — qualifications.
Status: in_force

56.660. Special county counselors — employment — compensation — qualifications. — The county counselor may, with the approval of the county commission or the governing body of such county, employ special county counselors to represent such county in prosecuting or defending any suit by or against such county, or any official of such county acting in the county counselor's official capacity. The county counselor may pay such special county counselors a reasonable compensation, which shall be fixed by the county commission or the governing body of such county and paid out of such funds as the county commission or the governing body may direct, for their services. Special county counselors employed under this section shall have the same qualifications required for county counselors under the provisions of section 56.631 .

(L. 1978 S.B. 769, A.L. 2005 S.B. 210)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.153 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.153
86.153 Contributions to and payments from such fund.
Status: in_force

86.153. Contributions to and payments from such fund. — Contributions to and payments from the pension accumulation fund shall be as follows: On account of each member there shall be paid annually into the pension accumulation fund by the said cities an amount equal to a certain percentage of the earnable compensation of the member to be known as "the normal contribution" and an additional amount equal to a percentage of his earnable compensation to be known as "the accrued liability contribution". The rates percent of such contributions shall be fixed on the basis of the liabilities of the retirement system as shown by actuarial valuations. Until the first valuation the normal contribution shall be five and thirty-one one-hundredths percent and the accrued liability contribution four and forty-nine one-hundredths percent of the earnable compensation of all members.

(RSMo 1939 § 9471) Prior revision: 1929 § 8913
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1500 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1500
375.1500 Sections 375.1500 to 375.1527 apply to life insurance policies, exceptions.
Status: in_force

375.1500. Sections 375.1500 to 375.1527 apply to life insurance policies, exceptions. — Sections 375.1500 to 375.1527 apply to all group and individual life insurance policies and certificates except:

(1) Variable life insurance;

(2) Individual and group annuity contracts;

(3) Credit life insurance;

(4) Policies written by a company with less than twenty-five million dollars in annual direct written life insurance premiums;

(5) Life insurance policies with no illustrated death benefits on any individual exceeding ten thousand dollars;

(6) Life insurance policies containing guaranteed elements exclusively; or

(7) Single premium policies.

(L. 1998 S.B. 722 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 278.060 — MO Code / Chapter 278 / Section 278.060
278.060 Title of law.
Status: in_force

278.060. Title of law. — Sections 278.060 to 278.155 may be known and cited as "The Soil and Water Conservation Districts Law".

(L. 1943 p. 839 § 1, A.L. 1961 p. 31)