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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.650 — MO Code / Chapter 490 / Section 490.650
490.650 Account book, when produced.
Status: in_force

490.650. Account book, when produced. — The court before which any action for the recovery of any sum or balance due on account, and where the matter at issue and on trial is a proper and usual subject of charge on books of account, may require either party to produce, at the trial, either his ledger or original book of entries, or both; and no disputed account shall be allowed upon the oath of the party, when it shall appear that he has a book of original entries, unless such book shall be produced upon reasonable request.

(RSMo 1939 § 1888) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1724; 1919 § 5411; 1909 § 6355
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 350.010 — MO Code / Chapter 350 / Section 350.010
350.010 Definitions.
Status: in_force

350.010. Definitions. — For the purposes of this section, the terms defined in this section have the meanings here given them:

(1) "Agricultural land" means land used for farming.

(2) "Authorized farm corporation" means a corporation meeting the following standards:

(a) All of its shareholders, other than any estate, or revocable and irrevocable trusts, are natural persons;

(b) It must receive two-thirds or more of its total net income from farming as defined in this section;

(3) "Corporation" means a corporation or a cooperative.

(4) "Family farm" means an unincorporated farming unit owned or leased by one or more persons residing on the farm or actively engaging in farming.

(5) "Family farm corporation" means a corporation incorporated for the purpose of farming and the ownership of agricultural land in which at least one-half of the voting stock is held by and at least one-half of the stockholders are members of a family related to each other within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity including the spouses, sons-in-law and daughters-in-law of any such family member according to the rules of the common law, and at least one of whose stockholders is a person residing on or actively operating the farm, and none of whose stockholders are a corporation prohibited by section 350.015 from entering into farming, or any corporation which is subject to the controlled expansion provisions of section 350.015 ; provided that a family farm corporation shall not cease to qualify as such hereunder by reason of any gift, devise or bequest of shares of voting stock. A person actively operating a farm shall include, but not be limited to, a person who has an ownership interest in the family farm corporation and exercises some management control or direction.

(6) "Farming" means using or cultivating land for the production of (a) agricultural crops; (b) livestock or livestock products; (c) poultry or poultry products; (d) milk or dairy products; or (e) fruit or other horticultural products, provided; however, "farming" shall not include a processor of farm products or a distributor of farming supplies contracting to provide spraying, harvesting or other farming services.

(L. 1975 H.B. 655 § 1) (1988) Chapter 350, RSMo, is rationally related to a legitimate state interest and does not violate the equal protection clauses of federal and state constitutions. State ex rel. Webster v. Lehndorff Geneva, 744 S.W.2d 801 (En Banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.1115 — MO Code / Chapter 456 / Section 456.1115
456.1115 Creditor claim — nongeneral power.
Status: in_force

456.1115. Creditor claim — nongeneral power. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, appointive property subject to a nongeneral power of appointment is exempt from a claim of a creditor of the powerholder or the powerholder's estate.

2. Appointive property subject to a nongeneral power of appointment is subject to a claim of a creditor of the powerholder or the powerholder's estate to the extent that the powerholder owned the property and, reserving the nongeneral power, transferred the property in violation of chapter 428 .

3. If the initial gift-in-default of appointment is to the powerholder or the powerholder's estate, a nongeneral power of appointment is treated for purposes of sections 456.1100 to 456.1115 as a general power.

(L. 2016 H.B. 1765)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 568.010 — MO Code / Chapter 568 / Section 568.010
568.010 Bigamy — penalty.
Status: in_force

568.010. Bigamy — penalty. — 1. A married person commits the offense of bigamy if he or she:

(1) Purports to marry another; or

(2) Cohabits with one whom he or she entered into a bigamous marriage in another jurisdiction.

2. A married person does not commit bigamy if, at the time of the subsequent marriage ceremony, he or she reasonably believes that he or she is legally eligible to remarry.

3. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue of reasonable belief of eligibility to remarry.

4. An unmarried person commits the offense of bigamy if he or she:

(1) Purports to marry another knowing that the other person is married; or

(2) Cohabits with one whom he or she entered into a bigamous marriage in another jurisdiction.

5. The offense of bigamy is a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 248.170 — MO Code / Chapter 248 / Section 248.170
248.170 Trustees may accept sewers or drains constructed by private persons.
Status: in_force

248.170. Trustees may accept sewers or drains constructed by private persons. — The board of trustees created by this chapter, or the authorities of the city, town or village, or the county commission, shall have the power to accept from private persons or corporations any sewers or drains constructed by them before or after the organization of the sanitary district, and to allow an equitable credit for such sewers or drains; or to acquire the same by process of law if needed; provided, that the sewers or drains accepted, in plans, materials and construction, conform to the plans adopted and approved by the board for similar work done by said board; and provided, in the case of acceptance, that the amount allowed shall not exceed the amount assessable as a special tax against the property drained thereby, under section 248.160 . The title to or ownership of such sewers or drains shall be considered as attaching to all lands actually drained thereby in proportion to the areas of such lands, and the credit shall be allowed to the owners of record.

(RSMo 1939 § 12488) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10898; 1919 § 4593; 1909 § 5699
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.380 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.380
351.380 Process served on registered agent.
Status: in_force

351.380. Process served on registered agent. — 1. The registered agent so appointed by a corporation shall be an agent of such corporation upon whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation may be served. In the event that a corporation shall fail to appoint or maintain a registered agent in this state, then the secretary of state as long as such default exists shall be automatically appointed as an agent of such corporation upon whom any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon the corporation may be served. Service on the secretary of state of any process, notice or demand against a corporation shall be made by delivering to and leaving with him, or with any clerk having charge of the corporation department of his office, a copy of such process, notice or demand. In the event that any process, notice, or demand is served on the secretary of state, he shall immediately cause a copy thereof to be forwarded by registered mail, addressed to the corporation at its registered office in this state.

2. Nothing herein contained shall limit or affect the right to serve any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served upon a corporation in any other manner now or hereafter permitted by law.

3. The secretary of state shall keep a record of all processes, notices, and demands served upon him under this section, and shall record therein the time of such service and his action with reference thereto.

(L. 1943 p. 410 § 11)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.1384 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.1384
407.1384 Agency liability for failure to comply, damages and equitable relief.
Status: in_force

407.1384. Agency liability for failure to comply, damages and equitable relief. — 1. Any consumer credit reporting agency that knowingly fails to comply with the provisions of sections 407.1380 to 407.1384 shall be liable to the consumer who is subject to the credit report in an amount equal to:

(1) Any actual damages sustained by the consumer due to such failure; and

(2) Any court costs and fees assessed in maintaining the action, as well as reasonable attorney's fees.

2. In addition to the foregoing monetary sums, a court, upon request of the damaged consumer, shall award such equitable relief as may be necessary to restore the damaged consumer's credit and to discourage future violations of sections 407.1380 to 407.1384 by the consumer credit reporting agency.

(L. 2008 H.B. 1384 and H.B. 2157)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 209.140 — MO Code / Chapter 209 / Section 209.140
209.140 Persons violating provisions of law guilty of misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

209.140. Persons violating provisions of law guilty of misdemeanor. — Any person or persons found guilty of violating any of the provisions of sections 209.010 to 209.160 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor; and any person who shall willfully and fraudulently violate any of the provisions of sections 209.010 to 209.160 for the purpose of obtaining any benefits thereunder, to which such person is not entitled, shall, in addition to the penalties otherwise provided herein, forfeit all right to future benefits hereunder.

(RSMo 1939 § 9463) Prior revision: 1929 § 8905
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.1002 — MO Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1.1002
1.1002 Severability clause for H.B. 1696, 2026.
Status: in_force

1.1002. Severability clause for H.B. 1696, 2026. — In the event that any section, provision, clause, phrase, or word of this act * or the application thereof is declared invalid under the Constitution of the United States or the Constitution of the State of Missouri, whether on procedural or substantive grounds, it is the intent of the general assembly that the remaining sections of this act * remain in force and effect as far as they are capable of being carried into execution as intended by the general assembly. The general assembly hereby declares that it would have passed each section, provision, clause, phrase, or word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, provisions, clauses, phrases, or words of this act * or the application of this act * would be declared unenforceable, unconstitutional, or invalid.

(L. 2026 H.B. 1696 § B) * "This act" (H.B. 1696, 2026) contained several sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 205.330 — MO Code / Chapter 205 / Section 205.330
205.330 Board to determine charity patients.
Status: in_force

205.330. Board to determine charity patients. — The board of hospital trustees shall have power to determine whether or not patients presented at said public hospital for treatment are subjects for charity, and shall fix such price for compensation for patients, other than those unable to assist themselves, as the said board deems proper, the receipts therefor to be paid to the treasurer of said county and credited by him to the hospital fund.

(RSMo 1939 § 15208) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13991; 1919 § 12625
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 324.930 — MO Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.930
324.930 Missouri electrical industry licensing fund created.
Status: in_force

324.930. Missouri electrical industry licensing fund created. — There is hereby created in the state treasury the "Missouri Electrical Industry Licensing Fund", which shall consist of money collected under sections 324.900 to 324.945 . The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund and may approve disbursements from the fund in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180 . Upon appropriation, money in the fund shall be used solely for the administration of sections 324.900 to 324.945 . The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, moneys in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds three times the amount of the appropriation from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the fund for the preceding fiscal year. 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. 2017 S.B. 240)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.430 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.430
375.430 Certificate revoked if judgment not satisfied.
Status: in_force

375.430. Certificate revoked if judgment not satisfied. — Whenever any judgment shall be obtained in any of the courts of this state against any insurance company doing business in this state, and said judgment shall remain unsatisfied for fifteen days after execution shall have been lawfully issued thereon, the certificate of authority or license to do business issued or granted to such insurance company shall immediately be suspended or revoked by the director of the department of commerce and insurance, upon said director being notified thereof, and such insurance company shall, after such suspension or revocation, be prohibited from transacting any business in this state until such judgment shall be satisfied.

(RSMo 1939 § 6041) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5930; 1919 § 6338; 1909 § 7069
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 95.430 — MO Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.430
95.430 Bonds, how sold — proceeds, how applied.
Status: in_force

95.430. Bonds, how sold — proceeds, how applied. — Such bonds shall be sold as directed by ordinance, or, in the absence of such directions, by the city treasurer, and the proceeds thereof shall be applied and used for the payment of the judgments and decrees for the payment whereof the same were directed to be issued; provided, however, that said bonds shall not be sold for less than par.

(RSMo 1939 § 7460) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7307; 1919 § 8722; 1909 § 9601
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 443.1001 — MO Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.1001
443.1001 Citation of law.
Status: in_force

443.1001. Citation of law. — Sections 443.1001 to 443.1007 shall be known and may be cited as the "First-Time Home Buyer Savings Account Act".

(L. 2018 H.B. 1796)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 643.070 — MO Code / Chapter 643 / Section 643.070
643.070 Commission to adopt rules, notice — public hearing.
Status: in_force

643.070. Commission to adopt rules, notice — public hearing. — 1. The commission shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 536 . The commission shall notify any air pollution control agency with a certificate of authority which may be affected by the rule and any person who has previously requested notice when the proposed rulemaking is submitted to the secretary of state for publication in the Missouri Register. In addition, any interested persons, whether or not heard, may submit, within seven days subsequent to the hearings, a written statement of their views. The commission may solicit the views, in writing, of persons who may be affected by, or interested in, proposed rules and regulations, or standards. Any person heard or represented at the hearing or making written request for notice shall be given written notice of the action of the commission with respect to the subject thereof.

2. Rules shall be approved after public hearing and shall be approved in writing by at least four members of the commission.

3. Any rule or any amendment or repeal thereof which is adopted by the commission may differ in its terms and provisions for particular types and conditions of air pollution or air contamination, for particular air contaminant sources, and for particular areas of the state.

(L. 1965 p. 335 § 7, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1184, A.L. 1992 S.B. 544, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 575.190 — MO Code / Chapter 575 / Section 575.190
575.190 Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty.
Status: in_force

575.190. Refusal to identify as a witness — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of refusal to identify as a witness if, knowing he or she has witnessed any portion of an offense, or of any other incident resulting in physical injury or substantial property damage, he or she refuses to report or gives a false report of his or her name and present address to a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties.

2. The offense of refusal to identify as a witness is a class C misdemeanor.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.648 — MO Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.648
198.648 Rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

198.648. Rulemaking authority. — The department shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of sections 198.640 to 198.648 . Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2022, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2022 S.B. 710)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.1033 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.1033
99.1033 Powers of municipality creating authority — powers authorized to authority ...
Status: in_force

99.1033. Powers of municipality creating authority — powers authorized to authority — public hearings held, when. — 1. A municipality which has created an authority pursuant to section 99.1006 may:

(1) Approve by ordinance the exercise by the authority of the powers, functions, and duties of the authority under sections 99.1000 to 99.1060 ; and

(2) After adopting an ordinance in accordance with subdivision (1) of this subsection and after receipt of recommendations from the authority in accordance with subsection 3 of this section, by ordinance, designate development areas, adopt the development plans, and development projects, designate a development project area for each development project adopted, and adopt development financing for each such development project area. No development plan may be adopted until the development area is designated. No development project shall be adopted until the development plan is adopted and the development project area for each development project shall be designated at the time of adopting the development project.

2. A municipality may authorize an authority created pursuant to section 99.1006 to exercise all powers and perform all functions of a transportation development district pursuant to sections 238.200 to 238.275 within a development area.

3. The municipality or authority shall hold public hearings and provide notice pursuant to sections 99.1042 and 99.1045 . Within ten days following the completion of any such public hearing, the authority shall vote on and shall make recommendation to the governing body of the municipality with regard to any development plan, development projects, designation of a development area or amendments thereto which were proposed at such public hearing.

(L. 2003 H.B. 289)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.820 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.820
334.820 License required — practice of medicine not authorized.
Status: in_force

334.820. License required — practice of medicine not authorized. — 1. No person in the state of Missouri, unless such person holds a current and valid license issued pursuant to sections 334.800 to 334.930 , shall:

(1) Provide the services of a respiratory care practitioner, unless such person is otherwise exempt pursuant to section 334.900 ; and

(2) Represent himself or herself as, or hold himself or herself out, to the public by any title or description including the words, respiratory therapist, respiratory therapy technician, or inhalation therapist, or as having any similar description; and

(3) Advertise as, or take any action that would imply or lead the public to believe that such person is, a legitimate provider of respiratory care.

2. Nothing in sections 334.800 to 334.930 shall be construed to authorize or permit a respiratory care practitioner to practice medicine.

(L. 1996 H.B. 999 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.473 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.473
473.473 Terms of sale.
Status: in_force

473.473. Terms of sale. — In all sales of real or personal property the court may authorize credit to be given by the executor or administrator for the payment of such portion of the purchase price and for such periods of time, upon such rates of interest, with such security, and upon such other conditions as the court finds to be in the interests of the estate.

(L. 1955 p. 385 § 173, A.L. 1957 p. 829)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 339.050 — MO Code / Chapter 339 / Section 339.050
339.050 Form of application.
Status: in_force

339.050. Form of application. — Applications for licenses shall be in writing, on blanks furnished by the commission, accompanied by such information and recommendations as it may require. Each application shall contain a statement that it is made under oath or affirmation and that its representations are true and correct to the best knowledge and belief of the person signing same, subject to the penalties of making a false affidavit or declaration.

(L. 1941 p. 424 § 8, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.064 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.064
301.064 Land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicles, registration, fee ...
Status: in_force

301.064. Land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicles, registration, fee — license plates. — 1. The annual registration fee for a land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicle is three hundred * fifty dollars. The maximum gross weight for which such a vehicle may be registered is eighty thousand pounds. Transporting for hire by such a motor vehicle is prohibited.

2. Upon application to the director of revenue accompanied by an affidavit signed by the owner or owners stating that the motor vehicle to be licensed as a land improvement contractors' commercial motor vehicle shall not be operated in any manner other than as prescribed in section 301.010 , and by the amount of the registration fee prescribed above, and otherwise complying with the laws relating to the registration and licensing of motor vehicles, the owner or owners shall be issued a set of land improvement contractors' license plates. The director of revenue shall by regulation determine the characteristic features of land improvement contractors' license plates so that they may be readily identified as such.

(L. 1979 H.B. 342, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1367 & 1573, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3 and A.L. 1995 S.B. 70, A.L. 1997 H.B. 769, A.L. 2011 H.B. 315) *Word "and" appears here in original rolls.