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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.947 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.947
287.947 Insurers to file rate information in competitive market with the director, ...
Status: in_force

287.947. Insurers to file rate information in competitive market with the director, purpose — noncompetitive market, information filed — form of filing — public inspection. — 1. In a competitive market, every insurer shall file with the director all rates and supplementary rate information which is to be used in this state, except as provided in section 287.955 . Such rates and supplementary rate information shall be filed not later than thirty days after the effective date. If the director finds, after a hearing, that an insurer's rates require closer supervision because of the insurer's financial condition or unfairly discriminatory rating practices, the insurer shall file with the director at least thirty days before the effective date, all such rates and such supplementary rate information and supporting information as prescribed by the director. Upon application by the filer, the director may authorize an earlier effective date.

2. In a noncompetitive market every insurer shall file with the director all rates and supplementary rate information which is to be used in this state, except as provided in section 287.942 . Such rates and supplementary rate information and supporting information required by the director shall be filed at least thirty days before the effective date. Upon application by the filer, the director may authorize an earlier effective date.

3. Rates filed pursuant to this section shall be filed in such form and manner as prescribed by the director. In a noncompetitive market, whenever a filing is not accompanied by such information as the director has required under this section, the director shall so inform the insurer within fifteen days and the filing shall not be deemed to be made until the information is furnished or the insurer certifies that the additional information is not maintained or cannot be provided.

4. All rates, supplementary rate information and any supporting information for risks filed under sections 287.930 to 287.975 shall, as soon as filed, be open to public inspection at any reasonable time. Copies may be obtained by any person on request and upon payment of a reasonable charge.

(L. 1993 S.B. 251 § 24) Effective 1-01-94
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.177 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.177
115.177 Registrations in effect January 1, 1978, to remain valid, exception.
Status: in_force

115.177. Registrations in effect January 1, 1978, to remain valid, exception. — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed in any way as interfering with or discontinuing any person's valid registration which is in effect on January 1, 1978, until such time as the person is required to transfer his or her registration or to reregister under the provisions of this chapter.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.180 , A.L. 2010 H.B. 1965, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592 merged with S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision) Effective 8-28-18 (S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision); 11-07-18 (S.B. 592)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.280 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.280
227.280 Damages from inundation — how settled.
Status: in_force

227.280. Damages from inundation — how settled. — Whenever the construction or operation by any person, firm, corporation, or association of any water power and/or hydroelectric project results in the inundation of any land, highway or part of a highway, under the control and supervision of the state highways and transportation commission, the state highways and transportation commission is hereby empowered to negotiate and agree to a settlement with such person, firm, corporation, or association, their heirs, administrators, executors, assigns, successors, receivers, or trustees, of the damages resulting to any such land, highway or part thereof from any such inundation; provided, that all moneys received in any such settlement shall be deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state road fund; provided, however, that sections 227.260 , 227.270 and 227.280 shall not operate to deprive any county or other local subdivision of such refund, if any, to which it may otherwise by law be entitled.

(RSMo 1939 § 8772) Prior revision: 1929 § 8124
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 327.461 — MO Code / Chapter 327 / Section 327.461
327.461 Contract with unlicensed architect, professional engineer, professional ...
Status: in_force

327.461. Contract with unlicensed architect, professional engineer, professional land surveyor, or professional landscape architect unenforceable by them. — Every contract for architectural or engineering or land surveying or landscape architectural services entered into by any person who is not an architect or professional engineer or professional land surveyor or professional landscape architect, as the case may be, and who is not exempt from the provisions of this chapter, shall be unenforceable by the unlicensed or unauthorized person, whether in contract, quantum meruit or other legal theory, regardless of whether a benefit has been conferred.

(L. 1969 S.B. 117, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343, A.L. 2014 S.B. 809)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 492.290 — MO Code / Chapter 492 / Section 492.290
492.290 Witnesses to be examined on oath.
Status: in_force

492.290. Witnesses to be examined on oath. — Every witness examined, in pursuance of sections 492.080 to 492.400 , shall be sworn or affirmed to testify the whole truth, and his examination shall be reduced to writing, or taken in shorthand and transcribed, in writing, in the presence of the person or officer before whom the same shall be taken.

(RSMo 1939 § 1936) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1772; 1919 § 5459; 1909 § 6403
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.910 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.910
99.910 Form of bond, how determined — more restrictive or additional criteria for ...
Status: in_force

99.910. Form of bond, how determined — more restrictive or additional criteria for mortgages and loans may be set by municipality. — The governing body of the municipality issuing bonds pursuant to the provisions of sections 99.875 to 99.912 shall prescribe the form, details and incidents of the bonds, and shall make such covenants as in its judgment are advisable or necessary to properly secure the payment thereof; but the form, details, incidents, and covenants shall not be inconsistent with any of the provisions of sections 99.875 to 99.912 . The governing body of the municipality may prescribe more restrictive or additional criteria for mortgages or loans qualifying for the purposes specified in sections 99.875 to 99.912 .

(L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490 § 9 subsec. 9)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.434 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.434
227.434 LeRoy Van Dyke Highway designated for a portion of U.S. Highway 65 in ...
Status: in_force

227.434. LeRoy Van Dyke Highway designated for a portion of U.S. Highway 65 in Pettis County. — The portion of U.S. Highway 50 from Main Street Road to the intersection of U.S. Highway 65 in Pettis County shall be designated "LeRoy Van Dyke Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2016 H.B. 2591, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.230 — MO Code / Chapter 56 / Section 56.230
56.230 Stenographic and clerical help (second class counties).
Status: in_force

56.230. Stenographic and clerical help (second class counties). — The prosecuting attorney, in counties of the second class, may employ such stenographic and clerical help, with the approval of the county commission, as may be necessary to the efficient operation of his office. The salary of any stenographer or clerk, so employed, shall be fixed by the prosecuting attorney, with the approval of the county commission.

(L. 1945 p. 572 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 33.030 — MO Code / Chapter 33 / Section 33.030
33.030 Powers and duties.
Status: in_force

33.030. Powers and duties. — The division of the budget shall:

(1) Assist the director of revenue in preparing estimates and information concerning receipts and expenditures of all state agencies as required by the governor and general assembly.

(2) Certify approval of the incurring of every obligation for the payment of money and that the expenditure is within the purpose of the appropriation and that there is in the appropriation an unencumbered balance sufficient to pay it. As a prerequisite to certification, the commissioner of administration shall ascertain that the obligation to be incurred is within the work program and budget allotment.

(3) Preapprove all claims and accounts and certify them to the state treasurer for payment. As a prerequisite to his preapproval of claims and accounts, the commissioner of administration shall ascertain that the claims and accounts are regular and correct.

(4) Prepare and report to the governor or to the general assembly or either house thereof when requested any financial data or statistics which he or it requires, such as monthly or quarterly estimates of the state's income and cost figures on the current operations of departments, institutions or agencies.

(L. 1945 p. 1428 § 36, A.L. 1959 S.B. 5) CROSS REFERENCES: Blind pensions, duty of commissioner of administration, 209.090 Commissioner of administration to head division of budget, be successor to comptroller, 37.010
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.700 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.700
376.700 Purpose — use of additional material.
Status: in_force

376.700. Purpose — use of additional material. — 1. The purpose of sections 376.700 to 376.714 is to require insurers to deliver to purchasers of life insurance, information which will improve the buyer's ability to select the most appropriate plan of life insurance for his needs, improve the buyer's understanding of the basic features of the policy which has been purchased or which is under consideration, and improve the ability of the buyer to evaluate the relative costs of similar plans of life insurance.

2. Sections 376.700 to 376.714 do not prohibit the use of additional material which is not in violation of sections 376.700 to 376.714 or any other state law or regulation.

(L. 1979 H.B. 508 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 148.320 — MO Code / Chapter 148 / Section 148.320
148.320 Tax on premiums of domestic stock companies — rate — credits.
Status: in_force

148.320. Tax on premiums of domestic stock companies — rate — credits. — Every stock insurance company organized under the provisions of sections 379.010 to 379.203 shall quarterly pay a tax upon the direct premiums received during the calendar year, whether in cash or notes, in this state and on account of business done in this state at a rate of two percent per annum in lieu of all other taxes except taxes on real and tangible personal property, taxes on incomes and on franchises and license taxes; provided, that such insurance companies shall be credited with cancelled or returned premiums, actually paid during the year in this state.

(RSMo 1939 § 6091, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 271, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171, A.L. 1982 S.B. 470) CROSS REFERENCE: Portion of tax collected transferred to senior services growth and development program fund, 192.385
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.060 — MO Code / Chapter 490 / Section 490.060
490.060 Printed reports of other states, evidence.
Status: in_force

490.060. Printed reports of other states, evidence. — The printed books of cases adjudged in the courts of a sister state may be admitted as evidence of the unwritten or common law of such state.

(RSMo 1939 § 1865) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1701; 1919 § 5388; 1909 § 6332 (1966) Trial judge has duty in each case to determine whether a child under ten is competent before permitting the child to testify. State v. Tandy (Mo.), 401 S.W.2d 409.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 411.278 — MO Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.278
411.278 Amount of bond, how computed.
Status: in_force

411.278. Amount of bond, how computed. — 1. The amount of the bond required by section 411.275 shall be based upon the licensed capacity of the warehouse, but in no event shall such bond be less than twenty thousand dollars, and shall be based upon the following table of rates:

2. Notwithstanding subsection 1 of this section, no bond required under section 411.275 shall exceed one million dollars; except, in the case of a deficiency in the net worth as set forth in section 411.280 , the director may require additional bond as he shall deem necessary to provide security.

(L. 1977 S.B. 75 § 4, A.L. 1997 H.B. 211) Effective 4-02-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.1107 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.1107
407.1107 Penalties, attorney general to enforce — civil, criminal, injunctive relief ...
Status: in_force

407.1107. Penalties, attorney general to enforce — civil, criminal, injunctive relief — private actions — defenses — statute of limitations. — 1. The attorney general may initiate proceedings relating to a knowing violation or threatened knowing violation of section 407.1098 or 407.1104 . Such proceedings may include, without limitation, an injunction, a civil penalty up to a maximum of five thousand dollars for each knowing violation and additional relief in any court of competent jurisdiction. The attorney general may issue investigative demands, issue subpoenas, administer oaths and conduct hearings in the course of investigating a violation of section 407.1098 or 407.1104 .

2. In addition to the penalties provided in subsection 1 of this section, any person or entity that violates section 407.1104 shall be subject to all penalties, remedies and procedures provided in sections 407.010 to 407.130 . The remedies available in this section are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies available by law.

3. Any person who has received more than one telephone solicitation within any twelve-month period by or on behalf of the same person or entity in violation of section 407.1098 or 407.1104 may either:

(1) Bring an action to enjoin such violation;

(2) Bring an action to recover for actual monetary loss from such knowing violation or to receive up to five thousand dollars in damages for each such knowing violation, whichever is greater; or

(3) Bring both such actions.

4. It shall be a defense in any action or proceeding brought pursuant to this section that the defendant has established and implemented, with due care, reasonable practices and procedures to effectively prevent telephone solicitations in violation of section 407.1098 or 407.1104 .

5. No action or proceeding may be brought pursuant to this section:

(1) More than two years after the person bringing the action knew or should have known of the occurrence of the alleged violation; or

(2) More than two years after the termination of any proceeding or action arising out of the same violation or violations by the state of Missouri, whichever is later.

6. A court of this state may exercise personal jurisdiction over any nonresident or his or her executor or administrator as to an action or proceeding authorized by this section in the manner otherwise provided by law.

7. The remedies, duties, prohibitions and penalties of sections 407.1095 to 407.1107 are not exclusive and are in addition to all other causes of action, remedies and penalties provided by law.

8. No provider of telephone caller identification service shall be held liable for violations of section 407.1098 or 407.1104 committed by other persons or entities.

(L. 2000 S.B. 763 § 407.1110, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1549)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.340 — MO Code / Chapter 521 / Section 521.340
521.340 Sheriff to act as receiver, when — his rights, duties and liabilities.
Status: in_force

521.340. Sheriff to act as receiver, when — his rights, duties and liabilities. — Until a receiver is appointed, the attaching officer shall have all the powers and perform all the duties of a receiver under sections 521.010 to 521.650 , and may commence and maintain actions in his own name, as such officer, on debts or evidences of debt attached. He may, in such case, be required to give security other than his official bond; but, if not so required, the sureties in his official bond shall be held liable, as in other cases of his official action.

(RSMo 1939 § 1471) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1307; 1919 § 1758; 1909 § 2327
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.048 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.048
351.048 Effective dates of filing of documents — delayed effective date.
Status: in_force

351.048. Effective dates of filing of documents — delayed effective date. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section and subsection 3 of section 351.049 , a document accepted for filing is effective:

(1) On the date it is filed, as evidenced by the secretary of state's date endorsement on the original document; or

(2) At the date specified in the document as its effective date when it is filed.

2. A document may specify a delayed effective date, and if it does so the document becomes effective at the date specified. A delayed effective date for a document may not be later than the ninetieth day after the date it is filed.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1432, A.L. 1991 H.B. 219) Effective 5-29-91
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 144.811 — MO Code / Chapter 144 / Section 144.811
144.811 Broadcast equipment purchased by broadcast stations exempt from sales and ...
Status: in_force

144.811. Broadcast equipment purchased by broadcast stations exempt from sales and use tax — definitions. — 1. In addition to the exemptions granted under the provisions of section 144.030 , there shall also be specifically exempted from the provisions of sections 144.010 to 144.525 , sections 144.600 to 144.748 , section 238.235 , and from the provisions of any local sales tax law, as defined in section 32.085 , and from the computation of the tax levied, assessed or payable under sections 144.010 to 144.525 , sections 144.600 to 144.748 , section 238.235 , and under any local sales tax law, as defined in section 32.085 , any equipment purchased by a federally licensed commercial or public broadcast station when such equipment purchase is made as a result of federal mandate and the technological change that results. This exemption does not apply to replacement of equipment necessitated by a result of use or equipment replaced due to damage or theft.

2. As used is this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Broadcast equipment" , such equipment as may be necessary for the broadcast station to fulfill those obligations as set forth under federal guidelines;

(2) "Federal mandate" , any action of the Congress of the United States or any federal regulatory agency having jurisdiction with regard to broadcast stations when such action requires broadcasters to alter methods of operation;

(3) "Federally licensed broadcast station" , any enterprise, either commercial or noncommercial, which operates under a license granted by the Federal Communications Commission for the purpose of the free distribution of audio and/or video services when such distribution occurs by means of transmission over the public airwaves;

(4) "Technological change" , those changes in the design and methods of operation of broadcast equipment which would, by virtue of these changes, require the implementation and/or installation of replacement equipment and the updating of existing equipment.

(L. 1999 H.B. 139 § 3) Effective 7-13-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.770 — MO Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.770
178.770 Organization of community college districts — standards — corporate powers ...
Status: in_force

178.770. Organization of community college districts — standards — corporate powers of districts. — 1. In any public school district, or in any two or more contiguous public school districts in this state, whether in the same county or not, the voters resident therein may organize a community college district in the manner hereinafter provided. Prior to the organization of a district under sections 178.770 to 178.890 , the coordinating board for higher education shall establish standards for the organization of the districts which shall include among other things:

(1) Whether a community college is needed in the proposed district;

(2) Whether the assessed valuation of taxable, tangible property in the proposed district is sufficient to support adequately the proposed community college; and

(3) Whether there were a sufficient number of graduates of high school in the proposed district during the preceding year to support a community college in the proposed district.

2. When a district is organized, it shall be a body corporate and a subdivision of the state of Missouri and shall be known as "The Community College District of ______, Missouri" and, in that name, may sue and be sued, levy and collect taxes within the limitations of sections 178.770 to 178.890 , issue bonds and possess the same corporate powers as common and seven-director school districts in this state, other than urban districts, except as herein otherwise provided.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 13-77) (Source: L. 1961 p. 357 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.824 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.824
227.824 Police Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans memorial highway designated for a ...
Status: in_force

227.824. Police Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans memorial highway designated for a portion of State Highway 291 in Jackson County. — The portion of State Highway 291 from State Highway 78 to State Highway 24 in Jackson County shall be designated the "Police Officer Blaize Madrid-Evans Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2023 S.B. 127)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 172.500 — MO Code / Chapter 172 / Section 172.500
172.500 Course of study, University of Missouri-Rolla campus.
Status: in_force

172.500. Course of study, University of Missouri-Rolla campus. — That the obligation of the state to the general government, assumed by the acceptance of the land grant of July 2, 1862, may be more fully discharged, and in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions of life, the board of curators of the University of the State of Missouri shall prescribe and adopt a liberal academic course of study to be taught at the University of Missouri-Rolla campus, in addition to the courses now taught in said school, and may confer the degree of bachelor of science upon all students who satisfactorily complete said course.

(RSMo 1939 § 10824, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1554 Revision) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9667; 1919 § 11564; 1909 § 11135