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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.743 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.743
376.743 Board of directors, powers.
Status: in_force

376.743. Board of directors, powers. — 1. The board of directors may, upon majority vote, make reports and recommendations to the director upon any matter germane to the solvency, liquidation, rehabilitation or conservation of any member insurer or germane to the solvency of any insurer or health maintenance organization seeking to do business in this state. Such reports and recommendations shall not be considered public documents.

2. The board of directors shall, upon majority vote, notify the director of any information indicating any member insurer may be an impaired or insolvent insurer. The board of directors may, upon majority vote, make recommendations to the director for the detection and prevention of member insurer insolvencies.

(L. 1988 S.B. 430 § 25, A.L. 2010 S.B. 583, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1690)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.180 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.180
79.180 Board may compel attendance of witnesses — mayor to administer oaths.
Status: in_force

79.180. Board may compel attendance of witnesses — mayor to administer oaths. — The board of aldermen shall have power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers and records relating to any subject under consideration in which the interest of the city is involved, and shall have power to call on the proper officers of the city, or of the county in which such city is located, to execute such process. The officer making such service shall be allowed to receive therefor such fees as are allowed by law in the circuit court for similar services, to be paid by the city. The mayor or acting president of the board of aldermen shall have power to administer oaths to witnesses.

(RSMo 1939 § 7116) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6966; 1919 § 8417; 1909 § 9319
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 170.260 — MO Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.260
170.260 Motivated students program, requirements.
Status: in_force

170.260. Motivated students program, requirements. — Each school in each school district, as defined in section 160.010 , which offers more than one classroom section of a regular instruction class or program, may offer at least one section of such class or program which shall be designated as motivated. Only students who apply for entrance into the motivated section and complete and sign a motivated contract, established by resolution of the school board of the district, shall be eligible for admission into a class or program designated as motivated. The contract shall include, at a minimum:

(1) A commitment to do all required homework except when extenuating circumstances prevent;

(2) A commitment to be respectful to teachers and other students at all times;

(3) Provision for probationary status upon the first violation of the contract by the student; and

(4) Provision for transfer to a regular class or program upon the third violation of the contract within a school year by the student.

(L. 1996 H.B. 1301 & 1298)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 77.700 — MO Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.700
77.700 Disincorporation procedure, election, ballot language.
Status: in_force

77.700. Disincorporation procedure, election, ballot language. — 1. The county governing body of any county in which a city of the third classification is located shall disincorporate the city as provided in sections 77.700 to 77.715 .

2. The county governing body shall order an election upon the question of disincorporation of a city of the third classification upon petition of twenty-five percent of the voters of the city.

3. The county governing body shall give notice of the election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or, if there is no such newspaper in the city, then in the newspaper in the county published nearest the city. The notice shall contain a copy of the petition and the names of the petitioners. No election on the question of disincorporation shall be held until the notice has been published for four weeks successively.

4. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

5. Upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those persons voting on the question, the county governing body shall disincorporate the city.

(L. 2016 S.B. 572)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 319.138 — MO Code / Chapter 319 / Section 319.138
319.138 Fund shall provide moneys for cleanup of petroleum storage tank ...
Status: in_force

319.138. Fund shall provide moneys for cleanup of petroleum storage tank contamination, when. — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 319.100 and subdivision (1) of subsection 3 of section 319.131 , the fund shall provide moneys for cleanup of contamination caused by the releases from piping or related equipment of a petroleum storage tank with a capacity of five thousand gallons or less when such retailer is the sole provider of retail fuels within a five-mile area. The costs of the cleanup must be incurred after April 1, 1999, and prior to April 1, 2000. The retailer must make application for participation in the fund by August 28, 1999.

(L. 1999 H.B. 603, et al. § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 8.572 — MO Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.572
8.572 Bond issuance not deemed indebtedness of the state or board of public ...
Status: in_force

*8.572. Bond issuance not deemed indebtedness of the state or board of public buildings. — Any bonds issued by the board of public buildings pursuant to sections 8.570 to 8.590 shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness of the state of Missouri or of the board of public buildings, or of the individual members of the board of public buildings, and shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation upon the incurring of indebtedness.

(L. 2002 S.B. 1191) Effective 6-07-02 *Section terminates upon satisfaction of all outstanding notes and obligations. See section 8.589.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 508.050 — MO Code / Chapter 508 / Section 508.050
508.050 Suits against municipal corporations, where commenced.
Status: in_force

508.050. Suits against municipal corporations, where commenced. — Suits against municipal corporations as defendant or codefendant shall be commenced only in the county in which the municipal corporation is situated, or if the municipal corporation is situated in more than one county, then suits against the municipal corporation shall be commenced only in that county wherein the seat of government of the municipal corporation is situated; except that:

(1) Suits may be brought against a city containing more than four hundred thousand inhabitants in any county in which any part of the city is situated; and

(2) Suits in inverse condemnation or involving dangerous conditions of public property against a municipal corporation established under Article VI, Section 30(a) of the Missouri Constitution shall be brought only in the county where such land or any part thereof lies.

(RSMo 1939 § 875, A.L. 1955 p. 312, A.L. 2012 S.B. 628 merged with S.B. 636) (1982) University of Missouri is not a "municipal corporation" within the meaning of statute requiring that suits against a municipal corporation be brought only in the county in which it is located. State ex rel. Milham v. Rickhoff (Mo.), 633 S.W.2d 733. (1985) Provisions for judicial review of contested cases under the Administrative Procedure and Review Act are specific and controlling as against the general venue statute for suits against municipal corporations. State ex rel. City of Springfield v. Crouch (Mo.App.), 687 S.W.2d 639.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 195.819 — MO Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.819
195.819 Consumer identifying information, record retention prohibited — violation, fine.
Status: in_force

195.819. Consumer identifying information, record retention prohibited — violation, fine. — Marijuana dispensary facilities, as described in Article XIV of the Constitution of Missouri, shall not create or retain any record containing the consumer's identifying information; provided, that a facility may create or retain such records if the consumer affirmatively agrees to such, in writing, and if the facility does not refuse to provide services or sell goods to the consumer if he or she does not agree to the creation or retention of such records. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any record-keeping requirements relating to qualifying patients and primary caregivers under Article XIV, Section 1 of the Constitution of Missouri. Any dispensary facility that violates the provisions of this section shall be assessed a five hundred dollar fine per occurrence.

(L. 2026 H.B. 2641) Effective 11-12-2026
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1727 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1727
67.1727 Board members not to hold county office, exception — United States ...
Status: in_force

67.1727. Board members not to hold county office, exception — United States citizenship and residence in county of district required — financial interest in district contracts prohibited. — No board member shall hold a public office of any county within the metropolitan district, other than the office of notary public. Board members shall be citizens of the United States and they shall reside within the county from which they are appointed. No board member shall receive compensation for performance of duties as a board member. No board member shall be financially interested directly or indirectly in any contract entered into pursuant to sections 67.1700 to 67.1769 .

(L. 1999 S.B. 405 § 67.791 subsec. 3, subdiv. (2))
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 364.010 — MO Code / Chapter 364 / Section 364.010
364.010 Citation of law.
Status: in_force

364.010. Citation of law. — This chapter may be cited as the "Missouri Financing Institution Licensing Law".

(L. 1963 p. 463 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 205.373 — MO Code / Chapter 205 / Section 205.373
205.373 County commission or board to prescribe form, make necessary covenants, ...
Status: in_force

205.373. County commission or board to prescribe form, make necessary covenants, restrictions — bondholders, remedies of — revenue bonds not to be exclusive method of financing. — 1. The county commission or township board issuing bonds under the provisions of sections 205.371 to 205.373 shall prescribe the form, details and incidents of the bonds, and the county commission or township board shall make such covenants as in its judgment are advisable or necessary properly to secure the payment thereof; but the form, details, incidents, and covenants shall not be inconsistent with any of the provisions of sections 205.371 to 205.373 .

2. The holder of any bonds issued hereunder or of any coupons representing interest accrued thereon may, by civil action, compel the county commission or township board issuing such bonds to perform all duties imposed upon it by the provisions of sections 205.371 to 205.373 and to enforce the performance of any and all of the covenants made by the county commission or township board in the issuance of the bonds.

3. The provisions of sections 205.371 to 205.373 shall not be exclusive of other legal methods of financing nursing homes and related facilities, but shall furnish an alternative method of finance.

(L. 1978 H.B. 1769 § 205.992)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.446 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.446
227.446 Phyllis D. Shelley Memorial Highway designated for a portion of U.S. ...
Status: in_force

227.446. Phyllis D. Shelley Memorial Highway designated for a portion of U.S. Highway 50 in Moniteau County. — The portion of U.S. Highway 50 from County Line Road continuing west to Mockingbird Road in Moniteau County shall be designated as the "Phyllis D. Shelley Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with costs to be paid for by private donation .

(L. 2016 S.B. 625 merged with S.B. 852)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 391.130 — MO Code / Chapter 391 / Section 391.130
391.130 May construct and operate street railways over bridges connecting any city ...
Status: in_force

391.130. May construct and operate street railways over bridges connecting any city in this state with any city of an adjoining state. — Any company owning, leasing, operating or controlling a bridge connecting any city, town or village in this state, with any city, town or village of any adjoining state, may lease, own, construct and operate a street railway over such bridge and in such cities, towns or villages and counties in which same may be situated, and in adjoining counties, and may also acquire and hold stock and guarantee bonds of any company operating such street railway or railways.

(RSMo 1939 § 5305) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4899; 1919 § 10110; 1909 § 3304
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 140.270 — MO Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.270
140.270 Appointment of substitute or successor trustee — when and by whom.
Status: in_force

140.270. Appointment of substitute or successor trustee — when and by whom. — If any trustee, who is provided for in section 140.260 , shall die, or has died, shall become, or has become mentally disabled from performing the duties of trustee, shall remove, or has removed out of this state, shall neglect or refuse, or has neglected or refused to act as such trustee, or shall or has become unable, by sickness or other disability, to perform or execute his trust, it shall be lawful for the county commission of any county, and the comptroller, mayor and president of the board of assessors of the city of St. Louis to designate and appoint a suitable person or persons as a substitute or successor trustee, which appointment shall be in writing and recorded in the office of the county clerk and recorder of deeds, with discretionary authority to bid at all sales to which section 140.250 is applicable, and to purchase at such sales all lands or lots necessary to protect all taxes due and owing to prevent any loss to the taxing authorities involved, from inadequate bids, and to perform any and all acts, subject to the same liability and to be paid the same fees provided for the trustee in section 140.260 .

(L. 1943 p. 1065 § 11131a, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.206 — MO Code / Chapter 566 / Section 566.206
566.206 Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or ...
Status: in_force

566.206. Trafficking for the purpose of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor if he or she knowingly recruits, entices, harbors, transports, provides, or obtains by any means, including but not limited to through the use of force, abduction, coercion, fraud, deception, blackmail, or causing or threatening to cause financial harm, another person for labor or services, for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor, or benefits, financially or by receiving anything of value, from participation in such activities.

2. A person who is found guilty of the offense of trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor shall not be required to register as a sexual offender pursuant to the provisions of section 589.400 , unless he or she is otherwise required to register pursuant to the provisions of such section.

3. Except as provided in subsection 4 of this section, the offense of trafficking for the purposes of slavery, involuntary servitude, peonage, or forced labor is a felony punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not less than five years and not more than twenty years and a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars.

4. If death results from a violation of this section, or if the violation includes kidnapping or an attempt to kidnap, sexual abuse when punishable as a class B felony or an attempt to commit sexual abuse when the sexual abuse attempted is punishable as a class B felony, or an attempt to kill, it shall be punishable by imprisonment for a term of years not less than five years or life and a fine not to exceed two hundred fifty thousand dollars.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1487, A.L. 2011 H.B. 214, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 190.270 — MO Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.270
190.270 Citation of law.
Status: in_force

190.270. Citation of law. — Sections 190.270 to 190.285 shall be known and may be cited as the "Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State-Declared Disasters Act".

(L. 2014 H.B. 1190)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.351 — MO Code / Chapter 313 / Section 313.351
313.351 Lottery commission to submit plan, how approved.
Status: in_force

313.351. Lottery commission to submit plan, how approved. — Prior to implementing any plan to allow state lottery prize winners who are currently receiving annuity payments to receive a single cash payment in lieu of remaining annuity payments, the state lottery commission shall submit to the president pro tempore of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the commissioner of the office of administration the details of the plan and its estimated effect on the level of total state revenues as defined in Article X, Section 17 of the Missouri Constitution as well as the benefits of allowing financial institutions which are FDIC insured to participate in such plan. No such plan which permits the option of receiving a single cash payment in lieu of remaining annuity payments shall be implemented unless approved by the general assembly by concurrent resolution and submitted to the governor in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Section 8 of the Missouri Constitution.

(L. 1999 S.B. 386 § 3) CROSS REFERENCE: Commission may allow pre-October 22, 1998, lottery winners receiving annual payments to elect to receive a single cash payment, expiration date.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.440 — MO Code / Chapter 521 / Section 521.440
521.440 Powers of the attorney under section 521.430.
Status: in_force

521.440. Powers of the attorney under section 521.430. — The person appointed attorney, as directed, shall, as long as his appointment continues in force, be deemed, to all intents and purposes, the representative of the decedent, and shall have the same power to file pleadings, order process, or take any other steps in the defense, as the decedent would have were he living.

(RSMo 1939 § 1481) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1317; 1919 § 1768; 1909 § 2337
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.808 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.808
287.808 Burden of proof.
Status: in_force

287.808. Burden of proof. — The burden of establishing any affirmative defense is on the employer. The burden of proving an entitlement to compensation under this chapter is on the employee or dependent. In asserting any claim or defense based on a factual proposition, the party asserting such claim or defense must establish that such proposition is more likely to be true than not true.

(L. 2005 S.B. 1 & 130)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.190 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.190
9.190 Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) awareness week designated for the last ...
Status: in_force

9.190. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) awareness week designated for the last week of October. — The last full week in October is hereby designated as "Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Awareness Week" in the state of Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to observe the week with appropriate activities and events.

(L. 2013 H.B. 68)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.831 — MO Code / Chapter 355 / Section 355.831
355.831 Scope of inspection right.
Status: in_force

355.831. Scope of inspection right. — 1. A member's or resident's agent or attorney has the same inspection and copying rights as the member the agent or attorney represents.

2. The right to copy records under section 355.826 includes, if reasonable, the right to receive copies made by photographic, zerographic , or other means.

3. The corporation may impose a reasonable charge, covering the costs of labor and material, for copies of any documents provided to the member or resident. The charge may not exceed the estimated cost of production or reproduction of the records.

4. The corporation may comply with a member's demand to inspect the record of members under subdivision (3) of subsection 2 of section 355.826 by providing the member with a list of its members that was compiled no earlier than the date of the member's demand.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1095) Effective 7-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.010 — MO Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.010
50.010 Fiscal year in counties.
Status: in_force

50.010. Fiscal year in counties. — Unless otherwise provided in a charter adopted by a county under the provisions of Sections 18 or 31, 32 and 33 of Article VI, of the Constitution of this state, the fiscal year of the several counties of the state shall commence on January first and terminate on the thirty-first day of December in each year, and the books, accounts and reports of all county officers shall be made to conform thereto.

(L. 1945 p. 1391 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 141.420 — MO Code / Chapter 141 / Section 141.420
141.420 Redemption by owner, when barred — duty of collector.
Status: in_force

141.420. Redemption by owner, when barred — duty of collector. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of section 141.520 , any person having any right, title or interest in, or lien upon, any parcel of real estate described in such petition, may redeem such parcel of real estate by paying to the collector all of the sums mentioned therein, including principal, interest, penalties, attorney's fees and costs then due, at any time prior to the time of the foreclosure sale of such real estate by the sheriff.

2. In the event of failure to redeem prior to the time of the foreclosure sale by the sheriff, such person shall be barred and forever foreclosed of all his right, title and interest in and to the parcels of real estate described in such petition.

3. Upon redemption, as permitted by this section, the person redeeming shall be entitled to a certificate of redemption from the collector describing the property in the same manner as it is described in such petition, and the collector shall thereupon note on his records the word "redeemed" and the date of such payment opposite the description of such parcel of real estate.

4. The collector shall promptly notify the taxing authority and the delinquent land tax attorney of such redemption, and such payment shall operate as a release of the lien of the tax bill or bills involved and as a dismissal of the suit so far as such tax bill or bills are concerned.

(L. 1943 p. 1029 § 16, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 41.490 — MO Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.490
41.490 State defense force — powers of governor.
Status: in_force

41.490. State defense force — powers of governor. — The governor shall have the power to organize from the unorganized militia of Missouri a state defense force for duty within or without the state to supplement the Missouri National Guard or replace it when it is mobilized in federal service. The Missouri state defense force may be used to execute the laws, suppress insurrections, repel invasion, suppress lawlessness, and provide emergency relief to distressed areas in the event of earthquake, flood, tornado, or actual or threatened enemy attack or public catastrophe creating conditions of distress or hazard to public health and safety beyond the capacity of local or established agencies. The force shall consist of such organized troops, auxiliary troops, staff corps and departments as the governor deems necessary. The governor shall prescribe the strength and composition of the various units of the same, uniform and insignia and the qualifications of its members, and shall have the power to grant a discharge therefrom for any reason deemed by him sufficient.

(RSMo 1939 § 15019, A.L. 1951 p. 654 § 89, A.L. 1953 p. 561, A.L. 1961 p. 479, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1469 merged with H.B.1503) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13826; 1919 § 7354