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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.536 — MO Code / Chapter 589 / Section 589.536
589.536 Oversight.
Status: in_force

589.536. Oversight. — 1. The Interstate Commission shall oversee the interstate movement of adult offenders in the compacting states and shall monitor such activities being administered in noncompacting states which may significantly affect compacting states.

2. The courts and executive agencies in each compacting state shall enforce this Compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the Compact's purposes and intent. In any judicial or administrative proceeding in a compacting state pertaining to the subject matter of this Compact which may affect the powers, responsibilities or actions of the Interstate Commission, the Interstate Commission shall be entitled to receive all service of process in any such proceeding, and shall have standing to intervene in the proceeding for all purposes.

(L. 2000 H.B. 1321) Effective 6-19-02, see § 589.548
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 304.311 — MO Code / Chapter 304 / Section 304.311
304.311 Observance of lane — direction — control signals.
Status: in_force

304.311. Observance of lane — direction — control signals. — When lane-direction-control signals are placed over the individual lanes of a street or highway, vehicular traffic may travel in any lane over which a green signal is shown, but shall not enter or travel in any lane over which a red signal is shown.

(L. 1969 S.B. 180 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.738 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.738
334.738 License, application, form, fee, not refundable — requirements — license ...
Status: in_force

334.738. License, application, form, fee, not refundable — requirements — license issued, when — destroyed license replacement, fee. — 1. Each person desiring a license pursuant to sections 334.735 to 334.749 shall make application to the department upon such forms and in such manner as may be prescribed by the department and shall pay the required application fee as set by the department. The application fee shall cover the cost of issuing the license and shall not be refundable. 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 the same, subject to the penalties of making a false declaration or affidavit. Such application shall include proof of certification or registration by a certifying entity, date the certification or registration process was completed with the certifying entity, the name of the certifying entity, any identification numbers and any other information necessary for the department to verify the certification or registration.

2. The department, upon approval of the application from an applicant, shall issue a license to such applicant.

3. A license is valid for two years from the date it is issued and may be renewed annually by filing an application for renewal with the department and paying the required renewal fee as set by the department. The department shall notify each licensee in writing of the expiration date of the person's license at least thirty days before that date, and shall issue a license to any registrant who returns a completed application form and pays a renewal fee before the person's license expires.

4. A new license to replace any license lost, destroyed, or mutilated may be issued to any applicant, subject to rules and regulations issued by the department upon the payment of a reasonable fee.

(L. 1989 S.B. 217 § 3, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.150 — MO Code / Chapter 374 / Section 374.150
374.150 Fees paid to director, exception — insurance dedicated fund established, ...
Status: in_force

374.150. Fees paid to director, exception — insurance dedicated fund established, purpose — lapse into general revenue, when. — 1. All fees due the state under the provisions of the insurance laws of this state shall be paid to the director and deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the insurance dedicated fund unless otherwise provided for in subsection 2 of this section.

2. There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "Insurance Dedicated Fund". The fund shall be subject to appropriation of the general assembly and shall be devoted solely to the payment of expenditures incurred by the department attributable to duties performed by the department for the regulation of the business of insurance, regulation of health maintenance organizations and the operation of the division of consumer affairs as required by law which are not paid for by another source of funds. Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, beginning on January 1, 1991, all fees charged under any provision of chapter 325 , 354 , 374 , 375 , 376 , 377 , 378 , 379 , 380 , 381 , 382 , 383 , 384 or 385 due the state shall be paid into this fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in this fund in the same manner as other state funds and any interest or earnings on such moneys shall be credited to the insurance dedicated fund. The provisions of section 33.080 notwithstanding, moneys in the fund shall not lapse, be transferred to or placed to the credit of the general revenue fund unless and then only to the extent to which the unencumbered balance at the close of the biennium year exceeds two times the total amount appropriated, paid, or transferred to the fund during such fiscal year.

(RSMo 1939 § 5786, A.L. 1945 p. 1018, A. 1949 H.B. 2115, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1739, A.L. 1991 H.B. 575, A.L. 2003 S.B. 675, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66, A.L. 2013 H.B. 1035 merged with S.B. 23, A.L. 2018 S.B. 982) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5676; 1919 § 6087; 1909 § 6881 Effective 1-01-19
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.456 — MO Code / Chapter 355 / Section 355.456
355.456 Execution of contracts by officers.
Status: in_force

355.456. Execution of contracts by officers. — Any contract or other instrument in writing executed or entered into between a corporation and any other person is not invalidated as to the corporation by any lack of authority of the signing officers in the absence of actual knowledge on the part of the other person that the signing officers had no authority to execute the contract or other instrument if it is signed by any two officers in category 1 or by one officer in category 1 and one officer in category 2. Category 1 officers are the presiding officer of the board and the president. Category 2 officers are a vice president, the secretary, treasurer and the executive director.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1095) Effective 7-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.045 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.045
351.045 Condemnation of lands and easements of light and air — procedure.
Status: in_force

351.045. Condemnation of lands and easements of light and air — procedure. — In case it may become necessary for any corporation formed for the purposes stated in section 351.040 hereof to take or appropriate any lands or easements, including easements of light and air of persons or corporations for approaches, viaduct, and bridge structures and approaches thereto, road, foot or wagon ways of such bridge corporation, and the owners of said property cannot agree with said corporation upon the proper compensation to be paid; or in case the owner is incapable of contracting, unknown or a nonresident of the state, then the said property may be taken by said bridge corporation in the same manner that is provided for by law in relation to the appropriation and valuation of lands taken for telegraph, macadamized, graded, plank and railroad purposes.

(RSMo 1939 § 5382, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 166) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4974; 1919 § 10184; 1909 § 3378
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 261.500 — MO Code / Chapter 261 / Section 261.500
261.500 Citation of law — definitions — scorecard, criteria for pollinator-friendly ...
Status: in_force

261.500. Citation of law — definitions — scorecard, criteria for pollinator-friendly solar sites — permissible claims by owners. — 1. The provisions of this section shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Solar Pollinator Habitat Act".

2. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Native perennial vegetation" , perennial Missouri wildflowers, shrubs, grasses, or other plants that serve as beneficial habitat, forage, or migratory waystations for pollinators;

(2) "Pollinators" , any bees, birds, butterflies, or other animals or insects, including any wild or managed insects, that pollinate flowering plants;

(3) "Solar site" , a ground-mounted solar system for generating electricity that is at least one acre in size;

(4) "Vegetation management plan" , a written document that includes short-term and long-term site management practices that will provide and maintain native perennial vegetation.

3. The University of Missouri extension service, in consultation with other state and nongovernmental agencies with expertise in pollinators, shall publish a scorecard that sets forth criteria for making a claim that a solar site is pollinator-friendly or provides benefits to pollinators. The scorecard shall be available on the website of the University of Missouri extension service within six months of August 28, 2019.

4. An owner of a solar site may follow practices at the solar site that provide native perennial vegetation and foraging habitat beneficial to pollinators.

5. An owner of a solar site implementing site management practices under this section may claim that the site is pollinator-friendly or provides benefits to pollinators only if the site and the site's vegetation management plan adhere to the criteria set forth in the University of Missouri extension service's scorecard described under subsection 3 of this section.

6. An owner making a claim that a solar site is pollinator-friendly or provides benefits to pollinators shall make the solar site's completed scorecard and vegetation management plan available to the public and provide a copy to the University of Missouri extension service and a nonprofit solar industry trade association of this state.

(L. 2019 H.B. 266)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 382.277 — MO Code / Chapter 382 / Section 382.277
382.277 Violation, basis for disapproving dividends or distributions and placing ...
Status: in_force

382.277. Violation, basis for disapproving dividends or distributions and placing insurer under order of suspension. — Whenever it appears to the director that any person has committed a violation of sections 382.040 to 382.090 and the violation prevents the full understanding of the enterprise risk to the insurer by affiliates or by the insurance holding company system, the violation may serve as an independent basis for disapproving dividends or distributions and for placing the insurer under an order of supervision in accordance with section 375.1160 .

(L. 2015 H.B. 50, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 630.163 — MO Code / Chapter 630 / Section 630.163
630.163 Mandatory reporting requirements.
Status: in_force

630.163. Mandatory reporting requirements. — 1. Any person having reasonable cause to suspect that a vulnerable person presents a likelihood of suffering serious physical harm or is the victim of abuse or neglect shall report such information to the department. Reports of vulnerable person abuse received by the departments of health and senior services and social services shall be forwarded to the department.

2. The report shall be made orally or in writing. It shall include, if known:

(1) The name, age, and address of the vulnerable person;

(2) The name and address of any person responsible for the vulnerable person's care;

(3) The nature and extent of the vulnerable person's condition; and

(4) Other relevant information.

3. The department shall have primary responsibility for investigating reported incidents of abuse and neglect of vulnerable persons.

4. Reports regarding persons determined not to be vulnerable persons as defined in section 630.005 shall be referred to the appropriate state or local authorities.

5. The department shall collaborate with the departments of health and senior services and social services to maintain a statewide toll-free phone number for receipt of reports.

(L. 2007 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.875 — MO Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.875
70.875 Definitions.
Status: in_force

70.875. Definitions. — As used in sections 70.875 to 70.880 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Department" , the department of public safety;

(2) "Director" , the director of the department of public safety;

(3) "Multijurisdictional antifraud enforcement group" , or "MAEG" , a combination of political subdivisions established pursuant to sections 70.875 to 70.880 .

(L. 2001 H.B. 80 § 70.827)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 108.405 — MO Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.405
108.405 Refunding bonds, how issued.
Status: in_force

108.405. Refunding bonds, how issued. — The refunding bonds may be sold or exchanged for the bonds being refunded, either as a whole or in installments, at any time or times, either at, before, or after the maturity of the bonds being refunded. However, if the refunding bonds are sold, the bonds being refunded pursuant to the provisions of sections 108.400 to 108.410 shall have been outstanding for not less than one year and the bonds shall become due or shall be subject to redemption and payment in accordance with their terms within ten years from the date of issuance of the refunding bonds. If the refunding bonds are sold more than one year prior to the maturity or redemption date of the bonds being refunded, the maturity of the refunding bonds shall not extend beyond the last maturity date of the bonds being refunded, and, upon such sale, the proceeds derived from the sale of the refunding bonds shall be placed in escrow with a bank or trust company having full trust powers and which shall be a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The proceeds shall be invested promptly in direct obligations of the United States of America or of its agencies or instrumentalities or in obligations the principal of and the interest on which are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America, which obligations shall mature or be subject to redemption by the holder thereof not later than the respective dates when the proceeds of the obligations, together with the interest accruing thereon, and any other moneys or investments held in escrow, will be required for the purposes intended.

(L. 1975 H.B. 721 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.936 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.936
115.936 Act to supersede other federal law, when.
Status: in_force

115.936. Act to supersede other federal law, when. — Sections 115.900 to 115.936 modify, limit, and supersede the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001, et seq., but shall not modify, limit, or supersede Section 101(c) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that act, 15 U.S.C. Section 7003(b).

(L. 2013 S.B. 116) Effective 7-01-14
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.1253 — MO Code / Chapter 210 / Section 210.1253
210.1253 Definitions.
Status: in_force

210.1253. Definitions. — As used in sections 210.1250 to 210.1286 , unless the context clearly provides otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1) "Child" , a person who is under eighteen years of age;

(2) "Department" , the department of social services, or the children's division within the department of social services, as determined by the department;

(3) "Director" , a person who is responsible for the operation of the residential care facility;

(4) "Exempt-from-licensure" or "license-exempt" , a residential care facility that is not required to be licensed under section 210.516 ;

(5) "Person" , an individual, partnership, organization, association, or corporation;

(6) "Residential care facility" , any place, facility, or home operated by any person who receives children who are not related to the operator and whose parent or guardian is not a resident of the same facility and that provides such children with supervision, care, lodging, and maintenance for twenty-four hours a day, with or without transfer of custody.

(L. 2021 H.B. 557 & 560) Effective 7-14-21
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.230 — MO Code / Chapter 532 / Section 532.230
532.230 Prisoner removed from county on writ, when.
Status: in_force

532.230. Prisoner removed from county on writ, when. — No prisoner, charged with a criminal offense, shall be removed by a writ of habeas corpus out of the county in which he is confined, at any time within fifteen days next preceding the term of court at which such prisoner ought to be tried, except it be to convey him into the county where the offense with which he is charged is properly cognizable.

(RSMo 1939 § 1644) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1480; 1919 § 1930; 1909 § 2495
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 589.426 — MO Code / Chapter 589 / Section 589.426
589.426 Halloween, restrictions on conduct — violations, penalty.
Status: in_force

589.426. Halloween, restrictions on conduct — violations, penalty. — 1. Any person required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 shall be required on October thirty-first of each year to:

(1) Avoid all Halloween-related contact with children;

(2) Remain inside his or her residence between the hours of 5 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. unless required to be elsewhere for just cause, including but not limited to employment or medical emergencies;

(3) Post a sign at his or her residence stating, "No candy or treats at this residence"; and

(4) Leave all outside residential lighting off during the evening hours after 5 p.m.

2. Any person required to register as a sexual offender under sections 589.400 to 589.425 who violates the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al.) (2024) Missouri's requirement that registered sex offenders post a sign stating "No candy or treats at this residence" on October thirty-first violates the First Amendment prohibition of compelled speech. This only relates to the enforcement of section 589.426.1(3) of the Halloween Statute and does not affect the validity of its other sections. Sanderson v. Bailey, 753 F.Supp.3d 773, October 2, 2024 (E.D.Mo.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 43.653 — MO Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43.653
43.653 Highway patrol to create and supervise — location of lab.
Status: in_force

43.653. Highway patrol to create and supervise — location of lab. — The highway patrol is hereby authorized to create, direct, control and supervise the "Missouri Regional Computer Forensics Lab" (RCFL). The highway patrol has the ability to bring together federal, state, and local resources to fight computer crimes for the purposes listed in section 43.656 . The RCFL shall be located within a twenty-five mile radius of an international airport.

(L. 2002 S.B. 969, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 389.310 — MO Code / Chapter 389 / Section 389.310
389.310 Upon failure to furnish cars, shippers may furnish them — penalty for ...
Status: in_force

389.310. Upon failure to furnish cars, shippers may furnish them — penalty for failure to return. — 1. Whenever any railroad corporation shall fail, neglect or refuse to furnish, within a reasonable time after demand of a station agent, sufficient cars to supply any party desiring to ship property, then such party shall have the right to furnish cars, which shall be switched and hauled to their destination without unreasonable delay or discrimination in any manner between such cars and cars belonging to the corporation or any other person.

2. Any party furnishing cars as aforesaid shall pay to the railroad corporation a reasonable compensation for the service rendered, and in case an agreement cannot be reached as to such compensation, the motor carrier and railroad safety division of the department of economic development shall fix the same, and when such compensation has been so fixed, it shall be prima facie evidence that the same is reasonable.

3. Any railroad company failing or refusing to transport and return the cars furnished by said party or corporation mentioned in this section, shall pay to the party or corporation aggrieved the sum of five hundred dollars for each and every such offense, together with a reasonable attorney's fee, to be recovered by civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction, and every day of such refusal on the part of any railroad company to transport and return such cars as aforesaid after demand is made, shall be deemed a separate offense.

(RSMo 1939 § 5230) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4773; 1919 § 9961; 1909 § 3160 CROSS REFERENCE: Division of motor carrier and railroad safety abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission and department of transportation, 226.008
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 226.140 — MO Code / Chapter 226 / Section 226.140
226.140 Audit of records, when — plan to modernize transportation system, report.
Status: in_force

226.140. Audit of records, when — plan to modernize transportation system, report. — 1. The governor may cause the books and accounts of the commission to be audited by the state auditor or otherwise at any time.

2. As authorized by Article IV, Section 30(c) of the Missouri Constitution, the commission shall develop a plan to modernize the state's transportation system, including but not limited to, mass transportation, aviation, railroads, ports and waterborne commerce. The commission shall make a report to the governor and the general assembly prior to January 1, 1994, and by January first of each year thereafter. The commission shall include in the report a review of its pursuit of federal funds including mass transit matching funds to ensure that Missouri is receiving all of the federal transportation assistance to which it is entitled.

3. The state auditor shall, where practicable, use but shall not be limited to the data and information developed for, and provided by, the report required pursuant to subdivision (1) of subsection 2 of section 21.795 when performing an audit authorized by section 29.210 .

(RSMo 1939 § 8762, A.L. 1951 p. 800, A.L. 1989 S.B. 186, A.L. 1993 H.B. 566, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1681 & 1342 merged with S.B. 883) Prior revision: 1929 § 8114
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.590 — MO Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58.590
58.590 When costs to be paid by relatives.
Status: in_force

58.590. When costs to be paid by relatives. — Whenever any known person shall have died from any cause other than violence or casualty, and a certificate of the cause of death is necessary for the burial of the body of such person, the coroner shall, at the request of the relatives or friends of such person, hold a view or inquest on the body, and the person making such request shall pay all costs, fees and expenses of such inquest or view, nor shall the county be liable for any of them unless it shall appear to the county commission that in such a view or inquest there appeared reasonable cause to suspect that said dead person came to his death by violence or casualty, in which case the costs, fees and expenses of such view or inquest shall be paid as in ordinary cases; and although such person may have died from disease or natural cause, where, under this section, the county is not liable for the fees, costs and expenses of a view or inquest, and the same cannot be made out of the person requesting the same, or out of the estate of the deceased, the county commission may, in its discretion, allow and pay the fees of necessary witnesses at the view or inquest; but all services of the coroner, constable and other officers in or about the same shall be rendered gratuitously, as in the case of a suit by a plaintiff permitted to sue as a poor person.

(RSMo 1939 § 13253) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11634; 1919 § 5942; 1909 § 2947