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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.200 — MO Code / Chapter 386 / Section 386.200
386.200 Conflicts of interest by commissioner or employees of commission prohibited ...
Status: in_force

386.200. Conflicts of interest by commissioner or employees of commission prohibited — penalty for violation — violation by utility, penalty — violation by officer of utility, penalty. — 1. Every commissioner, the public counsel and every person employed or appointed to office, either by the commission or by the public counsel, is hereby forbidden and prohibited to solicit, suggest, request or recommend, directly or indirectly, to any public utility, corporation or person subject to the supervision of the commission, or to any officer, attorney, agent or employee thereof, the appointment of any person to any office, place, position or employment. And every such public utility, corporation and person, and every officer, attorney, agent and employee thereof, is hereby forbidden and prohibited to offer to any commissioner, the public counsel, or to any person employed by the commission or by the public counsel, any office, place, appointment or position, or to offer or give to any commissioner, to the public counsel, or to any person employed or appointed to office by the commission or by the public counsel, any free pass or transportation or any reduction in fare to which the public generally are not entitled or free carriage for property or any present, gift, entertainment or gratuity of any kind.

2. If any commissioner, the public counsel, or any person employed or appointed to office by the commission or the public counsel, shall violate any provision of this section he shall be removed from the office held by him. Every commissioner, the public counsel, and every person employed or appointed to office by the commission, or by the public counsel, shall be and be deemed to be a public officer.

3. If any public utility violates any provision of this section, it shall be liable to the state of Missouri in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the assessment of a civil penalty not to exceed twenty thousand dollars. The penalty provided in this subsection shall be in addition to any other penalty provided for violation of the provisions of this chapter. The attorney general shall bring the action authorized in this subsection. The action may be brought in any county where the defendant public utility's principal place of business is located or where the violation occurred, or where the public utility's registered agent is located. The penalty assessed under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid into the state treasury to the credit of general revenue.

4. Any officer, agent or employee of any public utility who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(RSMo 1939 § 5593, A.L. 1977 H.B. 42 & 157) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5137; 1919 § 10426
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 354.560 — MO Code / Chapter 354 / Section 354.560
354.560 Payment arrangements, department to adopt rules — disclosure of financial ...
Status: in_force

354.560. Payment arrangements, department to adopt rules — disclosure of financial arrangements — confidentiality. — 1. The director of the department of commerce and insurance shall adopt rules governing the use of payment arrangements by community-based health maintenance organizations which use payment withholding arrangements that place a physician at substantial financial risk. The standards for determining substantial financial risk and determining which payment arrangements are subject to rules shall be the same as provided for health maintenance organizations and competitive medical plans contracting with the Medicare program, as provided in 42 CFR 417.479, or its successor regulation.

2. The department of commerce and insurance may require that community-based health maintenance organizations disclose to the department financial arrangements or contractual provisions that place a physician at substantial financial risk. Such financial arrangements and contractual provisions which constitute substantial financial risk for the physician shall be reviewed by the department and shall be deemed approved if not disapproved by the director of the department within thirty days from the date that they are filed with the department.

3. The department of commerce and insurance shall promulgate rules governing the confidentiality of proprietary information disclosed to the department pursuant to this section. Proprietary information disclosed pursuant to this section shall not be construed to be a public record as defined in chapter 610 .

(L. 1997 H.B. 335 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.131 — MO Code / Chapter 610 / Section 610.131
610.131 Expungement for persons less than eighteen years of age at time of offense.
Status: in_force

610.131. Expungement for persons less than eighteen years of age at time of offense. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.140 to the contrary, a person who at the time of the offense was under the age of eighteen, and has pleaded guilty or has been convicted for the offense of prostitution under section 567.020 may apply to the court in which he or she pled guilty or was sentenced for an order to expunge from all official records all recordations of his or her arrest, plea, trial, or conviction. If the court determines that such person was under the age of eighteen or was acting under the coercion, as defined in section 566.200 , of an agent when committing the offense that resulted in a plea of guilty or conviction under section 567.020 , the court shall enter an order of expungement.

2. Upon granting of the order of expungement, the records and files maintained in any administrative or court proceeding in an associate or circuit division of the circuit court under this section shall be confidential and only available to the parties or by order of the court for good cause shown. The effect of such order shall be to restore such person to the status he or she occupied prior to such arrest, plea, or conviction and as if such event had never taken place. No person as to whom such order has been entered shall be held thereafter under any provision of any law to be guilty of perjury or otherwise giving a false statement by reason of his or her failure to recite or acknowledge such arrest, plea, trial, conviction, or expungement in response to any inquiry made of him or her for any purpose whatsoever and no such inquiry shall be made for information relating to an expungement under this section.

(L. 2018 S.B. 793, A.L. 2019 H.B. 397)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.845 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.845
287.845 Administration of retirement system and funds.
Status: in_force

287.845. Administration of retirement system and funds. — 1. The board shall administer the provisions of sections 287.812 to 287.855 and shall have the same powers, duties, and obligations in regard to the funds and the system provided for in such sections as it has in regard to the Missouri state employees' retirement system. The system shall calculate the annuity for an administrative law judge or legal advisor, as defined in section 287.812 based on the law in effect at the time the administrative law judge's or legal advisor's employment was terminated.

2. The commissioner of administration, the state treasurer, and the secretary of the Missouri state employees' retirement system shall perform the same duties in regard to the retirement system established pursuant to the provisions of sections 287.812 to 287.855 that are prescribed for such officers in sections 104.436 and 104.438 in regard to the Missouri state employees' retirement system. Funds so certified and transferred for the retirement system established pursuant to the provisions of sections 287.812 to 287.855 shall be deposited in a separate account of the Missouri state employees' retirement fund and shall be disbursed only for the purposes of sections 287.812 to 287.855 .

3. As of April 26, 2005, the liabilities and assets of the administrative law judge's and legal advisor's retirement system shall be transferred and combined with the state employees' retirement system. The contribution rate certified by the board under section 104.1066 for the state employees' retirement system after April 26, 2005, shall include amounts necessary to cover the costs of the administrative law judge's and legal advisor's retirement system. This section and section 287.813 shall not affect the past, present, or future rights or benefits of administrative law judges and legal advisors participating in the administrative law judge's and legal advisor's retirement system prior to April 26, 2005, including their beneficiaries, spouses, or former spouses.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1106, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356, A.L. 2003 S.B. 248, et al., A.L. 2005 S.B. 202, et al.) Effective 4-26-05
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.460 — MO Code / Chapter 490 / Section 490.460
490.460 Copies of public contracts.
Status: in_force

490.460. Copies of public contracts. — Copies of contracts entered into by individuals with the state, or any officer thereof, or with any county, or with any person for the benefit of any county, under or by authority of any law, or the lawful order of any court, the originals of which are, by law or the lawful order of any court, in the custody and keeping of any officer, duly certified and attested by the official seal of such officer, or, if such officer have no official seal, then verified by the affidavit of such officer, may be sued upon, and shall be received in evidence, to all intents and purposes, as the originals themselves.

(RSMo 1939 § 1853) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1689; 1919 § 5376; 1909 § 6320 (1972) When state enters into a validly authorized contract it lays aside privilege of sovereign immunity. U.S. Di Carlo Construction Co., Inc. v. State (Mo.), 485 S.W.2d 52.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 267.450 — MO Code / Chapter 267 / Section 267.450
267.450 Unquarantined stock in quarantined pens prohibited.
Status: in_force

267.450. Unquarantined stock in quarantined pens prohibited. — It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, company, or corporation, owning or operating any stock pens or stockyards in this state, to permit any livestock, cattle, hogs, sheep or goats, not under or subject to quarantine, to be unloaded into any pens, enclosures, or yards, wherein any quarantined livestock is, or has been kept, or into such pens, enclosures, or yards, under such conditions and circumstances as will render such livestock subject to quarantine, and thereby prevent immediate removal thereof from such pens, enclosures, or yards, if the owner or shipper shall so desire.

(RSMo 1939 § 4832) Prior revision: 1929 § 4439
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.010 — MO Code / Chapter 184 / Section 184.010
184.010 State museum — duty of department of natural resources — where located — ...
Status: in_force

184.010. State museum — duty of department of natural resources — where located — soldiers' and sailors' memorial hall. — 1. * The department of natural resources shall maintain a Missouri state museum which shall be a conservational and historical museum in which shall be collected and displayed such exhibits of the products of the mines, mills, fields and forests of this state and such other articles and products as will display the natural resources of this state and their utilization as the department may deem necessary and expedient. The department shall design and install necessary cases, racks, tables and other equipment desirable to the purposes of the exhibits.

2. The department shall appoint a director of the state museum, who shall have such duties and responsibilities as the department may direct.

3. The board of public buildings shall designate such part of the first and second floor of the capitol building as it thinks advisable to be used as a part of the Missouri state museum and shall also designate a wing or section of such space to be known as the Missouri soldiers and sailors' memorial hall.

4. The department shall coordinate its activities relating to the museum with those of the board of public buildings in the use and utilization of the corridors, halls, walls, and other space within the state capitol building as may be necessary for the display and exhibits of the museum and the memorial hall.

5. The department shall receive from the adjutant general all matters and records pertaining to Missouri soldiers, sailors and Marines serving in all wars declared by the United States, including such inscriptions and tablets as may be desirable and available.

(L. 1943 p. 978 § 10b, A. 1949 S.B. 1049) *See Reorganization Plan No. 12 of 1976, on file with the Secretary of State.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 180.130 — MO Code / Chapter 180 / Section 180.130
180.130 Fees for certain services — expenditures of fee revenues.
Status: in_force

180.130. Fees for certain services — expenditures of fee revenues. — The librarian may collect a reasonable fee for reproducing legal material. The librarian may make expenditures from these fees in order to secure legal material from other sources. A single expenditure from these fees shall not exceed twenty dollars. The aggregate of all expenditures from these fees during any fiscal year shall not exceed two hundred fifty dollars. Accurate records of all receipts and expenditures shall be maintained at all times. The balance of the fees shall be paid into the state treasury at least monthly.

(L. 1982 S.B. 497)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 509.490 — MO Code / Chapter 509 / Section 509.490
509.490 Amendment of pleadings.
Status: in_force

509.490. Amendment of pleadings. — A party may amend his pleading as a matter of course at any time before a responsive pleading is filed and served, or, if the pleading is one to which no responsive pleading is required and the action has not been placed upon the trial calendar, he may so amend it at any time within thirty days after it is filed. Otherwise a party may amend his pleading only by leave of court or by written consent of the adverse party; and leave shall be freely given when justice so requires. A party shall plead in response to an amended pleading within the time remaining for response to the original pleading or within ten days after service of the amended pleading, whichever period may be the longer, unless the court otherwise orders.

(L. 1943 p. 353 § 81)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.256 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.256
375.256 Service of process on companies not authorized to do business in this state.
Status: in_force

375.256. Service of process on companies not authorized to do business in this state. — Any insurance company, association, or other insurer not incorporated or authorized under the laws of this state, which shall do or cause to be done any of the following acts in this state, effected by mail or otherwise: the issuance or delivery of contracts of insurance to residents of this state or to corporations authorized to do business in this state, the solicitation of applications for contracts of insurance, the collection of premiums, membership fees, assessments or other considerations for contracts, or any other transaction of business, shall be deemed to have constituted and appointed the director of the department of commerce and insurance of the state of Missouri, and his successor or successors in office, to be its true and lawful attorney, upon whom may be served all lawful process in any action, suit, or proceeding instituted in any county in this state, by or on behalf of an insured or beneficiary arising out of any contract of insurance, and any such act shall be signification of its agreement that the service of process is of the same legal force and validity as personal service of process in this state upon the insurer, notwithstanding the fact that the insurance company, association, or other insurer has failed or neglected to file written power of attorney appointing and authorizing the director of the department of commerce and insurance of this state to acknowledge or receive service of all lawful process for and on behalf of the insurance company, association or other insurer, as provided in section 375.906 .

(RSMo 1939 § 6008, A.L. 1951 p. 276, A.L. 1967 p. 516) (1954) Foreign insurance company could not be compelled to produce policy under subpoena duces tecum served on superintendent of insurance under § 375.160 and consequently secondary evidence thereof was admissible in absence of such subpoena. Lawson v. Creely (A.), 268 S.W.2d 41. (1962) Where insurance agent solicited and sold an insurance policy in Missouri without the knowledge of his company, the substituted service section would not apply to the company. Wash v. Western Empire Life Insurance Co., 298 F.2d 374.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 23.190 — MO Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.190
23.190 Recommendations made to agency — response procedure for agency — evaluation ...
Status: in_force

23.190. Recommendations made to agency — response procedure for agency — evaluation reports, distribution, charge for public — review of agency in one year, report. — 1. In making program evaluations the division shall make recommendations and suggestions, in writing, to the personnel of the agency being evaluated. Such personnel shall be given an opportunity to respond, in writing, to those recommendations and suggestions. Thereafter, as soon as practicable after completion of the evaluation, the committee shall issue a public report of the evaluation. The report shall contain recommendations for changes in practices and policies as well as recommendations for changes in statutes and regulations, and shall contain the response of the agency involved. Each report shall be a public record and shall be signed by the committee chair. Each report shall be presented to the governor and the agency involved. Copies may be made available to members of the general assembly and to the general public. The committee may charge a fee to recover publication costs for copies made available to the general public.

2. One year after completion of each evaluation, the oversight division shall review the operations of the agency evaluated to determine whether or not there has been substantial compliance with the recommendations contained in the report, and if not, a further review shall be conducted at the end of another year. In each instance a further report shall be made and distributed in the same manner as an initial report is made and distributed.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1087, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1029)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 261.060 — MO Code / Chapter 261 / Section 261.060
261.060 Daily deposit of all moneys in state treasury.
Status: in_force

261.060. Daily deposit of all moneys in state treasury. — All moneys collected by or through the director of the department of agriculture from fees, licenses, permits or other earnings under any law, other than the business of the Missouri state fair, shall be deposited daily in the state treasury to the credit of the agricultural fees fund, which shall be subject to appropriation by the general assembly.

(RSMo 1939 § 14029)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.410 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.410
227.410 Rabbi Ernest I. Jacob Memorial Highway designated for portion of Highway ...
Status: in_force

227.410. Rabbi Ernest I. Jacob Memorial Highway designated for portion of Highway 160 in Greene County. — The portion of U.S. Highway 160 in Greene County from the intersection of West Mount Vernon Street to one-half mile south of the intersection of West Sunshine Street shall be designated the "Rabbi Ernest I. Jacob Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs for such designation to be paid for by private donation.

(L. 2009 H.B. 683, A.L. 2011 S.B. 77 merged with S.B. 173)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 99.843 — MO Code / Chapter 99 / Section 99.843
99.843 Greenfield areas, no new projects to be designated, when.
Status: in_force

99.843. Greenfield areas, no new projects to be designated, when. — Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 99.800 to 99.865 to the contrary, no new tax increment financing project shall be authorized in any greenfield area, as such term is defined in section 99.805 .

(L. 2007 1st Ex. Sess H.B. 1, A.L. 2021 S.B. 153 & 97)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 388.480 — MO Code / Chapter 388 / Section 388.480
388.480 Formation of corporation to build line from county seat to railroad or river.
Status: in_force

388.480. Formation of corporation to build line from county seat to railroad or river. — For the sole purpose of connecting county seats in the state of Missouri with railroads, or with the Missouri or Mississippi rivers, where such connection does not already exist, it shall be lawful for any number of citizens of such county, not less than five in number, to form a corporation, with whatever amount of capital stock may be deemed necessary by such citizens, for the purpose of building an electric railroad from such county seat to some other railroad, or to the Missouri or Mississippi rivers, as before stated.

(RSMo 1939 § 5259) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4821; 1919 § 10010; 1909 § 3226
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 163.045 — MO Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163.045
163.045 Additional state aid for 169 school days or more — moneys used for teacher ...
Status: in_force

163.045. Additional state aid for 169 school days or more — moneys used for teacher salaries only. — 1. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, in addition to all funds distributed to school districts pursuant to the provisions of section 163.031 , the department of elementary and secondary education shall, after rendering all calculations required pursuant to the provisions of such section, remit an amount equal to one percent for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, or two percent for fiscal year 2028 and all subsequent fiscal years, of each district's preceding year's annual state aid entitlement as calculated in June in accordance with the provisions of such section for any district with a preceding year school board-approved school calendar that provided for one hundred sixty-nine school days or more of planned attendance. For districts in which one or more charter schools operate, and for all charter schools located therein, the department shall, after rendering all calculations required pursuant to the provisions of section 163.031 and section 160.415 , remit an amount equal to one percent for fiscal years 2026 and 2027, or two percent for fiscal year 2028 and all subsequent fiscal years, of each district's and charter school's preceding year's annual state aid entitlement as calculated in June, prior to any required adjustment pursuant to subsections 4 and 15 of section 160.415 , for any district or charter school with a preceding year board-approved school calendar that provided for one hundred sixty-nine school days or more of planned attendance.

(2) This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit the distribution of additional moneys under subdivision (1) of this subsection to a school district or charter school that:

(a) Prepares an annual calendar for the district's or charter school's school term under section 171.031 that establishes a school term of at least one hundred sixty-nine school days; and

(b) Is in session for fewer than one hundred sixty-nine school days in such school term because of:

a. Exceptional or emergency circumstances, as provided under section 171.033 ; or

b. An authorized reduction of the required number of hours or days under subsection 2 of section 160.041 .

2. Any funds received as provided in this section shall be used by school districts and charter schools exclusively to increase teacher salaries. Any school district or charter school that receives funds as provided in this section but fails to utilize such funds solely to increase teacher salaries shall have an amount equal to the amount of such funds received withheld from such district's or charter school's state aid payments pursuant to the provisions of section 163.031 or 160.415 .

(L. 2024 S.B. 727 § 1, A.L. 2025 S.B. 68)