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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.250 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.250
537.250 Liability of common carrier for loss or damage to property transported — ...
Status: in_force

537.250. Liability of common carrier for loss or damage to property transported — who may be joined as defendants. — Whenever any property is received by a common carrier to be transferred from one place to another, within or without the state, or when a railroad or other transportation company issues receipts or bills of lading in this state, the common carrier, railroad or transportation company issuing such bill of lading shall be liable for any loss, damage or injury to such property, caused by its negligence or the negligence of any other common carrier, railroad or transportation company to which such property may be delivered, or over whose line such property may pass; and the common carrier, railroad or transportation company issuing any such receipt or bill of lading shall be entitled to recover, in a proper action, the amount of any loss, damage or injury it may be required to pay to the owner of such property, from the common carrier, railroad or transportation company, through whose negligence the loss, damage or injury may be sustained; provided, that in any suit to recover for any loss, damage or injury to property transported by a common carrier and one or more connecting carriers, the plaintiff may join as defendants the original carrier and all connecting carriers, and shall be entitled to recover in such action from the common carrier, railroad or transportation company, through whose negligence any loss, damage or injury to such property was sustained, the amount of such loss, damage or injury, with all costs of suit, and may prosecute such action in any county in this state in which, as is provided by law, a suit may be maintained against either of such common carriers.

(RSMo 1939 § 3678) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3288; 1919 § 4239; 1909 § 5446 CROSS REFERENCES: Common carriers, liable for damage to property in transit, 387.180 Failure of railroad to receive and deliver bulk grain, 389.540
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.689 — MO Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.689
191.689 Schools to be given notice of identity of child with HIV infection, when, ...
Status: in_force

191.689. Schools to be given notice of identity of child with HIV infection, when, by whom — identity of infected child may be released to whom by school. — 1. Only after a school has adopted a policy consistent with recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control on school children who test positive for HIV shall the department of health and senior services give prompt and confidential notice of the identity of any child reported to the department to have HIV infection and the parent or guardian of any child confirmed by the department of health and senior services standards to have HIV infection shall also give prompt and confidential notice of the identity of such child to the superintendent of the school district in which the child resides, and if the child attends a nonpublic elementary or secondary school, to the chief administrative officer of such school.

2. The superintendent or chief administrative officer may disclose the identity of an infected child to those persons:

(1) Who are designated by the school district to determine the fitness of an individual to attend school; and

(2) Who have a reasonable need to know the identity of the child in order to provide proper health care.

(L. 1988 H.B. 1151 & 1044 § 15) Effective 6-1-88
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.320 — MO Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58.320
58.320 Jury to remain together — exception.
Status: in_force

58.320. Jury to remain together — exception. — When the jury are sworn they shall remain together, and proclamation shall be made for any persons who can give evidence to draw near, and they shall be heard; provided, however, when there are women members of a jury, they may separate from the men members of the jury, if any, when not receiving evidence or deliberating upon their verdict.

(RSMo 1939 § 13237, A.L. 1945 p. 991) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11618; 1919 § 5926; 1909 § 2931 CROSS REFERENCE: Prosecuting attorney in third and fourth classification counties to attend inquest, 56.300
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.300 — MO Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58.300
58.300 Coroner to administer an oath to the jurors.
Status: in_force

58.300. Coroner to administer an oath to the jurors. — The coroner shall administer an oath or affirmation to the jurors, in the following form:

You solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will diligently inquire and true presentment make, how and by whom the person who here lies dead came to his death, and you shall deliver to me, coroner of this county, a true inquest thereof, according to such evidence as shall be laid before you and according to your knowledge.

(RSMo 1939 § 13235) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11616; 1919 § 5924; 1909 § 2929
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 221.515 — MO Code / Chapter 221 / Section 221.515
221.515 Jailers authorized to serve arrest warrants on inmates — jailers may carry ...
Status: in_force

221.515. Jailers authorized to serve arrest warrants on inmates — jailers may carry firearms, when — escaped prisoners, power of jailer to arrest. — 1. Any person designated a jailer under the provisions of this chapter shall have the power to serve civil process and arrest warrants on any person who surrenders himself or herself to the facility under an arrest warrant or is already an inmate in the custody of the facility in or at which such jailer is employed.

2. Under the rules and regulations of the sheriff, employees designated as jailers may carry firearms when necessary for the proper discharge of their duties as jailers in this state under the provisions of this chapter.

3. Such persons authorized to act by the sheriff as jailers under the rules and regulations of the sheriff shall have the same power as granted any other law enforcement officers in this state to arrest escaped prisoners and apprehend all persons who may be aiding and abetting such escape while in the custody of the sheriff in accordance with state law.

(L. 2006 H.B. 1204 merged with S.B. 785, A.L. 2008 H.B. 1550)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 229.130 — MO Code / Chapter 229 / Section 229.130
229.130 Fingerboards.
Status: in_force

229.130. Fingerboards. — Every overseer shall erect and maintain at every road fork, or road crossing, in his district that would likely mislead, a fingerboard, containing a legible inscription, directing the way and noting the distance to the next important place on the road, for which he may be allowed not to exceed two dollars, to be paid out of the road fund of the district.

(RSMo 1939 § 8580) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7931; 1919 § 10719; 1909 § 10532
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 414.036 — MO Code / Chapter 414 / Section 414.036
414.036 Financial responsibility to be maintained, when — aboveground storage tank ...
Status: in_force

414.036. Financial responsibility to be maintained, when — aboveground storage tank defined — rules. — 1. After December 31, 2010, the owner or operator of an aboveground storage tank defined in subsection 2 of this section shall maintain evidence of financial responsibility in an amount equal to or greater than one million dollars per occurrence and two million dollars annual aggregate for the costs of taking corrective action and compensating third parties for bodily injury and property damage caused by sudden and nonsudden accidental releases arising from the operation of the tank.

2. For the purposes of this section, "aboveground storage tank" is defined as any one or a combination of tanks, including pipes connected thereto, used to contain an accumulation of petroleum and the volume of which, including the volume of the aboveground pipes connected thereto, is ninety percent or more above the surface of the ground, which is utilized for the sale of products regulated by this chapter. The term does not include those tanks described in paragraphs (a) to (k) of subdivision (16) of section 319.100 , nor does it include aboveground storage tanks at refineries, petroleum pipeline terminals, or marine terminals.

3. Owners and operators may meet the requirements of this section by participating in the petroleum storage tank insurance fund created in section 319.129 or by any other method approved by the department.

4. The department shall promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2008, shall be invalid and void.

5. Except in cases of fraud or misrepresentation on the application for coverage, no owner or operator shall be denied benefits by the petroleum storage tank insurance fund or other provider of financial responsibility required by this section solely because the owner's * or operator's claim arises from a release of motor fuel deemed incompatible with the aboveground storage tank system.

(L. 2008 S.B. 907, A.L. 2016 S.B. 657) *Word "owner" appears in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.2620 — MO Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.2620
191.2620 Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, facility approval — prohibited acts.
Status: in_force

191.2620. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, facility approval — prohibited acts. — 1. Any facility may approve hyperbaric oxygen therapy for a veteran in accordance with sections 191.2600 to 191.2630 .

2. A licensing board shall not revoke, fail to renew, suspend, or take any action against a health care practitioner based solely on the health care practitioner's recommendations to a veteran regarding access to or treatment with hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

3. No state agency shall take any action, or assist in any action, against a health care practitioner's Medicare or Medicaid certification based solely on the health care practitioner's recommendation that a veteran have access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy.

4. No official, employee, or agent of the state shall block or attempt to block access to hyperbaric oxygen therapy by a veteran who meets all requirements to receive such therapy under sections 191.2600 to 191.2630 .

5. Counseling, advice, or recommendations provided by a health care practitioner consistent with the medical standards of care shall not be considered a violation of sections 191.2600 to 191.2630 .

6. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be used under the direction of an institutional review board with a national clinical trial number for the purpose of collecting clinical trial data.

(L. 2025 H.B. 262)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 387.080 — MO Code / Chapter 387 / Section 387.080
387.080 Concurrence in joint tariffs — contracts, agreements or arrangements ...
Status: in_force

387.080. Concurrence in joint tariffs — contracts, agreements or arrangements between any carriers — prohibition for household goods. — 1. The names of the several carriers which are parties to any joint tariff shall be specified therein, and each of the parties thereto, other than the one filing the same, shall file with the state highways and transportation commission such evidence of concurrence therein or acceptance thereof as may be required or approved by the state highways and transportation commission; and where such evidence of concurrence or acceptance is filed, it shall not be necessary for the carriers filing the same also to file copies of the tariffs in which they are named as parties. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to motor carriers of household goods. Carriers of household goods participating in through routes or interline service shall publish joint tariffs and evidence of concurrence or acceptance thereof or individual tariffs for each participating carrier in accordance with sections 387.040 and 387.050 .

2. Every motor carrier shall file with the state highways and transportation commission sworn copies of every contract, agreement or arrangement with any other motor carrier or motor carriers relating in any way to the transportation of passengers.

3. Motor carriers of household goods are prohibited from participation in any joint tariff pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, except that this subsection shall not prohibit joint tariffs relating to joint rates for household goods transportation over any through routes or by interline service performed by two or more separate motor carriers.

(RSMo 1939 § 5608, A.L. 1996 S.B. 780, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1402 merged with S.B. 470) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5152; 1919 § 10441
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.982 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.982
375.982 Limitation on bringing proceedings, certain liens void.
Status: in_force

375.982. Limitation on bringing proceedings, certain liens void. — During the pendency of delinquency proceedings in this or any reciprocal state no action or proceeding in the nature of an attachment, garnishment, or execution shall be commenced or maintained in the courts of this state against the delinquent insurer or its assets. Any lien obtained by any such action or proceeding within four months prior to the commencement of any such delinquency proceeding or at any time thereafter shall be void as against any rights arising in such delinquency proceeding.

(L. 1976 H.B. 1479 § 9) Effective 6-16-76
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 547.060 — MO Code / Chapter 547 / Section 547.060
547.060 In cases of arrest, court may order prisoner recommitted.
Status: in_force

547.060. In cases of arrest, court may order prisoner recommitted. — When judgment is arrested in any case, and there is reasonable ground to believe that the defendant can be convicted of an offense, if properly charged, the court may order the defendant to be recommitted or admitted to bail anew to answer a new indictment or information.

(RSMo 1939 § 4128) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3738; 1919 § 4084; 1909 § 5290
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 82.150 — MO Code / Chapter 82 / Section 82.150
82.150 Wards to be of adjacent territory — numbering.
Status: in_force

82.150. Wards to be of adjacent territory — numbering. — All wards which may be established by ordinance as aforesaid shall be composed of adjacent and compact territory, and the several wards, at the time of redistricting, shall contain as nearly an equal number of inhabitants as may be practicable. The wards shall be numbered consecutively from one up to the highest number thus established.

(RSMo 1939 § 7632) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7489; 1919 § 8900; 1909 § 9749
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 94.120 — MO Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.120
94.120 Licenses, how issued.
Status: in_force

94.120. Licenses, how issued. — All license tax shall be regulated by ordinance, and no license shall be issued until the amount prescribed therefor shall be paid to the city collector, and no license shall in any case be assigned or transferred. Licenses shall be signed by the mayor and clerk, and countersigned by the collector, and the clerk shall affix the corporate seal of the city thereto.

(RSMo 1939 § 6937) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6791; 1919 § 8278; 1909 § 9215
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.548 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.548
227.548 Rep. Cloria Brown Memorial Highway designated.
Status: in_force

227.548. Rep. Cloria Brown Memorial Highway designated. — The portion of U.S. 61/67/50/Lindbergh Boulevard from the Interstate 55 interchange continuing north to Lin Ferry Drive in St. Louis County shall be designated as "Rep. Cloria Brown 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. 2019 H.B. 448 & 206)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.080 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.080
334.080 Licensees to renew registration, when — application, content — failure to ...
Status: in_force

334.080. Licensees to renew registration, when — application, content — failure to renew, effect. — 1. Every person licensed under the provisions of this chapter shall renew his certificate of registration on or before the registration renewal date. The application shall be made under oath on a form furnished by the board. The application shall include, but not be limited to, disclosure of the following: the applicant's full name and his office and residence address and the date and number of his license; all final disciplinary actions taken against the applicant by any professional medical or osteopathic association or society, licensed hospital or medical staff of the hospital, state, territory federal agency or country; and, information concerning the applicant's current physical and mental fitness to practice as a physician and surgeon.

2. A blank form for application for registration shall be mailed to each person licensed in this state at his last known office or residence address. The failure to receive it does not, however, relieve any person of the duty to register and pay the fee required by the chapter nor exempt him from the penalties provided by this chapter for failure to register.

3. If a person licensed, certified, or registered by the board of healing arts does not renew such license, certification, or registration for two consecutive renewal periods, such license, certification, or registration shall be deemed void.

(L. 1945 p. 1147 § 9992a, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 374, A.L. 1959 S.B. 50 § 8, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 1987 H.B. 667, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 141)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 209.630 — MO Code / Chapter 209 / Section 209.630
209.630 Assets used for ABLE program purposes only.
Status: in_force

209.630. Assets used for ABLE program purposes only. — The assets of the ABLE program shall at all times be preserved, invested, expended, and distributed only for the purposes set forth in this section and 26 U.S.C. Section 529A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and in accordance with the participation agreements.

(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.630, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2125)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 558.046 — MO Code / Chapter 558 / Section 558.046
558.046 Reduction of term of sentence, conditions.
Status: in_force

558.046. Reduction of term of sentence, conditions. — The sentencing court may, upon petition, reduce any term of sentence or probation pronounced by the court or a term of conditional release or parole pronounced by the parole board if the court determines that:

(1) The convicted person was:

(a) Convicted of an offense that did not involve violence or the threat of violence; and

(b) Convicted of an offense that involved alcohol or illegal drugs; and

(2) Since the commission of such offense, the convicted person has successfully completed a detoxification and rehabilitation program; and

(3) The convicted person is not:

(a) A prior offender, a persistent offender, a dangerous offender or a persistent misdemeanor offender as defined by section 558.016 ; or

(b) A persistent sexual offender as defined in section 566.125 ; or

(c) A prior offender, a persistent offender or a class X offender * as defined in section 558.019 .

(L. 1993 S.B. 167, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2021 S.B. 26 merged with S.B. 53 & 60) *Class X offender was repealed by H.B. 562, 1993.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.480 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.480
473.480 Validity of proceedings.
Status: in_force

473.480. Validity of proceedings. — No proceedings for sale, mortgage, lease, exchange or conveyance by an executor or administrator of property belonging to the estate shall be subject to collateral attack on account of any irregularity in the proceedings if the court which ordered the same had jurisdiction of the estate.

(L. 1955 p. 385 § 175)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.412 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.412
227.412 Sergeant Charles R. Long Memorial Bridge designated for a bridge crossing ...
Status: in_force

227.412. Sergeant Charles R. Long Memorial Bridge designated for a bridge crossing on U. S. Highway 24 in Independence. — The bridge crossing over the Union Pacific Railroad located on U.S. Highway 24 near Wilson Road in the Fairmont business district of the city of Independence in Jackson County shall be designated the "Sergeant Charles R. Long Memorial Bridge". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such bridge, with the costs to be paid for by private donations.

(L. 2010 H.B. 1941)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.140 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.140
379.140 Total loss of real property — full amount of policy less any deductible to ...
Status: in_force

379.140. Total loss of real property — full amount of policy less any deductible to be paid — inapplicability, when — multiple policies, effect on recovery — commercial buildings, policy covering two or more, recovery amount. — 1. When real property incurs a total loss caused by a peril covered under an insurance policy and such total loss is a covered loss under the insurance policy, then the liability of the insurance company writing the policy shall be the amount of money for which the real property was insured, less any deductible, as specified in the policy.

2. This section shall not apply to:

(1) Any partial loss;

(2) Any personal property that is not scheduled;

(3) Any detached or appurtenant structure;

(4) Any builder's risk policy;

(5) Any policy of mortgage insurance;

(6) Two or more buildings insured under a blanket basis or limit of insurance;

(7) Any loss in which the insured or one acting on the insured's behalf engaged in any fraudulent or criminal activity that contributed to the loss;

(8) Any loss to property if the insured increased the risk of loss insured against within sixty days of the date of the loss without the consent of the insurer and the increase in the risk of loss was a cause of the loss;

(9) Any replacement cost coverage provided for in a policy or by endorsement, except that this section shall not be construed to prohibit an insured from recovering any replacement cost coverage pursuant to the terms and conditions of a policy or endorsement; or

(10) Any loss that is covered by two or more policies.

3. If two or more policies provide coverage for a total loss of real property caused by a peril, then the insureds may recover the face amount of the policy with the highest limit of coverage, and each policy shall contribute to the payment of the loss in proportion to the amount of insurance mentioned in each policy.

4. For a total loss to a commercial building that is insured on a blanket basis for a stated amount that covers two or more commercial buildings, the settlement of the claim shall be based on the initial value assigned to each affected commercial building before the loss, with any balance remaining being settled according to the terms and conditions of the policy.

(RSMo 1939 § 5930, A.L. 2021 H.B. 604) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5819; 1919 § 6229; 1909 § 7020
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1225 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1225
375.1225 Discharge of liquidator, when.
Status: in_force

375.1225. Discharge of liquidator, when. — When all assets justifying the expense of collection and distribution have been collected and distributed under sections 375.1150 to 375.1246 , the liquidator shall apply to the court for discharge. The court may grant the discharge and make any other orders, including an order to transfer any remaining funds that are uneconomical to distribute pursuant to section 375.1224 , as may be deemed appropriate. This section shall be applicable to proceedings instituted before and after August 28, 1991.

(L. 1991 H.B. 385, et al. § 95, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1574)