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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 170.051 — MO Code / Chapter 170 / Section 170.051
170.051 Textbook defined — school board to provide free textbooks in public schools ...
Status: in_force

170.051. Textbook defined — school board to provide free textbooks in public schools — funds to be used. — 1. As used in this section, the term "textbook" means workbooks, manuals, or other books, whether bound or in loose-leaf form, intended for use as a principal source of study material for a given class or group of students, a copy of which is expected to be available for the individual use of each pupil in such class or group.

2. Each public school board shall purchase and loan free all textbooks for all children who are enrolled in grades kindergarten through twelve in the public schools of the district, and may purchase textbooks and instructional materials for prekindergarten students.

3. Each school board shall purchase from the incidental fund of the district all the new or used textbooks for all the pupils in all grades and preschool programs of the public schools of the district. The board may also expend incidental fund moneys to provide supplementary texts, library and reference books, contractual educational television services, and any other instructional supplies for all the pupils of the public schools of the district. All books purchased from district funds are the property of the district but shall be furnished, under rules and regulations prescribed by the school board, to the pupils without charge, except for abuse or willful destruction.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 10-5, A.L. 1972 S.B. 638, A.L. 1977 S.B. 74, A.L. 1990 S.B. 740, A.L. 1995 S.B. 269, A.L. 2005 S.B. 287, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 170.200 , 170.220 )
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.057 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.057
473.057 Commission for testimony of nonattendant witness.
Status: in_force

473.057. Commission for testimony of nonattendant witness. — If a witness to any will for good cause shown is prevented from attending at the time when any will is produced for probate, the clerk or court may issue a commission annexed to the will or a photostatic copy thereof, and directed, if the witness resides out of the United States to any court having a seal, of any state, kingdom, republic or empire, or mayor or other chief officer of any city or town having a seal, or to any minister or consul of the United States to any country in which the witness resides; if without this state and within the United States, to any court having a seal, or to any notary public in the state, territory or district in which the witness resides; and if within this state, to any court having a seal, or judge thereof, notary public, mayor, or other chief officer of any city or town in the county where the witness resides, empowering him to take and certify the attestation of the witness. If any witness is a member of the Armed Forces of the United States on active duty and out of this state, the commission may be issued to any commissioned officer, other than a warrant officer, of any of the Armed Forces of the United States, on active duty, and shall authorize him to take and certify the attestation of the witness.

(RSMo 1939 § 533, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 44, A.L. 1973 S.B. 132, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 532; 1919 § 520; 1909 § 550 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.520 — MO Code / Chapter 521 / Section 521.520
521.520 Persons claiming attached property may interplead — affidavit — trial ...
Status: in_force

521.520. Persons claiming attached property may interplead — affidavit — trial without delay. — Any person claiming property, money, effects or credits attached, may interplead in the cause, verifying the same by affidavit, and issues may be made upon such interplea, and shall be tried as like issues between plaintiff and defendant, and without any unnecessary delay.

(RSMo 1939 § 1489) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1325; 1919 § 1776; 1909 § 2345
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 77.380 — MO Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.380
77.380 Officers to be voters and residents of city, exceptions, appointed officers.
Status: in_force

77.380. Officers to be voters and residents of city, exceptions, appointed officers. — All officers elected to offices or appointed to fill a vacancy in any elective office under the city government shall be voters under the laws and constitution of this state and, except appointed officers, must be residents of the city. No person shall be elected or appointed to any office who shall at the time be in arrears for any unpaid city taxes, or forfeiture or defalcation in office.

(RSMo 1939 § 6889, A.L. 1967 p. 159, A.L. 1969 S.B. 15, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1987 S.B. 393, A.L. 1994 S.B. 517) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6743; 1919 § 8230; 1909 § 9167 (1991) If language of statute may be subject to more than one construction, the law favors the construction which is in harmony with reason and common sense and tends to avoid unreasonable and absurd results. Term "resident" means resident at time of commencement of appointed duties. Shands v. City of Kennett, 756 F.Supp. 420 (E.D. Mo.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 235.020 — MO Code / Chapter 235 / Section 235.020
235.020 Purpose of district — location.
Status: in_force

235.020. Purpose of district — location. — A street light maintenance district shall have for its purpose the maintenance and operation of the street lights on the streets of the district. Such district must be wholly within a county of class one, must consist of contiguous tracts or parcels of property, and may be contiguous to but may not include any part of any incorporated city, town or village.

(L. 1947 V. I p. 452 § 2) CROSS REFERENCE: County planning commission powers over public improvement in class one counties, 64.010 to 64.295.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.520 — MO Code / Chapter 513 / Section 513.520
513.520 Homestead set out from other real estate — proceedings — duty of commissioners.
Status: in_force

513.520. Homestead set out from other real estate — proceedings — duty of commissioners. — Whenever, in any case not in sections 513.475 to 513.530 otherwise provided for, it shall become necessary, in any proceeding at law or in equity, to sever or set out any homestead from other real estate, the court in which such proceedings shall be pending may appoint three commissioners to appraise and set out such homestead, which commissioners, after being sworn to the faithful discharge of their duties, shall appraise and set out such homestead in the same manner as is provided in sections 513.475 to 513.530 for setting out homesteads in case of the levy of execution, and make report of their doings to such court, which report shall be confirmed by such court, unless good cause be shown to the contrary; and a record thereof shall be made in the records of lands, where a deed of such homestead would by law be required to be recorded, which shall operate as a severance of such homestead from such other real estate.

(RSMo 1939 § 617) Prior revisions: 1929 § 617; 1919 § 5862; 1909 § 6713
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 136.405 — MO Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136.405
136.405 Annual return defined — the filing of amended return after certain date not ...
Status: in_force

136.405. Annual return defined — the filing of amended return after certain date not to be included. — The phrase "annual returns filed following the close of such fiscal year" , as used in Article X, Section 18, shall mean the last timely income tax returns which are filed and paid by the following June thirtieth. Amended returns filed after June thirtieth shall not be included in calculating the pro rata distribution amounts pursuant to Article X, Section 18, Paragraph (b). Returns filed for any part of a year shall be included.

(L. 1996 S.B. 500)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 595.200 — MO Code / Chapter 595 / Section 595.200
595.200 Definitions.
Status: in_force

595.200. Definitions. — The following words as used in sections 595.200 to 595.215 shall have the following meanings, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) "Crime" , an act which would constitute a violation of any criminal statute including any act which may result in an adjudication of delinquency;

(2) "Custodial authority" , the chief administrative officer or official in charge of a municipal detention facility, a county jail, a correctional facility operated by the department of corrections, a mental health facility or the division of youth services or any agency thereof;

(3) "Disposition" , the sentencing or determination of penalty or punishment to be imposed upon a person convicted of a crime or found delinquent or against whom a finding of sufficient facts for conviction or finding of delinquency is made;

(4) "Family member" , a spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or legal guardian of a victim;

(5) "Restitution" , money or services which a court orders a defendant to pay or render to a victim as part of the disposition;

(6) "Victim" , a natural person who suffers direct or threatened physical, emotional or financial harm as the result of the commission or attempted commission of a crime. The term "victim" also includes the family members of a minor, incompetent or a homicide victim;

(7) "Witness" , any person who has been or is expected to be summoned to testify for the prosecution whether or not any action or proceeding has yet been commenced. The term "witness" shall include persons employed in the administration of criminal justice who are testifying in the course of their employment, except that such persons shall not be entitled to any witness fees.

(L. 1986 H.B. 873 & 874 § 12, A.L. 1993 S.B. 19)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 528.070 — MO Code / Chapter 528 / Section 528.070
528.070 When name or interest of a party is unknown, what necessary.
Status: in_force

528.070. When name or interest of a party is unknown, what necessary. — In case one or more of such parties, or the share or quantity of interest of any of the parties be unknown to the petitioner, or be uncertain or contingent, or the ownership of the inheritance shall depend upon an executory devise, or the remainder shall be contingent, so that such parties cannot be named, the same shall be so stated in the petition.

(RSMo 1939 § 1715) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1551; 1919 § 1999; 1909 § 2563
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 487.070 — MO Code / Chapter 487 / Section 487.070
487.070 Proceedings — confidentiality.
Status: in_force

487.070. Proceedings — confidentiality. — Proceedings in the family court may be in camera as directed by a judge of the family court. However, proceedings in the family court for cases brought under sections 210.817 to 210.852 shall continue to be conducted pursuant to the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 , and proceedings under chapter 211 shall continue to be confidential as provided in chapter 211 .

(L. 1993 H.B. 346 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 267.169 — MO Code / Chapter 267 / Section 267.169
267.169 Certain livestock data not subject to disclosure — exceptions.
Status: in_force

*267.169. Certain livestock data not subject to disclosure — exceptions. — 1. For purposes of this section, the term animal shall mean the same as the term livestock as defined in section 277.020 .

2. The following data shall not be considered a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under chapter 610 :

(1) Premises registration data collected from participants in the federal Animal Disease Traceability Program, or any successor program;

(2) Animal identification data collected from participants in the federal Animal Disease Traceability Program, or any successor program; and

(3) Animal tracking data collected from participants in the federal Animal Disease Traceability Program, or any successor program.

3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2 of this section, the director of any state agency or the state veterinarian within the department of agriculture shall release information otherwise not considered a public record subject to disclosure to the extent that the information is:

(1) Useful in controlling or preventing a disease outbreak;

(2) For public safety purposes; or

(3) To show particular animals or herds are or are not involved in a disease outbreak.

4. Nothing in this section shall prevent the disclosure of information:

(1) Described in subsection 2 of this section if such information has been transformed into a statistical or aggregate form that prevents the information from directly or indirectly naming or identifying any individual owner, operator, producer, operation, farmer, rancher, or a specific data gathering site;

(2) Described in subsection 2 of this section pursuant to the expressed written consent of the farmer or rancher; or

(3) Required by law as a condition of compliance with any state agency regulatory function.

5. Any person who knowingly releases information not subject to public disclosure under this section shall be considered to be violating the provisions of this section. Any entity or person alleging a violation of this section may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction. A court may order any appropriate relief necessary, including damages not to exceed ten thousand dollars and reasonable attorney's fees.

(L. 2016 H.B. 1414) *Effective 10-14-16, see § 21.250. H.B. 1414 was vetoed July 8, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.091 — MO Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.091
404.091 Jurisdiction for transfers to minors and custodianship to be probate ...
Status: in_force

404.091. Jurisdiction for transfers to minors and custodianship to be probate division of circuit court, procedure — appointment of guardian or conservator, court may specify duties. — 1. The probate division of the circuit court may hear and determine all matters pertaining to custodians for minors and the administration of minor custodianships under sections 404.005 to 404.094 of this act * , the uniform gifts to minors law and the uniform transfers to minors law.

2. The provisions of chapter 472 apply to judicial proceedings involving minor custodianships to the extent they apply to judicial proceedings involving trusts and are not inconsistent with sections 404.005 to 404.094 of this act * .

3. If the probate division of the circuit court appoints a guardian or conservator for a minor after notice and hearing, the court may specify in an order the duties and responsibilities of the minor's legal representatives and custodians and the manner in which they shall coordinate the exercise of their respective powers and duties for and on behalf of the minor.

4. Upon the filing of any petition as provided in sections 404.005 to 404.094 of this act * , the court shall issue an order directed to such persons and returnable on such notice as the court may require, to show cause why the relief prayed for in the petition should not be granted and, in due course, shall proceed to grant such relief as the court finds to be in the best interest of the minor beneficiary of the custodianship.

(L. 1985 S.B. 35, et al. § 14, A.L. 1989 H.B. 145) *"This act" (H.B. 145, 1989) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1804 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1804
67.1804 Regional taxicab commission established, powers.
Status: in_force

67.1804. Regional taxicab commission established, powers. — For the regional taxicab district, there is hereby established a "Regional Taxicab Commission", which shall be a body politic and corporate vested with all the powers expressly granted to it herein and created for the public purposes of recognizing taxicab service as a public transportation system, improving the quality of the system, and exercising primary authority over the provision of licensing, control and regulations of taxicab services within the district.

(L. 2002 H.B. 1041)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 169.370 — MO Code / Chapter 169 / Section 169.370
169.370 Obligations chargeable to general revenue fund — alteration of existing ...
Status: in_force

169.370. Obligations chargeable to general revenue fund — alteration of existing rights prohibited. — 1. Interest charges payable, the creation and maintenance of reserves in the general reserve fund and the payment of all retirement allowances, refunds and other benefits and expenses are hereby made obligations chargeable against the general reserve fund and not of the school district, and the moneys placed in the general reserve fund shall not be diverted or used for other purposes.

2. No alteration, amendment or repeal of sections 169.270 to 169.400 shall be deemed to affect the rights of members of any retirement system established thereunder with reference to deposits previously made, or to reduce any accrued or potential benefits to those who are members at the time when such alterations, amendments, or repeal becomes effective or to reduce the amount of any retirement allowance then payable.

(L. 1943 p. 787 § 11, A.L. 1961 p. 369)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 339.500 — MO Code / Chapter 339 / Section 339.500
339.500 Citation of law.
Status: in_force

339.500. Citation of law. — This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Certified and Licensed Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Company Regulation Act".

(L. 1990 H.B. 1456 § 2, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1103)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.1200 — MO Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.1200
104.1200 Definitions.
Status: in_force

104.1200. Definitions. — As used in sections 104.1200 to 104.1215 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Education employee" , any person described in the following classifications who is employed by one of the institutions, otherwise would meet the definition of "employee" pursuant to section 104.010 or 104.1003 , and is not employed at a technical or vocational school or college: teaching personnel, instructors, assistant professors, associate professors, professors and academic administrators holding faculty rank;

(2) "Institutions" , Truman State University, Northwest Missouri State University, Southeast Missouri State University, Southwest Missouri State University, Central Missouri State University, Harris-Stowe State College, Lincoln University, Missouri Western State College and Missouri Southern State College;

(3) "Outside employee" , any other provisions of sections 104.010 to 104.1093 to the contrary notwithstanding, an education employee first so employed on or after July 1, 2002, who has not been previously employed in a position covered by the Missouri state employee's retirement system. An outside employee shall not be covered by the other benefit provisions of this chapter, but rather shall be covered by the benefit provisions provided for pursuant to sections 104.1200 to 104.1215 .

(L. 2001 S.B. 371, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455) Effective 7-11-02
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.740 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.740
287.740 Compliance with provisions obligatory — penalty for violation.
Status: in_force

287.740. Compliance with provisions obligatory — penalty for violation. — Any person or persons who shall in this state act or assume to act as agent for any such insurance carrier whose authority to do business in this state has been suspended under this chapter, while such suspension remains in force, or shall neglect or refuse to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter obligatory upon such person or party, or who shall willfully make a false or fraudulent statement of the business or condition of any such insurance carrier, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars nor more than five thousand dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than one week nor more than one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(RSMo 1939 § 3760) Prior revision: 1929 § 3370
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 264.051 — MO Code / Chapter 264 / Section 264.051
264.051 Certificates of health, expiration — quarantine — eradication.
Status: in_force

264.051. Certificates of health, expiration — quarantine — eradication. — 1. If, by reason of any owner-requested inspection, the director is satisfied that no apparent disease or pest exists in any colony in an apiary, he shall issue to the owner thereof a certificate of health setting out therein the date of the inspection, the number of colonies therein and the results of the inspection. This certificate shall expire ninety days after the inspection.

2. If, by reason of any inspection, the director is satisfied of the existence of any disease or pest, he shall notify the beekeeper owning the apiary, in writing, of the results of the inspection, setting out the number and location of infected colonies and informing him of the proper methods of treating the infected colonies. Any apiary infected with any contagious or infectious bee disease or pest may be declared under quarantine and the owner thereof shall be prohibited from moving such apiary, bees, honey, wax or used beekeeping equipment. The owner shall thereafter eliminate the diseased or pest infested condition within the apiary or equipment, or both, to the satisfaction of the director. The quarantine will then be lifted. If, by the time of the next inspection, which will be no more than one year after the initial inspection, the diseased or pest infested condition has not been eliminated, the director shall supervise the eradication of the diseased or pest infested bees and equipment, or shall otherwise eliminate the diseased or pest infested condition and lift the quarantine on any remaining bees.

(L. 1978 S.B. 683 § 5, A.L. 1985 H.B. 180)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 544.145 — MO Code / Chapter 544 / Section 544.145
544.145 Governor may offer reward for escaped felon — payment.
Status: in_force

544.145. Governor may offer reward for escaped felon — payment. — The governor may offer a reward of not to exceed three hundred dollars for the apprehension and delivery to the proper sheriff or other officer designated by him, of any person charged with or convicted of a felony and who has broken prison, escaped or fled from justice and absconded or secreted himself. The proper sheriff on delivery of the fugitive shall give his receipt therefor and the governor, upon presentation of the receipt, shall certify the amount of the reward to the commissioner of administration for payment out of the state treasury.

(L. 1957 p. 378 § 544.155)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 50.090 — MO Code / Chapter 50 / Section 50.090
50.090 Estimate of county revenue to be basis for issuing anticipated notes.
Status: in_force

50.090. Estimate of county revenue to be basis for issuing anticipated notes. — The notes herein authorized shall not be issued until after the anticipated revenue for the year has been estimated, as herein provided in section 50.110 , and when issued shall be in proportion to the total estimated revenue as follows: Not to exceed ten percent in any one month in any year and the total of such notes issued shall not exceed ninety percent of the total anticipated revenue in any county in any one year, but if said notes, or any thereof, shall not be issued within or at the times so fixed, they may be subsequently issued to the amount so limited, but in no event shall said notes be issued if there be on hand general revenues sufficient to pay the general operating expenses of the county.

(L. 1945 p. 1411 § 13927c)