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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.577 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.577
115.577 Time in which election contest may be filed.
Status: in_force

115.577. Time in which election contest may be filed. — Not later than thirty days after the official announcement of the election result by the election authority, any person authorized by section 115.553 who wishes to contest the election for any office or on any question provided in section 115.575 shall file a verified petition in the office of the clerk of the appropriate circuit court. The contestant shall only be required to file one petition with the circuit court for each election contest regardless of the number of counties within the court's jurisdiction. The petition shall set forth the points on which the contestant wishes to contest the election and the facts he will prove in support of such points, and shall pray leave to produce his proof. The circuit court in which the petition is filed shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all matters relating to the contest and may issue appropriate orders to all election authorities in the area in which the contested election was held.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 13.305, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 358.320 — MO Code / Chapter 358 / Section 358.320
358.320 Dissolution by decree of court.
Status: in_force

358.320. Dissolution by decree of court. — 1. On application by or for a partner the court shall decree a dissolution whenever:

(1) A partner is shown to be mentally incapacitated;

(2) A partner becomes in any other way incapable of performing his part of the partnership contract;

(3) A partner has been guilty of such conduct as tends to affect prejudicially the carrying on of the business;

(4) A partner willfully or persistently commits a breach of the partnership agreement, or otherwise so conducts himself in matters relating to the partnership business that it is not reasonably practicable to carry on the business in partnership with him;

(5) The business of the partnership can only be carried on at a loss;

(6) Other circumstances render a dissolution equitable.

2. On the application of the purchaser of a partner's interest under sections 358.270 and 358.280 :

(1) After the termination of the specified term or particular undertaking;

(2) At any time if the partnership was a partnership at will when the interest was assigned or when the charging order was issued.

(L. 1949 p. 506 § 32, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 356.131 — MO Code / Chapter 356 / Section 356.131
356.131 Securities law not applicable, exception.
Status: in_force

356.131. Securities law not applicable, exception. — The Missouri uniform securities law, chapter 409 , shall not be applicable to nor govern any transaction relating to any securities of a professional corporation or a foreign professional corporation; except that, the antifraud provisions of section 409.101 , or any successor law to section 409.101 , and the procedural, enforcement, remedy and penalty provisions of chapter 409 relating thereto, shall be fully applicable to the transfer of securities issued by a professional corporation or a foreign professional corporation if such provisions would otherwise be applicable to such transfers.

(L. 1986 H.B. 1230)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 233.320 — MO Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.320
233.320 Special road districts — organized how — by whom.
Status: in_force

233.320. Special road districts — organized how — by whom. — 1. In counties now operating or which may hereafter operate under township organization, whenever it is proposed to form a special road district within the limits of one or more incorporated townships, such proposed district shall be organized in the manner herein prescribed.

2. The county commission shall divide the territory within their respective counties into road districts in the manner herein prescribed, and every such district organized according to the provisions of sections 233.320 to 233.445 shall be a body corporate and possess the usual powers of a public corporation for public purposes, and shall be known and styled "______ special road district of ______ County", and in that name shall be capable of suing and being sued, of holding such real estate and personal property as may at any time be either donated to or purchased by it in accordance with the provisions of sections 233.320 to 233.445 , or of which it may be rightfully possessed at the time of the passage of sections 233.320 to 233.445 , and of contracting and of being contracted with as herein provided.

3. Districts so organized may be of any dimensions that may be deemed necessary or advisable, except that every district shall be included wholly within the county organizing it and shall contain at least six hundred and forty acres of contiguous territory; provided, that the county commission shall not have power to divide the territory within the corporate limits of a city having a population of one hundred and fifty thousand into such road district.

(RSMo 1939 § 8836) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8176; 1919 § 10937
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 53.081 — MO Code / Chapter 53 / Section 53.081
53.081 Land sales report to tax commission.
Status: in_force

53.081. Land sales report to tax commission. — The assessor in each county, except counties of the first class having a charter form of government, in addition to other duties provided by law, shall each calendar month verify ten sales of real property made within his county during that month and shall make a report of these sales to the state tax commission. The report of each such sale shall contain:

(1) The name of the grantor;

(2) The name of the grantee;

(3) The amount of consideration when available; and if not available then the assessor shall reassess the property;

(4) The amount at which the property is currently assessed;

(5) Whether or not the sale involved newly constructed property; and

(6) The name of the person verifying the sale.

(L. 1969 3d Ex. Sess. S.B. 1) Effective 9-01-70
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.939 — MO Code / Chapter 249 / Section 249.939
249.939 Plans, specification and assessment role filed with city or county clerk — ...
Status: in_force

249.939. Plans, specification and assessment role filed with city or county clerk — notice — publication, content — hearing to be held — notice mailed to assessed property owners. — The plans and specifications for the improvement and the proposed assessment roll shall be filed with the city or county clerk and shall be open for public inspection. Such clerk shall thereupon, at the direction of the governing body of the city or county, publish notice that the governing body will conduct a hearing to consider the proposed improvement and proposed assessments. Such notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation at least once, not more than twenty days and not less than ten days before the hearing, and shall state the project name for the improvement, the date, time and place of such hearing, the general nature of the improvement, the revised estimated cost or, if available, the final cost of the improvement, the boundaries of the sewage or storm water facility improvement district to be assessed, and that written or oral objections will be considered at the hearing. At the same time, the city or county clerk shall mail to the owners of record of the property made liable to pay the assessments, at their last known post-office address, a notice of the hearing and a statement of the cost proposed to be assessed against the property so owned and assessed. The failure of any owner to receive such notice shall not invalidate the proceedings.

(L. 1995 H.B. 88 § 13 subsec. 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.169 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.169
115.169 Register delivered to polls, when.
Status: in_force

115.169. Register delivered to polls, when. — Before the time fixed by law for the opening of the polls on election day, the election authority shall deliver the proper precinct registers to each polling place and shall make a record of the delivery.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 7.110) Effective 1-01-78
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1578 — MO Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.1578
454.1578 Pleadings and accompanying documents.
Status: in_force

454.1578. Pleadings and accompanying documents. — (a) In a proceeding under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 , a petitioner seeking to establish a support order, to determine parentage of a child, or to register and modify a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country must file a petition. Unless otherwise ordered under section 454.1581 , the petition or accompanying documents must provide, so far as known, the name, residential address, and Social Security numbers of the obligor and the obligee or the parent and alleged parent, and the name, sex, residential address, Social Security number, and date of birth of each child for whose benefit support is sought or whose parentage is to be determined. Unless filed at the time of registration, the petition must be accompanied by a copy of any support order known to have been issued by another tribunal. The petition may include any other information that may assist in locating or identifying the respondent.

(b) The petition must specify the relief sought. The petition and accompanying documents must conform substantially with the requirements imposed by the forms mandated by federal law for use in cases filed by a support enforcement agency.

(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 209.615 — MO Code / Chapter 209 / Section 209.615
209.615 Deposit and investment of moneys.
Status: in_force

209.615. Deposit and investment of moneys. — All money paid by a participant in connection with a participation agreement shall be deposited as received and shall be promptly invested by the board. Contributions and earnings thereon accumulated on behalf of participants in the ABLE program may be used, as provided in the participation agreement, for qualified disability expenses.

(L. 2015 S.B. 174 § 166.615)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 2.070 — MO Code / Chapter 2 / Section 2.070
2.070 Copies returned, when — penalty for failure.
Status: in_force

2.070. Copies returned, when — penalty for failure. — If any county officer, members of the general assembly excepted, resigns, is removed from office, or the office vacated, he shall deliver the copies of all laws and revised statutes by him received to the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which he received the same, to be deposited in the clerk's office for use of his successor; and in case of the death of any of the officers, members of the general assembly excepted, the copies shall be delivered by his representative to the clerk; and for failure of an officer or his representative to return the copies for the space of three months, he shall forfeit the sum of five dollars, to be recovered by civil action, to the use of the county, before any associate circuit judge of the county.

(RSMo 1939 § 671, A. 1949 S.B. 1002, A.L. 1957 p. 587) Prior revisions: 1929 § 671; 1919 § 7074; 1909 § 8073
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 139.180 — MO Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.180
139.180 No additional delinquent lists.
Status: in_force

139.180. No additional delinquent lists. — No collector shall be permitted to return, and no county commission shall be allowed to receive, any additional delinquent lists, and the director of revenue shall not give credit for any such additional delinquent lists allowed by any county commission.

(RSMo 1939 § 11090, A.L. 1945 p. 1907, A. 1949 S.B. 1024) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9919; 1919 § 12911; 1909 § 11465
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 630.450 — MO Code / Chapter 630 / Section 630.450
630.450 Duplication of programs to be avoided.
Status: in_force

630.450. Duplication of programs to be avoided. — If a residential facility, day program or other specialized service proposes to be funded by the department to provide services which the department provides through any of its facilities, programs or specialized services, the department shall determine how such services can most economically and effectively be provided and shall provide such services either directly or through contract and affiliation agreements, and shall avoid duplication of such services unless the department finds that such duplication is necessary. The department shall report any such duplication, and why the department deems such duplication necessary, in writing to the appropriations committees of the Missouri house and senate.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1724)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 87.420 — MO Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.420
87.420 Powers of board of trustees.
Status: in_force

87.420. Powers of board of trustees. — The board of trustees of the firemen's fund shall have exclusive control and management of the separate funds mentioned in sections 87.380 to 87.490 , and of all the moneys donated, paid or assessed, for the relief or pensioning of crippled, disabled or retired members of the fire department, and their widows, minor children and dependents. Said board shall make all needful rules and regulations for its government in the discharge of its duties, and shall hear and decide all applications for relief or pensions under sections 87.380 to 87.490 and its decision on such applications shall be final and conclusive and not subject to review and reversal except by the board, or on rehearing by the circuit court, and a record shall be kept of all the meetings and proceedings of the board. No pension, relief or other benefit payable from such fund shall be more or less than those payable to the most numerous class of members of the fire department, or their widows, children or other dependents.

(RSMo 1939 § 9527) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8960; 1919 § 9061; 1909 § 9886
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 262.490 — MO Code / Chapter 262 / Section 262.490
262.490 Payment of claims.
Status: in_force

262.490. Payment of claims. — The director of the department of agriculture shall pay the claims of any such fair, agricultural society or exhibition coming under the terms of sections 262.450 and 262.460 on approval of the commissioner of administration if satisfied, after due investigation and proof that such fair, agricultural society or exhibition has complied with the provisions of law relating to such payments and he shall pay such claims in the same manner as in the regular accounting by said department.

(RSMo 1939 § 14183, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 21) Prior revision: 1929 § 12506
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 160.540 — MO Code / Chapter 160 / Section 160.540
160.540 Suspension or termination of contracts of certificated staff and ...
Status: in_force

160.540. Suspension or termination of contracts of certificated staff and administrators in academically deficient schools, when, procedure — incentive program for successful teachers. — 1. In any school district whose graduation rate, as defined in section 160.011 , is below sixty-five percent, the district school board shall determine which schools in the district meet the criteria set forth pursuant to section 160.538 as being academically deficient, based on the results of the assessment system developed pursuant to section 160.518 , whether or not the state board of education has made a finding that the schools are academically deficient. With respect to any such school, notwithstanding any provision of state law or regulation, district rule or regulation, or contract, the school district board shall have the authority to suspend or terminate contracts of certificated staff, the principal and any administrators having responsibility for the school and to reconstitute the school with new teachers and administrative staff. The authority granted herein shall not preclude the district board from offering contracts to individual teachers or administrators as the board may deem appropriate. Any termination of a contract of an individual permanent teacher pursuant to this section shall be subject to the procedures of sections 168.114 to 168.120 or section 168.221 , whichever is applicable to such contract.

2. In any school district subject to the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the district shall develop a program of incentives and rewards for teachers who contribute to a successful effort to prevent schools from becoming academically deficient as defined in this section or to remove schools that have been so identified from that category. The district's plan shall be subject to approval by the commissioner of education and may include, but shall not be limited to, bonuses, opportunities for staff development and the granting of status as master teachers.

(L. 1998 S.B. 781)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 32.055 — MO Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.055
32.055 Sale of motor vehicle registration lists and personal information ...
Status: in_force

32.055. Sale of motor vehicle registration lists and personal information prohibited, may be disclosed to whom. — Subject to the provisions of sections 32.090 and 32.091 , the director of revenue shall not sell lists of motor vehicle registrations or other personal information held by the department of revenue for the purposes of bulk distribution for surveys, marketing and solicitations. Individual motor vehicle registration records and other personal information held by the department of revenue may be disclosed to any person or organization organized under an act of the Congress of the United States in accordance with the fee limitations as provided in section 610.026 .

(L. 1969 H.B. 973 § 1, A.L. 1997 S.B. 19, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1797)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.928 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.928
407.928 Restrictions on sales of individual packs of cigarettes.
Status: in_force

407.928. Restrictions on sales of individual packs of cigarettes. — No person or entity shall sell individual packs of cigarettes or smokeless tobacco products unless such packs satisfy one of the following conditions prior to the time of sale:

(1) It is sold through a vending machine; or

(2) It is displayed behind the check-out counter or it is within the unobstructed line of sight of the sales clerk or store attendant from the checkout counter.

(L. 2001 H.B. 381)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 226.585 — MO Code / Chapter 226 / Section 226.585
226.585 Vegetation along right-of-way, cutting of — transportation department, duties.
Status: in_force

226.585. Vegetation along right-of-way, cutting of — transportation department, duties. — The state transportation department may cut and trim any vegetation on the highway right-of-way which interferes with the effectiveness of or obscures a lawfully erected billboard, or the highways and transportation commission shall promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to permit the cutting and trimming of such vegetation on the highway or right-of-way by the owner of such billboard. The right to a vegetation permit by an outdoor advertising permit holder shall be issued in accordance with the current rules and regulations promulgated by the highways and transportation commission and shall not be denied without good cause. Such rules and regulations shall be promulgated within twelve months after August 28, 1992, or the commission shall suspend the collection of the biennial inspection fees prescribed by section 226.550 until such rules are promulgated, and such rules may include authority to charge a reasonable fee for such permit. This section shall not apply if its implementation would have the effect of making Missouri be in noncompliance with requirements of Title 23, United States Code, Section 131.

(L. 1992 S.B. 652, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1196 merged with H.B. 1508)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.847 — MO Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.847
404.847 Prior durable power of attorney remains valid, when.
Status: in_force

404.847. Prior durable power of attorney remains valid, when. — Nothing contained in sections 404.800 to 404.865 shall be construed to invalidate any durable power of attorney executed prior to August 28, 1991, which permits an attorney in fact to make health care decisions for the principal. The provisions of sections 404.710 and 404.820 henceforth apply to durable powers of attorney for health care executed prior to August 28, 1991. In the absence of a specific writing, decisions regarding nutrition and hydration must be made in accordance with state and federal law.

(L. 1991 S.B. 148)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 577.029 — MO Code / Chapter 577 / Section 577.029
577.029 Blood alcohol content tests, how made, by whom, when — person tested to ...
Status: in_force

577.029. Blood alcohol content tests, how made, by whom, when — person tested to receive certain information, when. — A licensed physician, registered nurse, phlebotomist, or trained medical technician, acting at the request and direction of the law enforcement officer under section 577.020 , shall, with the consent of the patient or a warrant issued by a court of competent jurisdiction, withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol content of the blood, unless such medical personnel, in his or her good faith medical judgment, believes such procedure would endanger the life or health of the person in custody. Blood may be withdrawn only by such medical personnel, but such restriction shall not apply to the taking of a breath test, a saliva specimen, or a urine specimen. In withdrawing blood for the purpose of determining the alcohol content thereof, only a previously unused and sterile needle and sterile vessel shall be utilized and the withdrawal shall otherwise be in strict accord with accepted medical practices. Upon the request of the person who is tested, full information concerning the test taken at the direction of the law enforcement officer shall be made available to him or her.

(L. 1982 S.B. 513, A.L. 2007 H.B. 574, A.L. 2009 H.B. 62, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2018 S.B. 870 merged with S.B. 951)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.510 — MO Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.510
198.510 Disclosure required, by whom — licensing department, duties — department of ...
Status: in_force

198.510. Disclosure required, by whom — licensing department, duties — department of health and senior services, duties. — 1. Any facility which offers to provide or provides care for persons with Alzheimer's disease by means of an Alzheimer's special care unit or Alzheimer's special care program shall be required to disclose the form of care or treatment provided that distinguishes that unit or program as being especially applicable, or suitable for persons with Alzheimer's or dementia. The disclosure shall be made to the department which licenses the facility, agency or center giving the special care. At the time of admission of a patient requiring treatment rendered by the Alzheimer's special care program, a copy of the disclosure made to the department shall be delivered by the facility to the patient and the patient's next of kin, designee, or guardian. The licensing department shall examine all such disclosures in the department's records and verify the information on the disclosure for accuracy as part of the facility's regular license renewal procedure.

2. The department of health and senior services shall develop a single disclosure form to be completed by the facility, agency or center giving the special care. The information required to be disclosed by subsection 1 of this section on this form shall include, if applicable, an explanation of how the care is different from the rest of the facility in the following areas:

(1) The Alzheimer's special care unit's or program's written statement of its overall philosophy and mission which reflects the need of residents afflicted with dementia;

(2) The process and criteria for placement in, transfer or discharge from, the unit or program;

(3) The process used for assessment and establishment of the plan of care and its implementation, including the method by which the plan of care evolves and is responsive to changes in condition;

(4) Staff training and continuing education practices;

(5) The physical environment and design features appropriate to support the functioning of cognitively impaired adult residents;

(6) The frequency and types of resident activities;

(7) The involvement of families and the availability of family support programs;

(8) The costs of care and any additional fees; and

(9) Safety and security measures.

(L. 1996 H.B. 781 § 3, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)