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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 230.210 — MO Code / Chapter 230 / Section 230.210
230.210 Petition, where filed, contents — form of ballot.
Status: in_force

230.210. Petition, where filed, contents — form of ballot. — 1. Upon petition filed in the office of the clerk of the county commission, of voters equal to five percent of the vote cast for governor in the last preceding general election, requesting the adoption of the alternative county highway commission provided by sections 230.200 to 230.260 , the county commission shall, by order of record, submit the question of the adoption of the alternative county highway commission to a vote of the voters of the county at the next general election.

2. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

Shall the alternative county highway commission be adopted in ______ County?

3. If a majority of the voters voting upon the question vote for its adoption, the alternative county highway commission shall be declared adopted. If a majority of the voters voting upon the question vote against the adoption of the alternative county highway commission, the county in which the election was held shall retain the county highway commission provided by sections 230.010 to 230.110 .

(L. 1971 H.B. 105 § 3, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 42.380 — MO Code / Chapter 42 / Section 42.380
42.380 Rights of veterans.
Status: in_force

42.380. Rights of veterans. — 1. This section shall be known and may be * cited as "The Veterans' Bill of Rights".

2. Veterans in this state have a right to:

(1) Receive assistance from a local veterans service officer in completing applications for state and federal benefits;

(2) Receive counseling from veterans service officers and receive information about compensation, pensions, education benefits, life insurance medical benefits, state benefits, and burial benefits;

(3) Preference in public employment as described in section 36.220 ;

(4) Be treated with dignity and respect and to receive accurate, courteous, and timely service; and

(5) Receive fair and equal treatment without regard to sex, race, religion, handicap, ethnicity, or national origin.

(L. 2018 S.B. 573) *Word "be" does not appear in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.710 — MO Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.710
347.710 Merger or consolidation authorized — corporations, partnerships, limited ...
Status: in_force

347.710. Merger or consolidation authorized — corporations, partnerships, limited liability company. — Subject to the provisions of sections 347.700 to 347.735 , any one or more domestic corporations may merge or consolidate into or with any one or more persons at least one of which is not a corporation, any one or more domestic general partnerships may merge or consolidate into or with any one or more persons at least one of which is not a general partnership, any one or more domestic limited partnerships may merge or consolidate into or with any one or more persons at least one of which is not a limited partnership, any one or more domestic limited liability limited partnerships may merge or consolidate into or with any one or more persons at least one of which is not a limited liability limited partnership, and any one or more domestic limited liability companies may merge or consolidate into or with any one or more persons at least one of which is not a limited liability company.

(L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.903, A.L. 1997 H.B. 655 merged with S.B. 170) Effective 6-24-97 (H.B. 655); 5-20-97 (S.B. 170)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 578.700 — MO Code / Chapter 578 / Section 578.700
578.700 Notaries and notarial acts — prohibited acts — violations, penalties.
Status: in_force

578.700. Notaries and notarial acts — prohibited acts — violations, penalties. — 1. For purposes of this section, all definitions from section 486.600 shall apply.

2. In performing a notarial act, a notary shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, for knowingly:

(1) Failing to require the presence of a principal at the time of a notarial act;

(2) Failing to identify a principal through personal knowledge or satisfactory evidence; or

(3) Executing a false notarial certificate under subsection 1 of section 486.660 .

3. A notary who knowingly performs any other act prohibited by chapter 486 or fails to perform any other act required by chapter 486 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

4. Any person who is not a notary and who knowingly acts as or otherwise impersonates a notary shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

5. Any person who knowingly obtains, conceals, defaces, or destroys the seal, journal, or official records of a notary shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

6. Any person who knowingly solicits, coerces, or in any way influences a notary to commit official misconduct shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.

7. Any person who knowingly obtains, conceals, damages, or destroys the coding, disk, certificate, card, token, program, software, or hardware that is intended exclusively to enable an electronic notary public to produce a registered electronic signature, notary seal, or single element combining the required features of an electronic signature and notary seal, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.

8. The penalties of this section shall not preclude other sanctions and remedies provided by law.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 414.152 — MO Code / Chapter 414 / Section 414.152
414.152 Violations, penalties — injunction — hearings, procedure.
Status: in_force

414.152. Violations, penalties — injunction — hearings, procedure. — 1. Any person found in violation of any provision of sections 414.012 to 414.152 shall be deemed guilty of a class A misdemeanor. The prosecutor of each county in which a violation occurs shall be empowered to bring an action hereunder. But if a prosecutor declines to bring such action, then the attorney general may bring an action instead, and in so doing shall have all the powers and jurisdiction of such prosecutor.

2. The prosecuting attorney of any county in which a violation of any provision of this chapter occurs or the attorney general is hereby authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for, and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant, a temporary or permanent injunction to restrain any person from violating any provision of this chapter.

3. Any person who is found, upon investigation by the department of agriculture or by the department of revenue, to be in possible violation of any provision of this chapter shall be notified by certified mail of the facts constituting such violation, and shall be afforded an opportunity by the appropriate director to explain such facts at an informal hearing to be conducted within fourteen days of such notification. In the event that such person fails to timely respond to such notification or upon unsuccessful resolution of any issues relating to an alleged violation, such person may be summoned to a formal administrative hearing before a hearing officer conducted in conformance with chapter 536 and if found to have committed one or more violations, may be ordered to cease and desist from such violation, such order to be enforceable in circuit court, and, in addition, may be required to pay a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars per violation and five hundred dollars for each day such violation continues. Any party to such hearing aggrieved by a determination of a hearing officer may appeal to the circuit court of the county in which such party resides, or if the party is the state, in Cole County, in accordance with chapter 536 .

(L. 1987 S.B. 249, A.L. 1993 S.B. 178)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 534.220 — MO Code / Chapter 534 / Section 534.220
534.220 Rights under derivative titles may be shown.
Status: in_force

534.220. Rights under derivative titles may be shown. — Evidence for proof of rights under derivative titles, provided for by this chapter, shall be admissible in actions instituted under this chapter.

(RSMo 1939 § 2866) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2480; 1919 § 3028; 1909 § 7690
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 185.205 — MO Code / Chapter 185 / Section 185.205
185.205 Definitions.
Status: in_force

185.205. Definitions. — As used in sections 185.200 to 185.230 , the term "public television station" means a television broadcasting station operating as of January 1, 1980, under authority of Section 73.621 of the Federal Communications Commission rules and regulations as a noncommercial educational or public television station, owned and operated by a political subdivision of this state, an educational institution of this state, or by a not-for-profit corporation, accepting or broadcasting no commercial messages, and receiving all or part of its operating revenues from public funds, federal funds, donations or grants, or public subscriptions.

(L. 2006 S.B. 870) Effective 7-01-06
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.217 — MO Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1.217
1.217 Cloning — use of state funds prohibited, definition.
Status: in_force

1.217. Cloning — use of state funds prohibited, definition. — No state funds shall be used for research with respect to the cloning of a human person. For purposes of this section, the term "cloning" means the replication of a human person by taking a cell with genetic material and cultivating such cell through the egg, embryo, fetal and newborn stages of development into a new human person.

(L. 1998 S.B. 722 § 17)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.513 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.513
227.513 Purple Heart Trail designated for a portion of I-70 and I-44.
Status: in_force

227.513. Purple Heart Trail designated for a portion of I-70 and I-44. — The portion of Interstate 70 from the Kansas/Missouri state line east to the Missouri/Illinois state line, and the portion of Interstate 44 within the state of Missouri to the Missouri/Oklahoma state line, shall be designated the "Purple Heart Trail". Costs for such designation shall be paid by private donations.

(L. 2012 S.B. 480)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.351 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.351
162.351 Election commissioners to conduct elections in certain districts.
Status: in_force

162.351. Election commissioners to conduct elections in certain districts. — In any urban school district in a city having a population of more than three hundred thousand or in any seven-director school district located wholly within a city having a population of more than two hundred thousand and less than seven hundred thousand, or in any seven-director school district in a county having a population of more than seven hundred thousand the election authority in which the district is located shall conduct any or all school elections held in the district.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-48 and p. 344 § 165.465, A.L. 1965 p. 281, A.L. 1977 H.B. 130, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.465)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.128 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.128
334.128 Investigation and hearings, persons participating not to be liable for ...
Status: in_force

334.128. Investigation and hearings, persons participating not to be liable for civil damages, when. — Any person who reports or provides information to the board, or any person who assists the board, including, but not limited to, physicians' health programs and individuals working, consulting with or staffing such physicians' health programs approved by the board for impaired physicians, applicants or licensees who are the subject of an investigation, physicians serving on competency panels, medical record custodians, consultants, attorneys, board members, agents, employees or expert witnesses, in the course of any investigation, hearing or other proceeding conducted by or before the board pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and who does so in good faith and without malice shall not be subject to an action for civil damages as a result thereof, and no cause of action shall arise against him or her as a result of his or her conduct pursuant to this section. The attorney general shall defend such persons in any such action or proceeding.

(L. 1987 H.B. 667, et al., A.L. 2001 H.B. 78)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 484.230 — MO Code / Chapter 484 / Section 484.230
484.230 Proceedings on failure to appear.
Status: in_force

484.230. Proceedings on failure to appear. — If the party served with such citation shall fail to appear according to the command thereof, obedience may be enforced by attachment or the court may proceed ex parte.

(RSMo 1939 § 13332) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11711; 1919 § 685; 1909 § 955
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.133 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.133
46.133 Polk.
Status: in_force

46.133. Polk. — Beginning at the northeast corner of section twelve of township thirty-five, range twenty-one; thence west with the subdivisional lines to the northwest corner of section ten, township thirty-five, range twenty-four; thence north with the sectional line to the northeast corner of section four, township thirty-five, range twenty-four; thence west with the township line between townships thirty-five and thirty-six to the northwest corner of township thirty-five, range twenty-four; thence south with the range line between ranges twenty-four and twenty-five to the southwest corner of township thirty-five, range twenty-four; thence east to the northwest corner of section six, township thirty-four, range twenty-four; thence south with the range line between ranges twenty-four and twenty-five to the southwest corner of section seven, township thirty-one, range twenty-four; thence east with the subdivisional lines to the southeast corner of section twelve, township thirty-one, range twenty-one; thence north with the range line between ranges twenty and twenty-one to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13643) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11984; 1919 § 9386; 1909 § 3603
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.710 — MO Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.710
441.710 Certain parties have standing to initiate expedited eviction proceedings.
Status: in_force

441.710. Certain parties have standing to initiate expedited eviction proceedings. — Any of the following parties shall have standing to bring a civil action pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 :

(1) A landlord; or

(2) A prosecuting attorney of the jurisdiction in which the leased property is located.

(L. 1997 H.B. 361)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.900 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.900
88.900 Sidewalk improvements — assessment of government property.
Status: in_force

88.900. Sidewalk improvements — assessment of government property. — Any real estate owned by the state of Missouri or by state institutions, or owned by any county, township or city, shall be liable for the cost of any of the improvements contemplated and provided for in sections 88.863 to 88.913 , the same as other property, and an assessment shall be made thereon and tax bills issued in the same manner as tax bills against other property provided for in section 88.897 , and said tax bills shall be a valid and subsisting claim against such state, state institutions, county, township or city, the same as any other debt or demand against such state, state institution, county, township or city, and shall be paid for out of funds appropriated by them for such purposes, and shall bear interest at the rate of not to exceed eight percent per annum from thirty days after the date of issue until paid.

(RSMo 1939 § 7549) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7395; 1919 § 8803; 1909 § 9659
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 541.130 — MO Code / Chapter 541 / Section 541.130
541.130 Jury discharged without prejudice, when.
Status: in_force

541.130. Jury discharged without prejudice, when. — When a jury has been impaneled in the case contemplated in section 541.120 , such jury shall be discharged without prejudice to the prosecution.

(RSMo 1939 § 3775) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3385; 1919 § 3730; 1909 § 4941
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 700.097 — MO Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.097
700.097 Registration not required, when.
Status: in_force

700.097. Registration not required, when. — No insurance company, finance company, bank, or trust company shall be required to register with the commission in order to sell any manufactured home or modular unit repossessed or purchased by the company on the basis of total destruction or theft thereof when the sale of the manufactured home or modular unit is in conformance with applicable title and registration laws of this state.

(L. 2008 S.B. 788)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.090 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.090
407.090 Attorney general may request court order to produce evidentiary material — ...
Status: in_force

407.090. Attorney general may request court order to produce evidentiary material — request filed where. — Whenever any person fails to comply with any civil investigative demand duly served upon him under section 407.040 or whenever satisfactory copying or reproduction of any such material cannot be done and such person refuses to surrender such material, the attorney general, through such officers or attorneys as he may designate, may file, in the trial court of general jurisdiction of a county or judicial district in which such person resides, is found, or transacts business, and serve upon such person a petition for an order of such court for the enforcement of such civil investigative demand; except that, if such person transacts business in more than one county or judicial district such petition shall be filed in the county or judicial district in which such person maintains his principal place of business, or in such other county or judicial district as may be agreed upon by the parties to such petition. Whenever any petition is filed in the trial court of general jurisdiction of a county or judicial district under this section, such court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter so presented, and to enter such order or orders as may be required to carry into effect the provisions of section 407.040 . Any final order so entered shall be subject to appeal to the state supreme court. Any disobedience of any final order entered under this section by any court shall be punished as a contempt thereof.

(L. 1967 p. 607 § 9, A.L. 1985 H.B. 96, et al.) Effective 5-31-85
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 174.140 — MO Code / Chapter 174 / Section 174.140
174.140 Employees — terms, compensation, retirement, workers' compensation for.
Status: in_force

174.140. Employees — terms, compensation, retirement, workers' compensation for. — Each board of regents may appoint and remove the president or any professor or teacher in any state college in its district; may fix the duration, terms and conditions of their offices and compensation; may enter into agreements for and make contributions to both voluntary and statutory retirement plans for the president, professors and teachers; and under rules adopted by the board may extend the provisions of the workers' compensation law to all employees thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 10765, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 382, A.L. 1969 p. 288) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9608; 1919 § 11503; 1909 § 11074
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 95.130 — MO Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.130
95.130 Indebtedness for waterworks, electric or other light plants.
Status: in_force

95.130. Indebtedness for waterworks, electric or other light plants. — Any city, whether organized under the general laws of this state or by special charter or by constitutional charter, by vote of the constitutionally required percentage of the voters thereof voting thereon, may incur an indebtedness in an amount not to exceed an additional ten percent of the value of the taxable tangible property therein as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of purchasing or constructing waterworks, electric or other light plants to be owned exclusively by the city. The total general obligation indebtedness of such city shall not exceed twenty percent of the assessed valuation of such city as shown by the last completed assessment for state and county purposes.

(L. 1945 p. 1299 § 7368c, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 262.826 — MO Code / Chapter 262 / Section 262.826
262.826 Definitions.
Status: in_force

262.826. Definitions. — As used in sections 262.820 to 262.859 , the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Board" , the Missouri wine and grape board established pursuant to section 262.820 ;

(2) "Council" , the Missouri wine marketing and research council established pursuant to section 275.462 .

(L. 2005 S.B. 355)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 316.150 — MO Code / Chapter 316 / Section 316.150
316.150 Definitions.
Status: in_force

316.150. Definitions. — As used in sections 316.150 to 316.185 , the following terms mean:

(1) "County" , any county of this state except a county having a charter form of government and having a population of nine hundred thousand inhabitants or more and no city not within a county which exercises county functions;

(2) "County clerk" , the clerk of the county commission or governing body of a county;

(3) "Festival" , any music festival, dance festival, rock festival or similar musical activity likely to attract five thousand or more people at such an activity which will continue for a period of twelve hours or more, at which music is provided by paid or amateur performers or by prerecorded means, and which is held at any place within this state, and to which members of the public are invited or admitted for a charge. It shall not include a county fair or youth fair approved by the Missouri department of agriculture, or any activity conducted by any current or future ongoing licensed business in a permanent location;

(4) "Sheriff" , the sheriff of any county in this state.

(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 1, A.L. 1991 S.B. 34, A.L. 2013 S.B. 121)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 660.110 — MO Code / Chapter 660 / Section 660.110
660.110 Coordination and administration of heating and cooling assistance programs ...
Status: in_force

660.110. Coordination and administration of heating and cooling assistance programs into the Utilicare program by department of social services. — The department of social services shall be responsible for coordination of all federal heating assistance programs into the utilicare program and shall provide plans for the implementation and administration of these programs. The department may contract with local not-for-profit community agencies which render energy assistance pursuant to affiliation or contract with the United States Community Service Administration or another federal agency to distribute the federal moneys, to administer the federal heating and cooling assistance programs in accordance with the plan developed by the department and to provide certain administrative services in connection with the utilicare program which may include the processing of utilicare applications and any other service which the department deems practical. Insofar as possible, within the provisions of federal law and regulations, all payments made from funds available from the Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980 and other federal sources shall be made directly to energy suppliers in a manner similar to payments made under the state utilicare program.

(L. 1979 H.B. 545, et al. § 3, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1177, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 263, A.L. 2002 S.B. 810)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 273.040 — MO Code / Chapter 273 / Section 273.040
273.040 Dog defined.
Status: in_force

273.040. Dog defined. — The word "dog" , whenever used in sections 273.040 to 273.180 without qualifications, is intended to mean a female as well as a male dog over six months of age.

(RSMo 1939 § 14555) Prior revision: 1929 § 12878