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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 355.131 — MO Code / Chapter 355 / Section 355.131
355.131 Duration, succession — general powers.
Status: in_force

355.131. Duration, succession — general powers. — Unless its articles of incorporation provide otherwise, every corporation has perpetual duration and succession in its corporate name and has the same powers as an individual to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out its affairs, including, without limitation, power:

(1) To sue and be sued, complain, and defend in its corporate name;

(2) To have a corporate seal, which may be altered at will, and to use it, or a facsimile of it, by impressing or affixing or in any other manner reproducing it;

(3) To make and amend bylaws not inconsistent with its articles of incorporation or with the laws of this state, for regulating and managing the affairs of the corporation;

(4) To purchase, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire, and own, hold, improve, use, and otherwise deal with, real or personal property, or any legal or equitable interest in property, wherever located;

(5) To sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, and otherwise dispose of all or any part of its property;

(6) To purchase, receive, subscribe for, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, vote, use, sell, mortgage, lend, pledge, or otherwise dispose of, and deal in and with, shares or other interests in, or obligations of, any entity;

(7) To make contracts and guarantees, incur liabilities, borrow money, issue notes, bonds, and other obligations, and secure any of its obligations by mortgage or pledge of any of its property, franchises, or income;

(8) To lend money, invest and reinvest its funds, and receive and hold real and personal property as security for repayment, except as limited by section 355.421 ;

(9) To be a promoter, partner, member, associate or manager of any partnership, joint venture, trust or other entity;

(10) To conduct its activities, locate offices, and exercise the powers granted by this chapter within or without this state;

(11) To elect or appoint directors, officers, employees, and agents of the corporation, define their duties, and fix their compensation;

(12) To pay pensions and establish pension plans, pension trusts, and other benefit and incentive plans for any or all of its current or former directors, officers, employees, and agents;

(13) To make donations not inconsistent with law for the public welfare or for charitable, religious, scientific, or educational purposes and for other purposes that further the corporate interests;

(14) To impose dues, assessments, admission and transfer fees upon its members;

(15) To establish conditions for admission of members, admit members and issue memberships;

(16) To carry on a business or businesses, either directly or through one or more for-profit or nonprofit subsidiary corporations; and

(17) To do all things necessary or convenient, not inconsistent with law, to further the activities and affairs of the corporation.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1095) Effective 7-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 109.230 — MO Code / Chapter 109 / Section 109.230
109.230 Duties of director.
Status: in_force

109.230. Duties of director. — The director shall, with due regard for the functions of the agencies concerned, and subject to the approval of the secretary of state:

(1) Establish standards, procedures, and techniques for effective management of records;

(2) Make continuing surveys of paperwork operations and recommend improvements in current records management practices including the use of space, equipment and supplies employed in creating, maintaining, storing and servicing records;

(3) With approval of the state records commission or local records board, establish standards for the preparation of schedules which provide for the retention of state or local records of continuing value and for the prompt and orderly disposal of state or local records no longer possessing sufficient administrative, legal, historical or fiscal value to warrant their future keeping;

(4) Publish lists of records authorized for disposal or retention;

(5) Supervise the state records center and archives;

(6) Establish standards and formulate procedures for the transfer, safeguarding and servicing of records;

(7) Evaluate economies of microfilming services for agencies;

(8) Obtain reports from agencies as required for the administration of the program;

(9) Serve as secretary to the state records commission; and

(10) Make copies of the public records filed with the state archives available at the expense of any person requesting copies.

(L. 1965 p. 233 § 4, A.L. 1972 S.B. 376, A.L. 1978 S.B. 755)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 275.190 — MO Code / Chapter 275 / Section 275.190
275.190 May issue and sell notes — security — certain exemption.
Status: in_force

275.190. May issue and sell notes — security — certain exemption. — Commodity associations as defined in this chapter shall have power to issue notes, payable in such amounts at such rate of interest, and payable at such times as its board of directors may authorize, and to secure the payment of said notes by depositing warehouse certificates, issued against the commodity which such association is organized to handle, then in storage in warehouses, and may sell such notes to the general public and in the sale thereof be exempt from the provisions of chapter 409 relating to domestic and foreign investment companies.

(RSMo 1939 § 14380, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171) Prior revision: 1929 § 12722
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.361 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.361
115.361 Filing to be reopened, when — death or withdrawal of only candidate to ...
Status: in_force

115.361. Filing to be reopened, when — death or withdrawal of only candidate to create vacancy on ballot, when — removal of name from ballot, when. — 1. Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3 of this section, if a candidate for nomination to an office in which the candidate is the incumbent or the only candidate dies, withdraws as provided in subsection 1 or 2 of section 115.359 , or is disqualified after 5:00 p.m. on the last day in which a person may file as a candidate for nomination, and at or before 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Tuesday prior to any primary election, or if any candidate for the position of political party committeeman or committeewoman dies or withdraws as provided in subsection 1 or 2 of section 115.359 , or is disqualified after 5:00 p.m. on the last day in which a person may file as a candidate for nomination, and at or before 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Tuesday prior to any primary election, leaving less candidates for the available committee positions than the number of available committee positions, filing for the office or position shall be reopened for a period of five working days, excluding holidays and weekends, following the death, withdrawal or disqualification during which period new candidates may file declarations of candidacy.

2. If a candidate for nomination to an office in which the candidate is the only candidate dies, withdraws as provided in subsection 1 or 2 of section 115.359 , or is disqualified after 5:00 p.m. on the tenth Tuesday prior to the primary election, the election and canvass shall not proceed, and a vacancy shall exist on the general election ballot to be filled in the manner provided in sections 115.363 to 115.377 .

3. If a candidate for the position of political party committeeman or committeewoman becomes disqualified after the tenth Tuesday prior to the primary election, the election and canvass shall proceed, and the disqualified candidate's name shall be physically eradicated from the ballot so that no vote may be cast for that candidate.

4. If after filing a declaration of candidacy, a candidate files a statement of withdrawal within two working days prior to the deadline for the close of filing set forth in section 115.349 , the time of filing for that office shall cease at said deadline. There shall be a reopening of filing on the first Tuesday after the deadline for the close of filing set forth in section 115.349 which shall last until 5:00 p.m. on the Friday immediately following the first Tuesday after said deadline.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.123 , A.L. 1979 S.B. 275, A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1995 H.B. 484, et al., A.L. 1997 S.B. 132, A.L. 2016 S.B. 786, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592) Effective 11-07-18
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 130.179 — MO Code / Chapter 130 / Section 130.179
130.179 Decision-making process, foreign nationals prohibited from participating.
Status: in_force

130.179. Decision-making process, foreign nationals prohibited from participating. — 1. A foreign national may not direct, dictate, control, or directly or indirectly participate in the decision-making process of any person with regard to that person's activities to influence an election on a ballot measure, such as decisions concerning the making of contributions to influence an election on a ballot measure.

2. A foreign national may not solicit, directly or indirectly, the making of a donation, contribution, or expenditure by another person to influence an election on a ballot measure.

3. Nothing in sections 130.170 to 130.188 shall be deemed to create or eliminate any existing rights or duties beyond those specifically enumerated in such sections.

(L. 2025 S.B. 152)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 300.310 — MO Code / Chapter 300 / Section 300.310
300.310 Driving through funeral or other procession.
Status: in_force

300.310. Driving through funeral or other procession. — No driver of a vehicle shall drive between the vehicles comprising a funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion and when such vehicles are conspicuously designated as required in this ordinance. This provision shall not apply at intersections where traffic is controlled by traffic control signals or police officers.

(L. 1965 p. 445 § 63)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.902 — MO Code / Chapter 546 / Section 546.902
546.902 Municipalities in St. Louis County, authority to enact ordinances and ...
Status: in_force

546.902. Municipalities in St. Louis County, authority to enact ordinances and enforce them with fines or imprisonment. — Any municipality located within any county of the first classification with a population in excess of nine hundred thousand, for any purpose or purposes mentioned in this chapter, may enact and make all necessary ordinances, rules and regulations; and they may enact and make all such ordinances and rules, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, as may be expedient for maintaining the peace and good government and welfare of the city and its trade and commerce; and all ordinances may be enforced by prescribing and inflicting upon its inhabitants, or other persons violating the same, such fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and such imprisonment not exceeding three months, or both such fine and imprisonment, as may be just for any offense, recoverable with costs of suit, together with judgment of imprisonment, until the fine and costs are paid or satisfied; and any person committed for the nonpayment of fine and costs, or either, may be compelled to work out the same as herein provided; but, in any case wherein the penalty for an offense is fixed by any statute, the council shall affix the same penalty by ordinance for the punishment of such offense, except that imprisonments, when made under city ordinances, may be in the city prison or workhouse instead of the county jail.

(L. 1995 H.B. 424 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 195.041 — MO Code / Chapter 195 / Section 195.041
195.041 Emergencies, waiver of registration and record-keeping requirements for ...
Status: in_force

195.041. Emergencies, waiver of registration and record-keeping requirements for controlled substances, when. — In the event of an emergency as defined in section 44.010 , the department of health and senior services may waive the registration and record-keeping requirements set forth in sections 195.010 to 195.100 and their attendant regulations if the department determines such a waiver would be in the best interest of the public health.

(L. 2002 S.B. 712)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 256.110 — MO Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.110
256.110 Cooperation with federal agencies.
Status: in_force

256.110. Cooperation with federal agencies. — The work of the division of geological survey and water resources may be done in cooperation with federal agencies and other state agencies. The state geologist shall be authorized to file formal cooperative agreements with federal agencies. The progress of cooperative programs shall be included in the report of the activities of the division.

(RSMo 1939 § 14893, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 311) Prior revision: 1929 § 13704
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 96.222 — MO Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96.222
96.222 Bonds, issuance of — payable from revenue — mortgage authorized.
Status: in_force

96.222. Bonds, issuance of — payable from revenue — mortgage authorized. — For the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction, erection, equipment and furnishing of hospitals, nursing or convalescent homes, and related facilities, including medical office buildings to provide offices for rental to physicians or dentists on a hospital's medical staff, and for providing sites therefor, including offstreet parking space, and making from time to time enlargements or extensions thereof, the city council, upon recommendation and request of the board of trustees created pursuant to sections 96.150 to 96.220 , may issue and sell revenue bonds. In addition to pledging the net income and revenues as herein provided, the council and board, in their discretion, may mortgage, by mortgage or deed of trust, the real and personal property comprising the project or portions thereof for the payment of the bonds, both principal and interest. The revenue bonds are payable, both as to principal and interest, solely and only out of the net income and revenues arising from the operation of the facility, after providing for the costs of operation and maintenance thereof, or from other funds made available to the facility from sources other than from proceeds of taxation, or from proceeds of foreclosure sale of property mortgaged or pledged as security therefor.

(L. 1969 p. 171, A.L. 1981 H.B. 258)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 472.420 — MO Code / Chapter 472 / Section 472.420
472.420 Terms-of-service agreement, act not to change or impair access — act does ...
Status: in_force

472.420. Terms-of-service agreement, act not to change or impair access — act does not confer expanded rights — effect of federal law. — 1. Sections 472.400 to 472.490 shall not change or impair a right of a custodian or a user under a terms-of-service agreement to access and use digital assets of the user.

2. Sections 472.400 to 472.490 shall not give a fiduciary or a designated recipient any new or expanded rights other than those held by the user for whom, or for whose estate, the fiduciary or designated recipient acts or represents.

3. A fiduciary's or a designated recipient's access to digital assets may be modified or eliminated by a user, by federal law, or by a terms-of-service agreement if the user has not provided direction under section 472.415 .

(L. 2018 H.B. 1250)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 29.280 — MO Code / Chapter 29 / Section 29.280
29.280 Vacancy — governor to fill.
Status: in_force

29.280. Vacancy — governor to fill. — When a vacancy occurs in the office of state auditor the governor shall immediately appoint an auditor to fill such vacancy for the residue of the term in which the vacancy occurred, and until his successor is elected or appointed, commissioned and qualified.

(RSMo 1939 § 13016, A.L. 1945 p. 584 § 4) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11394; 1919 § 13291; 1909 § 11803
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.720 — MO Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.720
441.720 Expedited eviction actions, where filed, when continued or stayed.
Status: in_force

441.720. Expedited eviction actions, where filed, when continued or stayed. — 1. Actions pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 shall be filed in the associate circuit court for the county in which the premises are located. Upon filing of a verified petition alleging the conduct described in section 441.740 , the court shall issue a summons directed to the defendant. The provisions of sections 535.030 and 535.110 shall apply to actions brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 . The court shall set for hearing a cause of action brought pursuant to sections 441.710 to 441.880 as soon as practicable but in no event shall such hearing be held later than fifteen days following the service of the summons.

2. The court shall, subject to the provisions of section 441.880 , neither continue or stay an action brought pursuant to the provisions of sections 441.710 to 441.880 except for compelling and extraordinary reasons.

(L. 1997 H.B. 361)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 109.190 — MO Code / Chapter 109 / Section 109.190
109.190 Right of person to photograph public records — regulations.
Status: in_force

109.190. Right of person to photograph public records — regulations. — In all cases where the public or any person interested has a right to inspect or take extracts or make copies from any public records, instruments or documents, any person has the right of access to the records, documents or instruments for the purpose of making photographs of them while in the possession, custody and control of the lawful custodian thereof or his authorized deputy. The work shall be done under the supervision of the lawful custodian of the records who may adopt and enforce reasonable rules governing the work. The work shall, where possible, be done in the room where the records, documents or instruments are by law kept, but if that is impossible or impracticable, the work shall be done in another room or place as nearly adjacent to the place of custody as possible to be determined by the custodian of the records. While the work authorized herein is in progress, the lawful custodian of the records may charge the person desiring to make the photographs a reasonable rate for his services or for the services of a deputy to supervise the work and for the use of the room or place where the work is done.

(L. 1961 p. 548 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.025 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.025
196.025 Punishment for violations, exceptions.
Status: in_force

196.025. Punishment for violations, exceptions. — 1. Any person who violates any of the provisions of section 196.015 shall, on conviction, be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and punished by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisonment for not more than one year or by both such fine and imprisonment.

2. No person shall be subject to the penalties of subsection 1 of this section for having violated section 196.015 (1) or 196.015 (3), if he establishes a guaranty or undertaking signed by the person from whom he purchased the food, drug, device, or cosmetic; if a resident of this state, that the food, drug, device, or cosmetic is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of sections 196.010 to 196.120 , designating it, or, if a nonresident of this state residing in the United States, or a resident of this state engaged in interstate commerce with reference to the product involved, that the food, drug, device, or cosmetic is not adulterated or misbranded within the meaning of an act of congress entitled "An act to prohibit the movement in interstate commerce of adulterated and misbranded food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics, and for other purposes" approved June 25, 1938, and the supplements and amendments thereto.

3. No publisher, radio broadcast licensee, or agency or medium for the dissemination of an advertisement, except the manufacturer, packer, distributor, or seller of the article to which a false advertisement relates shall be liable under this section by reason of the dissemination by him of such false advertisement, unless he has refused, on the request of the department of health and senior services to furnish the said department the name and post-office address of the manufacturer, packer, distributor, seller, or advertising agency, residing in the state of Missouri, or in the United States, who caused him to disseminate such advertisement.

(L. 1943 p. 559 § 9860)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 361.095 — MO Code / Chapter 361 / Section 361.095
361.095 Procedure on appeals — costs — parties — judicial review.
Status: in_force

361.095. Procedure on appeals — costs — parties — judicial review. — 1. The state banking and savings and loan board shall make rules and regulations, consistent with applicable law, for the proceedings in connection with the appeals provided for in section 361.094 . No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

2. The costs of the appeal shall be assessed against the losing party, and the board may require the deposit of a reasonable sum for the payment of costs at the time the appeal is brought.

3. At any hearing provided for in section 361.094 the director of the division of finance shall be deemed a party, and any person claiming to be adversely affected and any bank, trust company or national banking association located in the city or town and county in which the proposed bank or trust company is to be located upon incorporation or relocation may intervene.

4. The director of the division of finance shall act in accordance with any order of the state banking and savings and loan board made pursuant to section 361.094 , but the order of the board shall be subject to judicial review as provided by law. Whether or not any review shall operate as a stay of the board's order shall be determined by the board.

(L. 1955 p. 263 § 5, A.L. 1967 p. 445, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1071, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 2011 H.B. 464)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 205.165 — MO Code / Chapter 205 / Section 205.165
205.165 Investment of moneys in an investment company, when.
Status: in_force

205.165. Investment of moneys in an investment company, when. — 1. The board of trustees of any hospital authorized under this subsection and organized under the provisions of sections 205.160 to 205.340 may invest its funds not required for immediate disbursement in obligations or for the operation of the hospital as follows:

(1) Up to fifteen percent of such funds into:

(a) Any mutual funds that invest in stocks, bonds, or real estate, or any combination thereof;

(b) Stocks;

(c) Bonds that have:

a. One of the five highest long-term ratings or the highest short-term rating issued by a nationally recognized rating agency; and

b. A final maturity of ten years or less;

(d) Money-market investments; or

(e) Any combination of investments described in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subdivision;

(2) Up to thirty-five percent of such funds into:

(a) Mutual funds that invest in stocks, bonds, or real estate, or any combination thereof;

(b) Bonds that meet the rating and maturity requirements of paragraph (c) of subdivision (1) of this subsection;

(c) Money-market investments; or

(d) Any combination of investments described in paragraphs (a) to (c) of this subdivision; and

(3) The remaining percentage into any investment in which the state treasurer is allowed to invest.

2. The provisions of this section shall only apply if the hospital receives less than three percent of its annual revenues from county or state taxes.

(L. 2016 S.B. 988, A.L. 2024 S.B. 1359)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.045 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.045
260.045 Notes issued when, how sold.
Status: in_force

260.045. Notes issued when, how sold. — The authority may issue notes payable from the proceeds of bonds to be issued in the future or from such other sources as the authority may specify as in the case of bonds. Such notes shall mature in not more than five years and shall be sold at public or private sale as the authority may specify at not less than ninety-five percent of the principal amount thereof and at such interest rate as the authority shall determine. The other details with respect to such notes shall be determined by the authority as in the case of bonds.

(L. 1972 H.B. 1041 § 9, A.L. 1982 S.B. 506, A.L. 1985 H.B. 807)