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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.432 — MO Code / Chapter 494 / Section 494.432
494.432 Postponement of jury duty, when.
Status: in_force

494.432. Postponement of jury duty, when. — 1. Individuals scheduled to appear for jury service have the right to postpone the date of their initial appearance for jury service one time only for reasons other than undue influence or extreme physical or financial hardship. When requested, postponements shall be granted, provided that:

(1) The prospective juror has not previously been granted a postponement;

(2) The prospective juror appears in person or contacts the board of jury commissioners by telephone, electronic mail, or in writing to request a postponement; and

(3) Prior to the grant of a postponement the court shall set the date on which the prospective juror will appear for jury service that is not more than six months after the date on which the prospective juror originally was called to serve and on which date the court will be in session. If a prospective juror is a full-time student of any accredited institution, the court shall set the date on which the prospective juror will appear for jury service that is not more than twelve months after the date on which the prospective juror originally was called to serve and on which the court will be in session.

2. A subsequent request to postpone jury service may be approved by a judicial officer only in the event of an extreme emergency, such as a death in the family, sudden grave illness, or a natural disaster or national emergency in which the prospective juror is personally involved, that could not have been anticipated at the time the initial postponement was granted. Prior to the grant of a second postponement, the prospective juror must fix a date certain on which the individual will appear for jury service within six months of the postponement on a date when the court will be in session.

(L. 2004 S.B. 1211, A.L. 2005 S.B. 420 & 344)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 447.020 — MO Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.020
447.020 Appointment of appraisers by circuit judge.
Status: in_force

447.020. Appointment of appraisers by circuit judge. — Such judge shall then, if necessary, summon three disinterested householders to appraise the same; such appraisers, or any two of them, shall make two lists of the valuation and description of such property, money, or other valuable thing, and sign and make oath to the same, and shall deliver one of the lists to the finder and the other to the judge.

(RSMo 1939 § 15318, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14228; 1919 § 7288; 1909 § 8269 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.230 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.230
79.230 Appointive officers.
Status: in_force

79.230. Appointive officers. — The mayor, with the consent and approval of the majority of the members of the board of aldermen, shall have power to appoint a treasurer, city attorney, city assessor, street commissioner and night watchman, and such other officers as he may be authorized by ordinance to appoint, and if deemed for the best interests of the city, the mayor and board of aldermen may, by ordinance, employ special counsel to represent the city, either in a case of a vacancy in the office of city attorney or to assist the city attorney, and pay reasonable compensation therefor, and the person elected marshal may be appointed to and hold the office of street commissioner.

(RSMo 1939 § 7110) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6960; 1919 § 8411; 1909 § 9313 CROSS REFERENCES: Administrator, appointment, 77.042 Policemen, number prescribed by ordinance, 85.620
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 571.230 — MO Code / Chapter 571 / Section 571.230
571.230 Duty to carry permit — display of permit, when — citation for violation.
Status: in_force

*571.230. Duty to carry permit — display of permit, when — citation for violation. — Any person issued a Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit under sections 571.205 to 571.230 , shall carry the permit at all times the person is carrying a concealed firearm and shall display the permit and a state or federal government-issued photo identification upon the request of any peace officer. Failure to comply with this section shall not be a criminal offense but the Missouri lifetime or extended concealed carry permit holder may be issued a citation for an amount not to exceed thirty-five dollars.

(L. 2016 S.B. 656) *Effective 10-14-16, see § 21.250. S.B. 656 was vetoed June 27, 2016. The veto was overridden on September 14, 2016.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 87.365 — MO Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.365
87.365 Benefits exempt from taxes and civil process.
Status: in_force

87.365. Benefits exempt from taxes and civil process. — The right of any person to a benefit, any other right accrued or accruing to any person under the provisions of sections 87.120 to 87.370 and the moneys in the various funds created under sections 87.120 to 87.370 are hereby exempt from any tax of the state of Missouri and shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment or any other process whatsoever and shall be unassignable except as in sections 87.120 to 87.370 specifically provided.

(L. 1943 p. 708 § 12, A.L. 1959 S.B. 314 § 86.627)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.1072 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1072
351.1072 Discharge of duties, directors.
Status: in_force

351.1072. Discharge of duties, directors. — 1. A director shall discharge the duties of the position of director in good faith, in a manner the director reasonably believes to be in the best interests of the cooperative, and with the care that an ordinary, prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances. A person who so performs such person's duties is not liable by reason of being or having been a director of the cooperative.

2. (1) A director is entitled to rely on information, opinions, reports, or statements, including financial statements and other financial data, relating to cooperative matters in each case prepared or presented by one or more of the following:

(a) One or more officers or employees of the cooperative who the director reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented;

(b) Counsel, public accountants, or other persons as to matters that the director reasonably believes are within the person's professional or expert competence; or

(c) A committee of the board upon which the director does not serve, duly established by the board, as to matters within its designated authority, if the director reasonably believes the committee to merit confidence.

(2) A director is not relieved of liability for acts based on such director's reliance on information under subdivision (1) of this subsection where such director has knowledge that makes such reliance unwarranted.

3. A director who is present at a meeting of the board when an action is approved by the directors in accordance with section 351.1063 is presumed to have assented to the action approved, unless the director:

(1) Objects at the beginning of the meeting to the transaction of business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened and does not participate in the meeting after the objection, in which case the director is not considered to be present at the meeting for any purpose of sections 351.1000 to 351.1228 ;

(2) Votes against the action at the meeting; or

(3) Is prohibited by a conflict of interest from voting on the action.

4. A director's first duty of loyalty is to the cooperative. A director is under a duty to share all of such director's knowledge and opportunities that arise with respect to or are related to the business of the cooperative first to the cooperative, and if the cooperative shall choose not to act on such information or opportunity, then, unless otherwise directed by the cooperative, such director may exploit such information or opportunity for such director's own gain.

(L. 2011 S.B. 366)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 643.312 — MO Code / Chapter 643 / Section 643.312
643.312 Reformulated gasoline program.
Status: in_force

643.312. Reformulated gasoline program. — The air conservation commission may establish, by rule, a state reformulated gasoline program to prohibit the sale or dispensing of conventional gasoline for use in motor vehicles. If established, such program shall be implemented and reformulated gasoline shall be available at the retail level in the nonattainment area described in section 643.305 by June 1, 1999. The effectiveness of such program in improving air quality shall be at least equal to, and cost competitive with, the federal reformulated gasoline program, 42 U.S.C. 7545. Subject to the conditions of this section, any reformulated gasoline program established pursuant to this section shall not preclude the use of ethanol.

(L. 1998 S.B. 619 § 1) Effective 1-01-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 233.200 — MO Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.200
233.200 Commissioners of special road district may issue bonds — election required ...
Status: in_force

233.200. Commissioners of special road district may issue bonds — election required — limitations — form of ballot. — 1. The commissioners of such districts so incorporated shall have power to issue road and bridge bonds for and on behalf of their respective districts, payable out of funds derived from taxation of all property taxable therein to an amount including existing indebtedness payable out of funds so derived not exceeding five percent of the assessed valuation of such property to be ascertained by the assessment next before the last assessment for state and county purposes. Such bonds to be issued in denominations of one hundred dollars, or some multiple thereof, to bear interest at not exceeding the rate per annum permitted by law, and to become due in not exceeding twenty years after the date of such bonds. Whenever the board of commissioners of any such road district propose to issue such bonds, they shall submit the question to the voters in the district.

2. The notice of election shall state the amount of bonds to be issued.

3. The result of the submission of the question shall be entered upon the records of the district. If it shall appear that the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on the question shall have voted in favor of the issue of the bonds, the commissioners shall order and direct the execution of the bonds for and on behalf of such district and provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in the district sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds so authorized as they respectively become due.

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

Shall the ______ special road district of ______ County issue road and bridge bonds in the amount of ______ dollars?

5. The board of commissioners shall not sell the bonds for less than ninety-five percent of the par value thereof, and the proceeds shall be paid over to the county treasurer, and disbursed on warrants drawn by the president or vice president of the board of commissioners and attested by the secretary. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be used for the purpose only of paying the cost of holding such election, and constructing, repairing and maintaining bridges and culverts within the district, and working, repairing, maintaining and dragging public roads within the district.

(RSMo 1939 § 8717, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8068; 1919 § 10840
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 644.117 — MO Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.117
644.117 Small rural communities to have percentage of funds.
Status: in_force

644.117. Small rural communities to have percentage of funds. — Small rural communities, as defined by the commission by rule, shall receive at least twenty percent of the funds when no federal funds are included in grants or loans made pursuant to section 644.101 .

(L. 1982 S.B. 646, A.L. 1987 H.B. 497)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.501 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.501
162.501 Secretary to issue certificates of election.
Status: in_force

162.501. Secretary to issue certificates of election. — The secretary of the board of directors shall lay the results before the board and record the same, and under the direction of the board shall issue certificates of election to the parties entitled thereto.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-50, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.467)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 434.303 — MO Code / Chapter 434 / Section 434.303
434.303 Attorney general may bring action, when — recovery procedures.
Status: in_force

434.303. Attorney general may bring action, when — recovery procedures. — 1. Whenever it appears that any individual or entity is engaged or is about to engage in any act or practice which is in violation of section 434.301 , the attorney general may bring an action in the circuit court having venue to enjoin such act or practice, and upon a proper showing, a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction shall be granted without bond.

2. The attorney general may seek the recovery authorized under section 434.302 on behalf of the benefit recipient or his or her heirs or beneficiaries and the state, and may exercise the investigative and enforcement powers authorized under chapter 407 to the attorney general and the attorney general may have such recovery of costs as authorized under chapter 407 .

(L. 2014 H.B. 1217)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 87.020 — MO Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.020
87.020 Creating board of trustees.
Status: in_force

87.020. Creating board of trustees. — In cities, the treasurer, the counselor, the clerk or register, and the comptroller where such office exists, the chief officer of the fire department, three delegates at large from the fire department, to be elected by the members thereof on the first Monday in December of each year, whose term of office shall be for one year, and one delegate from the retired or pensioned list, to be elected by such retired or pensioned members on the first Monday in December of each year, whose term of office shall be for one year, shall constitute and be a board by the name of "The Board of Trustees of the Firemen's Fund". The board shall select from their members a president and secretary; provided, that in villages and incorporated towns the board of trustees of the firemen's pension fund shall consist of the chairman of the village or town trustees, the clerk, counselor or attorney, treasurer and chief officer of the fire department.

(RSMo 1939 § 9501) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8934; 1919 § 9035; 1909 § 9860
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 640.605 — MO Code / Chapter 640 / Section 640.605
640.605 Purpose of grants.
Status: in_force

640.605. Purpose of grants. — The grants may be made to districts or communities to assist in financing, including engineering and legal service costs, specific projects for construction, original or enlargement of supply, source water protection treatment, purification, storage and distribution facilities for water systems and collection, treatment, forced mains, lift stations and disposal facilities for sewage systems, or any other item necessary for the physical operation of the water or sewage systems where grant funds are necessary to reduce the project cost per user to a reasonable level. The grants may be made to supplement funds from loan proceeds or other private or public sources when such grants are not available through any other state or federal agency.

(L. 1989 S.B. 444, A.L. 1999 S.B. 160 & 82)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 57.090 — MO Code / Chapter 57 / Section 57.090
57.090 To attend courts — when.
Status: in_force

57.090. To attend courts — when. — The several sheriffs shall attend each division of the circuit court presided over by a circuit or associate circuit judge held in their counties, when so directed by the court; and it shall be the duty of the officer attending any court to furnish stationery, fuel, and other things necessary for the use of the court whenever ordered by the court.

(RSMo 1939 § 2034, A.L. 1945 p. 805, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1870; 1919 § 2365; 1909 § 3887 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 357.170 — MO Code / Chapter 357 / Section 357.170
357.170 Prior cooperative associations.
Status: in_force

357.170. Prior cooperative associations. — All cooperative agricultural corporations, companies or associations, coming within the purview of this law, and heretofore organized and doing business under prior statutes and which have attempted so to organize and do business, shall have the benefit of all provisions of this law and be bound thereby on filing with the secretary of state a written declaration, signed and sworn to by the president and secretary, to the effect that such cooperative company or association has, by a majority vote of its shareholders, decided to accept the benefits of and to be bound by the provisions of this law.

(RSMo 1939 § 14419) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12761; 1919 § 10258
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 256.140 — MO Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.140
256.140 Costs, how adjusted.
Status: in_force

256.140. Costs, how adjusted. — The person so entering upon land may tender to the party injured amends therefor, and if, in case of appeal to the circuit court, the damages finally assessed do not exceed the amount tendered, the person entering shall recover costs; otherwise the prevailing party shall recover costs.

(RSMo 1939 § 14898, A. 1949 S.B. 1117) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9738; 1919 § 12748; 1909 § 11330
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 91.520 — MO Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.520
91.520 Board to keep accounts and make report.
Status: in_force

91.520. Board to keep accounts and make report. — It shall be the duty of said board to keep books of account, showing with entire accuracy contemporaneous current entries of the receipts and expenditures of the board in such manner as to enable the same to be understood and investigated, and also to preserve on file in its office duplicate vouchers for all its expenditures, which books and duplicates shall at all times be open to the examination of the finance committee of the city council, or any other committee appointed by the common council, and such board shall make such reports of its business and transactions to the mayor and city council of such city, town or village as may be provided by ordinance.

(RSMo 1939 § 7803) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7658; 1919 § 9096; 1909 § 9921
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.190 — MO Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1.190
1.190 Notices, how served.
Status: in_force

1.190. Notices, how served. — Whenever any of the statutes of this state require or imply that a notice shall be given to any person concerning or affecting any right, property, claim, duty, matter or thing of any character or nature, unless the statutes expressly direct a different method of service, the delivery of a true copy of the notice to the person intended to be notified, or the leaving of a copy at his usual place of abode with some member of his family over the age of fifteen years, constitutes a valid and sufficient service of the notice.

(RSMo 1939 § 1437, A.L. 1957 p. 587) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1273; 1919 § 9156; 1909 § 10185 CROSS REFERENCES: Notice of taking depositions, how served, 492.180 Service of papers under civil code, 506.100
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 77.675 — MO Code / Chapter 77 / Section 77.675
77.675 Ordinances, adoption and repeal process (City of Farmington).
Status: in_force

77.675. Ordinances, adoption and repeal process (City of Farmington). — 1. In addition to the process for passing ordinances provided in section 77.080 , the council of any city of the third classification with more than fifteen thousand but fewer than seventeen thousand inhabitants and located in any county of the first classification with more than sixty-five thousand but fewer than seventy-five thousand inhabitants may adopt or repeal any ordinance by passage of a bill that sets forth the ordinance and specifies that the ordinance so proposed shall be submitted to the registered voters of the city at the next municipal election. The bill shall be passed under and pursuant to the procedures in section 77.080 , except that it shall take effect upon approval of a majority of the voters rather than upon the approval and signature of the mayor.

2. If the mayor approves the bill and signs the bill * , the question shall be submitted to the voters in substantially the following form:

3. If a majority of the voters voting on the proposed ordinance vote in favor, such ordinance shall become a valid and binding ordinance of the city.

(L. 2013 S.B. 23 merged with S.B. 58) *Word "it" appears in original rolls of S.B. 58, 2013.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 80.450 — MO Code / Chapter 80 / Section 80.450
80.450 Compensation of county clerk.
Status: in_force

80.450. Compensation of county clerk. — The board of trustees shall provide by ordinance for compensating the county clerk for certifying and transmitting an abstract of the property within such town, made taxable by law for state purposes, as required by this chapter.

(RSMo 1939 § 7262) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7111; 1919 § 8560; 1909 § 9448
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 339.545 — MO Code / Chapter 339 / Section 339.545
339.545 Commission to issue certificates and licenses.
Status: in_force

339.545. Commission to issue certificates and licenses. — 1. The commission shall take such action as is necessary to be able to issue general certificates, residential certificates and licenses to qualified persons.

2. The commission shall take action as is necessary to be able to issue licenses to qualified applicants seeking licensure as an appraisal management company.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1456 § 24, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2012 H.B. 1103)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.069 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.069
115.069 Election judges paid by whom (Jackson County).
Status: in_force

115.069. Election judges paid by whom (Jackson County). — In any county of the first class containing the major portion of a city which has over three hundred thousand inhabitants, the salaries of election judges at all county and state primary, general and special elections shall be paid from the general revenue of the county, unless the city submits a question or candidate at the election, in which case the salaries of election judges shall be paid one-half from the general revenue of the city and one-half from the general revenue of the county.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 2.525) Effective 1-01-78
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 60.653 — MO Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.653
60.653 Recorder of deeds, duties — copies of plats to be evidence when certified.
Status: in_force

*60.653. Recorder of deeds, duties — copies of plats to be evidence when certified. — 1. It shall be the duty of the recorder of deeds to maintain a copy of all survey plats delivered to his custody in an appropriate file medium capable of reproduction.

2. Survey plats shall be placed in the plat books or such other record books as have been previously established.

3. A duplicate of the recorded survey plat shall be provided to the land survey program of the department of agriculture at an amount not to exceed the actual cost of the duplicate.

4. The recorder shall maintain an index of all survey plats, subdivision plats, and condominium plats by section, township, and range and by subdivision or condominium name.

5. Copies of survey plats shall be evidence in all courts of justice when properly certified under the hand and official seal of the recorder.

(L. 1990 S.B. 580, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650) Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 28); 10-11-13 (H.B. 650) *H.B. 650 effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250. H.B. 650 was vetoed July 12, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.