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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 241.140 — MO Code / Chapter 241 / Section 241.140
241.140 County recorder to be lawful custodian.
Status: in_force

241.140. County recorder to be lawful custodian. — In all counties where lands have been sold, patents issued, and the same have been recorded, the clerk of the county commission in whose office any such records may now remain, or that hereafter may be made under the laws respecting the sale of swamp and overflowed lands, the issuing of patents therefor, and providing for the record thereof, shall, upon application of the recorder of deeds of such county, or the clerk of the circuit court when ex officio recorder of such county, deliver up to said recorder, or clerk when ex officio recorder, all completed record books of such patents, with the indices and abstracts thereof, and upon the completion of each and every such record book, until all the swamp and overflowed lands in each and every county to which this law applies shall be sold, patents issued, and the same shall be recorded, the clerk of the county commission shall deliver the records thereof to the recorder of deeds, or the clerk of the circuit court when ex officio recorder of the county, with the indices and abstracts of such recorders, for which said recorder, or clerk, when ex officio recorder, shall give the clerk of the county commission a receipt, which he shall file in his office and the said recorder of deeds, or clerk of the circuit court when ex officio recorder, shall be the lawful custodian of all such records received by him, and certified copies of the same shall be received in evidence in all courts of this state, and shall have the same force and effect in all matters of law and equity as if said records had been made by the recorder of deeds, or clerk of the circuit court when ex officio recorder, under the laws of this state providing for the recording of conveyances of real estate.

(RSMo 1939 § 12788) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11164; 1919 § 7028; 1909 § 8031
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 436.554 — MO Code / Chapter 436 / Section 436.554
436.554 Contract requirements.
Status: in_force

436.554. Contract requirements. — 1. All consumer legal funding contracts shall meet the following requirements:

(1) The contract shall be completely filled in when presented to the consumer for signature;

(2) The contract shall contain, in bold and boxed type, a right of rescission allowing the consumer to cancel the contract without penalty or further obligation if, within ten business days after the funding date, the consumer either:

(a) Returns the full amount of the disbursed funds to the consumer legal funding company by delivering the company's uncashed check to the company's office in person; or

(b) Mails a notice of cancellation by insured, certified, or registered United States mail to the address specified in the contract and includes a return of the full amount of disbursed funds in such mailing in the form of the company's uncashed check or a registered or certified check or money order;

(3) The contract shall contain the initials of the consumer on each page; and

(4) The contract shall require the consumer to give nonrevocable written direction to the consumer's attorney requiring the attorney to notify the consumer legal funding company when the legal claim has been resolved. Once the consumer legal funding company confirms in writing the amount due under the contract, the consumer's attorney shall pay, from the proceeds of the resolution of the legal claim, the consumer legal funding company the amount due within ten business days.

2. The consumer legal funding company shall provide the consumer's attorney with a written notification of the consumer legal funding contract provided to the consumer within three business days of the funding date by way of postal mail, courier service, facsimile, or other means of proof of delivery method.

3. A consumer legal funding contract shall be entered into only if the contract involves an existing legal claim in which the consumer is represented by an attorney.

(L. 2023 S.B. 103)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.770 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.770
311.770 Duty of prosecuting attorney — failure to perform.
Status: in_force

311.770. Duty of prosecuting attorney — failure to perform. — 1. In case the existence of any place where intoxicating liquors are manufactured or sold in violation of law is disclosed in any criminal proceedings, it shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney to proceed promptly to enforce the provisions of this law against such place as a nuisance.

2. In any affidavit, information or indictment for the violation of this law, separate offenses may be united in separate counts and the defendant may be tried on all of the separate offenses at one trial and the cumulative penalty for each offense may be imposed by the courts. It shall not be necessary in any affidavit, information or indictment to give the name of the purchaser or to include any defensive negative averments, but it shall be sufficient to state that the act complained of was then and there prohibited and unlawful.

3. Whenever any prosecuting attorney shall be unable or shall neglect, fail or refuse to enforce any of the provisions of this chapter, or for any reason whatsoever, the provisions of this chapter shall not be enforced in any county in this state, it shall be the duty of the attorney general of the state to enforce the same in such county, and for that purpose, he may appoint as many assistants as he shall deem necessary, and he and his assistants shall be authorized to sign, verify and file, all such complaints, affidavits, petitions, informations, indictments and papers as the prosecuting attorney is authorized to sign, verify or file, and to do and perform any act that the prosecuting attorney might lawfully do or perform.

(RSMo 1939 § 4946)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 294.027 — MO Code / Chapter 294 / Section 294.027
294.027 Work certificates permit minors to work, when.
Status: in_force

294.027. Work certificates permit minors to work, when. — Work certificates shall permit

(1) The employment of children between fourteen and sixteen years of age during nonschool hours during the school term; or

(2) The employment of children between fourteen and sixteen years of age who are excused from attendance at school by the provisions of chapter 167 .

(L. 1957 p. 525 § 4, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 559.615 — MO Code / Chapter 559 / Section 559.615
559.615 Nepotism or financial interest by judges or certain other elected county ...
Status: in_force

559.615. Nepotism or financial interest by judges or certain other elected county officials, in private entities, prohibited. — No judge, nor any person related within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity to a judge or any other county elected official with direct court supervision responsibilities, may have a material financial interest in any private entity which contracts to provide probation supervision or rehabilitation services pursuant to sections 559.600 to 559.615 .

(L. 1992 S.B. 540 § 1 subsec. 8, A.L. 1997 S.B. 248)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 144.045 — MO Code / Chapter 144 / Section 144.045
144.045 Transfer of transcripts, depositions, exhibits, computer disks prepared by ...
Status: in_force

144.045. Transfer of transcripts, depositions, exhibits, computer disks prepared by a court reporter are a nontaxable service not tangible property — farm machinery nontaxable. — 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, the department of revenue shall not consider the transfer for consideration of court transcripts, depositions, compressed transcripts, exhibits, computer disks containing any such item, or copies of any such item which are prepared by a court reporter as tangible personal property, but rather as a nontaxable service for purposes of administrative interpretation. In addition, the department of revenue shall, for purposes of administrative interpretation, consider as nontaxable any machinery or equipment meeting the definition of "farm machinery" under subdivision (22) * of subsection 2 of section 144.030 , whether or not such machinery or equipment is attached to a vehicle or real property.

2. In addition to the exemptions granted under the provisions of section 144.030 , there shall also be specifically exempted from the provisions of sections 144.010 to 144.525 , sections 144.600 to 144.748 , section 238.235 , and from the provisions of any local sales tax law, as defined in section 32.085 , and from the computation of the tax levied, assessed or payable under sections 144.010 to 144.525 , sections 144.600 to 144.748 , section 238.235 , and under any local sales tax law, as defined in section 32.085 , all sales of court transcripts, depositions, compressed transcripts, exhibits, computer disks containing any such item, and all copies of any such item, which are prepared by a court reporter.

(L. 1995 H.B. 414 § 3 merged with S.B. 374 § 1 subsec. 1) *Statutory reference to subdivision "(23)" changed to "(22)" in accordance with section 3.060 based on renumbering within section 144.030 by S.B. 768 merged with S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision, 2018.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.100 — MO Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1.100
1.100 Population, how determined — effective date of census — change in ...
Status: in_force

1.100. Population, how determined — effective date of census — change in population, effect of. — 1. The population of any political subdivision of the state for the purpose of representation or other matters including the ascertainment of the salary of any county officer for any year or for the amount of fees he may retain or the amount he is allowed to pay for deputies and assistants is determined on the basis of the last previous decennial census of the United States. For the purposes of this section the effective date of the 1960 decennial census of the United States is July 1, 1961, and the effective date of each succeeding decennial census of the United States is July first of each tenth year after 1961; except that for the purposes of ascertaining the salary of any county officer for any year or for the amount of fees he may retain or the amount he is allowed to pay for deputies and assistants the effective date of the 1960 decennial census of the United States is January 1, 1961, and the effective date of each succeeding decennial census is January first of each tenth year after 1961.

2. Any law which is limited in its operation to counties, cities or other political subdivisions having a specified population or a specified assessed valuation shall be deemed to include all counties, cities or political subdivisions which thereafter acquire such population or assessed valuation as well as those in that category at the time the law passed. Once a city, county, or political subdivision has come under the operation of such a law a subsequent change in population shall not remove that city, county, or political subdivision from the operation of that law regardless of whether the city, county, or political subdivision comes under the operation of the law after the law was passed. No person whose compensation is set by a statutory formula, which is based in part on a population factor, shall have his compensation reduced due solely to an increase in the population factor.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 654, 13430, A.L. 1945 p. 1550, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587, A.L. 1959 H.B. 304, A.L. 1971 H.B. 154, A.L. 2017 H.B. 451) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 654, 11808; 1919 §§ 7057, 11016; 1909 §§ 856, 10719 (1975) Held that this section clearly prevented St. Louis City from coming under law applicable to cities of 300,000 to 700,000 population. State ex rel. McNeal v. Roach (Mo.), 520 S.W.2d 69. (1975) This section is applicable to population for the purpose of convening grand juries. State ex. rel. Woods v. Connett (Mo.), 525 S.W.2d 326. (1981) Legislation enacted to address the class of which the City of St. Louis is the only member is not special legislation within the meaning of Article III, Section 40 , of the Missouri Constitution. Boyd-Richardson Co. v. Leachman (Mo.), 615 S.W.2d 46.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.790 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.790
351.790 Court action to compel purchase.
Status: in_force

351.790. Court action to compel purchase. — 1. If an offer to purchase shares made under section 351.785 is rejected, or if no offer is made, the person exercising the compulsory purchase right may commence a proceeding against the corporation to compel the purchase in the circuit court of the county where the corporation's principal office, or, if none in this state, its registered office, is located. The corporation at its expense shall notify in writing all of its shareholders, and any other person the court directs, of the commencement of the proceeding. The jurisdiction of the court in which the proceeding is commenced under this subsection is plenary and exclusive.

2. The court shall determine the fair value of the shares subject to compulsory purchase in accordance with the standards set forth in section 351.860 together with terms for the purchase. Upon making these determinations the court shall order the corporation to purchase or cause the purchase of the shares or empower the person exercising the compulsory purchase right to have the corporation dissolved.

3. After the purchase order is entered, the corporation may petition the court to modify the terms of purchase and the court may do so if it finds that changes in the financial or legal ability of the corporation or other purchaser to complete the purchase justify a modification.

4. If the corporation or other purchaser does not make a payment required by the court's order within thirty days of its due date, the seller may petition the court to dissolve the corporation and, absent a showing of good cause for not making the payment, the court shall do so.

5. A person making a payment to prevent or cure a default by the corporation or other purchaser is entitled to recover the payment from the defaulter.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 701.313 — MO Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.313
701.313 Lead abatement grant projects, notification to department required — ...
Status: in_force

701.313. Lead abatement grant projects, notification to department required — violation, penalty. — 1. Any local community organization, government agency, or quasi-government agency issuing grants or loans for lead abatement projects must provide written notification to the department no later than ten days prior to the onset of a lead abatement project. The written notification shall include, but not be limited to, the name of the lead abatement contractor, the address of the property on which the lead abatement project shall be conducted, and the date on which the lead abatement project shall be conducted.

2. If the local community organization, government agency, or quasi-government agency fails to provide written notification for each property pursuant to subsection 1 of this section, a fine of two hundred fifty dollars shall be levied by the department.

3. If the local community organization, the government agency, or quasi-government agency is unable to comply with the requirements in subsection 1 of this section due to an emergency situation, as defined by the department, the local community organization, government agency, or quasi-government agency shall:

(1) Notify the department by other means of communication within twenty-four hours of the onset of the lead abatement project; and

(2) Provide written notification to the department no later than five days after the onset of the lead abatement project.

(L. 2005 S.B. 95)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.804 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.804
287.804 Waiver of compensation by employee, procedure.
Status: in_force

287.804. Waiver of compensation by employee, procedure. — 1. An employee may file an application with the division of workers' compensation to be excepted from the provisions of this chapter in respect to certain employees. The application shall include a written waiver by the employee of all benefits under this chapter and an affidavit by the employee and employer, that the employee and employer are members of a recognized religious sect or division, as defined in 26 U.S.C. 1402(g), by reason of which they are conscientiously opposed to acceptance of benefits of any public or private insurance which makes payments in the event of death, disability, old age, or retirement or makes payments toward the cost of, or provides services for, medical bills, including the benefits of any insurance system established under the Federal Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 301 to 42 U.S.C. 1397jj.

2. The waiver and affidavit required by subsection 1 of this section shall be made upon a form to be provided by the division of workers' compensation.

3. An exception granted in regard to a specific employee shall continue to be valid until such employee rescinds the prior rejection of coverage or the employee or sect ceases to meet the requirements of subsection 1 of this section.

4. Any rejection pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall be prospective in nature and shall entitle the employee only to reject such benefits that accrue on or after the date the rescission form is received by the insurance company.

(L. 2005 S.B. 1 & 130)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 378.642 — MO Code / Chapter 378 / Section 378.642
378.642 Severability clause.
Status: in_force

378.642. Severability clause. — If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the chapter, or the application of the provision to other circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.

(L. 1992 S.B. 831 § 378.638) Effective 1-01-93
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.112 — MO Code / Chapter 213 / Section 213.112
213.112 Applicability.
Status: in_force

213.112. Applicability. — Legally permissible actions pursuant to section 441.020 are subject to the provisions of this chapter only if a primary motive for the section 441.020 action is not any of the factors listed in section 441.020 .

(L. 1998 S.B. 786 § 1, A.L. 1999 H.B. 741)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 46.153 — MO Code / Chapter 46 / Section 46.153
46.153 Stone.
Status: in_force

46.153. Stone. — Beginning at the northwest corner of township twenty-six, range twenty-four, west; thence east with the township line between townships twenty-six and twenty-seven to the northeast corner of section four of township twenty-six, range twenty-two; thence south with the subdivisional lines dividing into two equal parts range twenty-two to the south boundary line of the state of Missouri; thence west with the said boundary line to the range line between ranges twenty-four and twenty-five; thence north with the said range line between ranges twenty-four and twenty-five to the place of beginning.

(RSMo 1939 § 13655) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11996; 1919 § 9398; 1909 § 3615
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 44.113 — MO Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44.113
44.113 Political activity by emergency management organizations prohibited.
Status: in_force

44.113. Political activity by emergency management organizations prohibited. — No organization for emergency management established pursuant to sections 44.010 to 44.130 shall participate in any form of political activity, nor shall it be used directly or indirectly for political purposes.

(L. 1967 p. 122 § 6, A.L. 1998 S.B. 743)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 78.310 — MO Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.310
78.310 Civil service commissioners — appointment.
Status: in_force

78.310. Civil service commissioners — appointment. — In cities having a population of twenty thousand and less than thirty thousand the council shall, and in cities having a population of ten thousand and less than twenty thousand the council may immediately after organizing, by ordinance appoint two civil service commissioners, who shall hold office, one until the first Tuesday in April of the second year after his appointment, and one until the first Tuesday in April of the fourth year after his appointment; provided, however, that in all cases in which no civil commissioners are appointed by the council the council shall have the same powers and duties devolving upon such commissioners as provided for in sections 78.010 to 78.420 .

(RSMo 1939 § 7069) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6919; 1919 § 8386
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.885 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.885
452.885 Warrant to take physical custody of child.
Status: in_force

452.885. Warrant to take physical custody of child. — 1. Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is likely to suffer serious imminent physical harm or removal from this state.

2. If the court, upon the testimony of the petitioner or other witnesses, finds that the child is likely to suffer serious imminent physical harm or be imminently removed from this state, the court may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child. The petition shall be heard on the next judicial day after the warrant is executed. The warrant shall include the statements required under subsection 2 of section 452.870 .

3. A warrant to take physical custody of a child shall:

(1) Recite the facts which a conclusion of serious imminent physical harm or removal from the jurisdiction is based;

(2) Direct law enforcement officers to take physical custody of the child immediately; and

(3) Provide for the placement of the child pending final relief.

4. The respondent shall be served with the petition, warrant and order immediately after the child is taken into physical custody.

5. A warrant to take physical custody of a child is enforceable throughout this state. If the court finds on the basis of the testimony of the petitioner or other witness that a less intrusive remedy is not effective, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property to take physical custody of the child. If required by the exigency of the case, the court may authorize law enforcement officers to make a forcible entry at any hour.

6. The court may impose conditions on the placement of a child to ensure the appearance of the child and the child's custodian.

(L. 2009 H.B. 481)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.010 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.010
79.010 Fourth class cities, incorporation of.
Status: in_force

79.010. Fourth class cities, incorporation of. — Any city of the fourth class in this state may become a body corporate under the provisions of this chapter, in the manner provided by law, under the name of "The city of ______", and by that name shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, defend and be defended in all courts of law and equity and in all actions whatever; may receive and hold property, both real and personal, within such city, and may purchase, receive and hold real estate within or without such city for the burial of the dead; and may purchase, hold, lease, sell or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, it now owns or may hereafter acquire; may receive bequests, gifts and donations of all kinds of property, and may have and hold one common seal, and may break, change or alter the same at pleasure, and all courts of this state shall take judicial notice thereof.

(RSMo 1939 § 7096) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6946; 1919 § 8397; 1909 § 9299 CROSS REFERENCE: Cities of the fourth classification--minimum population requirements, 72.040