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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.476 — MO Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.476
454.476 Administrative orders may be issued, when — duties of director — hearing.
Status: in_force

454.476. Administrative orders may be issued, when — duties of director — hearing. — 1. If a court order has previously been entered, the director may enter an administrative order in accordance with the court order, upon receiving from the obligee, a child support enforcement agency of another state, or the court:

(1) A certified copy of the court order together with all modifications thereto;

(2) A sworn statement by the obligee or a certified statement from the court attesting to or certifying the amount of arrearages under the court order;

(3) A statement of the name, last known address and, if known, the Social Security number of the obligor; and

(4) The name and address of the obligor's employer or other payor, if known.

2. The obligor shall be sent a copy of the administrative order by certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the obligor's last known address or, if applicable, the obligor's attorney's last known address. The obligee shall be sent a copy of the administrative order by regular mail. Copies of the order shall be mailed within fourteen days of issuance.

3. Upon entry of the order, the director shall issue an order directing an employer or other payor to withhold and pay over money due or to become due to the obligated parent as set out in section 454.505 .

4. The obligor or obligee, within fourteen days after receiving notice of the director's order, may request an administrative hearing as provided in section 454.475 to contest the order or withholding thereunder. At such hearing, the certified copy of the court order and the sworn or certified statement of arrearages shall constitute prima facie evidence that the director's order is valid and enforceable. Once the prima facie case is established, the obligor may assert only mistake of fact as a defense. Mistake of fact shall mean an error in the amount of arrearages or an error as to the identity of the obligor. The obligor shall have the burden of proof as to these issues. The obligor may not obtain relief from the withholding by paying the overdue support.

5. If the obligor requests a hearing, the withholding will be implemented unless the obligor posts a bond or other security satisfactory to the director to insure payment of support.

6. Every order which contains a provision for the support of a child, whether entered by a court or an administrative body of this or any other state, and whether entered prior to or subsequent to enactment of this section, shall be enforceable by an order to withhold as provided for by section 454.505 immediately upon compliance with subsection 1 of this section.

(L. 1986 H.B. 1479, A.L. 1997 S.B. 361) Effective 7-01-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 374.280 — MO Code / Chapter 374 / Section 374.280
374.280 Civil penalty or forfeiture ordered when, how enforced.
Status: in_force

374.280. Civil penalty or forfeiture ordered when, how enforced. — 1. The director may, after a hearing under section 374.046 , order a civil penalty or forfeiture payable to the state of Missouri authorized by section 374.049 , which penalty or forfeiture, if unpaid within ten days, may be recovered by a civil action brought by and in the name of the director under section 374.048 . The civil action may be brought in the county which has venue of an action against the person, partnership or corporation under other provisions of law. The director may also suspend or revoke the license or certificate of authority of such person for any willful violation.

2. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the director and any person subject to an investigation, examination, or other proceeding from agreeing to a voluntary forfeiture of the sum mentioned herein without civil proceedings being instituted. Any sum so agreed upon shall be paid into the school fund as provided by law for other fines and penalties.

(L. 1967 p. 516, A.L. 1993 H.B. 709, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66) (1982) Legislature did not expressly provide private cause of actions for violation of section 379.118, although director of division of insurance may suspend or revoke license of an insurer for any willful violation of chapter 374. Shqeir v. Equifax, Inc. (Mo. banc) 636 S.W.2d 944.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.552 — MO Code / Chapter 474 / Section 474.552
474.552 Revocation of a previous will, when — presumption of revocation, when.
Status: in_force

474.552. Revocation of a previous will, when — presumption of revocation, when. — 1. An electronic will may revoke all or part of a previous will.

2. All or part of an electronic will shall be revoked by:

(1) A subsequent will that revokes all or part of the electronic will expressly or by inconsistency;

(2) A written instrument signed by the testator declaring the revocation; or

(3) A physical act, if it is established by a preponderance of the evidence that the testator, with the intent of revoking all or part of the will, performed the act or directed another individual who performed the act in the testator's physical presence.

3. If there is evidence that a testator signed an electronic will and neither the electronic will nor a certified paper copy of the electronic will can be located after a testator's death, there shall be a presumption that the testator revoked the electronic will, even if no instrument or later will revoking the electronic will can be located.

(L. 2025 H.B. 754)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 632.015 — MO Code / Chapter 632 / Section 632.015
632.015 Division director to be chief administrative officer.
Status: in_force

632.015. Division director to be chief administrative officer. — The division director, subject to the supervision of the director, shall be the chief administrative officer of his division and shall exercise for the division the powers and duties of an appointing authority under chapter 36 to employ such administrative, technical and other personnel, except employees of department facilities, as may be necessary for the performance of the powers and duties of the division.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1724)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 451.260 — MO Code / Chapter 451 / Section 451.260
451.260 Rents of married person's real estate exempt from liability for spouse's ...
Status: in_force

451.260. Rents of married person's real estate exempt from liability for spouse's debts, when. — The rents, issues and products of the real estate of any married person, and all moneys and obligations arising from the sale of such real estate, and the interest of such person's spouse in such person's right in any real estate which belonged to such person before marriage, or which he or she may have acquired by gift, grant, devise or inheritance during coverture, shall, during coverture, be exempt from attachment or levy of execution for the sole debts of his or her spouse; and no conveyance made during coverture by such spouse of such rents, issues and products, or of any interest in such real estate, shall be valid, unless the same be by deed executed by the spouse jointly with the * other spouse, and acknowledged by him or her in the manner now provided by law; provided, such annual products may be attached or levied upon for any debt or liability of his or her spouse, created for necessaries for the spouse and family, and for debts for labor or materials furnished upon or for the cultivation or improvement of such real estate.

(RSMo 1939 § 3389, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3002; 1919 § 7327; 1909 § 8308 *Word "the" appears here in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.433 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.433
473.433 Payment of claims not required prior to six months after first publication ...
Status: in_force

473.433. Payment of claims not required prior to six months after first publication — payments after six months — insufficient funds — payment with consent of all parties — no just claim to be barred, when. — 1. Prior to the expiration of six months after the date of the first publication of letters, no personal representative shall be compelled to pay any claim presented to him or filed with the court; provided, however, that subsequent to the expiration of the time specified in section 473.360 , no personal representative shall pay any claim except costs and expenses of administration, unless, within the time specified in sections 473.360 , 473.363 , and 473.367 , said claim has either been filed with the court or acknowledged by the personal representative in writing to be a just claim.

2. Upon the expiration of six months after the date of first publication of letters, or when it appears that there are sufficient assets to pay all claims whether or not theretofore allowed, the personal representative shall proceed to pay all claims to which he has consented or which have been allowed by final judgment.

3. If it appears at any time that the estate is or may be insolvent, that there are insufficient funds on hand, or that there is other good and sufficient cause, the personal representative may report that fact to the court and apply for any order that he deems necessary in connection therewith.

4. Notwithstanding sections 473.360 , 473.363 , and 473.367 , a personal representative may pay any claim at any time with the consent of all interested parties.

5. No claim filed with the court or acknowledged by the personal representative in writing to be a just claim, within the time specified in sections 473.360 , 473.363 and 473.367 , shall be barred on the basis of the claim not having been served upon the personal representative within the time specified in sections 473.360 , 473.363 , and 473.367 .

(L. 1955 p. 385 § 161, A.L. 1969 p. 553, A.L. 1980 S.B. 637, A.L. 1982 S.B. 700 Revision, A.L. 1996 S.B. 494) Effective 5-23-96 (1995) Six-month bar also applies in conservatorships. Rebound, Inc. v. Pugh, 912 S.W.2d 660 (Mo.App.W.D.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.020 — MO Code / Chapter 506 / Section 506.020
506.020 Code not to apply to criminal practice, exception.
Status: in_force

506.020. Code not to apply to criminal practice, exception. — This code shall not apply to practice and procedure in criminal cases except to the extent that its provisions or any of them are now or hereafter may be made applicable by statute. If it occur that inadvertently this (civil) code may effect any change in the practice and procedure in criminal cases as the same exists at the time of the passage of said code, the supreme court shall and is hereby directed to immediately promulgate a rule restoring such a provision or provisions of said criminal practice and procedure to the end that the present practice and procedure in criminal cases shall not be changed except by a legislative act passed for that specific purpose.

(L. 1943 p. 353 § 145)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 204.567 — MO Code / Chapter 204 / Section 204.567
204.567 Circuit court shall hold hearing, notice, contents — decree, filing.
Status: in_force

204.567. Circuit court shall hold hearing, notice, contents — decree, filing. — The circuit court with jurisdiction over the formation of a sewer subdistrict and extension of the boundaries of a common sewer district to include such subdistrict pursuant to section 204.565 shall, within thirty days after receiving the petition, schedule a public hearing on the petition. The clerk of the circuit court having such jurisdiction shall give notice of the time and the place of the public hearing by publication at least once each week for three consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers having a general circulation in the proposed subdistrict and in the common sewer district. Such notice shall state that the subdistrict will, upon its formation, be a subdistrict of the common sewer district, which will be identified by name, and shall describe either the boundaries of the proposed subdistrict or the area to be included within the proposed subdistrict. If the court shall find formation of such subdistrict reasonable or necessary, the court shall enter its decree extending the boundaries of the common sewer district, declaring the area to be a sewer subdistrict of the common sewer district, and approving the map submitted by the petitioners. The decree and map shall then be filed by the circuit clerk in the office of the recorder of deeds for each county in which any portion of such subdistrict and of the common sewer district is situated and with the county commission or county legislature, as the case may be, of each such county.

(L. 1992 H.B. 948 § 2) Effective 2-18-92
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 416.654 — MO Code / Chapter 416 / Section 416.654
416.654 Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions.
Status: in_force

416.654. Cause of action available to targets of bad faith assertions. — If one or more persons or entities believe they have been a target of a bad faith assertion of patent infringement in a demand letter, those persons or entities shall have a private right to a cause of action as follows:

(1) An action based on a violation or violations of section 416.652 to enjoin such violation or violations;

(2) An action based on a violation or violations of section 416.652 to recover actual monetary loss from such a violation or violations, or to receive ten thousand dollars in damages for each such violation, whichever is greater; and

(3) Upon any successful action under this section to recover their attorney's fees.

(L. 2014 S.B. 706)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.015 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.015
375.015 Application for licensure, insurance producers.
Status: in_force

375.015. Application for licensure, insurance producers. — 1. An individual applying for a resident insurance producer license shall make application to the director on the uniform application and declare under penalty of refusal, suspension or revocation of the license that the statements made in the application are true, correct and complete to the best of the knowledge and belief of the applicant. Before approving the application, the director shall find that the individual:

(1) Is at least eighteen years of age;

(2) Has not committed any act that is a ground for denial, suspension or revocation set forth in section 375.141 ;

(3) Has paid a license fee in the sum of one hundred dollars; and

(4) Has successfully passed the examinations for the lines of authority for which the person has applied.

2. A business entity acting as an insurance producer is required to obtain an insurance producer license. Application shall be made using the uniform business entity application. Before approving the application, the director shall find that:

(1) The business entity has paid a license fee in the sum of one hundred dollars;

(2) The business entity has designated a licensed individual insurance producer to be responsible for compliance with the insurance laws, rules and regulations of this state by the business entity; and

(3) Neither the business entity nor any of its officers, directors or owners has committed any act that is a ground for denial, suspension or revocation set forth in section 375.141 .

3. The director may require any documents reasonably necessary to verify the information contained in an application.

4. In addition to designating a licensed individual insurance producer to be responsible for compliance with the insurance laws, rules and regulations of this state, the application shall contain a list of all insurance producers employed by or acting in behalf of or through the business entity and to whom the business entity pays any salary or commission for the solicitation, negotiation or procurement of any insurance contract.

5. Within twenty working days after the change of any information submitted on the application or upon termination of any insurance producer, the business entity shall notify the director of the change or termination. No fee shall be charged for any such change or termination.

6. If the director has taken no action within twenty-five working days of receipt of an application, the application shall be deemed approved and the applicant may act as a licensed insurance producer, unless the applicant has indicated a conviction for a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude.

(L. 2001 S.B. 193) Effective 1-01-03
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 150.540 — MO Code / Chapter 150 / Section 150.540
150.540 Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

150.540. Penalty for violations. — Every person who shall be found dealing as a peddler contrary to the provisions of sections 150.470 to 150.540 and as provided for in his license, or who shall, upon the demand of any sheriff, collector, constable, or any citizen householder of the county, refuse to produce such license and permit the same to be read, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than ten nor more than one hundred dollars.

(RSMo 1939 § 14615) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13319; 1919 § 9260; 1909 § 10289
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 473.270 — MO Code / Chapter 473 / Section 473.270
473.270 Collection of debts, prosecution and defense of suits.
Status: in_force

473.270. Collection of debts, prosecution and defense of suits. — Executors and administrators shall collect all money and debts of every kind due to the decedent, and give receipts and discharges therefor, and shall commence and prosecute all actions which may be maintained and are necessary in the course of his administration, and defend all actions brought against him.

(RSMo 1939 § 94, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 108) Prior revisions: 1929 § 94; 1919 § 93; 1909 § 101 CROSS REFERENCES: Administrator of deceased life tenant to collect rents due deceased, remedy, RSMo 441.160, 441.170 Execution ordered by administrator d.b.n., when, RSMo 513.080 (1956) Administrator was entitled to intervene and recover surplus proceeds arising from mortgage foreclosure sale of his decedent's land, as against purchaser from heir who contended administrator had no right to real estate. Trenton Motor Co. v. Watkins (A.), 291 S.W.2d 659.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.673 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.673
407.673 Contract, requirements, right to cancel.
Status: in_force

407.673. Contract, requirements, right to cancel. — 1. A fully completed copy of every contract shall be delivered to the member at the time the contract is signed. Every contract shall constitute the entire agreement between seller and member, shall be in writing, shall be signed by the member, shall designate the date on which the member signed the contract and shall state, clearly and conspicuously, in boldface type of minimum size of 14-points, in immediate proximity to the space reserved for the signature of the buyer, the following:

2. Until the buying club has complied with this section, the member may cancel the contract by notifying the buying club, in any manner and by any means, of his intention to cancel and is then entitled to a refund of the entire consideration paid for the contract.

(L. 1988 H.B. 988)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.621 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.621
162.621 Powers and duties of board of education — special administrative board.
Status: in_force

162.621. Powers and duties of board of education — special administrative board. — 1. The board of education shall have general and supervising control, government and management of the public schools and public school property of the district in the city and shall exercise generally all powers in the administration of the public school system therein. The board of education has all the powers of other school districts under the laws of this state except as herein provided and shall perform all duties required by general laws of school districts so far as they are applicable to the public school affairs of the city and are consistent with this law. It shall appoint the officers, agents and employees it deems necessary and proper and fix their compensation. The board of education may:

(1) Make, amend and repeal rules and bylaws for its meetings and proceedings, for the government, regulation and management of the public schools and school property in the city, for the transaction of its business, and the examination, qualification and employment of teachers, which rules and bylaws are binding on the board of education and all parties dealing with it until formally repealed;

(2) Fix the time of its meetings;

(3) Provide for special and standing committees;

(4) Levy taxes authorized by law for school purposes;

(5) Invest the funds of the district;

(6) Purchase and hold all property, real and personal, deemed by it necessary for the purposes of public education;

(7) Build and construct improvements for such purposes, and sell the same;

(8) Provide for the gratuitous transportation of pupils to and from schools in cases where by reason of special circumstances pupils are required to attend schools at unusual distances from their residences.

2. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the powers granted in subsection 1 of this section shall be vested, in the manner provided in section 162.1100 , in the special administrative board of the transitional school district containing the city not within a county if the school district loses its accreditation from the state board of education. Thereafter, such powers shall immediately revert to the board of directors of the school district for any period of time for which no transitional school district containing the city not within a county is in existence. The board of directors of the school district shall, at all times, retain auditing and public reporting powers.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-62, A.L. 1998 S.B. 781) (Source: RSMo 1959 §§ 165.580, 165.640)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 574.140 — MO Code / Chapter 574 / Section 574.140
574.140 Cross burning — penalties.
Status: in_force

574.140. Cross burning — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of cross burning if he or she burns, or causes to be burned, a cross with the purpose to frighten, intimidate, or cause emotional distress to any person or group of persons.

2. The offense of cross burning is a class A misdemeanor, unless the person has previously been found guilty of an offense under this section, in which case it is a class E felony.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1074 & 1129, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 565.095; Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 23.060 — MO Code / Chapter 23 / Section 23.060
23.060 Legislative library, material available to whom — procuring information ...
Status: in_force

23.060. Legislative library, material available to whom — procuring information from other state agencies. — The material, including books and other publications of the research library maintained by the committee, is available to the members of the general assembly. All officers of the state, all departments, commissions and bureaus of the state, and all persons connected therewith, the University of Missouri, the teachers' colleges and all agencies of the state which are supported in whole or in part by state funds shall give the committee, or its duly authorized representatives, complete access to their records and full information and all reasonable assistance in any matter of research or investigation which, in the judgment of the committee, requires recourse to them or to data within their knowledge or control; but this section does not compel the disclosure of any records or information which is declared to be privileged or confidential by any other law of this state, unless the committee is specifically authorized to procure the information by a concurrent resolution adopted by the general assembly.

(RSMo 1939 § 14744, A.L. 1943 p. 632, A.L. 1957 p. 595, A.L. 1988 S.B. 519)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 454.1521 — MO Code / Chapter 454 / Section 454.1521
454.1521 Initiating and responding tribunal of state.
Status: in_force

454.1521. Initiating and responding tribunal of state. — Under sections 454.1500 to 454.1728 , a tribunal of this state may serve as an initiating tribunal to forward proceedings to a tribunal of another state and as a responding tribunal for proceedings initiated in another state or a foreign country.

(L. 2011 H.B. 260) Effective 6-15-16, see § 454.1728