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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 484.270 — MO Code / Chapter 484 / Section 484.270
484.270 Judgment operates as removal or suspension — reinstatement, how secured.
Status: in_force

484.270. Judgment operates as removal or suspension — reinstatement, how secured. — Every final judgment or order of removal or suspension, made in pursuance of the provisions of this chapter by any court so authorized, shall operate, while it continues in force, as a removal or suspension from practice in all the courts of this state; provided, that any attorney or counselor at law removed from practice or suspended for a longer term than one year, on application to the supreme court or in the court in which the judgment of removal or suspension was first rendered, may be reinstated as such attorney or counselor at law, in the discretion of the court, at any time after one year from the date of such judgment of removal or suspension.

(RSMo 1939 § 13336) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11715; 1919 § 689; 1909 § 963
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 256.112 — MO Code / Chapter 256 / Section 256.112
256.112 Mine map repository established in office of state geologist — contents to ...
Status: in_force

256.112. Mine map repository established in office of state geologist — contents to be maps of closed or abandoned underground mines. — For the purpose of public safety and the protection of property, the state geologist appointed pursuant to section 256.010 shall establish and maintain a "Mine Map Repository". The repository shall be located in the office of the state geologist and shall contain mine maps of closed or abandoned underground mines in this state.

(L. 1993 H.B. 312 & 257 § 1 subsec. 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 96.180 — MO Code / Chapter 96 / Section 96.180
96.180 Organization of board — rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

96.180. Organization of board — rules and regulations. — The board shall meet and organize by electing one of their members president, and one secretary, and by the election of such other officers as they may deem necessary. They shall make and adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations for the management of such facility and the admission and discharge of patients as they shall deem expedient.

(RSMo 1939 § 7039, A.L. 1969 p. 171, A.L. 1979 S.B. 445) Prior revision: 1929 § 6893
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 44.105 — MO Code / Chapter 44 / Section 44.105
44.105 Governor-declared state of emergency, suspension of certain state law ...
Status: in_force

44.105. Governor-declared state of emergency, suspension of certain state law provisions, when — volunteers, responsibilities of — staffing authority. — 1. In a governor-declared state of emergency, the governor may suspend any provision of chapters 195 and 334 pertaining to dispensing medications. Persons who dispense medications under this section shall be trained by the agency and shall dispense medications under the supervision of a licensed health care provider according to the agency's strategic national stockpile plan.

2. The agency may develop effective citizen involvement to recruit, train, and accept the services of volunteers to supplement the programs administered by the agency in dispensing medications to the population in the event of an emergency.

3. Volunteers recruited, trained, and accepted by the agency shall comply with the agency's strategic national stockpile plan in dispensing medications.

4. The agency may:

(1) Provide staff as deemed necessary for the effective management and development of volunteer dispensing sites deployed in response to a governor-declared emergency;

(2) Provide or assure access to professional staff as deemed necessary for the effective training and oversight of volunteers;

(3) Develop and provide to all volunteers written rules governing the job descriptions, recruitment, screening, training responsibility, utilization, and supervision of volunteers; and

(4) Educate volunteers to ensure that they understand their duties and responsibilities.

5. Nonhealth care professional volunteers, whose liability is not otherwise protected by section 44.045 shall be deemed unpaid employees and shall be accorded the protection of the legal expense fund and other provisions of section 105.711 .

6. As used in this section, "volunteer" means any person who, of his or her own free will, performs any assigned duties for the agency with no monetary or material compensation.

(L. 2007 H.B. 579, A.L. 2018 S.B. 975 & 1024 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 194.005 — MO Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.005
194.005 Death, legal definition.
Status: in_force

194.005. Death, legal definition. — For all legal purposes, the occurrence of human death shall be determined in accordance with the usual and customary standards of medical practice, provided that death shall not be determined to have occurred unless the following minimal conditions have been met:

(1) When respiration and circulation are not artificially maintained, there is an irreversible cessation of spontaneous respiration and circulation; or

(2) When respiration and circulation are artificially maintained, and there is a total and irreversible cessation of all brain function, including the brain stem and that such determination is made by a licensed physician.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1223 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 411.327 — MO Code / Chapter 411 / Section 411.327
411.327 Grain bank grain, how treated.
Status: in_force

411.327. Grain bank grain, how treated. — Grain which is deposited in a warehouse for processing and which is commonly referred to as grain bank grain shall be considered to be storage grain. Grain bank grain shall be entered into the records of the warehouseman as a storage obligation in the same manner as other storage grain. The grain deposited for grain bank purposes may be accounted for on a separate record. Grain bank grain shall be accounted for on an individual depositor basis and shall not be shown as a total grain bank grain obligation. The records for grain bank grain shall be kept on a pounds or bushels basis for the various kinds of grain deposited. Records for grain bank grain may be kept on a monetary basis only if a check is issued or actual payment made at the time of delivery of the grain to the warehouse. If records are kept on a monetary basis, the warehouseman shall furnish written proof of payment to the director or his authorized agent upon request. The director is authorized to adopt and enforce any procedures and regulations necessary to assure the protection of grain bank obligations in the conduct of grain bank operations in warehouses.

(L. 1977 S.B. 75 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.250 — MO Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.250
104.250 Law creates vested rights — benefits exempt from taxes and executions — ...
Status: in_force

104.250. Law creates vested rights — benefits exempt from taxes and executions — exception, subject to child support and spousal maintenance. — 1. All payroll deductions and deferred compensation provided for under sections 104.010 to 104.270 are hereby made obligations of the state of Missouri. No alteration, amendment, or repeal of sections 104.010 to 104.270 shall affect the then existing rights of members and beneficiaries, but shall be effective only as to rights which would otherwise accrue under sections 104.010 to 104.270 as a result of services rendered by an employee after such alteration, amendment, or repeal.

2. Any annuity, benefits, funds, property, or rights created by, or accruing to, any person under the provisions of sections 104.010 to 104.270 are hereby made and declared exempt from any tax of the state of Missouri or any political subdivision or taxing body thereof, and shall not be subject to execution, garnishment, attachment, writ of sequestration, or any other process or claim whatsoever, and shall be unassignable except that any payment from the retirement system shall be subject to the collection of child support or spousal maintenance.

(L. 1955 p. 718 § 24, A.L. 1983 H.B. 713 Revision, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1455) Effective 7-11-02 CROSS REFERENCE: Taxability of retirement benefits, 143.124
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.390 — MO Code / Chapter 266 / Section 266.390
266.390 Penalties for violations — prosecutor to enforce.
Status: in_force

266.390. Penalties for violations — prosecutor to enforce. — Any person violating sections 266.361 to 266.400 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not more than five hundred dollars or imprisoned for not more than one year, or be subject to both such fine and imprisonment. It shall be the duty of any prosecuting attorney to whom any violation of sections 266.361 to 266.400 is reported, to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction without delay.

(L. 1965 p. 394 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.965 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.965
407.965 Arbitration of disputes may be submitted, filing fee, procedure — waivers ...
Status: in_force

407.965. Arbitration of disputes may be submitted, filing fee, procedure — waivers of consumer's rights are void. — 1. Each consumer shall have the option of submitting any dispute arising under sections 407.950 to 407.970 upon the payment of a prescribed filing fee to an alternate arbitration mechanism established pursuant to regulations promulgated by the attorney general. Upon application of the consumer and payment of the filing fee, all manufacturers shall submit to such alternate arbitration.

2. Such alternate arbitration shall be conducted by a professional arbitrator or arbitration firm appointed by and under regulations established by the attorney general. Such mechanism shall ensure the personal objectivity of its arbitrators and the right of each party to present its case, to be in attendance during any presentation made by the other party and to rebut or refute such presentation.

3. Sections 407.950 to 407.970 shall not be construed to limit rights or remedies available to a consumer under any other law.

4. Any waiver by a consumer of rights under sections 407.950 to 407.970 is void.

(L. 1995 H.B. 333 § 1 subsecs. 13 to 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 270.200 — MO Code / Chapter 270 / Section 270.200
270.200 Prohibiting aged and deformed animals from running at large.
Status: in_force

270.200. Prohibiting aged and deformed animals from running at large. — In all counties and townships that have adopted or may hereafter adopt the provisions of this chapter, every owner or other person having the legal care of any domestic animal of the species enumerated in section 270.010 , who shall knowingly and purposely refuse to restrain the same from running at large, when its age, deformity, blindness or other infirmity would render nugatory the law providing for the sale thereof to pay costs and damages to any party who might take up said animal, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding ten days.

(RSMo 1939 § 14483) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12817; 1919 § 3657; 1909 § 4862
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 528.735 — MO Code / Chapter 528 / Section 528.735
528.735 Partition in-kind, prejudice to cotenants as a group, remedy.
Status: in_force

528.735. Partition in-kind, prejudice to cotenants as a group, remedy. — 1. In determining, under subsection 1 of section 528.730 , whether partition in kind would result in great prejudice to the cotenants as a group, the court shall consider the following:

(1) Whether the heirs' property practicably can be divided among the cotenants;

(2) Whether partition in kind would apportion the property in such a way that the aggregate fair market value of the parcels resulting from the division would be materially less than the value of the property if it were sold as a whole, taking into account the condition under which a court-ordered sale likely would occur;

(3) Evidence of the collective duration of ownership or possession of the property by a cotenant and one or more predecessors in title or predecessors in possession to the cotenant who are or were relatives of the cotenant or each other;

(4) A cotenant's sentimental attachment to the property, including any attachment arising because the property has ancestral or other unique or special value to the cotenant;

(5) The lawful use being made of the property by a cotenant and the degree to which the cotenant would be harmed if the cotenant could not continue the same use of the property;

(6) The degree to which the cotenants have contributed their pro rata share of the property taxes, insurance, and other expenses associated with maintaining ownership of the property or have contributed to the physical improvement, maintenance, or upkeep of the property; and

(7) Any other relevant factor.

2. The court shall not consider any one factor in subsection 1 of this section to be dispositive without weighing the totality of all relevant factors and circumstances.

(L. 2019 S.B. 83)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.1356 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.1356
379.1356 Inapplicability of insurance laws.
Status: in_force

379.1356. Inapplicability of insurance laws. — No provision of the Missouri insurance laws, other than those specifically referenced in sections 379.1353 to 379.1421 apply to a SPLRC, its operations, assets, investments and SPLRC contracts. In the event of a conflict between a provision of the Missouri insurance laws and sections 379.1353 to 379.1421 , the provisions of sections 379.1353 to 379.1421 shall control as to the SPLRC and its operations, assets, dividends, SPLRC contracts, and surplus notes and investments. The director may exempt all, or any one, SPLRC by rule or order from the provisions of sections 379.1353 to 379.1421 that he or she determines to be inappropriate, but may not expand the application of the Missouri insurance laws, except as specifically provided for in sections 379.1353 to 379.1421 .

(L. 2007 S.B. 215)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.253 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.253
287.253 Monetary bonus, effect on benefits.
Status: in_force

287.253. Monetary bonus, effect on benefits. — A monetary bonus, paid by an employer to an employee, of up to three percent of the employee's yearly compensation from such employer shall not have the effect of increasing the compensation amount used in calculating the employee's compensation or wages for purposes of any workers' compensation claim governed by this chapter.

(L. 2005 S.B. 1 & 130)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.657 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.657
88.657 Owners to have thirty days to make improvements.
Status: in_force

88.657. Owners to have thirty days to make improvements. — The ordinance shall provide that after the publication thereof, the owners of the property affected by the improvement shall have thirty days from the date of the publication to make and complete the improvement provided for in the ordinance under direction of the city engineer and in conformity with the plans and specifications filed as provided for in section 88.653 . At the end of said thirty days the owners of the land affected by the improvement shall cease to have a right to make the improvement by private contract and the council or other legislative body shall have power to cause a contract for said work to be let to the lowest and best bidder, on the plans and specifications filed as aforesaid with the city clerk by the city engineer or other proper officer, not less than one week's advertisement for bids thereon being made in some newspaper published in the city. Where the bids for said work are above the estimates, or no bids are presented, or where bids presented are for any reason rejected, or where the contractor to whom the contract is awarded fails to enter into a written contract for the performance of said contract, or to execute the bonds required by ordinance within the time provided therefor, the council or other legislative body shall direct the clerk to readvertise for bids. All county or other public property, cemeteries or railroad rights-of-way shall be subject to assessments as provided for by sections 88.787 and 88.790 , relating to such lands.

(RSMo 1939 § 7527) Prior revision: 1929 § 7373
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1105 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1105
375.1105 Hazardous financial condition of group, prohibited from selling insurance, ...
Status: in_force

375.1105. Hazardous financial condition of group, prohibited from selling insurance, when — director may establish rules. — 1. An order issued by any district court of the United States enjoining a risk retention group from soliciting or selling insurance, or operating in any state, or in all states or in any territory or possession of the United States, upon a finding that such a group is in hazardous financial or financially impaired condition shall be enforceable in the courts of the state.

2. The director may establish and from time to time amend such rules relating to risk retention groups as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the provisions of sections 375.1080 to 375.1105 .

(L. 1991 H.B. 385, et al. § 35)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 108.210 — MO Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.210
108.210 Sale of bonds and purchase of new bonds.
Status: in_force

108.210. Sale of bonds and purchase of new bonds. — Whenever the county commission or the governing authorities of any county, city, incorporated town or village, school district, or other political corporation or subdivision of the state shall deem it to be for the best interest of such county, city, incorporated town or village, school district, or other political corporation or subdivision of the state, to sell any bond, note, certificate, or security, so held by it, and to invest the proceeds derived therefrom in other bonds, notes, certificates, or securities authorized by law, they may order their treasurer to make such sale and collect the proceeds therefrom and to invest the same, within the limitations authorized by law, upon such terms and conditions as said county commission or said governing authorities may authorize; provided, that such sale may be ordered without ordering the purchase of any other bonds, notes, certificates or securities.

(RSMo 1939 § 3288, A.L. 1945 p. 1389 § 4) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2901; 1919 § 1049; 1909 § 1256
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.060 — MO Code / Chapter 479 / Section 479.060
479.060 Clerks, courtroom, other employees — municipalities to provide for, when.
Status: in_force

479.060. Clerks, courtroom, other employees — municipalities to provide for, when. — 1. Where municipal violations are to be tried before a municipal judge or judges, the governing body of the municipality shall provide by ordinance for a clerk or clerks and such other nonjudicial personnel as may be required for the proper functioning of the municipal division or divisions and shall provide a suitable courtroom in which to hold court. The salaries of the judges, clerks and other nonjudicial personnel and other expenses incidental to the operation of the municipal divisions shall be paid by the municipality.

2. Where the violations of municipal ordinances are heard and determined by an associate circuit judge and, at the request of the municipality, the associate circuit judge sits at the municipality rather than in the courtroom provided by the county, the municipality shall provide a suitable courtroom in which to hold court.

3. Where the violations of municipal ordinances are heard and determined by an associate circuit judge and, at the request of the municipality, a clerk or clerks or other nonjudicial personnel are located in the municipality rather than at the courthouse provided by the county, the salaries of such personnel and other expenses incidental to the operation of their offices shall be paid by the municipality.

(L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.085 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.085
379.085 Mutual companies doing fire and marine business, agreements and securities ...
Status: in_force

379.085. Mutual companies doing fire and marine business, agreements and securities — violation, penalty. — 1. No company formed upon the mutual plan for the purpose of doing the fire and marine business designated in the first of the three classes of insurance named in section 379.010 shall commence or continue to do business until it has a surplus or guaranty fund of one million six hundred thousand dollars and agreements have been entered into for insurance with at least two hundred applicants, the premiums on which shall amount to not less than one hundred thousand dollars which shall have been paid in cash. Annual cash premiums shall not exceed five hundred dollars each, and no policy shall be issued for a longer term than five years.

2. Except that any mutual company formed upon the mutual plan for the purpose of doing the fire and marine business designated in the first of the three classes of insurance named in section 379.010 and licensed to do business in this state on July 1, 1987, which did not maintain an aggregate amount of at least one million six hundred thousand dollars as a guaranty fund or policyholders' surplus on December 31, 1986, may renew its license for business specified therein if it annually maintains agreements with two hundred applicants, the premiums from which amount to not less than one hundred thousand dollars, and if it maintains an aggregate amount of not less than eight hundred thousand dollars as a guaranty fund or policyholders' surplus, if all other conditions have been met, until December 31, 1989, at which time the provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall be met.

3. Violation of any of the provisions of this section by an insurer is grounds for the revocation of its certificate of authority by the director.

(RSMo 1939 § 5919, A.L. 1963 p. 485, A.L. 1977 S.B. 368, A.L. 1987 H.B. 700) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5808; 1919 § 6218; 1909 § 7009 Effective 7-01-87 CROSS REFERENCE: Substitution of securities, collection of income therefrom, 375.460
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 431.065 — MO Code / Chapter 431 / Section 431.065
431.065 Minor spouse or parent may give consent, when.
Status: in_force

431.065. Minor spouse or parent may give consent, when. — Any minor who has been lawfully married and any minor parent or legal custodian of a child, if otherwise competent to contract, shall be considered an adult for the purpose of entering into a contract for surgical, medical, or other treatment or procedures for himself, his spouse, his child and any child in his legal custody.

(L. 1961 p. 248 § 1, A.L. 1977 S.B. 48)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 233.440 — MO Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.440
233.440 Trustee, duties of.
Status: in_force

233.440. Trustee, duties of. — The trustee shall have power to prosecute and defend to final judgment all suits instituted by or against the road district, collect all money due the same, liquidate all lawful demands against the same, and for that purpose shall sell any property belonging to such road district or so much thereof as may be necessary, and generally to do all acts requisite to bring to a speedy close all the affairs of the road district, and for that purpose, under the order and direction of the county commission, to exercise all the powers given by law to said road district.

(RSMo 1939 § 8858) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8198; 1919 § 10959