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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 336.030 — MO Code / Chapter 336 / Section 336.030
336.030 Persons qualified to receive license.
Status: in_force

336.030. Persons qualified to receive license. — 1. A person is qualified to receive a license as an optometrist:

(1) Who has graduated from a college or school of optometry approved by the board; and

(2) Who has met either of the following conditions:

(a) Has passed an examination satisfactory to, conducted by, or approved by the board to determine his or her fitness to receive a license as an optometrist with pharmaceutical certification and met the requirements of licensure as may be required by rule and regulation; or

(b) Has been licensed and has practiced for at least three years in the five years immediately preceding the date of application with pharmaceutical certification in another state, territory, country, or province in which the requirements are substantially equivalent to the requirements in this state and has satisfactorily completed any practical examination or any examination on Missouri laws as may be required by rule and regulation.

2. The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations providing for the examination and certification of optometrists who apply to the board for the authority to practice optometry in this state.

(RSMo 1939 § 10115, A.L. 1943 p. 973, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1719, A.L. 2020 H.B. 2046) Prior revision: 1929 § 13503
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.090 — MO Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.090
441.090 Recovery action — tenant served with summons — notice — penalty.
Status: in_force

441.090. Recovery action — tenant served with summons — notice — penalty. — Every tenant on whom a summons in an action to recover the tenements held by him shall be served shall forthwith give notice thereof to the person, or the agent of the person, of whom such tenant holds, under the penalty of forfeiting to such person the value of three years' rent of the premises occupied by him.

(RSMo 1939 § 2963) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2577; 1919 § 6873; 1909 § 7876
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.005 — MO Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.005
441.005 Definitions.
Status: in_force

441.005. Definitions. — Except as otherwise provided, when used in chapter 534 , chapter 535 , or this chapter, the following terms mean:

(1) "Landlord" , the owner or lessor of the premises or a person authorized by the owner to exercise any aspect of the management of the premises;

(2) "Lease" , a written or oral agreement for the use or possession of premises;

(3) "Lessee" , any person who leases premises from another to the exclusion of others during the rental or lease period and who is obligated to pay rent;

(4) "Premises" , land, tenements, condominium or cooperative units, air rights and all other types of real property leased under the terms of a rental agreement, including any facilities and appurtenances, to such premises, and any grounds, areas and facilities held out for the use of tenants generally or the use of which is promised to the tenant. "Premises" include structures, fixed or mobile, temporary or permanent, vessels, manufactured homes as defined in section 700.010 , mobile trailer homes and vehicles which are used or intended for use primarily as a dwelling or as a place for commercial or industrial operations or storage;

(5) "Rent" , a stated payment for the temporary possession or use of a house, land or other real property, made at fixed intervals by a tenant or lessee to a landlord;

(6) "Tenant" , a person who occupies the premises with the landlord's consent.

(L. 1997 H.B. 361, A.L. 2010 S.B. 630, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1410 merged with S.B. 655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 388.635 — MO Code / Chapter 388 / Section 388.635
388.635 Railroad police, how compensated.
Status: in_force

388.635. Railroad police, how compensated. — The compensation for railroad policemen shall be paid by their respective railroads.

(L. 1971 H.B. 232 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.930 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.930
260.930 State immunity from liability due to corrective action — private action ...
Status: in_force

260.930. State immunity from liability due to corrective action — private action against dry-cleaning facility not prohibited — corrective action not to be compelled at eligible dry-cleaning facilities — director approval of plans, when. — 1. Neither the state of Missouri, the fund, the commission, the director nor the department or agent or employees thereof shall be liable for loss of business, damages or taking of property associated with any corrective action taken pursuant to sections 260.900 to 260.960 .

2. Nothing in sections 260.900 to 260.960 shall establish or create any liability or responsibility on the part of the commission, the director, the department or the state of Missouri, or agents or employees thereof, to pay any corrective action costs from any source other than the fund or to take corrective action if the moneys in the fund are insufficient to do so.

3. Nothing in sections 260.900 to 260.960 shall be construed to abrogate or limit any right, remedy, causes of action, or claim by any person sustaining personal injury or property damage as a result of any release from a dry-cleaning facility, nor shall anything in sections 260.900 to 260.960 be construed to abrogate or limit any liability of any person in any way responsible for any release from a dry-cleaning facility or any damages for personal injury or property damages caused by such a release.

4. Moneys in the fund shall not be used for compensating third parties for bodily injury or property damage caused by a release from a dry-cleaning facility, other than property damage included in the corrective action plan approved by the director.

5. To the extent that an operator, owner or other person is eligible pursuant to the provisions of sections 260.900 to 260.960 to have corrective action costs paid by the fund, no administrative or judicial claim may be made under state law against any such operator, owner or other person by or on behalf of a state or local government or by any person to either compel corrective action at the dry-cleaning facility site or seek recovery of the costs of corrective action at the dry-cleaning facility which result from the release of dry-cleaning solvents from that dry-cleaning facility or to compel corrective action or seek recovery of the costs of corrective action which result from the release of dry-cleaning solvents from a dry-cleaning facility. The provisions of this subsection shall apply to any dry-cleaning facility or dry-cleaning facility site which has been included in a corrective action plan approved by the director. The director shall only approve a corrective action plan after making a determination that a sufficient balance in the fund exists to implement the plan. No administrative or judicial claim may be made unless the director has rejected the corrective action plan submitted pursuant to section 260.925 .

(L. 2000 S.B. 577) Expires 8-28-17; see § 260.965
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 325.040 — MO Code / Chapter 325 / Section 325.040
325.040 Penalty.
Status: in_force

325.040. Penalty. — Anyone violating the provisions of sections 325.010 to 325.055 is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(L. 1973 S.B. 28 § 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 630.065 — MO Code / Chapter 630 / Section 630.065
630.065 Planning activities by department.
Status: in_force

630.065. Planning activities by department. — The department shall initiate and direct the development of long-range programs and plans with respect to residential facilities, day programs and specialized services operated, funded or licensed by the department for persons affected by mental disorders, developmental disabilities and alcohol or drug abuse. The department, insofar as practicable, shall coordinate its long-range programs and plans with the program and plan requirements and procedures of relevant federal and state planning and funding agencies. The department shall supervise a comprehensive utilization quality-assurance and cost-benefit monitoring and auditing program to deal with the facilities, programs and services operated, funded or licensed by the department.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1724)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 408.160 — MO Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.160
408.160 False advertising prohibited.
Status: in_force

408.160. False advertising prohibited. — No person, firm, or corporation shall print, publish, distribute or cause the same to be done in any manner whatsoever, any written or printed statement with regard to interest or charges, terms or conditions for the lending of money which is false or calculated to deceive.

(L. 1951 p. 875 § 408.032(e))
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 205.010 — MO Code / Chapter 205 / Section 205.010
205.010 Petition of voters — maximum tax rate — submission of question.
Status: in_force

205.010. Petition of voters — maximum tax rate — submission of question. — Any county, subject to the provisions of the Constitution of the state of Missouri, may establish, maintain, manage and operate a public health center in the following manner: whenever the county commission shall be presented with a petition signed by at least ten percent or more of the voters of the county, as determined by the number of votes cast for governor at the preceding general election, asking that an annual tax not in excess of forty cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed valuation of property in the county, be levied for the establishment, maintenance, management and operation of a county health center and the maintenance of the personnel required for operation of the health center, or by majority vote of the county commission in any county of the first classification with more than eighty-two thousand but fewer than eighty-two thousand one hundred inhabitants, or by majority vote of the county commission in any county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than sixteen thousand six hundred but fewer than sixteen thousand seven hundred inhabitants, the county commission shall submit the question to the voters of the county at an election.

(L. 1945 p. 969 § 1, A.L. 1951 p. 779, A.L. 1957 p. 690, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1985 S.B. 114, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1228, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged S.B. 210 merged with S.B. 258)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 94.837 — MO Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.837
94.837 Transient guest tax (Canton, LaGrange, Edina, special charter cities).
Status: in_force

94.837. Transient guest tax (Canton, LaGrange, Edina, special charter cities). — 1. The governing body of any city of the fourth classification with more than two thousand five hundred but fewer than two thousand six hundred inhabitants and located in any county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than ten thousand four hundred but fewer than ten thousand five hundred inhabitants, the governing body of any special charter city, and the governing body of any city of the fourth classification with more than one thousand two hundred but fewer than one thousand three hundred inhabitants and located in any county of the third classification without a township form of government and with more than four thousand three hundred but fewer than four thousand four hundred inhabitants may impose a tax on the charges for all sleeping rooms paid by the transient guests of hotels or motels situated in the city or a portion thereof, which shall not be more than five percent per occupied room per night, except that such tax shall not become effective unless the governing body of the city submits to the voters of the city at a state general or primary election a proposal to authorize the governing body of the city to impose a tax under this section. The tax authorized in this section shall be in addition to the charge for the sleeping room and all other taxes imposed by law, and the proceeds of such tax shall be used by the city solely for the promotion of tourism. Such tax shall be stated separately from all other charges and taxes.

2. The ballot of submission for the tax authorized in this section shall be in substantially the following form:

If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are in favor of the question, then the tax shall become effective on the first day of the second calendar quarter following the calendar quarter in which the election was held. If a majority of the votes cast on the question by the qualified voters voting thereon are opposed to the question, then the tax authorized by this section shall not become effective unless and until the question is resubmitted under this section to the qualified voters of the city and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the city voting on the question.

3. As used in this section, "transient guests" means a person or persons who occupy a room or rooms in a hotel or motel for thirty-one days or less during any calendar quarter.

(L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with H.B. 186, A.L. 2007 H.B. 795 merged with S.B. 81)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.420 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.420
137.420 False certification a misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

137.420. False certification a misdemeanor. — Any false certification to any statement filed by any person with the county assessor under sections 137.325 to 137.420 , made with intent to defraud, shall constitute a misdemeanor and be punishable as such.

(L. 1945 p. 1930 § 21)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.300 — MO Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.300
71.300 Courthouses and jails — erection and maintenance.
Status: in_force

71.300. Courthouses and jails — erection and maintenance. — All county seats or other cities or towns which are duly incorporated are hereby authorized upon such terms as may be agreed upon, in conjunction with their respective counties, to erect and maintain courthouses and jails in such county seats and in such other towns or cities for the joint use of such county seats or other towns or cities and the county wherein they are located; and all authority now existing under the law or that may hereafter be conferred on the counties in this state for the purpose of providing the revenue for erecting and maintaining the buildings herein provided for, may be exercised by such counties jointly with such county seats or other towns or cities; provided, that for the purposes of this section, such county seats, towns or cities shall be authorized to issue and negotiate interest-bearing bonds.

(RSMo 1939 § 13704, A.L. 1945 p. 1394) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12045; 1919 § 9445; 1909 § 3666
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 515.600 — MO Code / Chapter 515 / Section 515.600
515.600 Immunity from liability, when.
Status: in_force

515.600. Immunity from liability, when. — 1. A receiver appointed pursuant to sections 515.500 to 515.665 , and the agents, attorneys, and employees of the receivership employed by the receiver pursuant to section 515.605 shall enjoy judicial immunity for acts and omissions arising out of and performed in connection with his or her official duties on behalf of the court and within the scope of his or her appointment. A person other than a successor receiver duly appointed by the court does not have a right of action against a receiver under this section to recover property or the value thereof for or on behalf of the estate except as provided in subsection 2 of this section. A successor receiver may recover only actual damages incurred by the receivership estate from a prior receiver.

2. A person, other than a successor receiver duly appointed by the court, shall not have the right to bring an action against a receiver or the agents, attorneys, and employees of the receivership employed by the receiver pursuant to section 515.605 for any act or omission while acting in the performance of their functions and duties in connection with the receivership unless such person first files a verified application with the appointing court requesting leave to bring such action and the court grants such application after notice and hearing. The appointing court shall only approve the application to bring claims against the receiver under this section upon a prima facie showing by the person making such request that the receiver's actions are not protected by the grant of immunity set forth in subsection 1 of this section. No other court apart from the appointing court shall have the authority to review or approve the application to bring claims against the receiver under this section.

3. If a person requests leave to bring claims under subsection 2 of this section and such leave is denied, the court shall grant judgment in favor of the receiver for the costs of the proceeding and reasonable attorney's fee if the court finds that the position of the person was not substantially justified.

(L. 2016 H.B. 1765 merged with S.B. 578)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 528.200 — MO Code / Chapter 528 / Section 528.200
528.200 Court shall appoint commissioners, when.
Status: in_force

528.200. Court shall appoint commissioners, when. — Whenever any judgment of partition shall be rendered, the court shall appoint not less than three nor more than five competent persons as commissioners, residents of the county, or any of the counties in which the premises to be divided shall be situated, to admeasure and set off the dower, if any, and to make the partition so adjudged, according to the respective rights and interests of the parties, as the same were ascertained and determined by the court, and shall designate the part or share, if any, which shall remain undivided.

(RSMo 1939 § 1728) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1564; 1919 § 2012; 1909 § 2576
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.735 — MO Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.735
347.735 Merger or consolidation, requirements and limitations — what law to govern.
Status: in_force

347.735. Merger or consolidation, requirements and limitations — what law to govern. — 1. Notwithstanding any provisions in sections 347.700 to 347.730 to the contrary, any proposed merger or consolidation otherwise permitted pursuant to section 347.710 in which any constituent entity is organized or formed under the law of any jurisdiction other than this state shall be permitted only if:

(1) The merger or consolidation is permitted by the law of the state or country under whose laws each foreign constituent entity is organized or formed, and each foreign constituent entity complies with that law in effecting the merger or consolidation;

(2) Each foreign constituent entity complies with section 347.725 if it is the surviving entity or the new entity;

(3) Each domestic constituent entity complies with the applicable provisions of sections 347.715 and 347.720 , and, if it is the surviving entity or the new entity, complies with section 347.725 .

2. If the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, then, upon the effectiveness of a merger or consolidation, the surviving entity or new entity shall file a statement with the secretary of state that the surviving entity or the new entity, as the case may be, agrees that it is subject to service of process in this state in any proceeding for enforcement of any obligation of any constituent entity party to the merger or consolidation that was organized under the laws of this state and for enforcement of any obligation of the surviving entity or new entity arising from the merger or consolidation.

3. The effect of such merger or consolidation shall be as provided in section 347.730 , if the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of this state. If the surviving entity or new entity is to be governed by the laws of any jurisdiction other than this state, the effect of such merger or consolidation shall be the same as provided in section 347.730 except insofar as the laws of such other jurisdiction provide otherwise.

(L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.908) Effective 12-01-93
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.670 — MO Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.670
70.670 Early retirement, application — requirements — option — benefits, how computed.
Status: in_force

70.670. Early retirement, application — requirements — option — benefits, how computed. — 1. Any member in service who has not attained his minimum service retirement age may retire with an early allowance provided for in subsection 2 of this section, upon his written application to the board setting forth at what time, not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days subsequent to the execution and filing thereof, he desires to be retired; provided, that at the time of his separation from service and the time so specified for his retirement, the member's age shall be within five years of his minimum service retirement age and he shall have five or more years of credited service in force, and notwithstanding that during such period of notification he may have separated from service. He shall have the right to elect an option provided for in section 70.660 .

2. Upon early retirement a member shall receive a certain percent of an allowance provided for in section 70.655 . Such percent shall be one hundred percent reduced by: One-half of one percent multiplied by the number of months by which his age at early retirement is younger than his minimum service retirement age.

(L. 1967 p. 141 § 15, A.L. 1975 H.B. 111, A.L. 1977 H.B. 702, A.L. 1980 S.B. 630)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 10.245 — MO Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10.245
10.245 Archery, official state sport.
Status: in_force

10.245. Archery, official state sport. — Archery is selected for and shall be known as the official state sport. Archery was revolutionized by Missourian Holless Wilbur Allen in 1966 with his invention of the compound bow. Participation in the sport can span all ages, sizes, and abilities.

(L. 2022 H.B. 1738)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 532.430 — MO Code / Chapter 532 / Section 532.430
532.430 Prisoner held under judicial proceedings discharged, when.
Status: in_force

532.430. Prisoner held under judicial proceedings discharged, when. — If it appear that the prisoner is in custody by virtue of process from any court legally constituted, or issued by any officer in the service of judicial proceedings before him, such prisoner can only be discharged in one of the following cases:

(1) Where the jurisdiction of such court or officer has been exceeded, either as to matter, place, sum or person;

(2) Where, though the original imprisonment was lawful, yet, by some act, omission or event, which has taken place afterward, the party has become entitled to be discharged;

(3) Where the process is defective in some matter of substance required by law, rendering such process void;

(4) Where the process, though in proper form, has been issued in a case or under circumstances not allowed by law;

(5) Where the process, though in proper form, has been issued or executed by a person who is not authorized by law to issue or execute the same, or where the person having the custody of such prisoner under such process is not the person empowered by law to detain him;

(6) Where the process is not authorized by any judgment, order or decree, nor by any provision of law.

(RSMo 1939 § 1623) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1459; 1919 § 1909; 1909 § 2474