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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.785 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.785
537.785 Citation of law — definitions.
Status: in_force

537.785. Citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 537.785 and 537.787 may be referred to and cited as the "Business Premises Safety Act".

2. As used in sections 537.785 and 537.787 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Business" , any commercial or agricultural enterprise including, but not limited to, sales, services, manufacturing, food service, entertainment, property management or leasing company, or any other entity, whether for profit or not for profit, which owns, operates, or leases property that is open to the public, whether for charge or free of charge, and includes all employees and agents thereof. The term "business" shall not include commercial residential or lodging operations;

(2) "Criminal act" , those offenses specified under chapters 565 to 571 ;

(3) "Harmful act" , an intentional or reckless offensive bodily contact with another person that has resulted in injury;

(4) "Injury" , any personal injury including, but not limited to, physical injury, sickness, disease, or death and all damages resulting therefrom including, but not limited to, medical expenses, wage loss, and loss of services;

(5) "Person" , any individual who is lawfully on the premises, without regard to the person's status as an invitee or licensee. The term "person" shall not include employees or agents of the business;

(6) "Premises" , real property in the possession of and under the control of a business;

(7) "Reasonable security measures" , those precautions that a reasonable business owner in such industry would implement in a particular area of the premises to guard against criminal acts or harmful acts based on the condition of the premises and the cost of implementing such precautions.

(L. 2018 S.B. 608)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.613 — MO Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.613
292.613 Rules and regulations, department to promulgate — procedure.
Status: in_force

292.613. Rules and regulations, department to promulgate — procedure. — The department shall have the authority to promulgate, after public hearing, rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of sections 292.600 to 292.625 and to meet the reporting requirements of Title III, Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know, of the federal Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986, Public Law 99-499. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

(L. 1988 S.B. 765, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 30.070 — MO Code / Chapter 30 / Section 30.070
30.070 Vacancy — governor to fill.
Status: in_force

30.070. Vacancy — governor to fill. — When a vacancy occurs in the office of state treasurer, the governor shall immediately appoint a state treasurer to fill such vacancy for the residue of the term in which the vacancy occurred, and until his successor is elected or appointed, commissioned and qualified.

(RSMo 1939 § 13016, A.L. 1945 p. 1977 § 6) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11394; 1919 § 13291; 1909 § 11803
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 245.310 — MO Code / Chapter 245 / Section 245.310
245.310 Extending levees and levee districts.
Status: in_force

245.310. Extending levees and levee districts. — If at any time it becomes necessary or expedient to extend a levee, not exceeding ten miles, in levee districts already organized, or to enlarge any levee district for the purpose of extending any levee therein to be constructed, in order to better protect such district from overflow, and if a petition of not less than five landowners, of the district, be presented to the county commission, requesting the same, the said county commission shall call a meeting of the landowners of the district and of the landowners in the territory sought to be connected with the district, in accordance with the prayer of the petitioner, at some convenient point to the said territory, by giving due notice as required in section 245.460 , and at such meeting an estimate of the costs of the proposed new work made by an engineer, must be laid before the meeting, and the landowners present shall then determine, by the majority of the votes cast, whether such proposed new territory shall be added, and also whether the proposed new work shall be done. But said vote may be cast by the landowners present, or by agent or proxy, representing them. And if it is determined to add the new territory or to extend the levee in districts already organized, there shall be a readjustment of the taxes for benefits, and the county assessor shall proceed to assess the benefits to all of the land in the district that will be benefitted by the proposed work; and the board of equalization shall act upon the same, and all the assessments, levying of taxes and the collecting of the same shall be proceeded with in the same manner as in the case of organizing a new district.

(RSMo 1939 § 12595) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11005; 1919 § 4697; 1909 § 5760
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.700 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.700
407.700 Home solicitation sale defined.
Status: in_force

407.700. Home solicitation sale defined. — "Home solicitation sale" means a consumer credit sale of goods, or services, except the sale of real property or interest therein, or the sale of personal property which is incident to the sale of real property or interest therein, in which the seller or a person acting for him engages in a personal solicitation of the sale at a residence of the buyer and the buyer's agreement or offer to purchase is there given to the seller or a person acting for him. It does not include a sale made pursuant to a preexisting revolving charge account, or a sale made pursuant to prior negotiations between both parties present at a business establishment at a fixed location where goods or services are offered or exhibited for sale.

(L. 1973 H.B. 61 & 367 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 95.450 — MO Code / Chapter 95 / Section 95.450
95.450 Bonds issued, when — procedure, limits.
Status: in_force

95.450. Bonds issued, when — procedure, limits. — If the bond issue by any such city or town be carried or consented to by the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on the question, the council, trustees or other legislative authority of such city or town may, by ordinance, declare the result of the submission of the question, and cause such bonds of such city or town to be issued for the amount of such indebtedness as has been ascertained and determined by judgment or decree of court.

(RSMo 1939 § 7464, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7311; 1919 § 8726; 1909 § 9605
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 320.240 — MO Code / Chapter 320 / Section 320.240
320.240 Property may be entered for investigation, when.
Status: in_force

320.240. Property may be entered for investigation, when. — The state fire marshal or investigator may at all reasonable hours enter in or upon any property to make an investigation of a fire loss or for determining the origin of any fire, but this section shall apply to the interior of a privately occupied dwelling only when a fire has occurred therein.

(L. 1972 S.B. 487 § 9)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 475.350 — MO Code / Chapter 475 / Section 475.350
475.350 Incapacitated public officer, proceedings.
Status: in_force

475.350. Incapacitated public officer, proceedings. — If any person adjudicated incapacitated by the judge of the probate division of the circuit court is, at the time of the adjudication, a duly qualified public officer of this state, or of any county in this state, or of any municipality in this state, his office is deemed vacant, and the judge of the court shall certify the fact of such adjudication to the officer or tribunal having power to fill the vacancy; and the vacancy shall be filled during the incapacity of such officer.

(RSMo 1939 § 451, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 351, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45) Prior revisions: 1929 § 452; 1919 § 448; 1909 § 478
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 643.161 — MO Code / Chapter 643 / Section 643.161
643.161 State or political subdivisions contracting with persons not having a ...
Status: in_force

643.161. State or political subdivisions contracting with persons not having a permit or in contempt of court prohibited. — 1. No officer, agency or department of the state government, or of any political subdivision of this state shall enter into a contract with any person required to apply for a permit under the provisions of sections 643.010 to 643.190 unless such person has applied for or received a permit or has been granted a variance therefor pursuant to sections 643.010 to 643.190 .

2. No contract shall be entered into by any such governmental authority with any person who is in contempt of any court order enforcing the provisions of sections 643.010 to 643.190 .

(L. 1972 H.B. 1184 § 203.160, A.L. 1992 S.B. 544)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 369.314 — MO Code / Chapter 369 / Section 369.314
369.314 Powers and duties of board.
Status: in_force

369.314. Powers and duties of board. — The board shall:

(1) Approve or disapprove each regulation proposed by the director of the division of finance pertaining to savings and loan associations; and

(2) Hear and determine any appeal permitted by law, including but not limited to an order or decision of the director pertaining to the incorporation, relocation or branching of savings and loan associations, which shall be conducted as provided in chapter 361 .

(L. 1971 S.B. 3 § 62, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1165, A.L. 2011 H.B. 464)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 568.070 — MO Code / Chapter 568 / Section 568.070
568.070 Unlawful transactions with a child.
Status: in_force

568.070. Unlawful transactions with a child. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful transactions with a child if he or she:

(1) Being a pawnbroker, junk dealer, dealer in secondhand goods, or any employee of such person, with criminal negligence buys or receives any personal property other than agricultural products from an unemancipated minor, unless the child's custodial parent or guardian has consented in writing to the transaction; or

(2) Knowingly permits a minor child to enter or remain in a place where illegal activity in controlled substances, as defined in chapter 579 , is maintained or conducted; or

(3) With criminal negligence sells blasting caps, bulk gunpowder, or explosives to a child under the age of seventeen, or fireworks as defined in section 320.106 , to a child under the age of fourteen, unless the child's custodial parent or guardian has consented in writing to the transaction. Criminal negligence as to the age of the child is not an element of this crime.

2. The offense of unlawful transactions with a child is a class B misdemeanor.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491, A.L. 2025 S.B. 81 & 174)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.709 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.709
301.709 Application, contents.
Status: in_force

301.709. Application, contents. — Application for registration shall be made to the department of revenue on a form as the director shall prescribe, which shall contain a complete description of the all-terrain vehicle, including the manufacturer's identification number and the name and address of the owner of the all-terrain vehicle.

(L. 1988 H.B. 990 § 6) Effective 1-01-89
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 1.310 — MO Code / Chapter 1 / Section 1.310
1.310 Big government get off my back act — certain federal mandates not subject ...
Status: in_force

1.310. Big government get off my back act — certain federal mandates not subject to appropriations or statutory authorization — 1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Big Government Get Off My Back Act".

2. Any federal mandate compelling the state to enact, enforce, or administer a federal regulatory program shall be subject to authorization through appropriation or statutory enactment.

3. No user fees imposed by the state of Missouri shall increase for the five-year period beginning on August 28, 2009, unless such fee increase is to implement a federal program administered by the state or is a result of an act of the general assembly. For purposes of this section, "user fee" does not include employer taxes or contributions, assessments to offset the cost of examining insurance or financial institutions, any health-related taxes approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or any professional or occupational licensing fees set by a board of members of that profession or occupation and required by statute to be set at a level not to exceed the cost of administration.

4. For the five-year period beginning on August 28, 2009, any state agency proposing a rule as that term is defined in subdivision (6) of section 536.010 , other than any rule promulgated as a result of a federal mandate, or to implement a federal program administered by the state or an act of the general assembly, shall either:

(1) Certify that the rule does not have an adverse impact on small businesses consisting of fewer than fifty full- or part-time employees; or

(2) Certify that the rule is necessary to protect the life, health or safety of the public; or

(3) Exempt any small business consisting of fewer than fifty full- or part-time employees from coverage.

5. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent or otherwise restrict an agency from promulgating emergency rules pursuant to section 536.025 , or from rescinding any existing rule pursuant to section 536.021 .

(L. 2009 H.B. 191 § 1, A.L. 2011 H.B. 45)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 443.010 — MO Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.010
443.010 Mortgage, assumption of upon purchase not construed to extend mortgage to ...
Status: in_force

443.010. Mortgage, assumption of upon purchase not construed to extend mortgage to other lands, when. — Where, by any deed which shall be hereafter executed, two or more lots or tracts of land or interests in such shall be conveyed, and upon one or more of such tracts or lots there shall be any mortgage or deed of trust, or lien or encumbrance not covering the other or others of such tracts, the payment of which shall be assumed in said deed, or where such mortgage or deed of trust or encumbrance shall be so recited in said deed that the payment of it might be claimed to constitute a part of the consideration of such deed, such mortgage or deed of trust or other encumbrance shall not be held by reason of such assumption or recital to constitute a vendor's lien upon, or to affect in any way, any property other than that specifically covered by such mortgage or deed of trust or other encumbrance unless it be clearly and in express words provided and set forth in said deed that it is intended by such assumption or recital to fasten such mortgage or deed of trust or other encumbrance as a vendor's lien upon any of the property conveyed, other than that specifically and prior thereto covered by it.

(RSMo 1939 § 3448) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3061; 1919 § 2220
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 238.070 — MO Code / Chapter 238 / Section 238.070
238.070 Qualifications of commissioners.
Status: in_force

238.070. Qualifications of commissioners. — All commissioners so appointed shall be qualified voters of the state of Missouri and shall reside within the district established by the compact and within the county or city from which appointed. No commissioner shall have a direct or indirect financial interest in any property acquired by the Kansas City area transportation authority.

(L. 1965 p. 380 § 2)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 315.065 — MO Code / Chapter 315 / Section 315.065
315.065 Exemptions to provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065.
Status: in_force

315.065. Exemptions to provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065. — The provisions of sections 315.005 to 315.065 shall not apply to dormitories and other living or sleeping facilities owned or maintained by public or private schools, colleges, universities, or churches unless made available to the general public and not used exclusively for students and faculty, school-sponsored events, baseball camps, conferences, dance camps, equitation camps, football camps, learned professional society meetings, music camps, retreats, seminars, soccer camps, swimming camps, track camps, youth leadership conferences, or church-sponsored events.

(L. 1985 S.B. 279 § 12) Effective 8-09-85
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 273.160 — MO Code / Chapter 273 / Section 273.160
273.160 Assessor to list all dogs — notify owner of tax.
Status: in_force

273.160. Assessor to list all dogs — notify owner of tax. — The assessor for taxation purposes in each county and city of this state, annually at the time of assessing property as required by law, shall make diligent inquiry as to the number of dogs owned, harbored, or kept by any person so assessed. The assessor, on or before the thirty-first day of December of each year, shall make a complete report, on a blank form furnished by the county clerk or license collector, setting forth the name of every owner of any dog or dogs, how many of each sex are by him owned, or harbored, and if a kennel is maintained by any person such fact shall also be stated. The assessor, at the time of making the assessment, shall notify the owner of such dog that he must obtain a license for such dog as herein provided; but the neglect or failure so to notify such owner shall not relieve the owner from his duty to obtain such license.

(RSMo 1939 § 14558, A. 1949 S.B. 1097) Prior revision: 1929 § 12881
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 622.150 — MO Code / Chapter 622 / Section 622.150
622.150 Authority for division of motor carrier and railroad safety to enter into ...
Status: in_force

622.150. Authority for division of motor carrier and railroad safety to enter into reciprocal agreements. — The division may engage in any conferences with officials of any and all other states and the District of Columbia, territories and possessions of the United States and foreign countries for the purpose of promoting, entering into, and establishing fair and equitable reciprocal agreements or arrangements that in the judgment of the division are proper, expedient, fair, and equitable and in the interest of the state of Missouri and the citizens thereof to the end that any motor carrier of passengers or property which operates motor vehicles and trailers into, out of, or through this state as a for-hire motor carrier and which has paid all regulatory fees required by the state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States or foreign country where the motor vehicles and trailers are duly licensed or registered pursuant to an agreement or arrangement entered into by the Missouri highway reciprocity commission, or if no such agreement or arrangement has been entered into, where the owner is a resident, shall not be required to pay fees prescribed in section 390.136 ; but the provisions of this section shall be operative as to a motor vehicle and trailer duly licensed or registered in a state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States or foreign country pursuant to an agreement or arrangement entered into by the Missouri highway reciprocity commission and if no such agreement or arrangement has been entered into, where the owner is a resident, upon which all regulatory fees have been paid, when operated for hire in Missouri only to the extent that, under the laws of the state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States or foreign country, wherein such motor vehicle and trailer are registered like exemptions are granted motor vehicles and trailers duly licensed or registered in Missouri which may be conducting similar motor carrier operations for hire in such other state, District of Columbia, territory or possession of the United States, or foreign country.

(L. 1996 S.B. 780) CROSS REFERENCE: Highway reciprocity commission abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission, 226.008
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.1475 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.1475
162.1475 Data breach, procedures.
Status: in_force

162.1475. Data breach, procedures. — 1. "Personal information" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 407.1500 .

2. In the event of a breach of data maintained in electronic form that includes personal information of a student, a school district shall send written notification to the parent or legal guardian of an affected student.

3. Notification of a breach of personal information of a student shall also be sent to the department of elementary and secondary education and the state auditor.

(L. 2018 H.B. 1606)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.462 — MO Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.462
105.462 Prohibited acts by persons with rulemaking authority — appearances — exceptions.
Status: in_force

105.462. Prohibited acts by persons with rulemaking authority — appearances — exceptions. — 1. No member of any agency of the state or any political subdivision thereof who is empowered to adopt a rule or regulation, other than rules and regulations governing the internal affairs of the agency, or who is empowered to fix any rate, adopt zoning or land use planning regulations or plans, or who participates in or votes on the adoption of any such rule, regulation, rate or plan shall:

(1) Attempt to influence the decision or participate, directly or indirectly, in the decision of the agency in which he or she is a member when he or she knows the result of such decision may be the adoption of rates or zoning plans by the agency which may result in a direct financial gain or loss to him or her, to his or her spouse or a dependent child in his or her custody or to any business with which he or she is associated;

(2) Perform any service, during the time of his or her employment, for any person, firm or corporation for compensation other than the compensation provided for the performance of his or her official duties, if by the performance of the service he or she attempts to influence the decision of the agency of the state or political subdivision in which he or she is a member;

(3) Perform for one year after termination of his or her employment any service for compensation for any person, firm or corporation to influence the decision or action of the agency with which he or she served as a member; provided, however, that he or she may, after termination of his or her office or employment, perform such service for consideration in any adversary proceeding or in the preparation or filing of any public document or conference thereon unless he or she participated directly in that matter or in the receipt or analysis of that document while he or she was serving as a member.

2. No such member or any business with which such member is associated shall knowingly perform any service for, or sell, rent or lease any property to any person, firm or corporation which has participated in any proceeding in which the member adopted, participated in the adoption or voted on the adoption of any rate or zoning plan or the granting or revocation of any license during the preceding year and received therefor in excess of five hundred dollars per transaction or one thousand five hundred dollars per annum except on transactions pursuant to an award on contract let or of sale made after public notice and in the case of property other than real property, competitive bidding, provided that the bid or offer accepted is the lowest received.

(L. 1978 H.B. 1610 § 7, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1120)