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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 89.250 — MO Code / Chapter 89 / Section 89.250
89.250 Law does not abridge or limit power of eminent domain.
Status: in_force

89.250. Law does not abridge or limit power of eminent domain. — This law shall not limit or abridge any power now or hereafter conferred by law on such cities to establish building lines or take any property or any interest therein by eminent domain.

(RSMo 1939 § 7751) Prior revision: 1929 § 7603
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.117 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.117
115.117 Tax-supported buildings must be made available as polling places — may rent ...
Status: in_force

115.117. Tax-supported buildings must be made available as polling places — may rent private polling place, when. — 1. The election authority may designate tax-supported public buildings or buildings owned by any political subdivision or special district to be used as polling places for any election, and no official in charge or control of any such public building shall refuse to permit the use of the building for election purposes. The election authority shall have the right to choose the location of the polling place within such buildings.

2. If an election authority determines there is no public building convenient for a polling place in any voting district, the authority shall first attempt to secure the use of a privately owned tax-exempt building, and in the event no such building is available, it may contract for the rental of a suitable polling place in the district.

3. In selecting polling places, the election authority shall consider parking areas which may be available and shall give priority to those places which have adequate parking areas for use by poll workers and voters.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 5.015, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1985 H.B. 620, A.L. 1997 S.B. 132)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.360 — MO Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.360
292.360 Employer to provide dressing rooms, lavatories.
Status: in_force

292.360. Employer to provide dressing rooms, lavatories. — Every employer engaged in carrying on any process or manufacture or labor referred to in section 292.310 , shall provide, separate and apart from the workshop in which such employees are engaged, a dressing room and lavatory for the use of such employees who are exposed to poisonous or injurious dusts, fumes and gases, and such lavatory shall be kept and maintained in a hygienic and sanitary manner and provided with a sufficient number of basins or spigots with adequate washing facilities, including hot and cold water, clean individual towels and soap, and sufficient shower baths, and the dressing room shall be furnished with compartment lockers, so that the ordinary street clothes of such employees shall be kept separate and apart from their working clothes. Male and female employees shall be provided for separately.

(RSMo 1939 § 10217) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13258; 1919 § 6823
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.520 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.520
217.520 Governor to designate administrator.
Status: in_force

217.520. Governor to designate administrator. — The governor shall designate a central administrator of and information agent for the agreement on detainers.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 92)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.880 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.880
287.880 Liability, limitation of.
Status: in_force

287.880. Liability, limitation of. — There shall be no liability on the part of, and no cause of action of any nature shall lie, whether at law or in equity, against, any member employer, the guaranty corporation or its agents or employees, the board of directors, or the division of workers' compensation, or any of its employees or representatives, on account of any action or inaction taken by any of them in the administration of this workers' compensation self-insurer's guaranty fund, or in the performance of their powers and duties under sections 287.860 to 287.885 .

(L. 1992 H.B. 975)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.265 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.265
301.265 Trip permits — fees — entry without permit, effect — prepayment not ...
Status: in_force

301.265. Trip permits — fees — entry without permit, effect — prepayment not required if agreement with other states. — 1. The owner of any motor vehicle or, in the event the motor vehicle is legally operated by someone other than the owner, then the operator thereof, which is duly and legally registered in some other jurisdiction but which cannot legally be operated on Missouri highways under the provisions of section 301.271 , or under the provisions of any applicable agreement duly entered into by the Missouri highway reciprocity commission, which is operated on the highways of this state only occasionally by such owner or operator, may in lieu of the payment of the registration fee for such vehicle, obtain a trip permit from the department of revenue authorizing the operation of such vehicle on the highways of this state for a period of not to exceed seventy-two hours. The trip permit is valid for use by any owner or operator who uses the vehicle during the seventy-two hour period. The fee for such trip permit shall be ten dollars and shall be collected by the department of revenue and deposited with the state treasurer to the credit of the state highway department fund except when an agreement has been negotiated with another jurisdiction whereby prepayment is not required. In such cases, the terms of the agreement shall prevail. When such trip permit fee has been paid on a motor vehicle, no registration or fee shall be required for a trailer or semitrailer duly and legally registered in any jurisdiction and propelled by such motor vehicle. The director of revenue shall prescribe rules and regulations to effectuate the purpose of this section. Application for such trip permits shall be made on a form prescribed by and shall contain such information as may be required by the director of revenue.

2. The requirements of Missouri law as to title of motor vehicles shall not be applicable to vehicles operated under such trip permits.

3. Any owner or operator who desires to use a trip permit for the operation of his vehicle shall secure such permit and the same must be in full force and effect before the vehicle enters or commences its trip in the state of Missouri.

4. Operators who fail to obtain such permit before the vehicle enters or commences its trip in this state are subject to arrest and must obtain such permit before proceeding. The permits shall be made available at official highway weight stations.

5. The purchase of a ten dollar trip permit shall allow such operator to haul the maximum weight allowed by statute.

6. Such permits may be sold in advance of the date of their use in such quantities as the director of revenue shall determine.

(L. 1965 p. 472 §§ 1 to 3, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171, A.L. 1975 S.B. 314, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1473) CROSS REFERENCE: Highway reciprocity commission abolished, duties and functions transferred to highways and transportation commission, 226.008
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 620.1005 — MO Code / Chapter 620 / Section 620.1005
620.1005 Governmental agencies to supply reports, statistical data and other ...
Status: in_force

620.1005. Governmental agencies to supply reports, statistical data and other materials — publication of data by director, costs. — 1. In order to ensure that all programs and activities related to the purposes of sections 620.1000 to 620.1007 are carried out in a coordinated manner, the director may call upon other government departments and agencies to supply such statistical data, program reports and other materials, information and assistance as he deems necessary to discharge his responsibilities under sections 620.1000 to 620.1007 .

2. In order to ensure that all programs and activities related to the purposes of sections 620.1000 to 620.1007 are used to the maximum extent possible, and to ensure that information concerning such programs and other relevant information is readily available, the director may, as he deems appropriate, collect, prepare, analyze, correlate and distribute such information, either free of charge or by sale at cost, and make arrangements and pay for any printing and binding.

(L. 1992 S.B. 661 & 620 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.020 — MO Code / Chapter 305 / Section 305.020
305.020 Ownership of space.
Status: in_force

305.020. Ownership of space. — The ownership of the space above the lands and waters of this state is declared to be vested in the several owners of the surface beneath, subject to the right of flight described in section 305.030 .

(RSMo 1939 § 15107) Prior revision: 1929 § 13906
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 521.430 — MO Code / Chapter 521 / Section 521.430
521.430 Proceedings in case of defendant's death.
Status: in_force

521.430. Proceedings in case of defendant's death. — 1. If a defendant, in any attachment cause, except on debts not due, die after the levy of writ, or the summoning of a garnishee under it, the action and attachment and issues, with the garnishees or interpleader, made or to be made, shall not by reason of such death be dismissed, or the lien of the attachment destroyed; but all such actions and proceedings shall be proceeded on to final judgment and determination, in all respects and in like manner as if the defendant were living.

2. The executor or administrator of the decedent, if any, shall be made a party to the cause in the manner provided by law in ordinary actions. If there be no executor or administrator the court in which the cause is pending shall appoint an attorney to defend against the cause and attachment until the executor or administrator shall be made a party and such attorney shall be paid for his services a reasonable compensation, to be allowed by the court and taxed as costs in the cause; provided, that the attachment plaintiff in case of attachment on a debt not due may, at his or her election, proceed in such action against the administrator on the merits of said cause, or dismiss such case and present such claim in the ordinary way in the probate division of the circuit court for allowance against the estate of such deceased defendant.

(RSMo 1939 § 1480, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1316; 1919 § 1767; 1909 § 2336 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 254.060 — MO Code / Chapter 254 / Section 254.060
254.060 Transfer of ownership.
Status: in_force

254.060. Transfer of ownership. — The transfer of the ownership of any such forest croplands shall not affect any classification thereof as such.

(L. 1945 p. 672 § 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 231.400 — MO Code / Chapter 231 / Section 231.400
231.400 Construction of sidewalks and roadways in unincorporated villages (second ...
Status: in_force

231.400. Construction of sidewalks and roadways in unincorporated villages (second class counties). — The county commissions in all counties of the second class shall have the power to provide for and require the building of sidewalks and roadways including grading therefor, along any street, avenue, road or highway in any unincorporated village or residence district in such county by and at the expense of the owner of the lots fronting on such street, avenue, road or highway, along the distance improved in proportion to the front feet, whenever a petition therefor shall be filed with the county commission signed by a majority of the owners resident on such street, avenue, road or highway, and liable to taxation therefor, which sidewalks and roadways shall be constructed in such manner and of such dimensions as are herein provided.

(RSMo 1939 § 8567, A.L. 1945 p. 1501) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7920; 1919 § 10708; 1909 § 10511
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 483.010 — MO Code / Chapter 483 / Section 483.010
483.010 Qualifications of a clerk.
Status: in_force

483.010. Qualifications of a clerk. — No person shall be appointed or elected clerk of any court, unless he be a citizen of the United States, above the age of twenty-one years, and shall have resided within the state one whole year, and within the geographical area over which the court has jurisdiction or, in the case of circuit clerks, within the county from which elected, three months before the appointment or election; and every clerk shall, after his appointment or election, reside in the geographical area over which the court he serves has jurisdiction or, in the case of circuit clerks, in the county for which he is clerk.

(RSMo 1939 § 13269, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11650; 1919 § 2096; 1909 § 2661 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 166.021 — MO Code / Chapter 166 / Section 166.021
166.021 Investment of capital of public school fund — securities deposited with ...
Status: in_force

166.021. Investment of capital of public school fund — securities deposited with state treasurer. — 1. All funds accruing to the state public school fund, except the interest on the fund, shall be invested by the state board of education in registered bonds of the United States or the state, bonds of school districts of the state, or bonds or other securities payment of which is fully guaranteed by the United States.

2. Whenever the state board of education contracts with the seller of any such bonds or securities, the board shall requisition and the commissioner of administration shall approve and forthwith issue a warrant upon the state treasurer for the purchase price agreed upon, payable out of the state public school fund, in favor of the seller.

3. All bonds or securities so purchased shall be made payable to, or be registered in the name of, the state treasurer as trustee of the state public school fund and shall be deposited as part of the state public school fund with the state treasurer who shall give his receipt therefor to the board of education.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 7-2, A.L. 2007 H.B. 264) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 161.201) CROSS REFERENCE: Multinational banks, securities and obligations of, investment in, when, 409.950
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.110 — MO Code / Chapter 491 / Section 491.110
491.110 Subpoenas, by whom served.
Status: in_force

491.110. Subpoenas, by whom served. — Subpoenas shall be directed to the person to be summoned to testify, and may be served by the sheriff, coroner, marshal or any constable in the county in which the witnesses to be summoned reside or may be found, or by any disinterested person who would be a competent witness in the cause, and the sheriff, coroner, marshal or constable of any county may serve any subpoena issued out of any court of record of their county, in term time, in any county adjoining that in which the court is being held.

(RSMo 1939 § 1907) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1743; 1919 § 5430; 1909 § 6374
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 577.076 — MO Code / Chapter 577 / Section 577.076
577.076 Unlawful disposition of a dead animal — penalty.
Status: in_force

577.076. Unlawful disposition of a dead animal — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal if he or she knowingly places or causes to be placed the carcass or offal of any dead animal:

(1) Into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond, or lake; or

(2) On any public road or highway, river, stream, or watercourse or upon premises not his or her own for the purpose of annoying another or others.

2. The offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal is a class C misdemeanor.

(RSMo 1939 § 4729, A.L. 1971 H.B. 72, A.L. 1972 S.B. 457, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4339; 1919 § 3587; 1909 § 4795 Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.290 — MO Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.290
198.290 Powers of board of directors — first meeting — officers — bylaws — time for ...
Status: in_force

198.290. Powers of board of directors — first meeting — officers — bylaws — time for meetings. — 1. The board of directors of a district shall possess and exercise all of its legislative and executive powers. Within thirty days after the election of the initial directors, the board shall meet. The time and place of the first meeting of the board shall be designated by the county commission. At its first meeting the board shall elect a chairman from its members and select a secretary, treasurer and such officers or employees as it deems expedient or necessary for the accomplishment of its corporate objects. The secretary and treasurer need not be members of the board. At the meeting the board, by ordinance, shall define the first and subsequent fiscal years of the district, and shall adopt a corporate seal and bylaws, which shall determine the times for the annual election of officers and of other regular and special meetings of the board and shall contain the rules for the transaction of other business of the district and for amending the bylaws.

2. Each director of any district shall devote such time to the duties of the office as the faithful discharge thereof may require and shall serve without compensation.

(L. 1963 p. 368 § 11)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 304.570 — MO Code / Chapter 304 / Section 304.570
304.570 Penalty for violations.
Status: in_force

304.570. Penalty for violations. — Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or of sections 307.020 to 307.295 , for which no specific punishment is provided, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than five hundred dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(RSMo 1939 § 8404, A. 1949 S.B. 1113, A.L. 1961 p. 496) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7786; 1919 § 7601 (1955) Information charging that defendant operated automobile in careless, reckless and imprudent manner so as to endanger life, etc., held insufficient as failing to inform defendant of offense of which he was charged. State v. Reynolds (A.), 274 S.W.2d 514.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 407.1082 — MO Code / Chapter 407 / Section 407.1082
407.1082 Penalties — criminal penalties — civil damages.
Status: in_force

407.1082. Penalties — criminal penalties — civil damages. — 1. It is unlawful pursuant to section 407.020 to violate any provision of sections 407.1070 to 407.1085 or to misrepresent or omit the required disclosures of section 407.1073 or 407.1076 , and pursuant to sections 407.010 to 407.130 , the violator shall be subject to all penalties, remedies and procedures provided in sections 407.010 to 407.130 . The remedies available in this section are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies available by law.

2. Any person who willfully and knowingly engages in any act or practice declared to be unlawful by any provision of subdivisions (2) to (5) of section 407.1076 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Any person who willfully and knowingly engages in any act or practice declared to be unlawful by any provision of subdivision (1) of section 407.1076 , or of subdivisions (6) to (11) of section 407.1076 , shall be guilty of a class E felony. Any person previously convicted of a class E felony pursuant to this subsection shall, for each subsequent conviction, be guilty of a class E felony punishable by the term of years set out for a class E felony, but with a fine of not more than five thousand dollars or a fine equal to triple the gain, with no limit on the amount recoverable pursuant to any triple-the-gain penalty. Any person who willfully and knowingly fails to keep the records required in section 407.1079 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

3. In addition to the remedies already provided in sections 407.1070 to 407.1085 , any consumer that suffers a loss or harm as a result of any unlawful telemarketing act or practice pursuant to section 407.1076 may recover actual and punitive damages, reasonable attorney's fees, court costs and any other remedies provided by law.

(L. 2000 S.B. 763, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 417.340 — MO Code / Chapter 417 / Section 417.340
417.340 Penalty.
Status: in_force

417.340. Penalty. — Any person offending against any provision of sections 417.300 to 417.360 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine of not less than five dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars, and each receptacle unlawfully dealt with as herein provided shall be deemed and held to constitute a separate offense.

(RSMo 1939 § 14092, A. 1949 H.B. 2111) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12453; 1919 § 12024
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 144.625 — MO Code / Chapter 144 / Section 144.625
144.625 Vendors may be required to give bond.
Status: in_force

144.625. Vendors may be required to give bond. — To secure the payment of the tax, interest and penalties, which may become due from a vendor as provided in sections 144.600 to 144.745 , the director of revenue may, where necessary to secure the payment of the tax, interest, and penalties require all vendors to file a bond or a letter of credit in an amount to be determined by the director, under the same requirements as provided in section 144.087 .

(L. 1959 H.B. 35 § 8, A.L. 1986 S.B. 669, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 417.409 — MO Code / Chapter 417 / Section 417.409
417.409 Cover sheet required for contract content — additional information on cover ...
Status: in_force

417.409. Cover sheet required for contract content — additional information on cover prohibited. — 1. A contract for invention development services shall have a conspicuous and legible cover sheet attached. The cover sheet shall set forth:

(1) The name, home address, office address and local address of the invention developer; and

(2) The following notice printed in bold-faced type of not less than 10-point size:

"The contract between you and the invention developer is regulated by sections 417.400 to 417.436 . You are not required to make any payments under this contract until seven working days after you sign this contract and receive a completed copy of it.

"You can terminate this contract at any time before you make payment. You can terminate this contract simply by not submitting the initial payment.

"If you assign a partial interest in the invention to the invention developer, the invention developer may have the right to assign or license the developer's interest in the invention, or make, use and sell the invention, without your consent.

"You are encouraged to consult with an attorney with experience in patent law before signing this contract. By proceeding without the advice of an attorney with experience in patent law you could lose any rights you might have in your idea or invention.

"The performance of the services detailed in the contract provides no guarantee or promise of profits, or that your invention or idea will be purchased by a manufacturer. The marketing or licensing of a new product is a difficult and uncertain process with no guarantee of success or profit.

"This contract does not provide any patent, copyright or trademark protection for your idea or invention.

"Your potential patent rights may be adversely affected by any attempt to commercialize your idea or invention before a patent application covering your idea is filed. Nonconfidential disclosures of your idea or invention may also trigger certain statutory deadlines for filing a patent application in the United States and would prevent you from obtaining valid patent rights in countries whose laws provide that patent applications must be filed before any public disclosure.".

2. The cover notice may not contain anything in addition to the information required by subsection 1 of this section.

(L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88)