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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 444.740 — MO Code / Chapter 444 / Section 444.740
444.740 Commission authorized to receive funds and services.
Status: in_force

444.740. Commission authorized to receive funds and services. — 1. In the reclamation of land affected by strip mining for which it has funds available, the commission may avail itself of any services which may be provided by other state agencies or by agencies of the federal government, and may compensate them for such services.

2. The commission may receive any federal funds, state funds or any other funds for the reclamation of land affected by strip mining. The commission may cause the reclamation work to be done by its own employees or by the employees of other governmental agencies, soil conservation districts, or through contracts with qualified persons. The contracts shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder upon competitive bids after reasonable advertisement. The commission and any other agency and any contractor under a contract with the board shall have reasonable right of access to the land affected to carry out such reclamation.

3. When funds or any public works program are available to the commission, both funds and services may be used and expended to reclaim and rehabilitate any lands that have been subjected to strip mining that have not been reclaimed and rehabilitated in accordance with standards set by sections 444.500 to 444.755 and which are not covered by bond to guarantee such reclamation.

4. A person or organization having qualifications acceptable to the commission may post bond or a cash deposit in a sum determined by the commission and assume the liability for carrying out the reclamation plan approved by the commission in areas where the mining operation and any necessary grading have been completed. The commission shall then release the bond posted by the operator for such area.

(L. 1971 S.B. 1 § 27)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 184.870 — MO Code / Chapter 184 / Section 184.870
184.870 Additional powers of district.
Status: in_force

184.870. Additional powers of district. — In addition to all other powers granted by sections 184.800 to 184.880 the district shall have the following general powers:

(1) To sue and be sued in its own name, and to receive service of process, which shall be served upon the district secretary;

(2) To fix compensation of its employees and contractors;

(3) To purchase any personal property necessary or convenient for its activities;

(4) To collect and disburse funds for its activities; and

(5) To exercise such other implied powers necessary or convenient for the district to accomplish its purposes which are not inconsistent with its express powers.

(L. 1997 S.B. 21) Effective 7-7-97
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.985 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.985
379.985 Member's interest — nontransference of membership — immunity from liability ...
Status: in_force

379.985. Member's interest — nontransference of membership — immunity from liability — assessments, not imposed — security, membership interest. — 1. The membership interests of the policyholders of a reorganized insurance company shall become membership interests in the mutual holding company. Policyholders of the reorganized insurance company shall be members of the mutual holding company in accordance with the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the mutual holding company and the applicable provisions of this chapter relating to mutual insurance companies.

2. No member of a mutual holding company may transfer membership or any right arising therefrom.

3. A member of a mutual holding company is not, as such, personally liable for the acts, debts, liabilities or obligations of the company.

4. No assessments of any kind may be imposed upon the members of a mutual holding company by the directors, or members, or because of any liability of any company owned or controlled by the mutual holding company, or because of any act, debt or liability of the mutual holding company itself.

5. A membership interest in a domestic mutual holding company shall not constitute a security under the laws of this state.

(L. 1996 S.B. 759)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 548.011 — MO Code / Chapter 548 / Section 548.011
548.011 Definitions.
Status: in_force

548.011. Definitions. — Where appearing in this chapter:

(1) The term "executive authority" includes the governor, and any person performing the functions of governor in a state other than this state;

(2) The term "governor" includes any person performing the functions of governor by authority of the law of this state;

(3) The terms "judge" , "magistrate" , and "judge of any court of record" include a judge of the supreme court or of the court of appeals, a circuit judge, and an associate circuit judge, but do not include a municipal judge;

(4) The term "state" , referring to a state other than this state, includes any other state or territory, organized or unorganized, of the United States of America.

(L. 1953 p. 425 § 1, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.750 — MO Code / Chapter 486 / Section 486.750
486.750 Form of certificate.
Status: in_force

486.750. Form of certificate. — A notary shall use a certificate in substantially the following form in notarizing the signature or mark of any person acknowledging on his or her own behalf or as a partner, corporate officer, attorney in fact, or in any other representative capacity:

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 10.185 — MO Code / Chapter 10 / Section 10.185
10.185 Blue ribbon recognized as the official state symbol for child abuse prevention.
Status: in_force

10.185. Blue ribbon recognized as the official state symbol for child abuse prevention. — The blue ribbon is hereby recognized as the official state symbol for child abuse prevention in the state of Missouri.

(L. 2011 H.B. 749)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 139.370 — MO Code / Chapter 139 / Section 139.370
139.370 Sale under distraint — procedure.
Status: in_force

139.370. Sale under distraint — procedure. — 1. The collector shall give public notice of the time and place of sale, and of the property to be sold, at least fifteen days previous to the sale, by advertisement to be posted up in at least three public places in the township where such sale is to be made.

2. The sale shall be by public auction.

(RSMo 1939 § 14011) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12334; 1919 § 13247; 1909 § 11735
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 259.160 — MO Code / Chapter 259 / Section 259.160
259.160 Rehearing.
Status: in_force

259.160. Rehearing. — Any person adversely affected by any order of the council may within thirty days after its effective date apply to the council in writing for a rehearing. The application for rehearing shall be acted upon within fifteen days after its filing, and if granted, the rehearing shall be held without undue delay.

(L. 1965 2d Ex. Sess. p. 917 § 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 182.080 — MO Code / Chapter 182 / Section 182.080
182.080 Board may contract for library service — procedure.
Status: in_force

182.080. Board may contract for library service — procedure. — The county library board of trustees may contract with the body having control of a public library for assistance in the operation of a free county library under such terms and conditions as may be stated in the contract, or it may contract with the body having control of a public or a school library or any other library to furnish library service to the people of the county library district, under such terms and conditions as may be stated in the contract. The body having control of any library district may contract with any such county library board of trustees to provide library service to the people of the library district under such terms and conditions as may be stated in the contract. The county library board of trustees may contract with any other county library district under the terms outlined in sections 70.210 to 70.320 . In case a contract is made for services by any library, the contracting library boards of trustees shall advise and consult together with regard to the management and disbursement of funds, and other policies relating to the proper management of the library.

(RSMo 1939 § 14770, A.L. 1955 p. 547) Prior revision: 1929 § 13466
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 336.220 — MO Code / Chapter 336 / Section 336.220
336.220 Pharmaceuticals, certification for administering required — referral to ...
Status: in_force

336.220. Pharmaceuticals, certification for administering required — referral to physician required, when — standard of care — rulemaking authority. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of section 336.010 , any optometrist who is not certified to use either diagnostic or therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall continue to be prohibited from administering, dispensing, or prescribing the respective pharmaceutical agents unless the optometrist has completed an approved course of study and has been certified by the board. Such status shall be noted on the license at each renewal.

2. Any optometrist authorized by the board to administer only diagnostic pharmaceutical agents shall refer a patient to a physician licensed under chapter 334 if an examination of the eyes indicates a condition, including reduced visual acuity, which requires medical treatment, further medical diagnosis, or further refraction. This referral is not required on known or previously diagnosed conditions. The record of the referral in the optometrist's notes shall have the standing of any business record. Any optometrist violating this section shall be subject to the provisions of section 336.110 .

3. An optometrist's prescriptions for therapeutic pharmaceutical agents shall be dispensed by a pharmacist licensed under chapter 338 . When therapeutic pharmaceutical agents are dispensed by an optometrist, the provisions of section 338.059 shall apply.

4. An optometrist certified to use pharmaceutical agents shall be held to the standard of care in the use of pharmaceutical agents in the optometrist's diagnosis and treatment as are physicians licensed by the Missouri state board of registration for the healing arts, who exercise that degree of skill and learning ordinarily used under the same or similar circumstances by physicians and surgeons engaged in the practice of medicine.

5. The board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations providing for the examination and certification of optometrists who apply to the board for authority to administer and prescribe pharmaceutical agents in the practice of optometry.

(L. 1981 S.B. 91, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1333, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 175, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.1077 — MO Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.1077
105.1077 Definitions.
Status: in_force

105.1077. Definitions. — 1. As used in sections 105.1070 to 105.1077 , the term "aircraft" includes both rotary-wing and fixed-wing aircraft.

2. As used in sections 105.1070 to 105.1077 , the term "motor vehicle" includes any self-propelled vehicle and any trailer or other similar piece of equipment designed for being drawn by such a self-propelled vehicle.

3. As used in sections 105.1070 to 105.1077 , the term "state-controlled" includes motor vehicles, aircraft, and marine vessels owned, leased, or rented by the state, and motor vehicles and aircraft provided to the state by the federal government, and under the control and management of the Missouri National Guard. It does not include motor vehicles, aircraft, or marine vessels owned, leased or rented in the name of employees of the state.

(L. 1976 H.B. 1528 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 37.452 — MO Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37.452
37.452 Sale of surplus vehicles, proceeds to go to owning state agency, exceptions ...
Status: in_force

37.452. Sale of surplus vehicles, proceeds to go to owning state agency, exceptions — moneys to be used for purchase of vehicles only. — Provisions of section 37.090 notwithstanding, all proceeds generated by the sale of a surplus vehicle, except proceeds generated from the department of transportation, the department of conservation, the Missouri state highway patrol and all state colleges and universities may be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the office of administration revolving administrative trust fund and credited to the state agency owning the vehicle at the time of sale. Upon appropriation, moneys credited to agencies from the sale of surplus state fleet vehicles shall be used solely for the purchase of vehicles for the respective agency.

(L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032) Effective 7-11-02
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 293.400 — MO Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.400
293.400 Coal dust controls.
Status: in_force

293.400. Coal dust controls. — 1. The operator of a coal mine shall not permit excessive accumulation of coal dust in any part of the mine. Where mining operations raise an excessive amount of dust, water or water with a wetting agent added to it or other effective methods shall be used to allay such dust at its source.

2. All coal mines, except those mines or those locations in a mine in which dust is too wet or too high in incombustible content to propagate an explosion, shall be rock-dusted to within forty feet of all active working faces and all open crosscuts within the forty-foot zone shall be rock-dusted. If the dust in a mine or any part of it is wet but becomes dry, the mine or any portion of the mine so affected shall be rock-dusted as soon as it becomes dry.

3. Where rock dust is applied it shall be distributed upon the top, floor and sides of all open places and maintained in such quantity that the incombustible content of the mine dust will not be less than sixty-five percent.

(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 45)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.623 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.623
115.623 State committee to meet and organize, when.
Status: in_force

115.623. State committee to meet and organize, when. — The members of the state committee elected as provided in section 115.621 shall meet at a time and place to be designated by the current state committee chairman. The meeting shall occur no earlier than two weeks following the election of members to the state committee. At the meeting, the committee shall organize by electing a chairman and a vice chairman, one of whom shall be a woman, and a secretary and a treasurer, one of whom shall be a woman, and who may or may not be members of the committee. In the event a vacancy shall occur in the office of chairman, a vacancy shall also be declared in the office of vice chairman and a new election shall be held for filling the vacancies of both chairman and vice chairman, one of whom shall be a woman.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 14.045, A.L. 1983 S.B. 234, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1994 S.B. 650) Effective 1-01-95
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 548.191 — MO Code / Chapter 548 / Section 548.191
548.191 Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition.
Status: in_force

548.191. Persons under criminal prosecution in this state at time of requisition. — If a criminal prosecution has been instituted against such person under the laws of this state and is still pending, the governor, in his discretion, either may surrender him on demand of the executive authority of another state or hold him until he has been tried and discharged or convicted and punished in this state.

(L. 1953 p. 425 § 19)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.516 — MO Code / Chapter 210 / Section 210.516
210.516 Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation.
Status: in_force

210.516. Exceptions to license requirement — division may not require documentation. — 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain, or operate a foster home, residential care facility, or child placing agency, or to advertise or hold himself out as being able to perform any of the services as defined in sections 210.481 to 210.536 , without having in full force and effect a license issued by the division; provided, however, that nothing in sections 210.481 to 210.536 shall apply to:

(1) Any residential care facility operated by a person in which the care provided is in conjunction with an educational program for which a tuition is charged and completion of the program results in meeting requirements for a diploma recognized by the state department of elementary and secondary education;

(2) Any camp, hospital, sanitarium, or home which is conducted in good faith primarily to provide recreation, medical treatment, or nursing or convalescent care for children;

(3) Any person who receives free of charge, and not as a business, for periods of time not exceeding ninety consecutive days, the child of personal friends of such person as an occasional and personal guest, and who receives custody of no other unrelated child;

(4) Any child placing agency operated by the department of mental health or any foster home or residential care facility operated or licensed by the department of mental health under sections 630.705 to 630.760 which provides care, treatment, and habilitation exclusively to children who have a primary diagnosis of mental disorder, mental illness, intellectual disability or developmental disability, as defined in section 630.005 ;

(5) Any foster home arrangement established and operated by any well-known religious order or church and any residential care facility or child placement agency operated by such organization; or

(6) Any institution or agency maintained or operated by the state, city or county.

2. The division shall not require any foster home, residential care facility, or child placing agency which believes itself exempt from licensure as provided in subsection 1 of this section to submit any documentation in support of the claimed exemption; however said foster home, residential care facility, or child placing agency is not precluded from furnishing such documentation if it chooses to do so.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al. §§ 210.516, 210.521, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1064)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 91.190 — MO Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.190
91.190 Bid for construction to be submitted to voters.
Status: in_force

91.190. Bid for construction to be submitted to voters. — The council shall then, by ordinance, submit the proposition to erect the waterworks system as provided in the contract, ordinance and other proceedings, and to pay for same by bonds issued as aforesaid, to the voters of the city, as provided in section 91.120 . The proposition to be submitted at the election shall be:

To erect a waterworks plant and issue bonds in payment therefor, which shall be a first lien on the waterworks plant when erected, but no general or personal obligation of the city—YES.

To erect a waterworks plant and issue bonds in payment therefor, which shall be a first lien on the waterworks plant when erected, but no general or personal obligation of the city—NO.

And if a majority of the voters of the city voting on the proposition shall vote "YES", then the contract shall be binding and in full force and effect, and the waterworks system shall be erected in accordance therewith, and when erected and accepted by the city, bonds shall be issued in payment therefor to the contractor under the terms of the contract as provided for in sections 91.090 to 91.300 , and the title to the waterworks system, after it is erected, shall pass to and vest in the city subject to the payment of the bonds issued in payment of the contract price for erecting same.

(RSMo 1939 § 7816, A. 1949 H.B. 2039, A.L. 1975 H.B. 947) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7671; 1919 § 9109; 1909 § 9934
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 242.440 — MO Code / Chapter 242 / Section 242.440
242.440 Cost of organization, how paid.
Status: in_force

242.440. Cost of organization, how paid. — Nothing in sections 242.010 to 242.690 shall authorize or be construed to authorize any uniform tax or any tax of any kind to pay any expenses mentioned or referred to in section 242.430 , in addition to or in excess of the uniform tax of one dollar per acre upon each acre of land within such districts mentioned in said section 242.430 .

(L. 1943 p. 519 § 12362A, A.L. 1959 H.B. 314)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 547.100 — MO Code / Chapter 547 / Section 547.100
547.100 Appeals in misdemeanor cases — procedure.
Status: in_force

547.100. Appeals in misdemeanor cases — procedure. — If any person taking an appeal from the circuit court on a conviction for a misdemeanor shall fail to perfect the appeal within six months from the time the appeal is granted, the prosecuting attorney may file his motion before the court in which the conviction was had, asking that the appeal may be dismissed and the order granting the appeal be set aside; whereupon the court shall make an order that the appeal be dismissed and the order granting the appeal be set aside and for naught held, unless the defendant shall show to the satisfaction of the court good cause for not perfecting his appeal, in which case the court may overrule the motion, and from the date of making such order dismissing the appeal, the judgment shall be and remain in force the same as if no appeal had been granted.

(RSMo 1939 § 4152, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3762; 1919 § 4108 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.350 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.350
86.350 City obligated to pay cost of benefits and one-half of expenses.
Status: in_force

86.350. City obligated to pay cost of benefits and one-half of expenses. — The payment of the cost of providing all benefits granted under the provisions of sections 86.200 to 86.366 , as determined pursuant to section 86.337 , and the payment of fifty percent of all expenses described in subsection 2 of section 86.343 incurred in connection with the administration and operation of the retirement system are hereby made obligations of the cities.

(L. 1957 p. 256 § 49, A.L. 1965 p. 201, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1808) Effective 7-01-00
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.188 — MO Code / Chapter 527 / Section 527.188
527.188 Petition for vacation of abandoned easement.
Status: in_force

527.188. Petition for vacation of abandoned easement. — A property owner of land burdened by an easement created after December 31, 2006, abandoned in whole for a period in excess of ten years, may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to obtain the rights previously transferred and vacation of the easement for monetary consideration equal to the original consideration obtained by the property owner in exchange for the easement. The holder of the easement shall be a party to such action. The holder of any such easement shall be allowed to maintain the easement upon a showing that the holder, in good faith, plans to make future use of the easement. The right to request that an easement be vacated may be waived by the property owner of record from whom the easement was originally acquired or by such property owner's successor in title to the burdened property either in the original instrument of conveyance or in a subsequent signed writing.

(L. 2006 H.B. 1944 § 3)