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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 408.680 — MO Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.680
408.680 Financial institution may not disclose, exceptions, requirements.
Status: in_force

408.680. Financial institution may not disclose, exceptions, requirements. — 1. A financial institution, or officer, employee, or agent thereof shall not provide to any government authority access to the financial record of any customer except in accordance with the provisions of sections 408.675 to 408.700 .

2. A financial institution shall not release the financial records of a customer until the government authority seeking such records gives notice in writing to the financial institution that it has complied with the applicable provisions of sections 408.675 to 408.700 .

(L. 1989 H.B. 82 § 4)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 210.819 — MO Code / Chapter 210 / Section 210.819
210.819 Parent and child relationship, how established.
Status: in_force

210.819. Parent and child relationship, how established. — The parent and child relationship between child and:

(1) The natural mother may be established by proof of her having given birth to the child, or under the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 ;

(2) The natural father may be established under the provisions of sections 210.817 to 210.852 ;

(3) An adoptive parent may be established by proof of adoption.

(L. 1987 S.B. 328 § 3) Effective 7-15-87
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 340.254 — MO Code / Chapter 340 / Section 340.254
340.254 Existing certificate recognized, requirements.
Status: in_force

340.254. Existing certificate recognized, requirements. — Any person holding a valid license, certificate, permit or other authority regulated under the provisions of sections 340.200 to 340.330 on August 28, 1992, shall be recognized by the board and shall be entitled to retain any existing status so long as the person complies with the provisions of sections 340.200 to 340.330 and board rules promulgated pursuant to sections 340.200 to 340.330 .

(L. 1992 H.B. 878 § 27, A.L. 1999 S.B. 424)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 265.280 — MO Code / Chapter 265 / Section 265.280
265.280 Definitions.
Status: in_force

265.280. Definitions. — As used in sections 265.280 to 265.289 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Fresh meat" , any quarter, half or whole carcass of beef, pork or mutton, or any cut or portion thereof which has not been canned or cooked;

(2) "Ground meat" includes any meat subsequently ground or commingled and any portion of which is imported from a foreign nation;

(3) "Person" , any individual, firm, partnership, association or corporation;

(4) "Sales at retail" , sales at any retail grocery store, butcher shop, delicatessen, or other place where fresh meat is sold at retail for consumption off-premises.

(L. 1999 S.B. 310 § 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 198.340 — MO Code / Chapter 198 / Section 198.340
198.340 Board as trustee may accept and hold property donated — duties.
Status: in_force

198.340. Board as trustee may accept and hold property donated — duties. — Any person desiring to donate property for the benefit of a nursing home, constructed or to be constructed under sections 198.200 to 198.350 , may vest title to the property so donated in the board of directors created under sections 198.200 to 198.350 , and the board of directors shall hold and control the property so received and accepted according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise or bequest of the property, and shall be a trustee of the property, and shall take title to all property it may acquire in the name of the district and shall control the property for the purposes provided in sections 198.200 to 198.350 .

(L. 1963 p. 368 § 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 333.081 — MO Code / Chapter 333 / Section 333.081
333.081 License renewal, fee — failure to renew, effect — business address required.
Status: in_force

333.081. License renewal, fee — failure to renew, effect — business address required. — 1. Each license issued to a funeral director or embalmer pursuant to this chapter shall expire unless renewed on or before the renewal date. The board may, however, provide for the renewal of licenses held by individuals who are not actively engaged in practice and who are over sixty-five years of age without fee. The board shall renew any such license upon due application for renewal and upon the payment of the renewal fee, except that no license shall expire during the period when the holder thereof is actively engaged in the military service of the United States. Any licensee exempted from the renewal of his or her license because of military service shall, before beginning practice in this state after leaving military service, apply for and pay the renewal fee for the current licensing period.

2. When renewing a funeral director's or embalmer's license the licensee shall specify the address of the funeral establishment at which he or she is practicing or proposes to practice and shall notify the board of any termination of his or her connection therewith. The licensee shall notify the board of any new employment or connection with a funeral establishment of a permanent nature. If the licensee is not employed at or connected with a funeral establishment he shall notify the board of his or her permanent address.

3. The holder of an expired license shall be issued a new license by the board within two years of the renewal date after he or she has paid delinquent renewal fees. Any license not renewed within two years shall be void.

4. Failure of the licensee to receive the renewal notice shall not relieve the licensee of the duty to pay the renewal fee and renew his or her license.

(L. 1965 p. 522 § 8, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16, A.L. 2001 H.B. 48)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 233.520 — MO Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.520
233.520 Disincorporation, petition required, contents — county commission to ...
Status: in_force

233.520. Disincorporation, petition required, contents — county commission to appoint trustee, when — powers of trustee. — 1. Whenever a petition, signed by a majority of the owners of land within a special road subdistrict organized under the provisions of sections 233.500 to 233.520 shall be filed with the county commission of any county in which the subdistrict is situated, setting forth the name of the subdistrict and the number of signers of such petition and the total number of landowners in the subdistrict, the county commission shall have power, if in its opinion the public good will be thereby advanced, to disincorporate such special road subdistrict. No such special road subdistrict shall be disincorporated until notice is published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the subdistrict is situated for four successive weeks prior to the hearing of the petition.

2. No dissolution of such special road subdistrict shall invalidate or affect any right accruing to such special road subdistrict or to any person, or invalidate or affect any contract entered into or imposed on such special road subdistrict.

3. Whenever the county commission shall dissolve any such special road subdistrict, the county commission shall appoint some competent person to act as trustee for the special road subdistrict so dissolved, and such trustee, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall take and subscribe an oath that he will faithfully discharge the duties of his office, and shall give bond with sufficient security to be approved by the county commission, to the use of such disincorporated special road subdistrict, conditioned for the faithful discharge of his duty.

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

5. When the trustee shall have closed the affairs of the special road subdistrict, and shall have paid all debts due by the special road subdistrict, he shall pay over to the county treasurer all money remaining in his hands, and take receipt therefor, and deliver to the clerk of such county commission all books, papers, records and deeds belonging to the dissolved special road subdistrict.

(L. 1990 S.B. 479 & 649 § 8) Effective 5-30-90
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.267 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.267
115.267 Experimental use, adoption of or abandonment of electronic voting equipment ...
Status: in_force

115.267. Experimental use, adoption of or abandonment of electronic voting equipment authorized. — Any election authority may adopt, experiment with or abandon any electronic voting system approved for use in the state, or may lease one or more electronic voting machines or other equipment, either with or without option to purchase, and may use any authorized electronic voting equipment at any polling place in its jurisdiction.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 8.345, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1136)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 136.370 — MO Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136.370
136.370 Employee error, cause of late return — no penalty to taxpayer, when.
Status: in_force

136.370. Employee error, cause of late return — no penalty to taxpayer, when. — Pursuant to chapter 143 and chapter 144 , the director shall waive any interest or penalty assessed against any taxpayer when it is determined by the director, the administrative hearing commission, or a court of law that the negligence of an employee of the department resulted in undue delay, as defined by rule or regulation, in either assessing tax or notifying the taxpayer of the liability owed. Such waiver of interest or penalty shall be for that amount attributable to the period of delay and for any time that the penalty or interest is under appeal.

(L. 1992 S.B. 716, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1301)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 472.070 — MO Code / Chapter 472 / Section 472.070
472.070 Powers of clerk.
Status: in_force

472.070. Powers of clerk. — 1. The clerk of the probate division may take acknowledgments, administer oaths, and certify and authenticate copies of instruments, documents and records of the court, and perform the usual functions of his office.

2. Subject to control of the judge of the probate division, the clerk of the probate division may issue notices and make all necessary orders for the hearing of any petition or other matter to be heard in the court.

3. If a matter is not contested, the clerk may hear and determine it and make all orders, judgments and decrees in connection therewith which the judge could make, subject to be set aside or modified by the judge at any time within thirty days thereafter; but if not set aside or modified, the orders, judgments and decrees made by the clerk shall have the same effect as if made by the judge.

4. The judge may act as clerk ex officio, whenever the business of the court requires.

5. A seal is authorized for the probate division of the circuit court which shall be kept in the custody of the judge or the clerk of the probate division.

(L. 1955 p. 385 § 8, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.290 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.290
79.290 Powers and duties of officers to be prescribed by ordinance.
Status: in_force

79.290. Powers and duties of officers to be prescribed by ordinance. — The duties, powers and privileges of officers of every character in any way connected with the city government, not herein defined, shall be prescribed by ordinance. And bonds may be required of any such officers for faithfulness in office in all respects.

(RSMo 1939 § 7124) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6974; 1919 § 8425; 1909 § 9327
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 430.040 — MO Code / Chapter 430 / Section 430.040
430.040 Vehicle or aircraft, part or equipment — horse, mule or other animal to ...
Status: in_force

430.040. Vehicle or aircraft, part or equipment — horse, mule or other animal to remain in custody of person having lien. — 1. No person shall have the right to take any vehicle or aircraft, or part or equipment thereof, or any horse, mule or other animal out of the custody of the person having the lien, except with the consent of the person, or upon paying the amount, lawfully due, for keep, storage, labor or material.

2. The lien shall be valid against the vehicle or aircraft, or part or equipment thereof, or against the horse, mule or other animal in the possession of any person receiving or purchasing the same, with notice of the lien claim; but the lien shall not take precedence over or be superior to any prior lien on the property, created by any financing statement on the same, duly perfected in accordance with the laws of this state, without the written consent of the secured party or the legal holder of the security agreement.

(RSMo 1939 § 3610, A.L. 1965 p. 114, A.L. 1983 H.B. 805) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3220; 1919 § 7280 (1957) Common law artisan's lien for repairing truck held superior to the right of holder of conditional sales contract recorded in Florida to possession of truck but such superior lien does not extend to secure payment of storage charges. Mack Motor Truck Corp. v. Wolfe (A.), 303 S.W.2d 697.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1002 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1002
67.1002 Ballot form — tax to be effective when — collection of tax, options — ...
Status: in_force

67.1002. Ballot form — tax to be effective when — collection of tax, options — penalty on unpaid taxes — delinquent when, any county and certain cities. — 1. The question shall be submitted 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 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 governing body for the city or county shall have no power to impose the tax authorized by this section unless and until the governing body of the city or county again submits the question to the qualified voters of the city or county and such question is approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting on the question.

2. On and after the effective date of any tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1000 , the city or county which levied the tax may adopt one of the two following provisions for the collection and administration of the tax:

(1) The city or county which levied the tax may adopt rules and regulations for the internal collection of such tax by the city or county officers usually responsible for collection and administration of city or county taxes; or

(2) The city or county may enter into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the purpose of collecting the tax authorized in this section and section 67.1000 . In the event any city or county enters into an agreement with the director of revenue of the state of Missouri for the collection of the tax authorized in this section and section 67.1000 , the director of revenue shall perform all functions incident to the administration, collection, enforcement and operation of such tax, and the director of revenue shall collect the additional tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1000 . The tax authorized under the provisions of this section and section 67.1000 shall be collected and reported upon such forms and under such administrative rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the director of revenue, and the director of revenue shall retain not less than one percent nor more than three percent for cost of collection.

3. If a tax is imposed by a city or county under this section and section 67.1000 , the city or county may collect a penalty of one percent and interest not to exceed two percent per month on unpaid taxes which shall be considered delinquent thirty days after the last day of each quarter.

(L. 1991 H.B. 25 § 1 subsecs. 2, 3, 4, A.L. 2011 H.B. 161)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 546.250 — MO Code / Chapter 546 / Section 546.250
546.250 Person injured may testify.
Status: in_force

546.250. Person injured may testify. — No person shall be rendered incompetent to testify in criminal causes by reason of his being the person injured or defrauded, or intended to be injured or defrauded, or that would be entitled to satisfaction for the injury, or is liable to pay the costs of the prosecution.

(RSMo 1939 § 4078) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3689; 1919 § 4033; 1909 § 5239 CROSS REFERENCE: Civil practice as to witnesses in civil and criminal trials, 491.070
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 49.275 — MO Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.275
49.275 County commission may provide transportation for county officers and ...
Status: in_force

49.275. County commission may provide transportation for county officers and employees (first class counties). — 1. The county commissions in all counties of the first class not operating under a special charter for their own government may, in their discretion and in addition to any other allowance provided by law, provide such transportation for any county official, deputy or employee as is reasonably necessary to the efficient performance of his official duties.

2. Such transportation may be provided by furnishing county-owned automobiles or by paying a reasonable cash allowance for the use of privately owned automobiles, or by paying a fixed amount per mile for miles actually traveled in privately owned automobiles, or by furnishing gasoline and oil, or in such other manner, or combination of manners, as the county commission may direct.

(L. 1951 p. 379 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 1983 S.B. 219) Effective 1-01-85
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.125 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.125
260.125 Severability.
Status: in_force

260.125. Severability. — 1. If any provision of sections 260.005 to 260.125 is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the remaining provisions of sections 260.005 to 260.125 are valid unless the court finds the valid provisions of the statute are so essentially and inseparably connected with, and so dependent upon, the valid provision that the valid provisions, standing alone, are incomplete and are incapable of being executed. It is the intent of the Missouri general assembly that the valid provisions of sections 260.005 to 260.125 shall remain valid so long as they can so stand alone.

2. General revenue funds shall not be used to carry out the provisions of sections 260.005 to 260.125 .

(L. 1982 S.B. 506) Effective 4-30-82
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 359.161 — MO Code / Chapter 359 / Section 359.161
359.161 Filing to be notice.
Status: in_force

359.161. Filing to be notice. — The fact that a certificate of limited partnership is on file in the office of the secretary of state is notice that the partnership is a limited partnership and the persons designated therein as general partners are general partners, and is notice of the matters included therein that are specified in subsection 1 of section 359.091 or that are included therein pursuant to any other section of this chapter.

(L. 1985 H.B. 512 & 650, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1432)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.554 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.554
227.554 Project plans to be provided to owners of utility facilities, content — ...
Status: in_force

227.554. Project plans to be provided to owners of utility facilities, content — preliminary plan of adjustment, contents — utility coordination meeting required, when. — 1. Upon completion of the initial design of the construction project, the commission shall provide at least one set of project plans to each owner of a utility facility identified under section 227.553 .

2. The project plans shall show those portions of the construction project upon which the owner's utility facilities are located and where the utility facilities of other owners are located in relation to work required for the project. The commission shall also provide with the project plans a description of any right-of-way still to be purchased and the anticipated letting date of the project. The project plan shall be accompanied by a complete set of plans including profile, cross-section, drainage, signal, lighting, signing plans, temporary road plans that may affect utilities, and other pertinent plan sheets. Upon request of the owner, the commission shall provide any additional plan information needed by the owner to design and lay out the removal, relocation, or adjustment of existing facilities and the placement of relocated or new utility facilities within the limits of the construction project.

3. Within thirty days of receipt of the project plans, the utility owner shall develop a preliminary plan of adjustment and return the marked-up project plans to the commission. The plan of adjustment shall include:

(1) Verification that all utility facilities are shown;

(2) The proposed location of adjusted utility facilities;

(3) Any additional right-of-way requirements; and

(4) Any other concerns.

4. When two or more owners have facilities in the area encompassed by the construction project, the commission shall schedule a utility coordination meeting as soon as possible but no longer than thirty days from the date the project plans were mailed. The commission's project manager and all owners are required to attend this meeting. If there is a conflict between two owners which cannot be satisfactorily resolved by the owners, the commission shall determine the most appropriate method to resolve the conflict between the two owners, and, in making such determination, shall weigh equally the length of time necessitated by each owner's proposal, and the relative cost to each owner if the other's proposal is adopted. The commission shall notify all utility owners involved with the project in writing of the commission's acceptance or revisions to the utility plan of adjustment.

(L. 2005 H.B. 209 § 227.244) Effective 1-01-06
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.587 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.587
115.587 Persons conducting recount, how selected.
Status: in_force

115.587. Persons conducting recount, how selected. — Whenever a recount is ordered pursuant to section 115.583 or 115.601 , the court or legislative body shall determine the number of persons necessary to assist with the recount and shall appoint such persons equally from lists submitted to the court or legislative body by the contestant and the contestee. Each person appointed pursuant to this section shall be a disinterested person and a registered voter of the area in which the contested election was held. Each person so appointed shall take the oath prescribed for and receive the same pay as an election judge in the jurisdiction where he is registered. After being sworn not to disclose any facts uncovered by the recount, except those which are contained in the court or legislative report, the contestant and the contestee shall be permitted to be present in person or represented by an attorney at the recount and to observe the recount. Each recount shall be completed under the supervision of the court or legislative body, and the persons appointed to assist with the recount shall perform such duties as the court or legislative body shall direct. Upon completion of any duties prescribed by the court or legislative body, the persons appointed to assist with the recount shall make a written and signed report of their findings to the court or legislative body. The findings of the persons appointed to assist with the recount shall be prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein, but any person present at the examination of the votes may be heard as a witness to contradict the findings. No one other than the election authority, representatives of the court or legislative body, the contestant and contestee, their attorneys, and those specifically appointed by the court or legislative body to assist with the recount shall be present during any recount ordered pursuant to the provisions of section 115.583 or 115.601 .

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 13.415) Effective 1-01-78