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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.703 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.703
88.703 Street repairs — cost, how paid.
Status: in_force

88.703. Street repairs — cost, how paid. — No formality shall be required to authorize the repairing of sidewalks, or of street or other paving, curbing, guttering, macadamizing or part thereof, or reconstructing the same, and making assessments therefor; but the proper officer or committee on improvements may, without notice, cause such work to be done, keeping an account of the cost thereof, and reporting the same to the board of aldermen for assessment; and each lot or piece of ground abutting on such sidewalk, street, avenue, or alley, or part thereof, shall be liable for its part of the cost of any work or improvement provided for in sections 88.700 and 88.703 , done or made along or in front of such lot or piece of ground as reported to the board of aldermen, and all lands, lots and public parks owned by any county or city, and all other public lands, all cemeteries, owned by public, private or municipal corporations; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize any assessment against any cemetery lot, and all railroad rights-of-way fronting or abutting on any of said improvements shall be liable for their proportionate part of the cost of such work and improvements, and tax bills shall be issued against said property as against other property, and any county or city that shall own any such property shall out of the general revenue funds pay any such tax bill, and in any case where any county or city or railroad company shall fail to pay any such tax bill, the owner of the same may sue such county, city or railroad company on such tax bill and be entitled to recover a general judgment against such county, city or railroad company. Any of said improvements to be paid for by such city may be paid for by said city out of the general revenue funds if the council so desires, but all such work and improvements shall be paid for with special tax bills unless the proceedings of the city for the same specify that payment will be made out of the general revenue funds of said city. The board of aldermen may provide a penalty for failure to pay such special tax within a given time, and any tax bills issued in payment of such repairs shall constitute a lien upon the property liable therefor until paid. All costs for building and constructing sidewalks shall be paid to the contractor therefor, in special tax bills assessed against the abutting property liable therefor, and such tax bills shall constitute a lien upon such property until paid, and shall bear interest at eight percent per annum from the date of issue.

(RSMo 1939 § 7210, A.L. 1971 S.B. 171) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7060; 1919 § 8510; 1909 § 9411
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 47.320 — MO Code / Chapter 47 / Section 47.320
47.320 Upon division — payment of indebtedness.
Status: in_force

47.320. Upon division — payment of indebtedness. — Whenever any new county is formed from territory taken from one or more older counties, or whenever any territory is taken from one county and attached to another, the new county so formed, or the territory so stricken off, shall be liable for its part of all the indebtedness or liabilities of the older county from which the same was detached, unless where, by contract between such new and old county, it is otherwise provided, and shall cause the same to be levied and collected as other taxes, and paid into the county treasury; and the county clerk of such county shall draw his warrant on the treasurer of his own county in favor of the treasurer of the old county from which the territory was taken for the amount so collected and paid in; and if any such detached territory shall fail to make provisions for paying the same, the county commission of the old county from which the same was taken shall cause the same to be levied and collected from the territory detached, in the same manner and to the same extent as if said detached territory had remained a part of the original county. In all cases where it is desired to strike territory from one county and attach the same to another, the county to which any such territory is to be attached may assume the payment of that portion of the indebtedness due to the older county, and which would otherwise have to be paid by the territory detached; but such fact shall be specified in the petition to the county commission and published in the notice of the election for the proposed change, and if not so stated in the notice, said county shall not be deemed to have assumed the payment of such liabilities, but the same shall be paid by the territory so detached as herein specified.

(RSMo 1939 § 13698) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12039; 1919 § 9441; 1909 § 3662
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.130 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.130
537.130 Liability for damages caused by riotous assemblage.
Status: in_force

537.130. Liability for damages caused by riotous assemblage. — Any person or persons forming a part of an unlawful or riotous assemblage shall be liable for any damage to person or property caused by the acts of such assemblage, or of any person or persons unlawfully connected therewith.

(RSMo 1939 § 3661) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3271; 1919 § 8672; 1909 § 9549
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.040 — MO Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.040
441.040 Landlord may take possession, when — landlord liable, when, burden of proof.
Status: in_force

441.040. Landlord may take possession, when — landlord liable, when, burden of proof. — If any tenant violates the provisions of section 441.020 or 441.030 , the landlord, or person holding under the landlord, after giving ten days' notice to vacate the premises, shall have a right to reenter the premises and take possession of the premises, or to oust the tenant, subtenant or undertenant of any person on the premises with the permission of the lessee, sublessee or underlessee by the procedure specified by law. The landlord shall have the burden to prove that the premises were being used for the illegal possession, sale or distribution of controlled substances under a petition filed for that reason, but the landlord shall not be liable for any damages resulting from the landlord's reliance on written notification to the landlord by a law enforcement authority that the premises are being used for the illegal conduct described in section 441.020 .

(RSMo 1939 § 2968, A.L. 1997 H.B. 361) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2582; 1919 § 6878; 1909 § 7881
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 456.1005 — MO Code / Chapter 456 / Section 456.1005
456.1005 Rules of classification.
Status: in_force

456.1005. Rules of classification. — 1. As used in this section, "adverse party" means a person with a substantial beneficial interest in property which would be affected adversely by a powerholder's exercise or nonexercise of a power of appointment in favor of the powerholder, the powerholder's estate, a creditor of the powerholder, or a creditor of the powerholder's estate.

2. If a powerholder may exercise a power of appointment only with the consent or joinder of an adverse party, the power is nongeneral.

3. If the permissible appointees of a power of appointment are not defined and limited, the power is exclusionary.

(L. 2016 H.B. 1765)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 273.338 — MO Code / Chapter 273 / Section 273.338
273.338 Failure of reinspections after original violation, penalty, amount — ...
Status: in_force

273.338. Failure of reinspections after original violation, penalty, amount — payment of penalty required before license renewal. — Persons and facilities which subsequently fail two consecutive reinspections for an original violation shall be charged a fee of one hundred dollars, which shall be paid before subsequent inspection and renewal of such person's or facility's license.

(L. 1992 S.B. 636 § 2 subsec. 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 506.170 — MO Code / Chapter 506 / Section 506.170
506.170 Where process may be served.
Status: in_force

506.170. Where process may be served. — All process may be served anywhere within the territorial limits of the state and may be forwarded to the sheriff of any county for the purpose of service.

(L. 1943 p. 353 § 29)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 404.850 — MO Code / Chapter 404 / Section 404.850
404.850 Revocation, procedure, effect.
Status: in_force

404.850. Revocation, procedure, effect. — 1. A power of attorney for health care may be revoked at any time and in any manner by which the patient is able to communicate the intent to revoke. Revocation shall be effective upon communication of such revocation by the patient to the attorney in fact or to the attending physician or health care provider.

2. Upon learning of the revocation of a power of attorney for health care, the attending physician or other health care provider shall cause the revocation to be made a part of the patient's medical records.

3. Unless the power of attorney provides otherwise, execution by the patient of a valid power of attorney for health care revokes any prior power of attorney for health care.

(L. 1991 S.B. 148)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 293.070 — MO Code / Chapter 293 / Section 293.070
293.070 Limits on visitors.
Status: in_force

293.070. Limits on visitors. — Strangers or visitors shall not be allowed underground in any mine, unless accompanied by the operator or his deputy.

(L. 1959 S.B. 188 § 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.019 — MO Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.019
192.019 Citation.
Status: in_force

192.019. Citation. — This act * shall be known and may be cited as the "Missouri Nosocomial Infection Control Act of 2004". The purpose of the act * is to decrease the incidence of infection within health care facilities in this state.

(L. 2004 S.B. 1279 § 192.021) *"This act" (S.B. 1279, 2004) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 416.475 — MO Code / Chapter 416 / Section 416.475
416.475 Bond of complainant, liability.
Status: in_force

416.475. Bond of complainant, liability. — 1. Upon the filing of the complaint with the director, the director shall require of the complainant, a bond in the sum of one thousand dollars to defray the expenses of the necessary investigation incident to the complaint.

2. In the event the investigation discloses a violation of sections 416.410 to 416.560 , and a court action is necessary to secure relief, the surety is released from his liability under the bond, and in an injunction suit brought by the attorney general or the prosecuting attorney as provided in section 416.450 , the cost of the investigation is a part of the cost against the defendant in the suit, if he is found to have violated the provisions of sections 416.410 to 416.560 .

3. In the event the complaint is found not to involve actionable violation, the complainant is required to defray the necessary expenses of the investigation, but not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars.

(L. 1959 H.B. 255 § 14)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 21.553 — MO Code / Chapter 21 / Section 21.553
21.553 Joint committee on public retirement established — membership — terms.
Status: in_force

21.553. Joint committee on public retirement established — membership — terms. — 1. There is established a permanent joint committee of the general assembly to be known as the "Joint Committee on Public Employee Retirement" to be comprised of six members of the senate and six members of the house of representatives. The senate members shall be appointed by the president pro tem of the senate and the house members shall be appointed by the speaker of the house. The appointment of members shall continue during their term of office as members of the general assembly or until a successor has been duly appointed to fill their place when their term of office as members of the general assembly has expired.

2. No political party shall be represented on the committee by more than three members from the senate nor by more than three members from the house.

(L. 1983 S.B. 393 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.193 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.193
40.193 Opinion on general court-martial — drafted by whom — acquittal, limitations.
Status: in_force

40.193. Opinion on general court-martial — drafted by whom — acquittal, limitations. — The convening authority shall refer the record of each general court-martial to his staff judge advocate or legal officer, who shall submit his written opinion thereon to the convening authority. If there is no qualified staff judge advocate or legal officer available, the state judge advocate shall assign a judge advocate officer for such purpose. If the final action of the court has resulted in an acquittal of all charges and specifications, the opinion shall be limited to questions of jurisdiction.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 62)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 257.060 — MO Code / Chapter 257 / Section 257.060
257.060 Secondary or tributary drainage area, recommendation of state agency.
Status: in_force

257.060. Secondary or tributary drainage area, recommendation of state agency. — When the petition proposes the organization of a district for a river basin which is a secondary drainage basin, a tributary drainage area, or an unnamed drainage area, the court shall proceed as follows: Request an official recommendation from the state agency officially designated by the governor to review plans of a river basin conservancy district as hereinafter provided, which agency shall approve or disapprove, or recommend changes with respect to, the extent and purpose of the proposed district as described in the petition, shall include in its recommendation the most properly descriptive name for the proposed district, and shall forward the recommendation to the court within thirty days after receiving the request from the court.

(L. 1959 S.B. 199 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 32.315 — MO Code / Chapter 32 / Section 32.315
32.315 Sales and use tax levies, department to issue annual report — contents.
Status: in_force

32.315. Sales and use tax levies, department to issue annual report — contents. — 1. The department of revenue shall issue an annual report on or before January 1, 2019, and every January first thereafter, listing all sales and use * levies that are:

(1) Authorized pursuant to state law;

(2) Collected by the department of revenue; and

(3) Approved by voters at an election.

2. The report required under subsection 1 of this section shall indicate the provision of law authorizing such tax levy.

(L. 2018 H.B. 1446 merged with S.B. 773) Revisor's Note: This section was amended by both H.B. 1446 and S.B. 773, 2018. In 2021, H.B. 1446 was declared unconstitutional in City of De Soto v. Parson, 625 S.W.3d 412 (Mo.banc). The amendments to this section in H.B. 1446 contained a one-word difference. As a result, the one word from H.B. 1446 has been removed and the amendments to this section in S.B. 773, 2018, remain in effect. *Word "tax" appears here in original rolls of H.B. 1446, 2018. In 2021, H.B. 1446 was declared unconstitutional in City of De Soto v. Parson, 625 S.W.3d 412 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 393.100 — MO Code / Chapter 393 / Section 393.100
393.100 Concerning the appropriation of property held by another corporation.
Status: in_force

393.100. Concerning the appropriation of property held by another corporation. — In case the property sought to be appropriated is held by any corporation, the right to appropriate the same for the purposes aforesaid by any corporation, company or individual shall be limited to such use as shall not materially interfere with the uses to which by law the corporation holding the same is authorized to put said property. Where no agreement can be made between the parties, the mode of assessing the damages provided heretofore as to private persons shall be adopted, and if the property to be appropriated lies in more than one county, an application may be made in any one county in which any of the lands lie, and the damages shall be assessed as to all the lands of the defendant corporation along the whole line in one proceeding.

(RSMo 1939 § 5379, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 163) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4972; 1919 § 10182; 1909 § 3376
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 347.097 — MO Code / Chapter 347 / Section 347.097
347.097 Interest may issue upon consideration.
Status: in_force

347.097. Interest may issue upon consideration. — An interest in a limited liability company may be issued for the consideration of a contribution or an enforceable promise to make a contribution in the future, or both.

(L. 1993 S.B. 66 & 20 § 359.754) Effective 12-01-93
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 305.800 — MO Code / Chapter 305 / Section 305.800
305.800 Definitions.
Status: in_force

305.800. Definitions. — As used in sections 305.800 to 305.810 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Abandoned aircraft" , an aircraft left in a wrecked, inoperative, or partially dismantled condition at an airport; or an aircraft that has remained in an idle state at an airport for forty-five consecutive calendar days without a contractual agreement between the owner or operator of the aircraft and the airport for use of the airport premises;

(2) "Airport superintendent" , the person or group of people authorized to make decisions on behalf of an airport;

(3) "Derelict aircraft" , any aircraft that is not in a flyable condition, does not have a current certificate of airworthiness issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, and is not in the process of actively being repaired.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1963)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 166.031 — MO Code / Chapter 166 / Section 166.031
166.031 State treasurer to be custodian of fund — accounts — annual report.
Status: in_force

166.031. State treasurer to be custodian of fund — accounts — annual report. — 1. The state treasurer is the custodian of all bonds and securities in which the state public school fund is invested, and also of all moneys belonging to the state public school fund, and he and his sureties are responsible on his official bond for the performance of his duties in the safekeeping, disbursement and investment of all money or property of the fund in accordance with the provisions of sections 166.011 to 166.121 .

2. The state treasurer shall keep an accurate account of all money, bonds and securities in the state public school fund, the maturities thereof, the rates of interest thereon and the dates when the interest is payable, and shall certify to the board of education quarterly-yearly the accounts and reports relating thereto that are required by the board.

3. The state treasurer and the director of revenue shall include in the annual report required by section 32.060 a full account of all receipts and expenditures on account of the state public school fund and the income therefrom and a report of all information in their possession which relates to the fund and property.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 7-3) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 161.211)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 573.038 — MO Code / Chapter 573 / Section 573.038
573.038 Property or material constituting child pornography to remain in custody of ...
Status: in_force

573.038. Property or material constituting child pornography to remain in custody of the state — availability of, when. — 1. In any criminal proceeding, any property or material that constitutes child pornography shall remain in the care, custody, and control of either the state or the court.

2. (1) Notwithstanding Missouri rule of criminal procedure 25.03 or any other rule or statute to the contrary, a court shall deny, in any criminal proceeding, any request by the defendant to copy, photograph, duplicate, or otherwise reproduce any property or material that constitutes child pornography, so long as the state makes the property or material reasonably available to the defendant.

(2) For the purposes of subdivision (1) of this subsection, property or material shall be deemed to be reasonably available to the defendant if the state provides ample opportunity for inspection, viewing, and examination at a state or other governmental facility of the property or material by the defendant, his or her attorney, and any individual the defendant may seek to qualify to furnish expert testimony at trial.

(L. 2008 S.B. 714, et al.) Effective 6-30-08
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 428.029 — MO Code / Chapter 428 / Section 428.029
428.029 Transfers fraudulent as to present creditors.
Status: in_force

428.029. Transfers fraudulent as to present creditors. — 1. A transfer made or obligation incurred by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made or the obligation was incurred if the debtor made the transfer or incurred the obligation without receiving a reasonably equivalent value in exchange for the transfer or obligation and the debtor was insolvent at that time or the debtor became insolvent as a result of the transfer or obligation.

2. A transfer made by a debtor is fraudulent as to a creditor whose claim arose before the transfer was made if the transfer was made to an insider for an antecedent debt, the debtor was insolvent at that time, and the insider had reasonable cause to believe that the debtor was insolvent.

(L. 1992 S.B. 448)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.020 — MO Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.020
192.020 To safeguard the health of the people of Missouri — certain diseases to be ...
Status: in_force

192.020. To safeguard the health of the people of Missouri — certain diseases to be included on communicable or infectious disease list. — 1. It shall be the general duty and responsibility of the department of health and senior services to safeguard the health of the people in the state and all its subdivisions. It shall make a study of the causes and prevention of diseases. It shall designate those diseases which are infectious, contagious, communicable or dangerous in their nature and shall make and enforce adequate orders, findings, rules and regulations to prevent the spread of such diseases and to determine the prevalence of such diseases within the state. It shall have power and authority, with approval of the director of the department, to make such orders, findings, rules and regulations as will prevent the entrance of infectious, contagious and communicable diseases into the state.

2. The department of health and senior services shall include in its list of communicable or infectious diseases which must be reported to the department methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae (CRE) as specified by the department, and vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE).

(RSMo 1939 §§ 9735, 9736, A.L. 1945 p. 945 § 14, A.L. 1951 p. 784, A.L. 2004 S.B. 1279, A.L. 2016 S.B. 579) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 9015, 9016; 1919 §§ 5772, 5773; 1909 § 6653