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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.3099 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.3099
301.3099 Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association special license plate, ...
Status: in_force

301.3099. Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association special license plate, application, fee. — 1. Any member of the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association may receive special license plates as prescribed by this section, for any motor vehicle such person owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association of which the person is a member. The Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association. Any member of the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a twenty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association, the organization shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the owner to the department of revenue at the time of registration of a motor vehicle. Upon presentation of the annual statement, payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the registration fee and documents which may be required by law, the department of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a personalized license plate which shall bear the emblem of the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130 . Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144 , no additional fee shall be charged for the personalization of license plates pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner, who was previously issued a plate with the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association emblem authorized by this section but who does not provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Missouri Civil War Reenactors Association emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 .

(L. 2002 H.B. 1093, et al. merged with S.B. 1241, et al., A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 644.573 — MO Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.573
644.573 Commissioners may borrow additional $10,000,000 for improvements.
Status: in_force

644.573. Commissioners may borrow additional $10,000,000 for improvements. — In addition to those sums authorized prior to August 28, 2002, the board of fund commissioners of the state of Missouri, as authorized by Section 37(e) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, may borrow on the credit of this state the sum of ten million dollars in the manner described, and for the purposes set out, in chapter 640 and this chapter.

(L. 2001 H.B. 501 § 1 merged with S.B. 256 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.034 — MO Code / Chapter 566 / Section 566.034
566.034 Statutory rape, second degree, penalty.
Status: in_force

566.034. Statutory rape, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of statutory rape in the second degree if being twenty-one years of age or older, he or she has sexual intercourse with another person who is less than seventeen years of age.

2. The offense of statutory rape in the second degree is a class D felony.

(L. 1994 S.B. 693, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17 CROSS REFERENCE: Child sexual abuse, action for civil damages may be brought, when, 537.046
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.450 — MO Code / Chapter 266 / Section 266.450
266.450 Law may be enforced by injunction.
Status: in_force

266.450. Law may be enforced by injunction. — In addition to the other remedies provided by law, the provisions of sections 266.410 to 266.460 may be enforced by injunction to restrain the feeding of garbage to swine in violation of sections 266.410 to 266.460 or the sale or transportation of swine fed in violation of sections 266.410 to 266.460 .

(L. 1953 p. 6 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 488.040 — MO Code / Chapter 488 / Section 488.040
488.040 Compensation of jurors, mileage.
Status: in_force

488.040. Compensation of jurors, mileage. — Each grand and petit juror shall receive daily compensation and mileage allowance in the amount provided by law pursuant to section 494.455 .

(L. 2000 S.B. 1002 Revision, A.L. 2025 S.B. 218)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 135.350 — MO Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135.350
135.350 Definitions.
Status: in_force

135.350. Definitions. — As used in this section , unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following words and phrases shall mean:

(1) "Commission" , the Missouri housing development commission, or its successor agency;

(2) "Director" , director of the department of revenue;

(3) "Eligibility statement" , a statement authorized and issued by the commission certifying that a given project qualifies for the Missouri low-income housing tax credit. The commission shall promulgate rules establishing criteria upon which the eligibility statements will be issued. The eligibility statement shall specify the amount of the Missouri low-income housing tax credit allowed. The commission shall only authorize the tax credits to qualified projects which begin after June 18, 1991;

(4) "Federal low-income housing tax credit" , the federal tax credit as provided in section 42 of the 1986 Internal Revenue Code, as amended;

(5) "Low-income project" , a housing project which has restricted rents that do not exceed thirty percent of median income for at least forty percent of its units occupied by persons of families having incomes of sixty percent or less of the median income, or at least twenty percent of the units occupied by persons or families having incomes of fifty percent or less of the median income;

(6) "Median income" , those incomes which are determined by the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development guidelines and adjusted for family size;

(7) "Qualified Missouri project" , a qualified low-income building as that term is defined in section 42 of the 1986 Internal Revenue Code, as amended, which is located in Missouri;

(8) "Taxpayer" , person, firm or corporation subject to the state income tax imposed by the provisions of chapter 143 (except withholding imposed by sections 143.191 to 143.265 ) or a corporation subject to the annual corporation franchise tax imposed by the provisions of chapter 147 , or an insurance company paying an annual tax on its gross premium receipts in this state, or other financial institution paying taxes to the state of Missouri or any political subdivision of this state under the provisions of chapter 148 , or an express company which pays an annual tax on its gross receipts in this state.

(L. 1990 H.B. 960 § 3 subsec. 1, A.L. 1991 S.B. 185) Effective 6-18-91
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.675 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.675
217.675 Handbook of rules governing conduct of parolees furnished to whom, duties ...
Status: in_force

217.675. Handbook of rules governing conduct of parolees furnished to whom, duties of board. — The members of the board shall prepare and cause to be published a handbook containing all rules, regulations, and suggestions governing the conduct of parolees. Handbooks shall be furnished to all parolees and to any employer of a parolee who requests it. The handbook shall be continuously revised and updated by the board.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 120)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 441.600 — MO Code / Chapter 441 / Section 441.600
441.600 Receiver discharged, when.
Status: in_force

441.600. Receiver discharged, when. — The receiver shall be discharged upon rendering a full and complete accounting to the court when the conditions giving rise to the receivership have been removed and the cost thereof, and all other costs authorized by sections 441.500 to 441.640 , have been paid or reimbursed and any surplus money has been paid over to the owner or the mortgagee or any lienor as the court may direct. However, at any time, the receiver may be discharged upon filing his account as receiver without affecting the right of the code enforcement agency to its lien. Upon the removal of the condition giving rise to the receivership, the owner, the mortgagee or lienor may apply for the discharge of the receiver upon payment to the receiver of all moneys expended by the receiver for removal of such condition and all other costs authorized by sections 441.500 to 441.640 which have not been paid or reimbursed.

(L. 1969 p. 537 § 11, A.L. 1993 S.B. 376)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 362.220 — MO Code / Chapter 362 / Section 362.220
362.220 Agreements to pay time deposit before maturity prohibited — penalty.
Status: in_force

362.220. Agreements to pay time deposit before maturity prohibited — penalty. — Any director, officer or employee of a bank or trust company who makes any agreement, express or implied, before or at the time of issuing a certificate of deposit by which its holder may demand or receive payment thereof in advance of its maturity, or who before or at the time of receiving a savings deposit makes an agreement, express or implied, by which the holder of the savings passbook may demand or receive payment of the savings deposit in advance of the time provided for payment under the rules and regulations under which the savings deposit was received, shall forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each violation of this provision, to be collected as provided for in this chapter.

(RSMo 1939 § 7955, A.L. 1945 p. 932, A. 1949 H.B. 2085, A.L. 1967 p. 445) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5360; 1919 § 11743
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 141.200 — MO Code / Chapter 141 / Section 141.200
141.200 General taxation law applies.
Status: in_force

141.200. General taxation law applies. — The general law as now existing in all matters relating to taxation and the collection of delinquent and back taxes on tangible personal property not specifically provided for in sections 141.170 to 141.200 shall continue to be the law for counties of the first class, but nothing in this section shall be construed so as to extend any provision of sections 141.170 to 141.200 to include counties of the first class not having a charter form of government.

(L. 1945 p. 1944 § 4, A.L. 1973 H.B. 654)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 474.293 — MO Code / Chapter 474 / Section 474.293
474.293 Provision of family allowance by independent personal representative — ...
Status: in_force

474.293. Provision of family allowance by independent personal representative — limitations — relief by court. — An independent personal representative may, without court direction, authorization or approval, make any determination, finding, authorization, allowance, conveyance, payment, partition or delivery, or do any other act which the court could direct, authorize, make or do under sections 474.250 , 474.260 , 474.280 and 474.290 , except that he may not, without court authorization, set the family allowance at more than a lump sum of six thousand dollars or periodic installments in excess of five hundred dollars per month for one year. The independent personal representative, or any person aggrieved by any determination, finding, authorization, allowance, conveyance, payment, partition, delivery or other act, or by failure to act, under this section, may petition the court for appropriate relief, which relief may provide a family allowance larger or smaller than that which the independent personal representative determined or could have determined.

(L. 1980 S.B. 637) Effective 1-01-81
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 700.055 — MO Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.055
700.055 Serial numbers required when, form.
Status: in_force

700.055. Serial numbers required when, form. — From and after January 1, 1974, the manufacturer shall cause a serial number to be stamped on the front cross member of the left-hand side so that it may be easily read. It may not contain more than fifteen digits. Any multiple units shall contain the same serial number with letters of the alphabet designating that each is a different separate unit. Starting with "A" each additional unit shall be in alphabetical order. The letters shall be stamped at the end of the numbers.

(L. 1973 H.B. 98 § 10, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1393, A.L. 1978 S.B. 739)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.765 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.765
537.765 Contributory fault as complete bar to plaintiff's recovery abolished — ...
Status: in_force

537.765. Contributory fault as complete bar to plaintiff's recovery abolished — doctrine of comparative fault to apply — fault of plaintiff an affirmative defense to diminish damages — fault defined. — 1. Contributory fault, as a complete bar to plaintiff's recovery in a products liability claim, is abolished. The doctrine of pure comparative fault shall apply to products liability claims as provided in this section.

2. Defendant may plead and prove the fault of the plaintiff as an affirmative defense. Any fault chargeable to the plaintiff shall diminish proportionately the amount awarded as compensatory damages but shall not bar recovery.

3. For purposes of this section, "fault" is limited to:

(1) The failure to use the product as reasonably anticipated by the manufacturer;

(2) Use of the product for a purpose not intended by the manufacturer;

(3) Use of the product with knowledge of a danger involved in such use with reasonable appreciation of the consequences and the voluntary and unreasonable exposure to said danger;

(4) Unreasonable failure to appreciate the danger involved in use of the product or the consequences thereof and the unreasonable exposure to said danger;

(5) The failure to undertake the precautions a reasonably careful user of the product would take to protect himself against dangers which he would reasonably appreciate under the same or similar circumstances; or

(6) The failure to mitigate damages.

(L. 1987 H.B. 700 § 36) Effective 7-01-87 (1993) Where skier suffered head injury while using an experts-only ski that was unreasonably dangerous for skier of plaintiff's ability, skier did not assume risk by using dangerous ski because defendant failed to warn against added danger and unpredictability caused by ski design. Hopfinger v. Kidder International, Inc., 827 F.Supp. 1444 (W.D. Mo.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 246.030 — MO Code / Chapter 246 / Section 246.030
246.030 Fees of county and circuit clerks.
Status: in_force

246.030. Fees of county and circuit clerks. — The county and circuit clerks, except as limited in section 246.020 and otherwise specified in statutes governing the organization and administration of drainage and levee districts, shall receive (in addition to the fees and deputy hire allowed by law) for filing each paper relating to a drainage or levee district, five cents; for issuing each subpoena, summons or notice, and for approving and filing each bond, twenty-five cents; for recording or copying each one hundred words and numbers, eight cents, any number consisting of more than three figures to be considered as two numbers. The fees of the sheriffs and witnesses shall be the same as allowed in section 246.020 .

(RSMo 1939 § 12469) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10879; 1919 § 4574
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 42.180 — MO Code / Chapter 42 / Section 42.180
42.180 Veterans' commission to design awards, may solicit designs from interested ...
Status: in_force

42.180. Veterans' commission to design awards, may solicit designs from interested groups. — The veterans' commission shall design the form of the medallion, medal, and the certificate and forward the approved designs to the adjutant general for distribution pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185 . It is the intent of the general assembly to create statewide involvement in the design of these symbols in recognition of this historic endeavor. Therefore, in designing the forms, the veterans' commission may solicit potential designs from elementary and secondary schools, veterans' groups, civic organizations or any other interested party, and may select the best design from among such solicited designs, or may select another design.

(L. 2000 S.B. 961 § 42.190)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.012 — MO Code / Chapter 167 / Section 167.012
Section 167.012
Status: in_force

167.012. Home school defined — regular instruction, requirements — daily log. — 1. For purposes of state law regarding this section and sections 161.670 , 162.996 , 167.013 , 167.031 , 167.042 , 167.061 , 167.600 , 167.619 , 167.790 , 210.167 , 210.211 , 211.031 , and 452.375 , a "home school" is a school, whether incorporated or unincorporated, that:

(1) Has as its primary purpose the provision of private or religious-based instruction;

(2) Enrolls children between the ages of seven years and the compulsory attendance age for the school district in which the home school is located, of which no more than four are unrelated by affinity or consanguinity in the third degree;

(3) Does not charge or receive consideration in the form of tuition, fees, or other remuneration in a genuine and fair exchange for provision of instruction;

(4) Does not enroll children who participate in the program established in sections 135.712 to 135.719 and sections 166.700 to 166.720 ; and

(5) Is not an FPE school.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3 of this section, as evidence that a child is receiving regular instruction, the child's parent, guardian, or other person having control or custody of the child shall:

(1) Maintain the following records:

(a) a. A plan book, diary, or other written record indicating subjects taught and activities engaged in;

b. A portfolio of samples of the child's academic work; and

c. A record of evaluations of the child's academic progress; or

(b) Other written or credible evidence equivalent to subparagraphs a. to c. of paragraph (a) of this subdivision; and

(2) Offer at least one thousand hours of instruction, at least six hundred hours of which shall be in reading, language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, or academic courses that are related to such subject areas and consonant with the child's age and ability. At least four hundred of the six hundred hours shall occur at the regular home school location.

3. The requirements of subsection 2 of this section shall not apply to any pupil sixteen years of age or older.

4. The production of a daily log by a parent, guardian, or other person having control or custody of a child showing that a home school has a course of instruction that satisfies the requirements of this section and section 167.031 or, in the case of a pupil sixteen years of age or older who attended a metropolitan school district the previous year, a written statement that the pupil is attending home school in compliance with section 167.031 shall be a defense to any prosecution under section 167.031 and to any charge or action for educational neglect brought under chapter 210 . Home school education enforcement and records pursuant to this section, and sections 210.167 and 211.031 , shall be subject to review only by the local prosecuting attorney.

(L. 2024 H.B. 2287 merged with S.B. 727, A.L. 2025 S.B. 63)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 233.345 — MO Code / Chapter 233 / Section 233.345
233.345 Commissioners of special road district may issue bonds — election required ...
Status: in_force

233.345. Commissioners of special road district may issue bonds — election required — limitations — form of ballot. — 1. The special road district commissioners of districts so incorporated shall have power to issue road and bridge bonds for and on behalf of their respective districts, payable out of funds derived from taxation of all property taxable therein, to an amount, including existing indebtedness payable out of funds so derived not exceeding five percent of the assessed valuation of such property to be ascertained by the assessment next before the last assessment for state and county purposes. Such bonds to be issued in denominations of one hundred dollars or some multiple thereof, to bear interest at not exceeding the rate per annum permitted by law, and to become due in not exceeding twenty years after the date of such bonds.

2. Whenever the board of special road district commissioners of such road district propose to issue such bonds, they shall order the question to be submitted to the voters of the district. The notice of election shall state the amount of bonds to be issued.

3. The result of the submission of the question shall be entered upon the records of the district. If it shall appear that the constitutionally required percentage of the voters voting on the question shall have voted in favor of the issue of the bonds, the commissioners shall order and direct the execution of the bonds for and on behalf of such district and provide for the levy and collection of a direct annual tax upon all the taxable property in the district sufficient to provide for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds so authorized as they respectively become due.

4. The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form:

Shall the ______ special road district of ______ County issue bonds in the amount of ______ dollars?

5. The board of special road district commissioners shall not sell the bonds for less then ninety-five percent of the par value thereof and the proceeds shall be paid over to the treasurer of the special road district and disbursed on warrants drawn by the president or vice president of the board of commissioners and attested by the secretary. The proceeds of the sale of such bonds shall be used for the purpose only of paying the cost of holding such election, and constructing, repairing and maintaining bridges and culverts within the district, and working, repairing, maintaining and dragging public roads within the district.

(RSMo 1939 § 8843, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1621) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8183; 1919 § 10944
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 266.011 — MO Code / Chapter 266 / Section 266.011
266.011 Short title.
Status: in_force

266.011. Short title. — Sections 266.011 to 266.111 * shall be cited as "The Missouri Seed Law".

(L. 1951 p. 5 § 266.010, A.L. 1979 H.B. 57) *Words "this law" appear in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 701.322 — MO Code / Chapter 701 / Section 701.322
701.322 Laboratory services for disease, lead content — fee.
Status: in_force

701.322. Laboratory services for disease, lead content — fee. — Upon request of a physician, health care facility or third-party insurer, the department may provide laboratory services for tests related to contagious or infectious diseases. The department may conduct laboratory testing of blood specimens for lead content on behalf of a physician, hospital, clinic, free clinic, municipality or private organization which cannot secure or provide such services through other sources. The department of health and senior services may charge a fee for laboratory services rendered pursuant to this section. Fees for tests related to contagious or infectious diseases shall be deposited in a separate account in the Missouri public health services fund, created in section 192.900 , and funds in such account shall be used to provide laboratory testing services by the department. Fees for laboratory testing of blood specimens for lead content shall be deposited in the childhood lead testing fund created in section 701.345 .

(L. 1993 S.B. 232 § 12, A.L. 2001 S.B. 266)