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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 392.130 — MO Code / Chapter 392 / Section 392.130
392.130 Companies to provide facilities to meet public needs — penalty for failure ...
Status: in_force

392.130. Companies to provide facilities to meet public needs — penalty for failure to deliver messages. — It shall be the duty of every telegraph or telephone company, incorporated or unincorporated, operating any telephone or telegraph line in this state, to provide sufficient facilities at all its offices for the dispatch of the business of the public, to receive dispatches from and for other telephone or telegraph lines and from or for any individual, and on payment or tender of their usual charges for transmitting and delivering dispatches as established by the rules and regulations of such telephone or telegraph lines, to transmit and deliver the same to designated address and to use due diligence to place said dispatch in the hands of the addressee, by the most direct means available, without material alterations, promptly, and with impartiality and good faith under a penalty of three hundred dollars for every neglect or refusal so to transmit and deliver, to be recovered with costs of suit by civil action by the person or persons or company sending or desiring to send such dispatch; two-thirds of the amount recovered to be retained by the plaintiff and one-third to be paid into the county school fund of the county in which the suit was instituted, and the burden of proof shall be upon the company to show that the wire was engaged as the reason for the delay in transmitting such dispatch.

(RSMo 1939 § 5330) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4925; 1919 § 10136; 1909 § 3330
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 414.062 — MO Code / Chapter 414 / Section 414.062
414.062 Flammable liquids, containers, colors and markings.
Status: in_force

414.062. Flammable liquids, containers, colors and markings. — 1. Sales or purchases of gasoline or any other class I flammable liquids shall be made only in closed containers, red in color, clearly marked with the name of the product contained therein and constructed of metal or other approved material.

2. Sales or purchases of kerosene, diesel fuel, fuel oil, or any other class II combustible liquids shall be made only in containers clearly marked with the name of the product contained therein and constructed of metal or other approved material with a tight closure.

(L. 1987 S.B. 249) Effective 1-01-88
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 414.043 — MO Code / Chapter 414 / Section 414.043
414.043 MTBE content limit for gasoline, when.
Status: in_force

414.043. MTBE content limit for gasoline, when. — After July 1 * , 2005, no gasoline sold, offered for sale, or stored within this state shall contain more than one-half of one percent by volume of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE).

(L. 2002 H.B. 1348 merged with S.B. 984 & 985) *Words "July 31" appear in original rolls of S.B. 984 & 985.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.065 — MO Code / Chapter 313 / Section 313.065
313.065 Rules and regulations, promulgation.
Status: in_force

313.065. Rules and regulations, promulgation. — The administration of sections 313.005 to 313.080 shall be vested in the commission which shall have power to adopt and enforce rules and regulations to regulate and license the management, operation and conduct of games of bingo and participants therein and to properly administer and enforce the provisions of sections 313.005 to 313.080 . No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of sections 313.005 to 313.080 shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

(L. 1981 H.B. 322 § 13, A.L. 1993 S.B. 10 & 11, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.083 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.083
40.083 Convening general courts-martial, persons authorized.
Status: in_force

40.083. Convening general courts-martial, persons authorized. — 1. General courts-martial may be convened by any of the following:

(1) The governor;

(2) The adjutant general;

(3) The commanding officer of a division, a separate brigade, or a separate wing;

(4) Any other commanding officer in any of the state military forces when empowered by the governor.

2. When any such commanding officer is an accuser, the court shall be convened by superior competent authority, and may in any case be convened by such authority when deemed desirable by such authority.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 23)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 278.157 — MO Code / Chapter 278 / Section 278.157
278.157 Soil and water conservation district considered a political subdivision for ...
Status: in_force

278.157. Soil and water conservation district considered a political subdivision for purposes of local government employees' retirement system. — 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 70.600 to the contrary, a soil and water conservation district organized under sections 278.060 to 278.155 shall be considered a political subdivision for the purposes of sections 70.600 to 70.755 , and employees of such a soil and water conservation district shall be eligible for membership in the Missouri local government employees' retirement system upon the soil and water district becoming an "employer" as defined in subdivision (11) of section 70.600 .

2. Prior to the soil and water commission declaring a soil and water conservation district disestablished under section 278.150 , the soil and water commission shall make a determination that all outstanding indebtedness of the soil and water conservation district has been paid, including moneys owed to any retirement plan or system in which the soil and water conservation district participates and has pledged to pay for the unfunded accrued liability of past and current employees.

(L. 2018 S.B. 892)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 290.110 — MO Code / Chapter 290 / Section 290.110
290.110 Payment due discharged employee — exceptions — penalty for delay.
Status: in_force

290.110. Payment due discharged employee — exceptions — penalty for delay. — Whenever any person, firm or corporation doing business in this state shall discharge, with or without cause, or refuse to further employ any servant or employee thereof, the unpaid wages of the servant or employee then earned at the contract rate, without abatement or deduction, shall be and become due and payable on the day of the discharge or refusal to longer employ and the servant or employee may request in writing of his foreman or the keeper of his time to have the money due him, or a valid check therefor, sent to any station or office where a regular agent is kept; and if the money or a valid check therefor, does not reach the station or office within seven days from the date it is so requested, then as a penalty for such nonpayment the wages of the servant or employee shall continue from the date of the discharge or refusal to further employ, at the same rate until paid; provided, such wages shall not continue more than sixty days. This section shall not apply in the case of an employee whose remuneration for work is based primarily on commissions and whose duties include collection of accounts, care of a stock or merchandise and similar activities and where an audit is necessary or customary in order to determine the net amount due.

(RSMo 1939 § 5082, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 76, A.L. 1963 p. 414, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1203) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4610; 1919 § 9804
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 194.506 — MO Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.506
194.506 Following distance — flashing emergency lights used, when — toll-free ...
Status: in_force

194.506. Following distance — flashing emergency lights used, when — toll-free passage, when. — 1. All vehicles in an organized funeral procession shall follow the preceding vehicle in the procession as closely as is practical and safe under the conditions.

2. No person shall operate any vehicle as part of an organized funeral procession without the flashing emergency lights of such vehicle being lighted.

3. Toll-free passage shall be given on all toll bridges, tunnels and other toll highways to all vehicles in an organized funeral procession.

(L. 1999 S.B. 270)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 103.036 — MO Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.036
103.036 Benefit trust fund account to be established by board, purpose — powers of ...
Status: in_force

103.036. Benefit trust fund account to be established by board, purpose — powers of board to carry out duties. — The board shall set up and maintain a benefit trust fund account in which shall be placed all payroll deductions, payments, and income from all sources. All property, money, funds, investments, and rights which shall belong to or be available for expenditure or use by the plan shall be dedicated to and held in trust for the members and for the purposes herein set out and no other. The board shall have power, in the name and on behalf of the plan, to purchase, acquire, hold, invest, lend, lease, sell, assign, transfer, and dispose of all property, rights, and securities, and enter into written contracts as may be necessary and proper to carry out its duties.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1574 § 1 subsec. 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.510 — MO Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.510
105.510 Certain public employees may join labor organizations and bargain ...
Status: in_force

105.510. Certain public employees may join labor organizations and bargain collectively — exceptions — discharge or discrimination for exercise of right prohibited — allowable organizations for excepted employees. — Employees, except police, deputy sheriffs, Missouri state highway patrolmen, Missouri National Guard, all teachers of all Missouri schools, colleges and universities, of any public body shall have the right to form and join labor organizations and to present proposals to any public body relative to salaries and other conditions of employment through the representative of their own choosing. No such employee shall be discharged or discriminated against because of his exercise of such right, nor shall any person or group of persons, directly or indirectly, by intimidation or coercion, compel or attempt to compel any such employee to join or refrain from joining a labor organization, except that the above excepted employees have the right to form benevolent, social, or fraternal associations. Membership in such associations may not be restricted on the basis of race, creed, color, religion or ancestry.

(L. 1965 p. 232 § 2, A.L. 1967 p. 192, A.L. 1969 S.B. 36) (1969) The exclusion of certain public employees from the benefits of sections 105.500 to 105.530, RSMo, is not an arbitrary and unconstitutional classification. State ex rel. Missey v. City of Cabool (Mo.), 441 S.W.2d 35. (1974) Teachers' association held not a labor union for the purpose of this section. Agreement involved in this case held not prohibited by this section. Peters v. Board of Education of Reorg. Sch. Dist. No. 5 (Mo.), 506 S.W.2d 429. (1977) Teachers' strike while not covered by statute is illegal as violative of common law. School Dist. of Kansas City v. Clymer (A.), 554 S.W.2d 483. (1983) Omission of firefighters from "meet and confer" provisions of this section and the inclusion of police officers has a rational basis and therefore does not violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Melvin Beverlin, et al. v. Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Missouri, 722 F.2d 395. (1985) County corrections officers are not "police officers" or "deputy sheriffs" for purposes of this statute. Jackson County v. Mo. State Board of Mediation (Mo. banc), 690 S.W.2d 400. (1993) Requiring nonunion school custodial and food service workers to pay fair share fees to union which is properly designated as exclusive bargaining representative does not violate provision of statute that prohibits conduct that directly or indirectly compels public employees to join or refrain from joining labor organization. Schaffer v. Board of Education of the City of St. Louis, 869 S.W.2d 163 (Mo. App. E.D.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 94.160 — MO Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.160
94.160 City taxes delinquent, when — lien for taxes.
Status: in_force

94.160. City taxes delinquent, when — lien for taxes. — Upon the first day of January of each year all unpaid city taxes shall become delinquent, and the taxes upon real property are hereby made a perpetual lien thereon against all persons in favor of the city.

(RSMo 1939 § 6926) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6780; 1919 § 8267; 1909 § 9204
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 486.1150 — MO Code / Chapter 486 / Section 486.1150
486.1150 Principal requirements for remote online notarization.
Status: in_force

486.1150. Principal requirements for remote online notarization. — A remote online notary shall perform a remote online notarization only if the principal:

(1) Is in the presence of the notary utilizing live audio-video conferencing technology at the time of notarization;

(2) Is personally known to the notary or identified by the notary through satisfactory evidence as set forth in section 486.1145 ;

(3) Appears to understand the nature of the transaction;

(4) Appears to be acting of his or her own free will;

(5) Communicates directly with the notary in a language both understand; and

(6) Reasonably establishes the electronic signature as his or her own.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1655)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 353.070 — MO Code / Chapter 353 / Section 353.070
353.070 General corporation laws unless conflicting apply.
Status: in_force

353.070. General corporation laws unless conflicting apply. — The provisions of the general corporation laws, as presently in effect and as hereafter from time to time amended, shall apply to urban redevelopment corporations, except where such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this law.

(L. 1945 p. 1242 § 7)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 197.205 — MO Code / Chapter 197 / Section 197.205
197.205 License required to operate.
Status: in_force

197.205. License required to operate. — 1. No person or governmental unit acting severally or jointly with any other person or governmental unit shall establish, conduct or maintain an ambulatory surgical center or abortion facility in this state without a license under sections 197.200 to 197.240 issued by the department of health and senior services.

2. Nothing in sections 197.200 to 197.240 shall be construed to impair or abridge the authority of a governmental unit to license ambulatory surgical centers or abortion facilities, provided that any ordinance of a governmental unit shall require compliance with all rules, regulations, and standards adopted by the department to implement the provisions of sections 197.200 to 197.240 .

(L. 1975 S.B. 1 § 2, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1162, A.L. 2017 2d Ex. Sess. S.B. 5) Effective 10-24-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.722 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.722
311.722 Alcohol and tobacco control, minors not to be used in enforcement, ...
Status: in_force

311.722. Alcohol and tobacco control, minors not to be used in enforcement, exceptions — standards — minors immune from liability, when. — 1. The supervisor of alcohol and tobacco control shall not use minors to enforce the laws of this chapter unless the supervisor promulgates rules and regulations that establish standards for the use of minors. The standards shall include those in subsection 2 of this section.

2. The supervisor shall establish, by July 1, 2006, permissive standards for the use of minors in investigations by any state, county, municipal or other local law enforcement authority, and which shall, at a minimum, provide for the following:

(1) The minor shall be eighteen or nineteen years of age;

(2) The minor shall have a youthful appearance and the minor, if a male, shall not have facial hair or a receding hairline;

(3) The minor shall carry his or her own identification showing the minor's correct date of birth and shall, upon request, produce such identification to the seller of the intoxicating liquor at the licensed establishment;

(4) The minor shall answer truthfully any questions about his or her age and shall not remain silent when asked questions regarding his or her age, nor misrepresent anything in order to induce a sale of intoxicating liquor.

3. The supervisor of alcohol and tobacco control shall not participate with any state, county, municipal, or other local law enforcement agency, nor discipline any licensed establishment when any state, county, municipal, or other law enforcement agency chooses not to follow the supervisor's permissive standards.

4. Any minors used in investigations under this section shall be exempt from any violations under this chapter during the time they are under direct control of the state, county, municipal, or other law enforcement authorities.

(L. 2005 S.B. 402, A.L. 2009 H.B. 132)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 362.333 — MO Code / Chapter 362 / Section 362.333
362.333 Irrevocable life insurance trusts, banks and trust companies may transfer ...
Status: in_force

362.333. Irrevocable life insurance trusts, banks and trust companies may transfer fiduciary obligations to bank or company with authorized trust authority. — In addition to the powers authorized in section 362.332 , a bank or trust company created under the laws of this or any other state or national bank, with authorized trust authority may transfer by assignment, for consideration or no consideration, some or all of its fiduciary obligations that consist only of irrevocable life insurance trusts to any bank or trust company with authorized trust authority. The transfer of such irrevocable life insurance trusts shall be subject to the provisions of this section and to all regulatory procedures described in subsections 2 to 7 of section 362.332 . On the effective date of the transfer of fiduciary obligations under this section, the transferring bank or trust company shall be released from all transferred fiduciary obligations and shall cease to act as a fiduciary, except that such transferring bank or trust company shall not be relieved of any obligations arising out of a breach of fiduciary duty occurring prior to such effective date.

(L. 2009 H.B. 239 merged with S.B. 277, A.L. 2014 S.B. 794)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 72.402 — MO Code / Chapter 72 / Section 72.402
72.402 Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure.
Status: in_force

72.402. Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure. — The commission shall enact and adopt all rules, regulations and procedures that are reasonably necessary to achieve the objectives of sections 72.400 to 72.423 no sooner than twenty-seven calendar days after notifying all municipalities and the county of the proposed rule, regulation or procedure enactment or change. Notice may be given by ordinary mail or by publishing in at least one newspaper of general circulation qualified to publish legal notices. No new or amended rule, regulation or procedure shall apply retroactively to any boundary change or unincorporated area proposal pending before the commission.

(L. 1991 S.B. 402, A.L. 1995 H.B. 446, A.L. 1999 S.B. 160 & 82, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1967) Effective 6-27-00
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 443.280 — MO Code / Chapter 443 / Section 443.280
443.280 Title which purchaser acquires.
Status: in_force

443.280. Title which purchaser acquires. — A purchaser under a sale by virtue of an execution on a judgment rendered in pursuance of the provisions of sections 443.010 to 443.440 shall take a title as against the parties to the suit, but he shall not be permitted to set it up against the subsisting equities of those who are not parties thereto.

(RSMo 1939 § 3460) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3073; 1919 § 2232; 1909 § 2839
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 479.250 — MO Code / Chapter 479 / Section 479.250
479.250 Municipal ordinances, evidence of, judicial notice of.
Status: in_force

479.250. Municipal ordinances, evidence of, judicial notice of. — In the trial of municipal ordinance violation cases, a copy of a municipal ordinance which is certified by the clerk of the municipality shall constitute prima facie evidence of such ordinance. If such certified copy is on file with the clerk serving the judge hearing a case and readily available for inspection by the parties, the judge may take judicial notice of such ordinance without further proof.

(L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.580 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.580
334.580 Registration, fee.
Status: in_force

334.580. Registration, fee. — Each applicant for registration shall accompany the application for registration with a registration fee to be paid to the director of revenue for the licensing period for which registration is sought.

(L. 1969 H.B. 39 § 10, A.L. 1981 S.B. 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 577.016 — MO Code / Chapter 577 / Section 577.016
577.016 Operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content — penalties.
Status: in_force

577.016. Operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content — penalties. — 1. A person commits the offense of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content if he or she knowingly operates any aircraft or knowingly acts as a copilot, flight engineer or flight navigator for an aircraft while in operation:

(1) With four one-hundredths of one percent or more by weight of alcohol in his or her blood; or

(2) Within eight hours after the consumption of any alcoholic beverage.

2. As used in this section, percent by weight of alcohol in the blood shall be based upon grams of alcohol per one hundred milliliters of blood or two hundred ten liters of breath and may be shown by chemical analysis of the person's blood, breath, saliva or urine. For the purposes of determining the alcoholic content of a person's blood under this section, the test shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of sections 577.020 to 577.041 .

3. The offense of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content is:

(1) A class C misdemeanor;

(2) A class A misdemeanor if the defendant has been found guilty of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content or operating an aircraft while intoxicated or any offense committed in any jurisdiction which, if committed in this state, would be the offense of operating an aircraft with excessive blood alcohol content or operating an aircraft while intoxicated.

(L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.726 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.726
376.726 Nonpayment of premiums, effect of.
Status: in_force

376.726. Nonpayment of premiums, effect of. — 1. Nonpayment of premiums within thirty-one days after the date required under the terms of any guaranteed, assumed, alternative or reissued policy or contract or substitute coverage shall terminate the association's obligations under such policy, contract, or coverage under sections 376.715 to 376.758 with respect to such policy, contract, or coverage, except with respect to any claims incurred or any net cash surrender value which may be due in accordance with the provisions of sections 376.715 to 376.758 .

2. Premiums due for coverage after entry of an order of liquidation of an insolvent insurer shall belong to and be payable at the direction of the association, and the association shall be liable for unearned premiums due to policy or contract owners arising after the entry of such order.

(L. 1988 S.B. 430 § 9, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1690)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 193.205 — MO Code / Chapter 193 / Section 193.205
193.205 Marriage dissolution or annulment record.
Status: in_force

193.205. Marriage dissolution or annulment record. — 1. A record of each dissolution of marriage and annulment of marriage granted by any court in this state shall be filed by the clerk of the court with the department and shall be registered if it has been completed and filed in accordance with this section. The record shall be prepared by the petitioner or such petitioner's legal representative on a form prescribed and furnished by the state registrar and shall be presented to the clerk of the court with the petition.

2. The clerk of the court shall complete and forward to the department on or before the fifteenth day of each calendar month the records of each dissolution of marriage and annulment of marriage decree granted during the preceding calendar month.

(L. 1984 S.B. 574, A.L. 1996 S.B. 869) Effective 7-1-97