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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 58.460 — MO Code / Chapter 58 / Section 58.460
58.460 Disposition of body a duty of coroner, when.
Status: in_force

58.460. Disposition of body a duty of coroner, when. — Whenever an inquest shall be held, or any case in which the coroner is involved, if there be no relative or friend of the deceased, nor any person willing to bury the body, nor any person whose duty it is to attend to such burial, the coroner shall order the embalming of the body, procure an inexpensive plain coffin, and cause a grave to be dug and the body to be conveyed thereto and buried, or shall cause the body to be cremated and shall cause the cremated remains to be disposed of in a lawful manner in a marked grave. It shall be the duty of the coroner, in so doing, to avoid all unnecessary expense, and to render to the commission an accurate statement of all money expended by him for such purpose; and the county commission shall make to him a reasonable allowance for his actual expenses in procuring the coffin, transporting the deceased to the grave, digging the grave and burying the body, or in obtaining such cremation and disposition of the cremated remains in a marked grave; and also a reasonable allowance, according to the circumstances, for his own time and services in attending to such preparations and burial, or to such cremation and disposition in a marked grave.

(RSMo 1939 § 13245, A.L. 1989 H.B. 64 merged with S.B. 389) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11626; 1919 § 5934; 1909 § 2939
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.923 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.923
88.923 Notice of suit on special tax bills (cities, 300,000 or over).
Status: in_force

88.923. Notice of suit on special tax bills (cities, 300,000 or over). — Whenever any suit shall be commenced in any city of this state now having, or which may hereafter have a population of three hundred thousand or more inhabitants, on any special tax bill to enforce the payment or the lien thereof, the party or parties plaintiff shall, within ten days after the commencement of such suit, file with the comptroller or other officer of such city, in whose office the record of such special tax bills is required to be kept, a written notice setting forth when and in which court such suit was brought; and the comptroller or such other officer shall immediately note such facts on the record of such tax bill.

(RSMo 1939 § 7735) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7587; 1919 § 8997; 1909 § 9848
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 625.091 — MO Code / Chapter 625 / Section 625.091
625.091 Bureaus or units of division.
Status: in_force

625.091. Bureaus or units of division. — The work of the division may be carried out through such bureaus or units within the division as may be established by the director, with the advice and approval of the commission. There shall be one bureau or unit within the division charged with the development and promotion of the state's recreational advantages and facilities.

(L. 1961 p. 240 § 5(a))
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 523.282 — MO Code / Chapter 523 / Section 523.282
523.282 Blanket easements void, when — definitions.
Status: in_force

523.282. Blanket easements void, when — definitions. — 1. Any blanket easement created after December 31, 2006, shall be void as against public policy and wholly unenforceable. For the purposes of this section, the term "blanket easement" shall mean an easement in real property acquired by condemnation or negotiations in lieu of the exercise thereof where the instrument or order of condemnation, by its terms, allows the easement holder to locate its facilities at an undefined location on, over, under, or across the burdened property.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section to the contrary, the term "blanket easement" shall not apply to any instrument containing language that upon completion of the initial structure explicitly fixes the burden, scope of use, and footprint within the express terms of the instrument and also contains an express statement that the location of the burden shall be fixed to the degree occupied by the initial structure upon completion of such structure. Nothing in this section shall prohibit the expansion or upgrade of the initially completed structure provided that the purpose or purposes and footprint of said expansion or upgrade were explicitly described in the original terms of the instrument.

(L. 2006 H.B. 1944)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 339.527 — MO Code / Chapter 339 / Section 339.527
339.527 Certificate or license number to be placed on report or contract — titles, ...
Status: in_force

339.527. Certificate or license number to be placed on report or contract — titles, how used — prohibited use — issue of certificate or license only to natural persons. — 1. A state-certified real estate appraiser may designate or identify an appraisal report rendered by him or her as a certified appraisal for the type of property included in his or her certification.

2. Each state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser shall place the certificate or license number adjacent to or immediately below the designation "Missouri State-certified (Residential/General) Real Estate Appraiser" or "Missouri State-licensed Real Estate Appraiser" when used in an appraisal report or in a contract or other instrument used by the holder of the certificate or license in conducting an appraisal assignment or specialized appraisal services. A state-licensed real estate appraiser trainee, state-certified residential appraiser trainee, and state-certified general appraiser trainee shall place his or her license number adjacent to or immediately below the title "State-licensed Appraiser Trainee", "State-certified Residential Appraiser Trainee", or "State-certified General Appraiser Trainee".

3. Each appraisal management company shall be required to disclose its license number on each engagement letter utilized in assigning an appraisal request for real estate appraisal assignments within the state of Missouri.

4. The terms "Missouri State-certified (Residential/General) Real Estate Appraiser", "Missouri State-licensed Real Estate Appraiser", "Missouri State-licensed Appraiser Trainee", "Missouri State-certified Residential Appraiser Trainee", and "Missouri State-certified General Appraiser Trainee" may only be used to refer to individuals who hold a certificate or license and may not be used following or immediately in connection with the name or signature of a firm, partnership, corporation, or group or in such manner that it might be interpreted as referring to certification or licensure of the firm, partnership, corporation, group, or to certification or licensure of anyone other than an individual holder of the certificate or license.

5. Except for licensed appraisal management companies, a certificate or license shall be issued pursuant to sections 339.500 to 339.549 only to a natural person. However, nothing in this section shall preclude a state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser from rendering appraisals for or on behalf of a corporation, partnership or association, provided that the appraisal report is prepared by, or under the immediate direction of, a state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser, and further provided that the appraisal report is signed by the state-certified real estate appraiser or state-licensed real estate appraiser.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1456 § 15, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al., A.L. 2012 H.B. 1103)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 324.207 — MO Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.207
324.207 Practice of medicine prohibited, when.
Status: in_force

324.207. Practice of medicine prohibited, when. — Nothing in sections 324.200 to 324.225 shall be construed to authorize any person licensed pursuant to sections 324.200 to 324.225 as a licensed dietitian to engage in any manner of the practice of medicine as defined by the laws of this state.

(L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al. merged with S.B. 650)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 190.172 — MO Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.172
190.172 Settlement agreements permitted, when — written impact statement may be ...
Status: in_force

190.172. Settlement agreements permitted, when — written impact statement may be submitted to administrative hearing commission. — Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (3) of subsection 3 of section 621.045 to the contrary, if no contested case has been filed against the licensee, the agency shall submit a copy of the settlement agreement signed by all of the parties within fifteen days after signature to the administrative hearing commission for determination that the facts agreed to by the parties to the settlement constitute grounds for denying or disciplining the license of the licensee. Any person who is directly harmed by the specific conduct for which the discipline is sought may submit a written impact statement to the administrative hearing commission for consideration in connection with the commission's review of the settlement agreement.

(L. 2002 S.B. 1107)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 402.200 — MO Code / Chapter 402 / Section 402.200
402.200 Definitions.
Status: in_force

402.200. Definitions. — As used in sections 402.199 to 402.208 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Beneficiary" , also referred to as "life beneficiary" , a person who:

(a) Has been determined to have a disability or to be a disabled person;

(b) Is a resident of Missouri or one of the eight states adjacent to Missouri; and

(c) Is the person designated as the sole, primary beneficiary of a trust account administrated as part of the Missouri family trust by the board of trustees;

(2) "Board of trustees" , "board" , or "Missouri family trust board of trustees" , the body corporate and instrumentality of the state, established as the Missouri family trust board of trustees pursuant to section 402.201 ;

(3) "Charitable trust" , an account established and administered as part of the Missouri family trust for the benefit of disabled individuals, as provided in section 402.207 ;

(4) "Cotrustee" , that person designated by the settlor to act together with the trustee as cotrustee of a trust account;

(5) "Department" , the department of mental health;

(6) "Disability" :

(a) A mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, whether the impairment is congenital or acquired by accident, injury or disease, and where the impairment is verified by medical findings; or

(b) As is defined in Section 1614(a)(3) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3);

(7) "Missouri family trust" or "trust" , the trust established pursuant to section 402.202 and administered by the board of trustees, as trustee, pursuant to sections 402.199 to 402.208 ;

(8) "Net income" , the earnings received on investments less administrative expenses and fees;

(9) "Principal balance" , the fair market value of all contributions made to a particular account, less distributions, determined as of the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the occurrence giving rise to any determination of principal balance;

(10) "Remainder beneficiaries" , the person or persons designated to receive the applicable portion of the principal balance of a trust account remaining after the death of the beneficiary;

(11) "Restricted account" , an account established and administered as part of the trust for the benefit of persons with disabilities as provided in section 402.206 ;

(12) "Standby trust" , the trust established upon distribution of a trust account by the board of trustees pursuant to notice of withdrawal or termination and administered as set forth in subsection 3 of section 402.205 ;

(13) "Trust account" , an account established and administered as part of the Missouri family trust for the benefit of a beneficiary as provided in sections 402.203 and 402.204 ;

(14) "Trustee" , the board of trustees acting in its capacity as trustee of a trust account, the charitable trust, or a restricted account as used in section 402.201 .

(L. 1989 H.B. 318 § 1, A.L. 1991 S.B. 311, A.L. 1993 H.B. 136 merged with S.B. 338, A.L. 1998 S.B. 852 & 913, A.L. 1999 S.B. 211, A.L. 2004 H.B. 923, A.L. 2011 S.B. 70)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 379.353 — MO Code / Chapter 379 / Section 379.353
379.353 Withholding of information or giving false or misleading information ...
Status: in_force

379.353. Withholding of information or giving false or misleading information prohibited, penalty. — No person or organization shall willfully withhold information from, or knowingly give false or misleading information to, the director or any statistical agency designated by the director. No person or organization shall knowingly give false or misleading information to any rating organization of which it is a member or subscriber or to any insurer with which it is engaged in joint underwriting activities which will affect the rates or premiums chargeable under section 379.017 and sections 379.316 to 379.361 . A violation of this section shall subject the one guilty of such violation to the penalties provided in section 379.361 .

(L. 1972 S.B. 547 § 17)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 205.161 — MO Code / Chapter 205 / Section 205.161
205.161 County commission may issue revenue bonds — purpose — how payable.
Status: in_force

205.161. County commission may issue revenue bonds — purpose — how payable. — 1. In addition to the bonds authorized by section 205.160 , the county commission in any county exercising the rights conferred by sections 205.160 to 205.340 may issue and sell revenue bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction, equipment, improvement, extension and repair, and furnishing of hospitals and related facilities, including medical office buildings to provide offices for rental to physicians or dentists on a hospital's medical staff, and the providing of sites therefor, including offstreet parking space for motor vehicles. Such revenue bonds shall be payable, both as to principal and interest, solely from the net income and revenues arising from the operation of the hospital or the related facility or facilities, or of the hospital and the related facility or facilities, after providing for the costs of operation and maintenance thereof, or from other funds made available from sources other than from proceeds of taxation.

2. Any bonds issued under the provisions of sections 205.161 to 205.169 shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness of the state of Missouri, or of any county, or of the board of trustees of any such hospital, or of the individual members of any such board of trustees, and shall not be deemed to be an indebtedness within the meaning of any constitutional or statutory limitation upon the incurring of indebtedness.

(L. 1972 H.B. 1262 §§ 1, 2, A.L. 1981 H.B. 258)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 194.381 — MO Code / Chapter 194 / Section 194.381
194.381 Means of disposition.
Status: in_force

194.381. Means of disposition. — 1. The final disposition of the remains of a human fetus may be by cremation, interment by burial, incineration in an approved medical waste incinerator, or other means authorized by the director of the department of health and senior services. The disposition shall be in accordance with state law or administrative rules providing for the disposition. If the remains are disposed of by incineration, the remains shall be incinerated separately from other medical waste.

2. No religious service or ceremony is required as part of the final disposition of the remains of a human fetus.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1136)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 408.060 — MO Code / Chapter 408 / Section 408.060
408.060 Defendant may plead usury — judgment, how rendered — corporations cannot ...
Status: in_force

408.060. Defendant may plead usury — judgment, how rendered — corporations cannot enter plea of usury. — Usury may be pleaded as a defense in civil actions in the courts of this state, and upon proof that usurious interest has been paid, the same, in excess of the legal rate of interest, shall be deemed payment, shall be credited upon the principal debt, and all costs of the action shall be taxed against the party guilty of exacting usurious interest, who shall in no case recover judgment for more than the amount found due upon the principal debt, with legal interest, after deducting therefrom all payments of usurious interest made by the debtor, whether paid as commissions or brokerage, or as payment upon the principal, or as interest on said indebtedness; provided, however, that no corporation shall, after this section takes effect, interpose the defense of usury in any such action, nor shall any bond, note, debt, contract or obligation of any corporation or any security therefor, be set aside, impaired or adjudged invalid by reason of the rate of interest which the corporation may have paid or agreed to pay hereon.

(RSMo 1939 § 3230) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2843; 1919 § 6495; 1909 § 7183
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 358.500 — MO Code / Chapter 358 / Section 358.500
358.500 Legal existence of a registered limited liability partnership to be ...
Status: in_force

358.500. Legal existence of a registered limited liability partnership to be recognized — partnership formed in other jurisdictions, effect. — 1. A partnership, including a registered limited liability partnership, formed pursuant to an agreement governed by the laws of this state may conduct its business, carry on its operations, and have and exercise the powers granted by this chapter in any state, territory, district or possession of the United States or in any foreign country.

2. The legal existence of a registered limited liability partnership formed pursuant to an agreement governed by the laws of this state shall be recognized outside this state and the laws of this state governing such a registered limited liability partnership shall be granted full faith and credit under the Constitution of the United States.

3. The internal affairs of a partnership, including a registered limited liability partnership, formed pursuant to an agreement governed by the laws of this state, including the liability of partners for debts, obligations, and liabilities of or chargeable to the partnership, shall be subject to and governed by the laws of this state.

4. The internal affairs of a partnership, including a limited liability partnership, formed pursuant to an agreement governed by the laws of another jurisdiction, including the liability of partners for debts, obligations and liabilities of, or chargeable to the partnership, shall be subject to, and governed by, the laws of such other jurisdiction.

(L. 1995 H.B. 558)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 110.040 — MO Code / Chapter 110 / Section 110.040
110.040 Depositary outside of territorial limits legal, when.
Status: in_force

110.040. Depositary outside of territorial limits legal, when. — In the event that there shall be no banking corporation, association, trust company or individual banker in the territory within which the depositary or depositaries of any public fund must, under the applicable laws of this state, be located to become eligible for selection, or in the event that the selected depositary or depositaries within such territory shall fail to accept such award or awards of such public funds as may be made, then the authority or authorities which are by law empowered to make such selection of depositaries and awards of public funds thereto are authorized and empowered to select as depositary or depositaries such banking institutions located outside the territorial limits aforesaid as such authority or authorities may deem the safest and most convenient depositary or depositaries for such public fund.

(RSMo 1939 § 8186)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.313 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.313
115.313 Petitions to form new party or nominate independent candidates, who may sign.
Status: in_force

115.313. Petitions to form new party or nominate independent candidates, who may sign. — Any person who is a registered voter of the state of Missouri may sign a petition for the formation of a new political party or for the nomination of an independent candidate for office. Any person who signs a name other than his own to any petition or knowingly signs his name more than once to the same petition or who knows he is not a registered voter at the time of signing such petition, or any officer or person willfully violating any provision of this subchapter, shall be guilty of a class two election offense.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.025) Effective 1-01-78
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 91.780 — MO Code / Chapter 91 / Section 91.780
91.780 Defining term rapid transit improvement.
Status: in_force

91.780. Defining term rapid transit improvement. — The term "rapid transit improvement" , as used in sections 91.780 to 91.840 , shall include every improvement for local public use in connection with the transportation or movements of persons and, or property, so designed as to eliminate interference with or by ordinary travel upon the public highways and in public places, and located upon, over, above, below, across, through or along any street, avenue, road, highway, bridge, viaduct, public place, or private property within or without the municipal corporate limits, including all subways, tunnels, elevated highways and structures, walks, bridges, viaducts, surface construction, approaches, loops, stations, entrances, exits, yards, buildings, lands, rights-of-way or other easements, estates or interests of land, which may be necessary, convenient or expedient for the proper construction, equipment, maintenance or use of such rapid transit improvement. Such rapid transit improvement, when municipally owned or controlled, shall be deemed to be a public work and a local improvement.

(RSMo 1939 § 7774) Prior revision: 1929 § 7634
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 542.412 — MO Code / Chapter 542 / Section 542.412
542.412 Contents may be used as evidence, when — disclosure of additional evidence ...
Status: in_force

542.412. Contents may be used as evidence, when — disclosure of additional evidence to defendant. — 1. The contents of any intercepted wire communications or evidence derived therefrom shall not be received in evidence or otherwise disclosed in any trial, hearing, or other proceeding in federal or state court nor in any administrative proceeding unless each party, in compliance with supreme court rules relating to discovery in criminal cases, hearings and proceedings, has been furnished with a copy of the court order and accompanying application under which the interception was authorized or approved and a transcript of any intercepted wire communication or evidence derived therefrom.

2. If the defense in its request designates material or information not in the possession or control of the state, but which is, in fact, in the possession or control of other governmental personnel, the state shall use diligence and make good faith efforts to cause such materials to be made available to the defendant's counsel, and if the state's efforts are unsuccessful and such material or other governmental personnel are subject to the jurisdiction of the court, the court, upon request, shall issue suitable subpoenas or orders to cause such material or information to be made available to the state for disclosure to the defense.

(L. 1989 H.B. 277, et al. § 7, A.L. 2002 S.B. 712)