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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 245.290 — MO Code / Chapter 245 / Section 245.290
245.290 County commissions may establish levee districts.
Status: in_force

245.290. County commissions may establish levee districts. — The county commissions of the several counties in this state containing contiguous bodies of lands subject to overflow or inundation or endangered or liable to be endangered by bank erosion or wash from rivers bordering upon or wholly within the state, may divide the territory of their respective counties subject to overflow or inundation or other damage into one or more districts, every such district of which, as well as those hereafter organized under the provisions of sections 245.285 to 245.545 , shall be a body corporate, and possess the usual powers of a corporation for public purposes, under the name and style of "levee district No. ______ of ______ County"; and in that name shall be capable of suing and being sued, of holding such real and personal property as may at any time be either donated to or purchased by them in accordance with the provisions of sections 245.285 to 245.545 , or of which they may be rightfully possessed at the time of the passage of this law, having reference to the locality of the land and the character of the riverfront, including in each of said districts, as near as possible, all the land subject to overflow or inundations, or endangered or liable to be endangered by bank erosion or wash from the same crevasses, bayous, draws or outflows from rivers, and in the same direction, and which can be protected by the same levee or system of levees or bank protection; provided, that when it shall be made to appear in any way that there shall be land in two or more counties subject to overflow or inundation from the same crevasses, bayous, draws or outflows from a river, and in the same direction, and which can be protected by the same levee or system of levees, either county, by and with the consent of the county commission of the other county or counties, duly entered of record, may lay off such territory of said county or counties into a levee district, in the same manner as herein provided for territory wholly within such county; provided, that in the event any work is to be done upon any navigable stream, the consent of the federal government shall be obtained to make such improvement or improvements before the actual work on the improvement shall be begun.

(RSMo 1939 § 12548) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10958; 1919 § 4651; 1909 § 5714
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.880 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.880
334.880 License renewal — inactive status.
Status: in_force

334.880. License renewal — inactive status. — 1. A license issued pursuant to sections 334.800 to 334.930 shall be renewed biennially, except as provided in sections 334.800 to 334.930 . The board shall mail a notice to each person licensed during the preceding licensing period at least thirty calendar days prior to the expiration date of the license. The board shall not renew any license unless the licensee shall provide satisfactory evidence of having complied with the board's minimum requirements for continuing education.

2. Failure of a licensee to renew his or her license prior to the expiration of the license shall result in the lapse of the license. A lapsed license may be reinstated by the board as provided by rule.

3. Each licensee may, in lieu of submitting proof of the completion of the required continuing education course, apply for an inactive license at the time of renewal and pay the required inactive fee. An inactive license shall be renewed biennially. An inactive license may be reactivated by the board as provided by rule.

4. Any person who practices as a respiratory care practitioner during the time his or her license is inactive or lapsed shall be considered an illegal practitioner and shall be subject to the penalties for violation of the respiratory care practice act.

(L. 1996 H.B. 999 § 9, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343, A.L. 2001 H.B. 567)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.315 — MO Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.315
191.315 Genetics program to be established by department — rules authorized — procedure.
Status: in_force

191.315. Genetics program to be established by department — rules authorized — procedure. — 1. The department is hereby designated as administrator of a comprehensive genetics program which will provide genetic diagnosis, counseling, treatment, education and research.

2. The director of the department shall establish regulations and standards for genetic programs, as the director deems necessary, to promote and protect the public health and safety, and may promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the provisions of sections 191.300 to 191.380 pursuant to this section and chapter 536 . No rule or portion of a rule promulgated under the authority of this chapter shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of section 536.024 .

(L. 1985 H.B. 612 § 191.315 subsecs. 1, 2, A.L. 1993 S.B. 52, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 178.699 — MO Code / Chapter 178 / Section 178.699
178.699 Participation voluntary — information obtained is confidential.
Status: in_force

178.699. Participation voluntary — information obtained is confidential. — 1. No person shall be required to participate in any program of parent education or developmental screening, or in any program for developmentally delayed children, approved by the department of elementary and secondary education pursuant to sections 178.691 to 178.699 .

2. Any information obtained as a result of an approved program of developmental screening is confidential, and may not be released to anyone other than parents or guardians without the express written consent of the parents or guardians of the child.

(L. 1984 S.B. 658 § 5)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 417.041 — MO Code / Chapter 417 / Section 417.041
417.041 Cancellation of marks, when.
Status: in_force

417.041. Cancellation of marks, when. — The secretary of state shall cancel from the register:

(1) After September 28, 1974, all registrations under prior acts which are more than ten years old and not renewed in accordance with sections 417.005 to 417.066 ;

(2) Any registration concerning which the secretary of state shall receive a voluntary request for cancellation thereof from the registrant or the assignee of record;

(3) All registrations granted under sections 417.005 to 417.066 and not renewed in accordance with the provisions hereof;

(4) Any registration concerning which a court of competent jurisdiction shall find:

(a) That the registered mark has been abandoned; or

(b) That the registrant is not the owner of the mark; or

(c) That the registration was granted improperly; or

(d) That the registration was obtained fraudulently; or

(e) That the mark is or has become the generic name for the goods or services, or a portion thereof, for which it has been registered; or

(f) That the registered mark is so similar, as to be likely to cause confusion or mistake or to deceive, to a mark registered by another person in the United States Patent and Trademark Office, prior to the date of the filing of the application for registration by the registrant hereunder, and not abandoned; provided, however, that should the registrant prove that he is the owner of a concurrent registration of his mark in the United States Patent and Trademark * Office covering an area including this state, the registration hereunder shall not be cancelled;

(5) When a court of competent jurisdiction shall order cancellation of a registration on any ground.

(L. 1973 H.B. 281 § 8, A.L. 1995 S.B. 80 & 88) *Words "and Trademark" do not appear in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.720 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.720
351.720 Punishment when convicted of misdemeanor.
Status: in_force

351.720. Punishment when convicted of misdemeanor. — Any person convicted of a misdemeanor for violation of any of the provisions of this chapter shall be punished by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of not less than thirty days nor more than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

(RSMo 1939 § 5112, A.L. 1943 p. 410 § 134) Prior revisions: 1929 § 4640; 1919 § 9834
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 190.080 — MO Code / Chapter 190 / Section 190.080
190.080 Donated property — title, how taken.
Status: in_force

190.080. Donated property — title, how taken. — Any person desiring to donate property for the benefit of an ambulance district established pursuant to the provisions of sections 190.005 to 190.085 may vest title to the property so donated in the board of directors created pursuant to the provisions of sections 190.005 to 190.085 , and the board of directors shall hold and control the property so received and accepted according to the terms of the deed, gift, devise or bequest of the property, and shall be a trustee of the property, and shall take title to all property it may acquire in the name of the district and shall control the property for the purposes provided in sections 190.005 to 190.085 .

(L. 1971 S.B. 108 § 15) Effective 6-15-71
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 192.290 — MO Code / Chapter 192 / Section 192.290
192.290 State regulations supersede local rules — additional local rules.
Status: in_force

192.290. State regulations supersede local rules — additional local rules. — All rules and regulations authorized and made by the department of health and senior services in accordance with this chapter shall supersede as to those matters to which this chapter relates, all local ordinances, rules and regulations and shall be observed throughout the state and enforced by all local and state health authorities. Nothing herein shall limit the right of local authorities to make such further ordinances, rules and regulations not inconsistent with the rules and regulations prescribed by the department of health and senior services which may be necessary for the particular locality under the jurisdiction of such local authorities.

(RSMo 1939 § 9748) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9028; 1919 § 5784
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 343.050 — MO Code / Chapter 343 / Section 343.050
343.050 Blanks to county collectors — record of charges.
Status: in_force

343.050. Blanks to county collectors — record of charges. — The clerk shall deliver the blank licenses so issued to the collector of the counties, respectively, and charge them with the amount thereof, in a book to be kept for that purpose.

(RSMo 1939 § 14916) Prior revisions: 1929 § 13722; 1919 § 10364; 1909 § 1052
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 556.026 — MO Code / Chapter 556 / Section 556.026
556.026 Offenses and infractions to be defined by statute.
Status: in_force

556.026. Offenses and infractions to be defined by statute. — No conduct constitutes an offense or infraction unless made so by this code or by other applicable statute.

(L. 1977 S.B. 60, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.170 — MO Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.170
65.170 Certificate — acceptance.
Status: in_force

65.170. Certificate — acceptance. — Such person shall, within ten days thereafter, cause such certificate, together with his acceptance of the office, to be filed in the office of the township clerk; his neglect or refusal so to do shall be deemed a refusal to serve.

(RSMo 1939 § 13955) Prior revisions: 1929 § 12278; 1919 § 13191; 1909 § 11679
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 436.359 — MO Code / Chapter 436 / Section 436.359
436.359 Rejection of settlement offer by association governing board, effect of — ...
Status: in_force

436.359. Rejection of settlement offer by association governing board, effect of — meeting requirements. — 1. If an association's governing board rejects a written settlement offer from the contractor and has satisfied applicable provisions of section 436.356 , and upon written request by the contractor as part of said offer that the association hold a meeting of the members, the provisions of this section shall apply prior to the association filing an action alleging construction defects in the common areas and common elements.

2. The board shall hold a meeting open to each member of the association. The meeting shall be held no less than fifteen days before the association commences an action against the contractor.

3. No less than fifteen days before this meeting is held, a written notice shall be sent to each member of the association specifying all of the following:

(1) That a meeting will take place to discuss construction defects that may lead to the filing of an action, and the date, time, and place of the meeting;

(2) The options that are available to address the construction defects, including the filing of an action and a statement of the various alternatives that are reasonably foreseeable by the association to pay for those options and whether these payments are expected to be made from the use of reserve account funds or the imposition of regular or special assessments, or emergency assessment increases;

(3) The complete text of any written final settlement offer from the contractor and a concise explanation of the contractor's specific reasons for the terms of the offer.

4. The discussions at the meeting and the contents of the notice and the items required to be specified in the notice under subsection 3 of this section are privileged communications and are not admissible in evidence in any action, unless the association consents to their admission.

5. No more than one request to meet and discuss a written settlement offer under this section may be made by the contractor.

(L. 2005 S.B. 168 § 431.309)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 376.270 — MO Code / Chapter 376 / Section 376.270
376.270 Director may proceed against depositary companies.
Status: in_force

376.270. Director may proceed against depositary companies. — If at any time the affairs of any life insurance company which has deposited securities under section 376.170 shall, in the opinion of the director, appear in such condition as to render the issuing of additional policies and annuity bonds by such company injurious to the public interest, the director may take the same proceedings against such company as by law may be taken against other insolvent companies; and said companies shall, in all respects, be subject to the provisions of law affecting other companies.

(RSMo 1939 § 5825) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5714; 1919 § 6125; 1909 § 6919
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 173.2530 — MO Code / Chapter 173 / Section 173.2530
173.2530 Report on compliance with standards for mental health services provided on ...
Status: in_force

173.2530. Report on compliance with standards for mental health services provided on campus. — Beginning in the 2020-21 school year, and continuing on an annual basis thereafter, each public institution of higher education shall publish a report measuring compliance with the standards promulgated by the International Association of Counseling Services, Inc., relating to mental health services provided on college campuses. The report shall include a measure of the institution's ability to adequately meet student mental health needs. All reports required by this section shall be made available to the public.

(L. 2018 S.B. 807 & 577)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 143.118 — MO Code / Chapter 143 / Section 143.118
143.118 Health care sharing ministry deduction — rulemaking authority.
Status: in_force

143.118. Health care sharing ministry deduction — rulemaking authority. — 1. For all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, an individual taxpayer shall be allowed to subtract from the taxpayer's Missouri adjusted gross income to determine Missouri taxable income an amount equal to the amount which the taxpayer has paid during the taxable year as a member of a health care sharing ministry as defined in section 376.1750 and shall only be deductible to the extent that such amounts are not deducted on the taxpayer's federal income tax return for that taxable year.

2. The director of the department of revenue shall promulgate rules and regulations to administer the provisions of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010 , that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028 . This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2007, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2007 H.B. 818)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 49.303 — MO Code / Chapter 49 / Section 49.303
49.303 Disposition of garbage and refuse by constitutional charter county — ...
Status: in_force

49.303. Disposition of garbage and refuse by constitutional charter county — plants, how financed. — 1. Whenever the county council or other legislative authority of any first class county having a constitutional charter finds it necessary for the protection of the public health to construct and operate incinerators or composting plants for the destruction of garbage, trash, cinders, refuse matter and waste, the county is hereby authorized to acquire land by gift, purchase, exchange or by the exercise of the power of eminent domain; to construct and operate incinerators or composting plants thereon for the destruction of garbage, trash, cinders, refuse matter and waste; to construct, lease or otherwise provide facilities and equipment for the deposit of material after its collection and for the transfer and transportation of the material to an incinerator or composting plant or landfill; and to make a charge for the use of the facilities for such purposes.

2. Any such constitutional charter county may finance and pay for the planning, designing, acquisition, construction, equipment and improvement of property for the purpose provided in subsection 1, by any one or combination of the following methods:

(1) General revenue funds, including any proceeds derived from the operation of such incinerators or composting plants or transfer facilities;

(2) General obligation bonds within legal debt limitations;

(3) Negotiable interest-bearing revenue bonds, the principal and interest of which shall be payable solely from the revenue derived from the operation of such facilities, which revenue bonds may be issued and sold by such constitutional charter county when authorized by the county council or other legislative authority of the county.

(L. 1961 p. 277 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 213.041 — MO Code / Chapter 213 / Section 213.041
213.041 Restrictive covenants, homeowners' association — limitations — procedure to ...
Status: in_force

213.041. Restrictive covenants, homeowners' association — limitations — procedure to delete violative restrictive covenants. — 1. No declaration or other governing document of a homeowners' association shall include a restrictive covenant in violation of section 213.040 .

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or provision of the governing documents, the board of directors of a homeowners' association shall amend, without approval of the owners, any declaration or other governing document that includes a restrictive covenant in violation of section 213.040 , and shall restate the declaration or other governing document without the restrictive covenant but with no other change to the declaration or governing document.

3. If after providing written notice to a homeowners' association requesting that the association delete a restrictive covenant in violation of section 213.040 , and the association fails to delete the restrictive covenant within thirty days of receiving the notice, the Missouri commission on human rights, a city or county in which a common interest development is located, or any person may bring an action against the homeowners' association for injunctive relief to enforce the provisions of subsections 1 and 2 of this section. The court may award attorney's fees to the prevailing party.

4. The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1, 2006.

(L. 2005 S.B. 168) Effective 1-01-06
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 303.010 — MO Code / Chapter 303 / Section 303.010
303.010 Title of law.
Status: in_force

303.010. Title of law. — This chapter may be cited as "The Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law".

(L. 1953 p. 569, A.L. 1986 S.B. 424) Effective 7-01-87 (1980) Uninsured motorist statute has no application in cases where tort-feasor did have automobile liability policy which complied with requirements of Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law. Harrison v. MFA Mutual Insurance Co. (Mo.), 607 S.W.2d 137. (1987) This chapter prior to the effective date of section 303.025 has no effect on increasing liability limits of automobile insurance policy according to provision in policy that coverage would be increased beyond limits set in policy where such limits were less than the minimum required to meet a state's financial responsibility laws since this chapter before the enactment of section 303.025 was not compulsory but allowed motorists to avoid financial responsibility until after one accident. Protective Cas. Ins. Co. v. Cook, 734 S.W.2d 898 (Mo.App.E.D.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 104.012 — MO Code / Chapter 104 / Section 104.012
104.012 Spouse defined.
Status: in_force

104.012. Spouse defined. — For the purposes of public retirement systems administered pursuant to this chapter, any reference to the term "spouse" only recognizes marriage between a man and a woman.

(L. 2001 S.B. 371 § 2) (2013) Same-sex partner of deceased highway patrolman lacked standing to challenge ban on survivor benefits for same-sex married couples, and creating an open-ended class of married couples was not a special law. Glossip v. Missouri Dept. of Transp. and Highway Patrol Employees' Retirement System, 411 S.W.3d 796 (Mo.banc).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 56.640 — MO Code / Chapter 56 / Section 56.640
56.640 County counselor and assistants, duties of.
Status: in_force

56.640. County counselor and assistants, duties of. — 1. If a county counselor is appointed, the county counselor and the county counselor's assistants under the county counselor's direction shall represent the county and all departments, officers, institutions and agencies thereof, except as otherwise provided by law and shall upon request of any county department, officer, institution or agency for which legal counsel is otherwise provided by law, and upon the approval of the county commission or governing body, represent such department, officer, institution or agency. The county counselor shall commence, prosecute or defend, as the case may require, and exercise exclusive authority in all civil suits or actions in which the county or any county officer, commission, governing body, or agency is a party, in the county counselor's or its official capacity, the county counselor shall draw all contracts relating to the business of the county, the county counselor shall represent the county generally in all matters of civil law, and the county counselor shall upon request furnish written opinions to any county officer or department.

2. In all cases in which a civil fine may be imposed pursuant to section 49.272 , it shall be the duty of the county counselor, rather than the county prosecuting attorney, to prosecute such violations in the associate division of the circuit court in the county where the violation occurred.

3. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the county counselor in any county of the first classification and the prosecuting attorney of such county may by mutual cooperation agreement prosecute or defend any civil action which the prosecuting attorney or county counselor of the county is authorized or required by law to prosecute or defend.

(RSMo 1939 § 12991, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 210, A.L. 1951 p. 417, A.L. 1973 H.B. 670, A.L. 2003 S.B. 537, A.L. 2005 S.B. 210) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11366; 1919 § 784; 1909 § 1045 CROSS REFERENCE: County ordinance violations, amount and purpose (Boone, Buchanon, Cass, Greene, Jasper, and Jefferson counties), 49.272