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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.455 — MO Code / Chapter 211 / Section 211.455
211.455 Procedure after filing of petition — determination of service — extension ...
Status: in_force

211.455. Procedure after filing of petition — determination of service — extension of time for service, when — investigation. — 1. Within thirty days after the filing of the petition, the juvenile officer shall meet with the court in order to determine that all parties have been served with summons and to request that the court order the investigation and social study.

2. If, at that time, all parties required to be served with summons have not been served, the court, in its discretion, may extend the time for service if the court finds that service may be forthcoming and that the best interests of the child would be served thereby.

3. The court shall order an investigation and social study except in cases filed under section 211.444 . The investigation and social study shall be made by the juvenile officer, the state children's division or a public or private agency authorized or licensed to care for children or any other competent person, as directed by the court, and a written report shall be made to the court to aid the court in determining whether the termination is in the best interests of the child. It shall include such matters as the parental background, the fitness and capacity of the parent to discharge parental responsibilities, the child's home, present adjustment, physical, emotional and mental condition, and such other facts as are pertinent to the determination. Parties and attorneys or guardians ad litem or volunteer advocates representing them before the court shall have access to the written report. All ordered evaluations and reports shall be made available to the parties and attorneys or guardians ad litem or volunteer advocates representing them before the court at least fifteen days prior to any dispositional hearing.

(L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.1234 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.1234
452.1234 Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent.
Status: in_force

452.1234. Grant of caretaking or decision-making authority to nonparent. — 1. On motion of a deploying parent and in accordance with law of this state other than sections 452.1200 to 452.1258 , if it is in the best interest of the child, a court may grant caretaking authority to a nonparent who is an adult family member of the child or an adult with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship.

2. Unless a grant of caretaking authority to a nonparent under subsection 1 of this section is agreed to by the other parent, the grant is limited to an amount of time not greater than:

(1) The amount of time granted to the deploying parent under a permanent custody order, but the court may add unusual travel time necessary to transport the child; or

(2) In the absence of a permanent custody order that is currently in effect, the amount of time that the deploying parent habitually cared for the child before being notified of deployment, but the court may add unusual travel time necessary to transport the child.

3. A court may grant part of a deploying parent's decision-making authority, if the deploying parent is unable to exercise that authority, to a nonparent who is an adult family member of the child or an adult with whom the child has a close and substantial relationship. If a court grants the authority to a nonparent, the court shall specify the decision-making powers granted, including decisions regarding the child's education, religious training, health care, extracurricular activities, and travel.

(L. 2024 S.B. 912)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.610 — MO Code / Chapter 491 / Section 491.610
491.610 Violation of protective orders, penalties.
Status: in_force

491.610. Violation of protective orders, penalties. — Any person violating any order made pursuant to section 491.600 may be punished in any of the following ways:

(1) For any substantive offense described in section 575.270 where such violation of an order is a violation of section 575.270 as a contempt of the court making such order; however, no finding of contempt shall be a bar for prosecution for a substantive offense as defined in section 575.270 , but:

(a) Any person so held in contempt shall be entitled to credit for any punishment imposed against any sentence imposed or conviction of said substantive offense; and

(b) Any conviction or acquittal for any substantive offense under section 575.270 shall be a bar to subsequent punishment for contempt arising out of the same act;

(2) By revocation of any form of pretrial release, or the forfeiture of bail or both and to issuance of a bench warrant for the defendant's arrest or remanding him to custody. The revocation may be made whether the violation of the order complained of has been committed by the defendant personally or was caused or encouraged to have been committed by such defendant.

(L. 1983 S.B. 24 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 447.070 — MO Code / Chapter 447 / Section 447.070
447.070 Goods retained until payment of charges.
Status: in_force

447.070. Goods retained until payment of charges. — When any goods, merchandise or other property shall have been received by any railroad or express company, or other common carrier, commission merchant or warehouseman, and shall not be received by the owner, consignee, or other authorized person, it shall be lawful to hold the same by said carrier, commission merchant or warehouseman, or the same may be stored with some responsible person, and be retained until the freight and all just and reasonable charges be paid.

(RSMo 1939 § 15323) Prior revisions: 1929 § 14233; 1919 § 7293; 1909 § 8274
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.020 — MO Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.020
105.020 Governor to commission certain officers.
Status: in_force

105.020. Governor to commission certain officers. — The attorney general, prosecuting attorneys, and the circuit attorney for the city of St. Louis shall be commissioned by the governor, and shall hold their offices until their successors are elected, commissioned and qualified.

(RSMo 1939 § 12988, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11362; 1919 § 781; 1909 § 1042 Effective 1-02-79
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 40.017 — MO Code / Chapter 40 / Section 40.017
40.017 State judge advocate, appointment, qualifications — assistant judge ...
Status: in_force

40.017. State judge advocate, appointment, qualifications — assistant judge advocates, appointment, qualifications, restrictions. — 1. The adjutant general shall appoint a judge advocate officer of the state military forces as state judge advocate. To be eligible for appointment, such officer shall have been a member of the Missouri Bar for at least five years, and shall have satisfactorily completed all educational requirements for active military service as a field grade judge advocate general corps officer or Air National Guard equivalent.

2. The adjutant general may appoint as many assistant state judge advocates as he considers necessary. To be eligible for appointment, assistant state judge advocates must be officers of the state military forces and members of the Missouri Bar.

3. The state judge advocate or his assistants shall make inspections in the field in supervision of the administration of military justice.

4. Convening authorities shall at all times communicate directly with their staff judge advocates or legal officer in matters relating to the administration of military justice; and the staff judge advocate or legal officer of any command is entitled to communicate directly with the staff judge advocate or legal officer of a superior or subordinate command, or with the state judge advocate.

5. No person who has acted as member, military judge, trial counsel, assistant trial counsel, defense counsel, assistant defense counsel, or investigating officer, or who has been a witness for either the prosecution or defense, in any case may later act as staff judge advocate or legal officer to any reviewing authority upon the same case.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1035 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 306.900 — MO Code / Chapter 306 / Section 306.900
306.900 Direct molding process — use of to duplicate hulls prohibited, when — ...
Status: in_force

306.900. Direct molding process — use of to duplicate hulls prohibited, when — damages and injunctive relief, when. — 1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Direct molding process" , any direct molding process in which the original manufactured vessel hull or component part of a vessel is itself used as a plug for the making of the mold, which is then used to manufacture a duplicate item;

(2) "Mold" , a matrix or form in which a substance or material is shaped;

(3) "Person" , any individual, partnership, corporation, firm or association;

(4) "Plug" , a device or model used to make a mold for the purpose of exact duplication.

2. (1) No person shall use the direct molding process to duplicate for the purpose of sale any manufactured vessel hull or component part of a vessel made by another person without the written permission of that other person.

(2) No person shall knowingly sell a vessel hull or component part of a vessel duplicated in violation of subdivision (1) of this subsection.

3. (1) Any person injured in his business by virtue of any violation of subsection 2 may sue and shall recover threefold the damages incurred by virtue of such violation and the costs of suit and reasonable attorney's fees.

(2) Any person injured in his business by virtue of any violation of subsection 2 may sue for injunctive relief and injunctive relief may be granted regardless of the failure of the plaintiff to show irreparable injury.

(L. 1985 H.B. 280, et al. § 3) Effective 4-01-86
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 65.700 — MO Code / Chapter 65 / Section 65.700
65.700 Termination of township zoning, procedure, effect.
Status: in_force

65.700. Termination of township zoning, procedure, effect. — 1. Upon receipt of a petition signed by a number of voters in the township equal to five percent of the total vote cast in the township at the next preceding election for governor requesting submission of the question, the township board in any township which has adopted a program of township planning, township zoning or township planning and zoning shall submit to the voters of the township the question to terminate the program.

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

Shall township planning (township zoning or township planning and zoning) be terminated?

3. If a majority of those voting on the question vote for the termination of the program, the township board shall declare the program terminated and shall discharge any commission appointed thereunder. Any resolution, ordinance or regulation adopted under the program pursuant to the provisions of sections 65.650 to 65.700 shall be void and of no effect from and after the termination of the program as provided in this section.

(L. 1989 S.B. 11 § 20)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 316.170 — MO Code / Chapter 316 / Section 316.170
316.170 License to issue, when.
Status: in_force

316.170. License to issue, when. — Based upon the testimony of the witnesses and evidence presented at the hearing, including the report of the officials specified in section 316.165 , the governing body of the county shall grant the license, deny the license, or set conditions which must be met, or security given that they will be met before a license may be granted. If conditions are imposed by the governing body, the applicant shall furnish or cause to be furnished to the county clerk proof that all conditions have been met before the license may be issued by the county clerk.

(L. 1975 S.B. 323 § 5) Effective 7-16-75
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 547.010 — MO Code / Chapter 547 / Section 547.010
547.010 New trials.
Status: in_force

547.010. New trials. — Verdicts may be set aside, and new trials awarded on the application of the defendant. A new trial is a reexamination of the issue in the same court; the former verdict shall not be used or referred to on the subsequent trial, either in the evidence or argument.

(RSMo 1939 § 4123) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3733; 1919 § 4077; 1909 § 5283
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 265.200 — MO Code / Chapter 265 / Section 265.200
265.200 Powers and duties of Missouri state horticultural society.
Status: in_force

265.200. Powers and duties of Missouri state horticultural society. — The executive board of the Missouri state horticultural society shall have the power and duty:

(1) To authorize the director to expend, within the appropriations provided therefor, a designated amount of the moneys in the apple merchandising fund in the enforcement of sections 265.130 and 265.140 , referring to the labeling of apples;

(2) To authorize the director to expend, within the appropriations provided therefor, a reasonable amount of the moneys in the apple merchandising fund in the administration of sections 265.150 to 265.180 , referring to the collection of levies imposed by this chapter;

(3) To authorize the director to apportion, within the appropriations provided therefor, a reasonable amount of the moneys in the apple merchandising fund to the agriculture business development fund;

(4) To plan and to authorize the director to conduct a campaign of education, advertising, publicity and sales promotion to increase the consumption of Missouri apples and the director may contract for any advertising, publicity and sales promotion service. To accomplish such purpose the director shall have power and it shall be the duty of the director, within the appropriations provided therefor, to disseminate information:

(a) Relating to apples and the importance thereof in preserving the public health, the economy thereof in the diet of the people, and the importance thereof in the nutrition of children;

(b) Relating to the problem of furnishing the consumer at all times with a supply of good quality apples at reasonable prices;

(c) Relating to such other, further and additional information as shall tend to promote increased consumption of Missouri apples, and as may foster a better understanding and more efficient cooperation between producers, dealers and the consuming public;

(5) To cooperate with other state, regional and national agricultural organizations and may at its discretion authorize the director to expend within the appropriations provided therefor moneys of the apple merchandising fund for such purposes.

(L. 1941 p. 305 § 14303f, A.L. 1957 p. 25, A.L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 348.230 — MO Code / Chapter 348 / Section 348.230
348.230 Linked deposit loans for dairy cows, first year of interest to be paid by ...
Status: in_force

348.230. Linked deposit loans for dairy cows, first year of interest to be paid by authority — fee authorized. — 1. The Missouri agricultural and small business development authority, subject to appropriation, shall pay for the first full year of charged interest on any applicable Missouri linked deposit program loan, as provided in sections 30.750 to 30.850 . For the purpose of this section, the term "applicable loan" shall mean any loan made and used solely for the acquisition of dairy cows and other replacement dairy females.

2. The Missouri agricultural and small business development authority may charge a fee for the service in subsection 1 of this section, not to exceed fifty dollars per individual. Revenue generated from the fee shall be used to defray administrative costs.

(L. 2008 S.B. 931)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 360.050 — MO Code / Chapter 360 / Section 360.050
360.050 Authority must act as lessor only — term of lease — rentals, how set.
Status: in_force

360.050. Authority must act as lessor only — term of lease — rentals, how set. — The authority shall not have the power to operate any facility or facilities as a business other than as a lessor. Any lease of any facility or facilities entered into pursuant to the provisions of sections 360.010 to 360.140 shall be for a term not shorter than the longest maturity of any bonds issued to finance the facility or facilities or a portion thereof and shall provide for rentals adequate to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the same fall due and to create and maintain such reserves and accounts for depreciation as the authority shall determine to be necessary.

(L. 1975 H.B. 70 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.420 — MO Code / Chapter 208 / Section 208.420
208.420 Department to apply for and accept federal funds.
Status: in_force

208.420. Department to apply for and accept federal funds. — The department of social services shall make application for and accept such federal moneys as shall be awarded for the purpose of carrying out demonstration projects authorized under Title V of the Family Support Act of 1988.

(L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 2 § 5) Effective 7-27-89
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.435 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.435
260.435 Definitions, sections 260.435 to 260.480 — definition of hazardous waste ...
Status: in_force

260.435. Definitions, sections 260.435 to 260.480 — definition of hazardous waste not to include certain materials. — The definitions set forth in section 260.360 shall apply to sections 260.435 to 260.480 and, in addition to such definitions, the term "abandoned or uncontrolled" means any property where hazardous waste has been illegally disposed of, or where hazardous waste was disposed of prior to regulation under sections 260.350 to 260.430 . However, the term "hazardous waste" as used in sections 260.350 to 260.480 shall not include:

(1) Fly ash waste, bottom ash waste, slag waste and flue gas emission control waste generated primarily from the combustion of coal or other fossil fuels;

(2) Solid waste from the extraction, beneficiation and processing of ores and minerals, including phosphate rock and overburden from the mining of uranium ore; or

(3) Cement kiln dust waste; unless any such waste becomes subject to regulation under the Federal Hazardous Waste Management Act, then such waste excluded under this section shall be subject to regulation under this act * .

(L. 1983 H.B. 528) Effective 6-27-83 *"This act" (H.B. 528, 1983) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 41.475 — MO Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.475
41.475 Authorization to request volunteers for counter-drug activities — ...
Status: in_force

41.475. Authorization to request volunteers for counter-drug activities — delegation of authority to adjutant general — National Guard counterdrug program ribbon. — 1. The governor is hereby authorized to request volunteers of the organized militia to assist federal law enforcement authorities within or outside the state, or to assist federal, state or local law enforcement authorities within this state, and order such volunteers to duty for the purpose of providing assistance in drug interdiction and counter-drug activities and operation and maintenance of equipment and facilities for such purposes pursuant to plans adopted and funding assistance received under the provisions of 32 U.S.C. Section 112.

2. The governor may delegate the authority conferred by this section to the adjutant general, but the governor shall retain sole authority to approve any and all plans submitted to the Secretary of Defense under 32 U.S.C. Section 112. The adjutant general shall ensure that all directives and policies of the Department of Defense and National Guard Bureau are followed. Personnel assisting in such activities shall obey and execute the instructions of the civil authorities charged by law with responsibility for law enforcement.

3. The adjutant general is hereby authorized to present, in the name of the state of Missouri, a Missouri National Guard counterdrug program ribbon, which shall be of suitable design, as may be determined by the adjutant general, to individual members of the Missouri National Guard who have participated in the counterdrug program. The period of eligibility shall be from January 1, 1989, to a future date to be determined by the adjutant general or the cessation of the counterdrug program. No Missouri National Guard counterdrug program ribbon shall be awarded to or retained by any person whose entire service shall not have been honorable. If a member qualifies for the Missouri National Guard counterdrug program ribbon but dies before making a request or before receipt, then the Missouri National Guard counterdrug program ribbon may be requested by and presented to the surviving primary next of kin. The adjutant general shall adopt policies and operating regulations concerning only its internal management of this Missouri National Guard counterdrug program ribbon, which need not be published in the Missouri Register or the code of state regulations under chapter 536 , but these regulations shall be available for public inspection and review.

(L. 1991 S.B. 358, A.L. 2026 H.B. 2593)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 426.070 — MO Code / Chapter 426 / Section 426.070
426.070 Assignor's list of property — filing of bond of assignee — additional bond.
Status: in_force

426.070. Assignor's list of property — filing of bond of assignee — additional bond. — The assignor, his agent or attorney, at the time of the execution of the deed of assignment, shall make a statement, in writing, verified by affidavit, setting forth the general nature and full value of the estate and effects assigned, which statement shall be filed with the deed of assignment for record; and the assignee shall, within three days after the filing of such deed and statement, give bond with at least two good and sufficient securities, to be approved by the court or judge, or clerk thereof in vacation, in double the amount of the estate and effects assigned, and if the appraised value of such estate and effects, when appraised, shall be greater than the value given in such statement, or if the securities in such bond should in any way become impaired or insufficient, the assignee shall, at the time of filing the appraisement, give another bond with at least two good and sufficient securities, to be approved by the court or judge, or the clerk thereof in vacation, in double the amount of the appraised value of the estate and effects assigned.

(RSMo 1939 § 5745) Prior revisions: 1929 § 5635; 1919 § 631; 1909 § 904
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.465 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.465
115.465 Procedure for returning voted ballots (paper ballots).
Status: in_force

115.465. Procedure for returning voted ballots (paper ballots). — 1. If the election authority directs the voted ballots to be returned in a ballot box, the box shall be locked and the key removed. Each election judge shall write his name on a strip of paper which shall be pasted over the keyhole of the ballot box and extended over the upper lid of the box and over the top for some distance. The strip shall be pasted in such a manner that the signatures extend across the keyhole and place of opening so that if the box is opened or the key inserted in the keyhole, the paper will be torn and the signatures destroyed. The paper shall be fastened with an adhesive material which will not permit removal of the strip without defacing it.

2. If the election authority directs the voted ballots to be returned in an envelope or other container, the container shall be sealed. Each election judge shall write his name on a strip of paper which shall be pasted over the opening of the container. The strip shall be pasted in such a manner that the signatures extend across the place of opening so that if the container is opened, the paper will be torn and the signatures destroyed. The paper shall be fastened with an adhesive material which will not permit removal of the strip without defacing it.

3. On the outside of the ballot box or other container in which the ballots are returned, the location of the polling place and the date of the election shall be printed.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 12.045) Effective 1-01-78