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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 378.604 — MO Code / Chapter 378 / Section 378.604
378.604 Definitions.
Status: in_force

378.604. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Benefit contract" , the agreement for provision of benefits authorized by section 378.616 , as that agreement is described in subsection 1 of section 378.619 ;

(2) "Benefit member" , an adult member who is designated by the laws or rules of the society to be a benefit member under a benefit contract;

(3) "Certificate" , the document issued as written evidence of the benefit contract;

(4) "Director" , the director of the department of commerce and insurance;

(5) "Laws" , the society's articles of incorporation, constitution and bylaws, however designated;

(6) "Lodge" , subordinate member units of the society, known as camps, courts, councils, branches or by any other designation;

(7) "Premiums" , premiums, rates, dues or other required contributions by whatever name known, which are payable under the certificate;

(8) "Rules" , all rules, regulations or resolutions adopted by the supreme governing body or board of directors which are intended to have general application to the members of the society;

(9) "Society" , a fraternal benefit society, unless otherwise indicated.

(L. 1992 S.B. 831) Effective 1-01-93
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 380.221 — MO Code / Chapter 380 / Section 380.221
380.221 Missouri mutual companies may elect to come under this law — procedure — ...
Status: in_force

380.221. Missouri mutual companies may elect to come under this law — procedure — farmers' mutuals to operate under this law — exemption from examination, certain agents. — 1. Any company operating under the provisions of sections 380.011 to 380.151 may avail itself of the rights, powers, privileges, obligations and immunities conferred by sections 380.201 to 380.591 by appropriate resolution to operate under sections 380.201 to 380.591 adopted by its board of directors and filed with the director of the department of commerce and insurance.

2. Whenever any company shall elect to come under the provisions of sections 380.201 to 380.591 , the secretary of state shall transfer to the director of the department of commerce and insurance for custody all records and papers filed in the office of the secretary of state by such company. The secretary of state, however, shall retain in his office duplicate copies of all such records and papers.

3. Upon receipt of the records and papers from the secretary of state, the director shall determine whether or not the company complies with sections 380.201 to 380.591 and any other applicable laws. If the director determines that the company is in compliance with the law, he shall issue a certificate of authority to commence business to the company, and thereafter such company shall be fully subject to and governed by the provisions of sections 380.201 to 380.591 and shall be entitled to avail itself of those provisions.

4. All companies formerly operating under sections 380.580 to 380.840 shall operate under sections 380.201 to 380.591 .

5. Any company operating under the provisions of sections 380.011 to 380.151 which elects to come under the provisions of sections 380.201 to 380.601 within thirty days of January 1, 1985, may have all of the company's agents which have been agents for one year or more on the date of this election licensed to sell the same lines of insurance which the company is authorized to write under sections 380.011 to 380.151 without the necessity of those agents taking an examination as provided in section 375.018 . Any company requesting this exemption shall file a list of all agents eligible for the exemption, verified under oath by the president of the company.

6. Any mutual insurance company operating under the provisions of chapter 379 , and doing insurance business only in this state, and which was formerly organized under this chapter, may elect to come under the provisions of sections 380.201 to 380.591 on or before December 31, 1992. To so elect, such company shall adopt an appropriate amendment to its articles of incorporation under sections 375.201 to 375.226 and apply for an amended certificate of authority. Upon the approval of the amendment to the articles and the filing of the application for an amended certificate of authority, the director shall issue an amended certificate of authority recognizing the company as an extended Missouri mutual company.

(L. 1984 H.B. 1498, A.L. 1992 H.B. 1574)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.490 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.490
79.490 Fourth class city disincorporated, how — election, notice.
Status: in_force

79.490. Fourth class city disincorporated, how — election, notice. — 1. The county governing body of any county in which a city of the fourth class is located shall disincorporate such city as provided in this section.

2. The county governing body shall order an election upon the question of disincorporation of a fourth class city upon petition of twenty-five percent of the voters of the city.

3. The county governing body shall give notice of the election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city or, if there is no such newspaper in the city, then in the newspaper in the county published nearest the city. The notice shall contain a copy of the petition and the names of the petitioners. No election on the question of disincorporation shall be held until the notice has been published for four weeks successively.

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

5. Upon the affirmative vote of a majority of those persons voting on the question, the county governing body shall disincorporate the city.

(RSMo 1939 § 7215, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1987 H.B. 160, A.L. 2016 S.B. 572) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7065; 1919 § 8515; 1909 § 9416
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1063 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1063
67.1063 Governing body of county may establish program of assistance for homeless — ...
Status: in_force

67.1063. Governing body of county may establish program of assistance for homeless — financing by additional user fees for recording instruments, voter approval required. — 1. The governing body of the county may provide for a program of assistance to homeless persons, including the repair or replacement of housing structures which are in violation of the county housing code, as provided by sections 67.1062 to 67.1071 . The governing body is hereby authorized to impose by order or ordinance the fee provided by subsection 2 or 3 of this section in order to finance this program.

2. In addition to the fees imposed in section 59.319 , a user fee of three dollars shall be charged and collected on all instruments recorded with the recorder of deeds, over and above any other fees required by law, as a condition precedent to the recording of any instrument, but such fee shall not become effective unless the governing body of the county submits to the voters of the county a proposal to authorize the county to impose such fee and a majority of the votes cast on the proposal are in favor of the proposal.

3. In addition to the fees imposed in section 59.319 and in subsection 2 of this section, in any county with a population over nine hundred thousand, a user fee of three dollars shall be charged and collected on all instruments recorded with the recorder of deeds, over and above any other fees required by law, as a condition precedent to the recording of any instrument, but such fee shall not become effective unless the governing body of the county submits to the voters of the county a proposal to authorize the county to impose such fee and a majority of the votes cast on the proposal are in favor of the proposal. If the proposal is approved, the fee shall be forwarded to the executive of the county for distribution to any agency, as defined in section 67.1062 , which renovates or rehabilitates housing structures for the purpose of sale at market rates to market-rate buyers.

(L. 1990 S.B. 657 § 2 subsecs. 1, 2, A.L. 1993 H.B. 383, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1238)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 103.098 — MO Code / Chapter 103 / Section 103.098
103.098 Thirty-day enrollment period for state employees, retirees and dependents — ...
Status: in_force

103.098. Thirty-day enrollment period for state employees, retirees and dependents — preexisting condition not covered for twelve months. — There shall be a thirty-day enrollment period, at a time designated by the board, during which retirees and surviving dependents of retirees or employees of state agencies participating in the plan but not then covered by the medical care plan shall be able to enroll in the plan upon provision, at their * own expense, of evidence of good health satisfactory to the board. A preexisting condition will not be covered until a person has been a plan participant for twelve consecutive months.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1574 § 2 subsec. 5) *Word "his" appears in original rolls.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 292.617 — MO Code / Chapter 292 / Section 292.617
292.617 Explosive or blasting agents, temporary storage — notification of local ...
Status: in_force

292.617. Explosive or blasting agents, temporary storage — notification of local fire department and certain others — content of report, exceptions — visible markings on buildings, rooms and containers, requirements, exceptions — motor vehicles, rolling stock and airplanes, markings by federal government. — 1. Owners and operators of facilities where one hundred pounds or more of explosives or blasting agents as defined in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 173, Subpart C are temporarily stored shall file such reports as required under section 292.605 whenever such explosive materials are stored in a particular facility for more than fifteen days and each time such explosive materials are relocated to a new site for storage of more than fifteen days duration, except that when such explosive materials are stored in any facility for less than fifteen days such reports shall not be required and the facility owner or operator shall, within twenty-four hours of the arrival of such explosive materials at the facility, notify the local fire department in the jurisdiction where the facility is located that such explosive materials are temporarily stored in that facility and shall describe the contents and amount of the explosive materials stored therein. The provisions of this subsection concerning explosive materials shall apply to owners and operators of facilities where explosives are temporarily stored prior to use at that facility or location and shall not apply to storage by manufacturers and distributors prior to sale or to such material while in transit provided that the transporter is in compliance with the United States Department of Transportation regulation.

2. All facilities required to submit reports under sections 292.600 to 292.625 , except those facilities having an emergency response policy or facilities located in a fire protection district or municipality having a fire protection code, shall provide visible markings on the outside of buildings, rooms and containers where hazardous substances are present. These markings shall conform to the National Fire Protection Association Standard Number 704 or with other federal laws or regulations, or in the case of containers, may as an option comply with Safety and Health Administration Hazard Communication Rule, 29 CFR 1910.1200 (f). To avoid duplication of markings, marking requirements of the United States Department of Transportation shall satisfy the requirements in regard to motor vehicles, rolling stock and aircraft.

(L. 1989 H.B. 77, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 719)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 60.590 — MO Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.590
60.590 Records to be furnished department — department to furnish records, fee — rules.
Status: in_force

60.590. Records to be furnished department — department to furnish records, fee — rules. — 1. On request of the department of agriculture or the state land surveyor, all city and county recorders of deeds, together with all departments, boards or agencies of state government, county, or city government, shall furnish to the department of agriculture or the state land surveyor certified copies of desired records which are in their custody. This service shall be free of cost when possible; otherwise, it shall be at actual cost of reproduction of the records. On the same basis of cost, the department of agriculture shall furnish records within its custody to other agencies or departments of state, county or city, certifying them.

2. The department of agriculture may produce, reproduce and sell maps, plats, reports, studies, and records, and shall establish by rule the fees necessary to reflect the costs associated with the production and reproduction under this section. The commission shall recommend to the department of agriculture the charges therefor. All income received shall be promptly deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the department of agriculture land survey revolving services fund. 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, 2026, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 1969 S.B. 22 §§ 14, 16, A.L. 1979 H.B. 121, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1251, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650, A.L. 2026 S.B. 938)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 66.200 — MO Code / Chapter 66 / Section 66.200
66.200 Municipal records transmitted to county agency, when.
Status: in_force

66.200. Municipal records transmitted to county agency, when. — The official responsible for law enforcement in any municipality in a first class county having a charter form of government shall cause an exact copy of all the police records of the municipality pertaining to all violations constituting felonies or misdemeanors punishable by a jail sentence except traffic violations which arose after January 1, 1960, to be delivered to the official or agency responsible for law enforcement in the unincorporated areas of the county within six months after October 13, 1963. After copies of all existing police records have been delivered to the county officer or agency, exact copies of subsequent municipal police records pertaining to such violations shall be transmitted to the county authority immediately after the information is obtained by the municipal police and all records of the county agency shall be available to the municipal police. Final disposition of the violations shall be transmitted to the county agency.

(L. 1963 p. 122 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.130 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.130
311.130 Form of ballot.
Status: in_force

311.130. Form of ballot. — The question shall be submitted in substantially the following form: Shall intoxicating liquor, containing alcohol in excess of five percent (5%) by weight, be sold by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises where sold?

(RSMo 1939 § 4937, A.L. 1965 p. 502, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 37.730 — MO Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37.730
37.730 Immunity from liability, when.
Status: in_force

37.730. Immunity from liability, when. — 1. Any employee or an unpaid volunteer of the office shall be treated as a representative of the office. No representative of the office shall be held liable for good faith performance of his or her official duties under the provisions of sections 37.700 to 37.730 and such representative shall be immune from suit for the good faith performance of such duties. Every representative of the office shall be considered a state employee under section 105.711 .

2. No reprisal or retaliatory action shall be taken against any recipient or employee of the departments or courts for any communication made or information given to the office. Any person who knowingly or willfully violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1453)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.325 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.325
115.325 Form of petition — signing petition, voting for candidate or party not required.
Status: in_force

115.325. Form of petition — signing petition, voting for candidate or party not required. — 1. Each petition filed pursuant to sections 115.307 to 115.405 shall consist of pages of uniform size. The space for signatures on either side of a petition page shall be no larger than eight and one-half by fourteen inches, and each page shall contain signatures of registered voters from only one county. When submitted for filing, the pages of each petition shall be numbered in sequence for each county.

2. Each page of each petition for the formation of a new party shall be in substantially the following form:

If this form is followed substantially, it shall be sufficient, disregarding clerical and merely technical errors.

3. Each sheet of each petition for nomination of an independent candidate for public office shall be in substantially the following form:

If this form is followed substantially, it shall be sufficient, disregarding clerical and merely technical errors.

4. When any registered voter wishes to sign a petition for the formation of a new party or nomination of an independent candidate and is unable to sign his or her name, the required information shall be printed on the petition by the circulator of the petition page. The voter shall then sign the petition by making his or her mark, witnessed by the signature of the circulator. For purposes of this subchapter , all marks made and witnessed in accordance with this subsection shall be considered signatures.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.050, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1471, et al., A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 1999 H.B. 676)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.2820 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.2820
67.2820 Program authorized, requirements — application process — audit may be required.
Status: in_force

67.2820. Program authorized, requirements — application process — audit may be required. — 1. Any clean energy development board may establish a property assessed clean energy program to finance energy efficiency improvements or renewable energy improvements. A property assessed clean energy program shall consist of a program whereby a property owner may apply to a clean energy development board to finance the costs of a project through annual special assessments levied under an assessment contract.

2. A clean energy development board may establish application requirements and criteria for project financing approval as it deems necessary to effectively administer such program and ration available funding among projects, including but not limited to requiring projects to meet certain energy efficiency standards.

3. Clean energy development boards shall ensure that any property owner approved by the board to participate in a property assessed clean energy program or clean energy conduit financing under sections 67.2800 to 67.2835 shall have good creditworthiness or shall otherwise be considered a low risk for failure to meet the obligations of the program or conduit financing.

4. A clean energy development board may require an initial energy audit conducted by a qualified home energy auditor as defined in subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of section 640.153 as a prerequisite to project financing through a property assessed clean energy program as well as inspections to verify project completion.

(L. 2010 H.B. 1692, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 394.100 — MO Code / Chapter 394 / Section 394.100
394.100 Articles to be filed with secretary of state.
Status: in_force

394.100. Articles to be filed with secretary of state. — 1. Articles of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution, as the case may be, when executed and acknowledged in duplicate and accompanied by such affidavits as may be required by applicable provisions of this chapter, shall be presented to the secretary of state for filing in the records of his office.

2. If the secretary of state shall find that the articles presented conform to the requirements of this chapter, he shall, upon the payment of the fees as in this chapter provided, file one copy of the articles so presented in the records of his office and upon such filing the incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution provided for therein shall be in effect. The secretary of state immediately upon the filing in his office of any articles pursuant to this chapter shall transmit a certified copy thereof, with the certified copy of the certificate of incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion or dissolution, as the case may be, attached, to the recorder of deeds of the county in which the principal office of each cooperative or corporation affected by such incorporation, amendment, consolidation, merger, conversion, or dissolution shall be located.

3. The recorder of deeds of any county, upon receipt of any such certified copy, shall file, record and index the same in the records of his office, but the failure of the secretary of state or of a recorder of deeds of a county to comply with the provisions of this section shall not invalidate such articles.

4. The provisions of this section shall also apply to certificates of election to dissolve and affidavits of compliance executed pursuant to subdivision (2) of subsection 3 of section 394.240 .

(RSMo 1939 § 5404)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 208.1060 — MO Code / Chapter 208 / Section 208.1060
208.1060 Food banks, state plan to be submitted for federal project.
Status: in_force

208.1060. Food banks, state plan to be submitted for federal project. — The department of social services shall submit a state plan to the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a Farm to Food Bank Project under 7 CFR 251.10(j) and shall contract with any qualified food bank, as defined in 7 CFR 251.3(f), for the purpose of operating the project.

(L. 2021 H.B. 432)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 79.190 — MO Code / Chapter 79 / Section 79.190
79.190 Mayor to sign commissions.
Status: in_force

79.190. Mayor to sign commissions. — The mayor shall sign the commissions and appointments of all city officers elected or appointed in the city, and shall approve all official bonds unless otherwise prescribed by ordinance.

(RSMo 1939 § 7104, A.L. 1993 H.B. 206) Prior revisions: 1929 § 6954; 1919 § 8405; 1909 § 9307