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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.240 — MO Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.240
191.240 Patient examinations, limitation on performance of, when — notice — ...
Status: in_force

191.240. Patient examinations, limitation on performance of, when — notice — violation, sanction of license. — 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:

(1) "Health care provider" , the same meaning given to the term in section 191.900 ;

(2) "Patient examination" , a prostate, anal, or pelvic examination.

2. A health care provider, or any student or trainee under the supervision of a health care provider, shall not knowingly perform a patient examination upon an anesthetized or unconscious patient in a health care facility unless:

(1) The patient or a person authorized to make health care decisions for the patient has given specific informed consent to the patient examination for nonmedical purposes;

(2) The patient examination is necessary for diagnostic or treatment purposes;

(3) The collection of evidence through a forensic examination, as defined in and under subsection 8 of section 595.220 , for a suspected sexual assault on the anesthetized or unconscious patient is necessary because the evidence will be lost or because the patient is unable to give informed consent due to a medical condition; or

(4) Circumstances are present that and which imply consent, as described in section 431.063 .

3. A health care provider shall notify a patient of any patient examination performed under subdivisions (2) to (4) of subsection 2 of this section if the patient is unable to give verbal or written consent.

4. A health care provider who violates the provisions of this section, or who supervises a student or trainee who violates the provisions of this section, shall be subject to discipline by any licensing board that licenses the health care provider.

(L. 2023 H.B. 402 merged with S.B. 45 & 90 merged with S.B. 106)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.299 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.299
115.299 Absentee ballots, how counted.
Status: in_force

115.299. Absentee ballots, how counted. — 1. To count absentee votes on election day, the election authority shall appoint a sufficient number of teams of election judges comprised of an equal number of judges from each major political party.

2. The teams so appointed shall meet on election day after the time fixed by law for the opening of the polls at a central location designated by the election authority. The election authority shall deliver the absentee ballots to the teams, and shall maintain a record of the delivery. The record shall include the number of ballots delivered to each team and shall include a signed receipt from two judges, one from each major political party. The election authority shall provide each team with a ballot box, tally sheets and statements of returns as are provided to a polling place.

3. Each team shall count votes on all absentee ballots designated by the election authority.

4. To process absentee ballots in envelopes, one member of each team, closely observed by another member of the team from a different political party, shall open each envelope and call the voter's name in a clear voice. Without unfolding the ballot, two team members, one from each major political party, shall initial the ballot, and an election judge shall place the ballot, still folded, in a ballot box. No ballot box shall be opened until all of the ballots a team is counting have been placed in the box. The votes shall be tallied and the returns made as provided in sections 115.447 to 115.525 for paper ballots. After the votes on all ballots assigned to a team have been counted, the ballots and ballot envelopes shall be enclosed in sealed containers marked "voted absentee ballots and ballot envelopes from the election held ____, 20___". All rejected absentee ballots and envelopes shall be enclosed and sealed in a separate container marked "rejected absentee ballots and envelopes from the election held ____, 20 ____". On the outside of each voted ballot and rejected ballot container, each member of the team shall write his or her name, and all such containers shall be returned to the election authority. Upon receipt of the returns and ballots, the election authority shall tabulate the absentee vote along with the votes certified from each polling place in its jurisdiction.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 9.060 , A.L. 1993 S.B. 31, A.L. 2013 S.B. 99, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1480, A.L. 2018 S.B. 592) Effective 11-07-18
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 334.748 — MO Code / Chapter 334 / Section 334.748
334.748 Physician assistant, notice required to be posted that assistant is serving ...
Status: in_force

334.748. Physician assistant, notice required to be posted that assistant is serving — hospital may limit assistant's activities. — 1. No physician assistant shall be used in any office of a physician or in a clinic or hospital unless a notice stating that a physician assistant is utilized is posted in a prominent place in such office, clinic or hospital.

2. Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 334.735 to 334.748 , or the rules of the Missouri state board of registration for the healing arts, the governing body of every hospital shall have full authority to limit the functions and activities of any physician assistants performed in such hospital.

(L. 1989 S.B. 217 § 11, 12)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 494.490 — MO Code / Chapter 494 / Section 494.490
494.490 Number of jurors — three-fourths or more jurors to return verdict in civil ...
Status: in_force

494.490. Number of jurors — three-fourths or more jurors to return verdict in civil cases — how verdict is signed. — In all trials of civil actions before a circuit judge, or an associate circuit judge sitting as a circuit judge, a jury shall consist of twelve persons selected pursuant to sections 494.400 to 494.505 , unless all parties agree on a lesser number, but not less than eight, in which case the number of veniremen shall be reduced accordingly. Three-fourths or more jurors may return a lawful verdict. All verdicts shall be signed by each juror who agrees to the verdict.

(L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al., A.L. 1996 S.B. 869)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 431.067 — MO Code / Chapter 431 / Section 431.067
431.067 Contracts of minors to borrow money for higher education — validity.
Status: in_force

431.067. Contracts of minors to borrow money for higher education — validity. — Any minor may execute legally binding promissory notes and may legally contract to borrow money to defray the necessary expenses of attending any accredited university, college or conservatory, and shall have full legal capacity to act in his own behalf for the purpose, and shall have all the rights, powers and privileges and be subject to the obligations of persons of full age with respect to the contracts and notes.

(L. 1963 p. 647 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.120 — MO Code / Chapter 71 / Section 71.120
71.120 Property held in trust.
Status: in_force

71.120. Property held in trust. — Whenever any property, real or personal, is held by any municipal corporation in a fiduciary capacity, the circuit court shall have jurisdiction, upon proceedings instituted in the name of the attorney general or prosecuting attorney, to inquire into any breaches of trust, fraud or negligence, and to administer the proper relief.

(RSMo 1939 § 7314) Prior revisions: 1929 § 7163; 1919 § 8612; 1909 § 9500
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 360.025 — MO Code / Chapter 360 / Section 360.025
360.025 Meetings to be open — quorum — notice — expenses of members.
Status: in_force

360.025. Meetings to be open — quorum — notice — expenses of members. — Four members of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of conducting business. The exercise of the powers of the authority and action may be taken by the authority upon the affirmative vote of the lesser of four members or a majority of the members present as long as a quorum is present. Each meeting of the authority for any purpose whatsoever shall be open to the public, except as otherwise provided by law. Notice of meetings shall be given as provided in the bylaws of the authority. The proceedings and actions of the authority shall comply with all statutory requirements respecting the conduct of public business by a public agency. Members of the authority shall receive no compensation for services but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses, including traveling and lodging expenses, incurred in the discharge of their duties. Any payment for expenses shall be paid from funds of the authority.

(L. 1975 H.B. 70 § 3, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1456)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 211.464 — MO Code / Chapter 211 / Section 211.464
211.464 Foster parent and others may present evidence, when — notice and ...
Status: in_force

211.464. Foster parent and others may present evidence, when — notice and opportunity to testify. — 1. Where a child has been placed with a foster parent, with relatives or with other persons who are able and willing to permanently integrate the child into the family by adoption, the court shall provide the opportunity for such foster parent, relative or other person to present evidence for the consideration of the court.

2. Current foster parents or other legal custodians who are not seeking to adopt the child shall be given an opportunity to testify at all hearings regarding the child. Upon the filing of a petition concerning a minor child who is in the care of foster parents or other legal custodians, the court shall give notice to such foster parents or legal custodians of the filing, any future hearings held on such petition and their opportunity to testify at any subsequent hearings held in relation to such petition, unless such notice and opportunity is waived by such foster or custodial parent.

(L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1998 S.B. 674)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 430.080 — MO Code / Chapter 430 / Section 430.080
430.080 Lien on chattels for labor and materials.
Status: in_force

430.080. Lien on chattels for labor and materials. — Every person expending labor, services, skill or material upon any chattel at the request of its owner, authorized agent of the owner, or lawful possessor thereof, in the amount of twenty-five dollars or less, shall have a lien upon such chattel beginning upon the date of commencement of such expenditure of labor, services, skill, or materials for the contract price for all such expenditure of labor, services, skill, or material, until the possession of such chattel is voluntarily relinquished to such owner or authorized agent, or to one entitled to the possession thereof.

(L. 1945 p. 1141 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 78.460 — MO Code / Chapter 78 / Section 78.460
78.460 Council to consist of five members — term — vacancies, how filled.
Status: in_force

78.460. Council to consist of five members — term — vacancies, how filled. — The council shall consist of five members, and all persons now eligible for the position of councilman under the laws governing cities of the third class shall be eligible to serve as councilmen under sections 78.430 to 78.640 . The term of councilmen shall be three years, except that of the first council elected after the adoption of sections 78.430 to 78.640 , one member shall serve for one year, two for two years, and two for three years. Those councilmen receiving the highest number of votes at the first municipal election shall serve for the three-year term, those receiving the next highest shall serve for the two-year term, and the other for the one-year term. In counties of the first class with a charter form of government which have a population of at least nine hundred thousand inhabitants should a vacancy occur in the office of councilman by death, resignation or otherwise, a special election may be called by the council for the purpose of filling the vacancy, and the person elected at such special election shall serve only for the unexpired term or until his successor is elected and qualified. In all other counties should a vacancy occur in the office of councilman by death, resignation or otherwise, the council shall select a successor who shall serve until the next regular election. All councilmen shall be elected at large. They shall qualify and their terms of office shall begin on the first Monday after their election. The terms of office of the mayor and councilmen or aldermen in such city, in office at the beginning of the terms of office of the council first elected under the provisions of sections 78.430 to 78.640 , including all boards and commissions, shall cease and determine and the terms of office of all other city officers, whether elective or appointive, in force in such city except as herein provided shall cease and determine as soon as the council shall by resolution declare, except that the council may continue the board of public works, and the library, hospital and park boards for such time or times after organizing under sections 78.430 to 78.640 as the interests of the city in its judgment may require.

(RSMo 1939 § 7081, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1982 S.B. 526, A.L. 1991 S.B. 34) Prior revision: 1929 § 6931
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.661 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.661
162.661 Annual report of the board.
Status: in_force

162.661. Annual report of the board. — The board of education shall, as soon as practicable after the close of each school year, cause to be printed and published a report of the condition of the public schools under its charge, and of all the property under its control, with a full and accurate account of all the receipts and expenditures of the board during the preceding year, and of the condition of all investments.

(L. 1963 p. 200 § 3-66) (Source: RSMo 1959 § 165.650)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 416.520 — MO Code / Chapter 416 / Section 416.520
416.520 Service of process, how made.
Status: in_force

416.520. Service of process, how made. — 1. Service of process in suits brought under the provisions of sections 416.410 to 416.560 shall be made by delivering a copy of the summons, with a copy of the petition attached, together with a remittance of two dollars, to the secretary of state of Missouri at his office, or in his absence, to the chief clerk of the secretary of state, at his office, and the service shall be sufficient service upon the nonresident.

2. The secretary of state shall immediately mail to the defendant, and to each of them if there be more than one, by restricted, registered or certified mail, addressed to the defendant at his last known address, residence or place of abode a notice of the service and a copy of the process and petition.

(L. 1959 H.B. 255 § 23)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 162.202 — MO Code / Chapter 162 / Section 162.202
162.202 Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated.
Status: in_force

162.202. Consolidation of two or more school districts, tax rate ceiling how calculated. — For purposes of determining the proposed tax rate when two or more school districts are consolidating, the tax rate ceiling of the consolidated district shall be determined by multiplying each district's tax rate ceiling by its total assessed valuation, adding such products and dividing the sum by the combined assessed valuation of the component districts.

(L. 1992 S.B. 581 § 1) Effective 4-17-92
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.603 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.603
260.603 Articles filed where — secretary of state, duties.
Status: in_force

260.603. Articles filed where — secretary of state, duties. — When executed and acknowledged in conformity with section 260.602 , the articles of incorporation shall be filed with the secretary of state. The secretary of state shall examine the articles of incorporation and, if he finds that the recitals contained therein are correct, that the requirements of section 260.602 have been complied with, and that the name is not identical with or so nearly similar to that of another corporation already in existence in this state as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, he shall approve the articles of incorporation, issue a certificate of incorporation and record the same in an appropriate book or record in his office. When such articles have been so approved, the certificate of incorporation issued and the same filed, the applicants shall constitute a public corporation under the name set out in the articles of incorporation.

(L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 5) Effective 6-27-83
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 367.051 — MO Code / Chapter 367 / Section 367.051
367.051 Jurisdiction of state courts for all civil actions — nonresident to appoint ...
Status: in_force

367.051. Jurisdiction of state courts for all civil actions — nonresident to appoint secretary of state as agent for service. — The sale or pledge of tangible personal property by any person shall be deemed:

(1) An agreement by the person who sells or pledges that the person shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all civil actions and proceedings, arising out of the pledge or sale transaction, filed either by a resident or nonresident plaintiff;

(2) An appointment by any nonresident of the secretary of state as the person's lawful attorney and agent upon whom may be served all process in suits pertaining to the actions and proceedings arising out of the pledge or sale; and

(3) An agreement by any nonresident that any process in any suit so served shall be of the same legal force and validity as if personally served in this state.

(L. 1998 H.B. 1526 § 367.044 subsec. 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 242.250 — MO Code / Chapter 242 / Section 242.250
242.250 Organization of commissioners — duties of secretary of board of supervisors.
Status: in_force

242.250. Organization of commissioners — duties of secretary of board of supervisors. — 1. Said circuit clerk upon the filing of said order of appointment shall notify each of said commissioners of his appointment by written or printed notice, and in the same he shall state the time and place for the first meeting of said commissioners.

2. The secretary of the board of supervisors or his deputy shall attend such meeting, and shall furnish to said commissioners a complete list of lands, all corporate and other property described in the articles of association or adjacent thereto that will be affected by carrying out and putting into force the plan for reclamation, and the names of the owners of such property, as were contained in the articles of association, at the date of the decree of the court incorporating the district. Said secretary shall also furnish said commissioners a copy of the plan for reclamation, with maps and profiles in his office.

3. The commissioners at said meeting, or within ten days thereafter, shall each take and subscribe to an oath that they will faithfully and impartially discharge their duties as such commissioners and make a true report of the work done by them. The said commissioners shall also at said meeting elect one of their own number chairman, and the secretary of the board of supervisors, or his deputy, shall be ex officio secretary of said board of commissioners during their continuance in office.

(RSMo 1939 § 12335) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10754; 1919 § 4389; 1909 § 5515
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 313.070 — MO Code / Chapter 313 / Section 313.070
313.070 Licenses, suspension or revocation, when.
Status: in_force

313.070. Licenses, suspension or revocation, when. — Any license issued under sections 313.005 to 313.080 shall be suspended or revoked by the commission if it is found that the licensee or any person connected therewith has violated any provision of sections 313.005 to 313.080 or any rule or regulation of the commission adopted pursuant to sections 313.005 to 313.080 .

(L. 1981 H.B. 322 § 14, A.L. 1984 S.B. 720, A.L. 1993 S.B. 10 & 11) Effective 7-01-94
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 660.343 — MO Code / Chapter 660 / Section 660.343
660.343 Requested information to be provided, when — failure to provide, penalty — ...
Status: in_force

660.343. Requested information to be provided, when — failure to provide, penalty — attorney general's powers and duties. — Any entity which has received a request from the department as provided by sections 660.327 and 660.330 shall provide the requested information within sixty days of receipt of the request. Willful failure of an entity to provide the requested information within such period shall result in liability to the state for civil penalties of up to ten dollars for each day thereafter. The attorney general shall, upon request of the department, bring an action in a circuit court of competent jurisdiction to recover the civil penalty. The court shall have the authority to determine the amount of the civil penalty to be assessed.

(L. 1983 S.B. 285 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1200 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1200
67.1200 Definitions.
Status: in_force

67.1200. Definitions. — As used in sections 67.1200 to 67.1222 , the following terms mean:

(1) "AICUZ study" , the air installation compatibility use zone study for the military airport;

(2) "Airport hazard" , any structure or tree or use of land which would exceed the federal obstruction standards as contained in 14 CFR, sections 77.21, 77.23 and 77.25, as revised March 4, 1972, and which obstruct the air space required for the flight of military aircraft and landing or takeoff at a military airport or is otherwise hazardous to such landing or taking off of military aircraft;

(3) "Airport hazard area" , any area of land or water upon which an airport hazard might be established if not prevented as provided by sections 67.1200 to 67.1222 ;

(4) "Compatible land use" , any use of land adjacent to a military airport that will protect the owners, occupants, or users of the land from levels of noise or vibrations created by the operations of the airport, including the taking off and landing of military aircraft, that may endanger the health, safety, or welfare of the owners, occupants, or users of the land, and protect military airport users from airport hazards;

(5) "Controlled compatible land use area" , an area located outside military airport boundaries and within the sound level exposure are above 65 ldn as established by the current AICUZ study for the military airport;

(6) "Ldn" , the level of average noise energy received during the day and night at a given location, measured in decibels;

(7) "Military" , any unit or organization authorized for the purpose of the national defense by the United States or the state of Missouri;

(8) "Military airport" , any area of land designed and set aside for the landing and takeoff of military aircraft and used, or to be used, in the interest of the public for such purposes, and owned or operated by a federal defense agency;

(9) "Obstruction" , any tangible, inanimate physical object, natural or artificial, protruding above the surface of the ground;

(10) "Person" , any individual, firm, copartnership, corporation, company, association, joint stock association, or body politic, and includes any trustee, receiver, assignee, or other similar representative thereof;

(11) "Political subdivision" , a township containing all or part of a military airport which is located in a county with a population of more than forty thousand inhabitants but less than fifty thousand inhabitants, which adjoins a county of the first classification with a charter form of government containing all or part of a city with a population of at least three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants;

(12) "Structure" , any object constructed or installed by man, including, but without limitation, buildings, towers, smokestacks, and overhead transmission lines, including the poles or other structures supporting the same.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490 § 12)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 100.780 — MO Code / Chapter 100 / Section 100.780
100.780 Board authority to determine projects, assessments, credits and refunds, ...
Status: in_force

100.780. Board authority to determine projects, assessments, credits and refunds, credit and assessment time limit. — The board shall determine the amount and duration of a project and its associated assessments, credits and refunds. The credit amount may not exceed the estimated assessment. Assessments made for any project may not exceed a period of fifteen years.

(L. 1996 H.B. 1237 § 15)