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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.205 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.205
137.205 Assessor to have free access to plats and maps — board to compare — omissions.
Status: in_force

137.205. Assessor to have free access to plats and maps — board to compare — omissions. — The assessor shall have free access to all land plats and maps during the time of assessment with a view to ascertain what lands are taxable; and upon the return of the assessor's books to the board of equalization, the said board shall compare the same with the plats and maps of the county; and in all cases where any lands have been omitted by the assessor, they shall be placed in the assessor's books and assessed as other lands are required to be assessed by this chapter.

(RSMo 1939 § 10968, A.L. 1945 p. 1782 § 32) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9777; 1919 § 12787; 1909 § 11369
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 324.900 — MO Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.900
324.900 Definitions.
Status: in_force

324.900. Definitions. — As used in sections 324.900 to 324.945 , unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Certifying entity" , the nongovernmental agency or association which certifies or registers individuals who have completed academic and training requirements;

(2) "Division" , the division of professional registration within the department of commerce and insurance;

(3) "Electrical contracting" , engaging in the business of installing, erecting, or maintaining electrical wiring, fixtures, apparatus, equipment, devices, or components, regardless of voltage, that are used for generation, transmission, and utilization of electricity;

(4) "Electrical contractor" , a person engaged in electrical contracting;

(5) "License holder" , any electrical contractor who is granted a statewide license by the division;

(6) "Local license" , a valid license issued by a political subdivision. Holders of such a license are limited to practice within the political subdivision issuing the license or in a political subdivision that does not require a license;

(7) "Person" , an individual, corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity;

(8) "Statewide license" , a valid license issued or recognized by the division that allows the licensee to practice in any jurisdiction regardless of local licensing requirements.

(L. 2017 S.B. 240)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.470 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.470
217.470 Transportation expenses, how paid.
Status: in_force

217.470. Transportation expenses, how paid. — The expense of transporting any offender between the place of his confinement and the county wherein an untried indictment, information or complaint is pending shall be paid by the county. It shall be the duty of the sheriff to transport the offender, and he shall be compensated for such service as provided by section 57.290 .

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 82, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 644.585 — MO Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.585
644.585 Board may borrow additional $10,000,000 for purposes of rural water and ...
Status: in_force

644.585. Board may borrow additional $10,000,000 for purposes of rural water and sewer grants and loans. — In addition to those sums authorized prior to August 28, 2006, the board of fund commissioners of the state of Missouri, as authorized by Section 37(g) of Article III of the Constitution of the State of Missouri, may borrow on the credit of this state the sum of ten million dollars in the manner described, and for the purposes set out, in chapter 640 and in this chapter.

(L. 2005 S.B. 246)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 630.630 — MO Code / Chapter 630 / Section 630.630
630.630 Alternative proposals to be prepared.
Status: in_force

630.630. Alternative proposals to be prepared. — If a patient or resident, parent, if the patient or resident is a minor, or legal guardian does not consent to transfer of the patient or resident from a facility operated by the department, then the department shall propose other appropriate placement alternatives, if available, and seek to obtain consent under section 630.625 until the alternatives are exhausted.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1724)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 197.355 — MO Code / Chapter 197 / Section 197.355
197.355 Certificate required before funds may be appropriated.
Status: in_force

197.355. Certificate required before funds may be appropriated. — The legislature may not appropriate any money for capital expenditures for health care facilities until a certificate of need has been issued for such expenditures.

(L. 1979 H.B. 222 § 12) Effective 10-1-80
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 353.190 — MO Code / Chapter 353 / Section 353.190
353.190 Real property tax abatement not to apply, excursion gambling boats.
Status: in_force

353.190. Real property tax abatement not to apply, excursion gambling boats. — For projects related to any riverfront development designed to enhance the location of an excursion gambling boat licensed under the provisions of section 313.800 to 313.850 , real property tax abatement under chapter 353 shall not apply for each year of the redevelopment project to the assessed value of the real property for taxes due and payable during the calendar year preceding the calendar year during which a redevelopment corporation acquires title to such real property, but shall apply to any increase in the assessed value of such property after the acquisition of the real property by a redevelopment corporation.

(L. 1994 H.B. 1248 & 1048 § 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.973 — MO Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.973
105.973 Summary of ethics, lobbying and campaign finance laws, commission to print ...
Status: in_force

105.973. Summary of ethics, lobbying and campaign finance laws, commission to print and make available — candidate to verify receipt of summary, when. — 1. The ethics commission shall print and make available a summary of all laws over which the commission has enforcement powers pursuant to chapter 105 and chapter 130 . The summary shall be in plain English and compiled to put individuals on notice of such laws.

2. A candidate shall sign a statement verifying that such candidate has received the summary when filing for an office.

(L. 1997 S.B. 16 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 43.547 — MO Code / Chapter 43 / Section 43.547
43.547 Gubernatorial appointees, fingerprint background checks required — procedure.
Status: in_force

43.547. Gubernatorial appointees, fingerprint background checks required — procedure. — 1. The Missouri state highway patrol, at the direction of the governor, shall conduct name or fingerprint background investigations of gubernatorial appointees. The governor's directive shall state whether the background investigation shall be a name background investigation or a fingerprint background investigation. In addition, the patrol may, at the governor's direction, conduct other appropriate investigations to determine if an applicant or appointee is in compliance with section 105.262 , and other necessary inquiries to determine the person's suitability for positions of public trust.

2. In order to facilitate the fingerprint background investigation under subsection 1 of this section, and in accordance with the provisions of section 43.540 , the appointee shall submit a set of fingerprints collected under the standards determined by the Missouri highway patrol. The fingerprints and accompanying fees, unless otherwise arranged, shall be forwarded to the highway patrol to be used to search the state criminal history repository and the fingerprints shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a national criminal background check. Any background investigation conducted at the direction of the governor under subsection 1 of this section may include criminal history record information and other source information obtained by the highway patrol.

(L. 2007 H.B. 41, A.L. 2018 H.B. 1350)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 522.040 — MO Code / Chapter 522 / Section 522.040
522.040 When judgment operates as a bar.
Status: in_force

522.040. When judgment operates as a bar. — A judgment for the defendant in such action shall be a bar to any other suit that may be brought on the same official bond, by the same relator, for any delinquency or default which was assigned as a breach of the condition of such bond in the action on which such judgment was rendered.

(RSMo 1939 § 3245) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2857; 1919 § 1007; 1909 § 1214
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 317.018 — MO Code / Chapter 317 / Section 317.018
317.018 Combative fighting prohibited — promotion or participation in combative ...
Status: in_force

317.018. Combative fighting prohibited — promotion or participation in combative fighting, felony — medical personnel — exceptions. — 1. Combative fighting is prohibited in the state of Missouri.

2. Anyone who promotes or participates in combative fighting, or anyone who serves as an agent, principal partner, publicist, vendor, producer, referee, or contractor of or for combative fighting is guilty of a class E felony.

3. Any medical personnel who administers to, treats or assists any participants of combative fighting shall not be subject to the provisions of this section.

4. Nothing in section 317.001 or this section is intended to regulate, or interfere with or make illegal, traditional, sanctioned amateur or scholastic boxing, amateur or scholastic wrestling, amateur or scholastic kickboxing, or amateur or scholastic full-contact karate or amateur or scholastic mixed martial arts.

(L. 1996 S.B. 524, A.L. 2007 H.B. 780 merged with S.B. 308, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 136.080 — MO Code / Chapter 136 / Section 136.080
136.080 Power to administer oaths.
Status: in_force

136.080. Power to administer oaths. — The director of revenue and the employees of the division of taxation and collection designated by him shall have the power to administer oaths or affirmations and to take testimony in the conduct of the division.

(L. 1945 p. 1428 § 17)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 566.116 — MO Code / Chapter 566 / Section 566.116
566.116 Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person, ...
Status: in_force

566.116. Sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or a vulnerable person, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the second degree if he or she:

(1) Being an owner or employee of a skilled nursing facility as defined in section 198.006 , or an Alzheimer's special care unit program as defined in section 198.505 , has sexual contact with a resident; or

(2) Being a vender, provider, agent, or employee of a certified program operated, funded, licensed, or certified by the department of mental health, has sexual contact with a vulnerable person.

2. The offense of sexual conduct with a nursing facility resident or vulnerable person in the second degree is a class B misdemeanor. Any second or subsequent violation of this section is a class A misdemeanor.

3. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person who is married to the resident or vulnerable person.

4. Consent of the victim is not a defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section.

(L. 2002 S.B. 969, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Transferred 2014; formerly 565.200 ; Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 88.930 — MO Code / Chapter 88 / Section 88.930
88.930 Condemnation of property (cities, 150,000 to 500,000).
Status: in_force

88.930. Condemnation of property (cities, 150,000 to 500,000). — 1. Whenever a city which now has or may hereafter have more than one hundred and fifty thousand inhabitants and less than five hundred thousand inhabitants, whether organized under general law or special charter of the provisions of Section 19 of Article VI of the Constitution of this state, shall, by ordinance, deem it necessary to take and condemn or damage any private property for a public use of said city, it may adopt the same procedure for such taking and condemning or damaging as is prescribed in the general laws of the state for the appropriation and valuation of lands taken for telegraph, telephone, gravel and plank or railroad purposes, being chapter 523 . Upon paying to the clerk of the circuit court the amount of damages awarded, the city shall have the right, notwithstanding the filing of exceptions to such award, to enter upon and take possession of the property so taken and condemned, and to proceed with the public improvement, or in the case of damage only, to proceed with the public improvement, and any subsequent proceeding shall only affect the amount of compensation to be allowed.

2. The method or procedure provided for in this section shall be construed to be an additional remedy for the benefit of the cities mentioned in said section, and not as in any way affecting or repealing the provisions of any existing law.

(RSMo 1939 §§ 7684, 7685) Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 7536, 7537; 1919 §§ 8947, 8948; 1909 §§ 9799, 9800 (1998) A municipality's general statutory authority to condemn private property is not sufficient to condemn property devoted to prior public use for another public use which will destroy, impair or interfere with such prior use. Smithville v. St. Luke's Northland Hospital, 972 S.W.2d 416 (W.D.Mo.).
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 513.175 — MO Code / Chapter 513 / Section 513.175
513.175 Motion heard and determined in a summary way.
Status: in_force

513.175. Motion heard and determined in a summary way. — If any controversy arise on the motion, it shall be heard and determined in a summary way, without the form of pleading; and unless the demand be avoided, a judgment shall be rendered thereon without delay, according to the circumstances, as follows: If the value of the property so levied on, and not delivered at the day of sale, be less than such amount, the judgment shall be for the value of the property not so delivered, with ten percent damages for the delay, and costs in both cases.

(RSMo 1939 § 1357) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1193; 1919 § 1644; 1909 § 2213
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 287.856 — MO Code / Chapter 287 / Section 287.856
287.856 Administrative law judges and legal advisors serving in Armed Forces may ...
Status: in_force

287.856. Administrative law judges and legal advisors serving in Armed Forces may elect to purchase creditable prior service — contributions, payment period — surviving spouse may receive refund. — 1. Any administrative law judge or legal advisor as defined in section 287.812 who had performed active service in the United States Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, Army or Air National Guard, Coast Guard, or any reserve component thereof prior to becoming a member and who became a member after his discharge under honorable conditions may elect, prior to retirement, to purchase all of the member's creditable prior service equivalent to such service in the Armed Forces, but not to exceed four years. The purchase shall be effected by the member's submission of appropriate documentation verifying the member's dates of active service and by paying to the Missouri state employees' retirement system an amount equal to what would have been contributed by the state on the member's behalf had he been a member for the period for which the member is electing to purchase credit and had the member's compensation during such period of membership been the same as the annual salary rate at which the member was initially employed by a department, with the calculations based on the contribution rate in effect on the date of employment as an administrative law judge or legal advisor with simple interest at the same rate in effect at the time of election used by the Missouri state employees' retirement system calculated from the date of such employment from which the member could first receive creditable service to the date of election under this subsection. The payment shall be made over a period of not longer than two years, measured from the date of election, and with simple interest on the unpaid balance. Payments made for such creditable prior service under this section shall be treated by the Missouri state employees' retirement system as would contributions made by the state and shall not be subject to any prohibition on member contributions or refund provisions in effect August 28, 1992.

2. The surviving spouse of any deceased member who purchased creditable prior service for service in the Armed Forces of the United States pursuant to subsection 1 of this section and who died prior to retirement may, upon written request, receive a refund of the amount contributed for such purchase of creditable prior service provided the surviving spouse is not entitled to a survivorship benefit payable under the provisions of section 104.420 .

(L. 1992 S.B. 499, et al. § 287.860, A.L. 1997 H.B. 356)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 433.190 — MO Code / Chapter 433 / Section 433.190
433.190 Effect on new bond.
Status: in_force

433.190. Effect on new bond. — When such new bond is taken, approved and filed, it shall immediately operate as a discharge of all the sureties in the former bond from all liability arising from any subsequent misconduct or default of the principal therein, and such sureties shall thenceforth be liable on such bond only for such breaches thereof as shall have happened prior to the taking, approving and filing of the new bond.

(RSMo 1939 § 3336) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2949; 1919 § 12705; 1909 § 11287
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 633.029 — MO Code / Chapter 633 / Section 633.029
633.029 Definition to determine status of eligibility.
Status: in_force

633.029. Definition to determine status of eligibility. — All persons determined eligible for services provided by the division of developmental disabilities prior to January 1, 1991, shall be eligible for services on the basis of their earlier determination of eligibility without regard to their eligibility status under the definition of developmental disability contained in section 630.005 .

(L. 1990 H.B. 1383, A.L. 2011 H.B. 555 merged with H.B. 648)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 41.060 — MO Code / Chapter 41 / Section 41.060
41.060 Militia service, persons exempt.
Status: in_force

41.060. Militia service, persons exempt. — The following persons shall be exempt from militia service:

(1) Persons exempt from militia service by the laws of the United States;

(2) Regular or duly ordained ministers of religion, or duly elected church officials regularly conducting church services, or those recognized by their church as devoting the major portion of their time to the practice of religion;

(3) Students preparing for the ministry in recognized theological or divinity schools.

(L. 1951 p. 654 § 8)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 140.150 — MO Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.150
140.150 Lands, lots, mineral rights, and royalty interests subject to sale, when.
Status: in_force

140.150. Lands, lots, mineral rights, and royalty interests subject to sale, when. — 1. All lands, lots, mineral rights, and royalty interests on which taxes or special assessments are delinquent and unpaid are subject to sale to discharge the lien for the delinquent and unpaid taxes or unpaid special assessments as provided for in this chapter on the fourth Monday in August of each year.

2. No real property, lots, mineral rights, or royalty interests shall be sold for state, county or city taxes or special assessments without judicial proceedings, unless the notice of sale contains the names of all record owners thereof, or the names of all owners appearing on the land tax book and all other information required by law. Delinquent taxes or unpaid special assessments, penalty, interest and costs due thereon may be paid to the county collector at any time before the property is sold therefor. The collector shall send notices to the publicly recorded owner of record before any delinquent and unpaid taxes or unpaid special assessments as specified in this section subject to sale are published. The first notice shall be by first class mail. A second notice shall be sent by certified mail only if the assessed valuation of the property is greater than one thousand dollars. If the assessed valuation of the property is not greater than one thousand dollars, only the first notice shall be required. If any second notice sent by certified mail under this section is returned to the collector unsigned, then notice shall be sent before the sale by first class mail to both the owner of record and the occupant of the real property. The postage for the mailing of the notices shall be paid out of the county treasury, and such costs shall be added to the costs of conducting the sale, and the county treasury shall be reimbursed to the extent that such postage costs are recovered at the sale. The failure of the taxpayer or the publicly recorded owner to receive the notice provided for in this section shall not relieve the taxpayer or publicly recorded owner of any tax liability imposed by law.

3. The entry in the back tax book by the county clerk of the delinquent lands, lots, mineral rights, and royalty interests constitutes a levy upon the delinquent lands, lots, mineral rights, and royalty interests for the purpose of enforcing the lien of delinquent and unpaid taxes or unpaid special assessments, together with penalty, interest and costs.

(RSMo 1939 § 11125, A.L. 1945 p. 1847, A.L. 1947 V. II p. 430, A.L. 1959 H.B. 106, A.L. 2003 S.B. 295, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316, A.L. 2013 H.B. 175 merged with S.B. 248) CROSS REFERENCE: Requisites for sale of land for taxes, Const. Art. X § 13
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 337.018 — MO Code / Chapter 337 / Section 337.018
337.018 Criminal background check, fingerprint submission.
Status: in_force

337.018. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The state committee of psychologists may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking licensure as a licensed psychologist, provisional licensed psychologist, and temporary license for a licensed psychologist.

2. If the state committee of psychologists requires that fingerprint submissions be made as part of such application, the state committee of psychologists shall require applicants to submit the fingerprints to the Missouri state highway patrol for the purpose of conducting a state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history background check.

3. The fingerprints and any required fees shall be sent to the Missouri state highway patrol's central repository. The fingerprints shall be used for searching the state criminal records repository and shall also be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for a federal criminal records search under section 43.540 . The Missouri state highway patrol shall notify the state committee of psychologists of any criminal history record information or lack of criminal history record information discovered on the individual. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 610.120 to the contrary, all records related to any criminal history information discovered shall be accessible and available to the state committee of psychologists.

(L. 2025 S.B. 71 merged with S.B. 81 & 174)