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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 94.700 — MO Code / Chapter 94 / Section 94.700
94.700 Definitions.
Status: in_force

94.700. Definitions. — The following words, as used in sections 94.700 to 94.755 , shall have the following meaning unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:

(1) "City" shall mean any incorporated city, town, or village in the state of Missouri with a population of one hundred or more, but the term "city" does not include any city not within a county or any city of over four hundred thousand inhabitants wholly or partially within a first class county;

(2) "City transit authority" shall mean a commission or board created by city charter provision or by ordinance of a city, and which operates a public mass transportation system;

(3) "City utilities board" shall mean a board or commission created by city charter provision or by ordinance of a city, which controls and operates city-owned utilities including a public mass transportation system;

(4) "Director of revenue" shall mean the director of revenue of the state of Missouri;

(5) "Interstate transportation authority" shall mean any political subdivision created by compact between this state and another state, which is a body corporate and politic and a political subdivision of both contracting states, and which operates a public mass transportation system;

(6) "Interstate transportation district" shall mean that geographical area set forth and defined in the particular compact between this state and another state;

(7) "Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, or other entity;

(8) "Public mass transportation system" shall mean a transportation system or systems owned and operated by an interstate transportation authority, a municipality, a city transit authority, or a city utilities board, employing motor buses, rails or any other means of conveyance, by whatsoever type or power, operated for public use in the conveyance of persons, mainly providing local transportation service within an interstate transportation district or municipality;

(9) "Transportation purposes" shall mean financial support of a public mass transportation system; the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of streets, roads, sidewalks, trails, community-owned parking lots, and bridges within a municipality; the construction, reconstruction, repair and maintenance of airports owned and operated by municipalities; the acquisition of lands and rights-of-way for streets, roads, sidewalks, trails, community-owned parking lots, bridges, and airports; and planning and feasibility studies for streets, roads, sidewalks, trails, community-owned parking lots, bridges, and airports. "Bridges" shall include bridges connecting a municipality with another municipality either within or without the state, with an unincorporated area of the state, or with another state or an unincorporated area thereof.

(L. 1983 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 9 § 1, A.L. 1987 H.B. 210, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with H.B. 186, A.L. 2012 S.B. 568)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 660.075 — MO Code / Chapter 660 / Section 660.075
660.075 Intermediate care facility for intellectually disabled — certificate of ...
Status: in_force

660.075. Intermediate care facility for intellectually disabled — certificate of authorization needed for provider agreement — exception — certificates not to be issued, when — notice to department, when. — 1. The MO HealthNet division shall not issue a provider agreement to an intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled provider after May 29, 1991, unless and until the department of mental health transmits a certification of authorization to provide services, provided, however, a profit or not-for-profit provider may operate a single home of six beds or less without issuance of a certificate to the MO HealthNet division. Such certification shall be provider specific and shall contain the number of beds authorized.

2. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any provider intending to operate an intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled in excess of those beds in existence on May 29, 1991, shall give notice to the department of mental health of any intent to do so between July first and October first of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which they intend to operate such facility.

3. In addition to other good cause as established by administrative rules promulgated by the director of the department of mental health, such intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled operations as may be accommodated within the home and community-based waiver for the developmentally disabled shall be refused certificates of authorization by the department of mental health. The MO HealthNet division shall refuse intermediate care facility for the intellectually disabled provider agreements to providers to whom the department of mental health has refused certificates of authorization.

(L. 1991 H.B. 568 § 1, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1064 merged with H.B. 1299 Revision)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 478.437 — MO Code / Chapter 478 / Section 478.437
478.437 Circuit No. 21, number of judges.
Status: in_force

478.437. Circuit No. 21, number of judges. — 1. Beginning in fiscal year 2015, there shall be twenty circuit judges in the twenty-first judicial circuit. These judges shall sit in twenty divisions, and each of the judges shall separately try causes, exercise the powers and perform all the duties imposed upon circuit judges.

2. Beginning in fiscal year 2015, there shall be one additional associate circuit judge position in the twenty-first judicial circuit. This associate circuit judgeship shall not be included in the statutory formula for authorizing additional judgeships per county under section 478.320 .

(RSMo 1939 §§ 2309, 2310, 2318, A. 1949 S.B. 1140, A.L. 1953 p. 398, A.L. 1958 Ex. Sess. p. 166, A.L. 1959 S.B. 96, A.L. 1965 p. 639, A.L. 1971 S.B. 89, A.L. 1975 S.B. 72, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, S.B. 632, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1231 merged with S.B. 621) Prior revision: 1929 §§ 14611, 14612, 14620 Effective 7-08-14
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 476.750 — MO Code / Chapter 476 / Section 476.750
476.750 Definitions.
Status: in_force

476.750. Definitions. — As used in sections 476.750 to 476.766 , the following terms mean:

(1) "Auxiliary aids and services" , the device or service that the deaf person feels would best serve him or her which includes, but is not limited to, qualified interpreters, notetakers, transcription services, written materials, assistive listening devices, assistive listening systems, closed caption decoders, open and closed captioning, videotext displays or other effective method of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing loss as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, P.L. 101-336, as amended;

(2) "Deaf person" , any person who, because of a hearing loss, is not able to discriminate speech when spoken in a normal conversational tone regardless of the use of amplification devices;

(3) "Designated responsible authority" , the presiding officer, chairman, hearing officer, judge, clerk or similar official in any court, board, commission, department, agency or legislative body or the designated Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator who is responsible for providing auxiliary aids and services;

(4) "Primary consideration" , when an auxiliary aid or service is required, the designated responsible authority shall when possible provide an opportunity for the qualified individual with a disability to designate the auxiliary aid or service of his or her choice. The designated responsible authority may honor the choice of the qualified individual with a disability, unless the designated responsible authority provides an equally effective auxiliary aid or service, or that use of the means chosen would result in a fundamental alteration in the service, program or activity or in undue financial or administrative burdens;

(5) "Qualified interpreter" , an interpreter certified and licensed by the Missouri interpreter certification system or deemed competent by the Missouri commission for the deaf and hard of hearing, who is able to interpret effectively, accurately and impartially both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary.

(L. 1993 S.B. 88 § 4, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1783)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 371.110 — MO Code / Chapter 371 / Section 371.110
371.110 Board of directors to manage corporation — number, terms.
Status: in_force

371.110. Board of directors to manage corporation — number, terms. — 1. The management of the affairs of the corporation shall be administered by a board of directors. In the first instance, the directors, not less than nine, shall be elected by the incorporators to serve until the first annual meeting. Thereafter, the board of directors shall be composed of not less than fifteen persons who shall be residents of this state. Each congressional district shall have at least one director and not more than two directors shall be residents of any one congressional district.

2. If a vacancy occurs in the board of directors through death, resignation or otherwise, the remaining directors may elect a qualified person to fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting of stockholders.

3. The directors shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.

(L. 1961 p. 157 § 9, A.L. 1963 p. 478)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 205.480 — MO Code / Chapter 205 / Section 205.480
205.480 Vacancies, how filled.
Status: in_force

205.480. Vacancies, how filled. — If a vacancy occurs in the office of director by death, resignation, refusal to serve, repeated neglect of duty or removal from the district of such hospital, the remaining trustees shall, before transacting any official business, appoint some suitable person to fill such vacancy; the person appointed shall serve until the next municipal election.

(RSMo 1939 § 15212, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) Prior revision: 1929 § 13995
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 491.016 — MO Code / Chapter 491 / Section 491.016
491.016 Otherwise inadmissible witness statement admissible in criminal proceeding, ...
Status: in_force

491.016. Otherwise inadmissible witness statement admissible in criminal proceeding, when. — 1. A statement made by a witness that is not otherwise admissible is admissible in evidence in a criminal proceeding as substantive evidence to prove the truth of the matter asserted if, after a hearing, the court finds, by a preponderance of the evidence, that:

(1) The defendant engaged in or acquiesced to wrongdoing with the purpose of causing the unavailability of the witness;

(2) The wrongdoing in which the defendant engaged or acquiesced has caused or substantially contributed to cause the unavailability of the witness;

(3) The state exercised due diligence to secure by subpoena or other means the attendance of the witness at the proceeding, or the witness is unavailable because the defendant caused or acquiesced in the death of the witness; and

(4) The witness fails to appear at the proceeding.

2. In a jury trial, the hearing and finding to determine the admissibility of the statement shall be held and found outside the presence of the jury and before the case is submitted to the jury.

(L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 217.020 — MO Code / Chapter 217 / Section 217.020
217.020 Department's powers and duties.
Status: in_force

217.020. Department's powers and duties. — The department shall:

(1) Supervise and control programs assigned to it and any of its divisions by the general assembly;

(2) Have the authority to sue and be sued;

(3) Advise, consult and cooperate with other state agencies, local governmental units, private entities, other states and interstate and interlocal agencies in developing and implementing programs to fulfill the department's responsibilities.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1196 § 3, A.L. 1989 H.B. 408)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.220 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.220
452.220 Married person entitled to proceeds of earnings of his or her minor ...
Status: in_force

452.220. Married person entitled to proceeds of earnings of his or her minor children, when. — Such married person, during the period his or her spouse shall fail to provide for his or her support, as stated in section 452.130 , shall be entitled to the proceeds of the earnings of his or her minor children; and the same shall be under his or her sole control and shall not be liable in any manner for the spouse's debts.

(RSMo 1939 § 3380, A.L. 2001 H.B. 537) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2993; 1919 § 7318; 1909 § 8299
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.110 — MO Code / Chapter 442 / Section 442.110
442.110 Honorable discharge of veteran, evidence necessary.
Status: in_force

442.110. Honorable discharge of veteran, evidence necessary. — The record of the discharged veteran in the office of the recorder of deeds of the county of his or her residence, or other official evidence, in writing, of such person's discharge, other than dishonorable, from the military service, as provided for in sections 442.100 to 442.120 , shall be deemed and taken as establishing prima facie evidence of such person's eligibility hereunder.

(L. 1945 p. 1182 § 3) Effective 7-24-45
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 307.402 — MO Code / Chapter 307 / Section 307.402
307.402 Inspection of state-owned vehicles, responsibility for.
Status: in_force

307.402. Inspection of state-owned vehicles, responsibility for. — All state agencies owning motor vehicles shall be responsible for obtaining an inspection of each of their vehicle's mechanism and equipment in accordance with the provisions of sections 307.350 to 307.402 and obtaining a certificate of inspection and approval and a sticker, seal or other device from a duly authorized official inspection station.

(L. 2002 H.B. 1270 and H.B. 2032) Effective 7-11-02
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 166.710 — MO Code / Chapter 166 / Section 166.710
Section 166.710
Status: in_force

166.710. Annual audits of accounts — disqualification from program, when — referral for misuse of money — rulemaking authority. — 1. Beginning in the 2023-24 school year and continuing thereafter, the state treasurer shall conduct or contract for annual audits, and may conduct or contract for random and quarterly audits as needed, of Missouri empowerment scholarship accounts to ensure compliance with the requirements of subsection 1 of section 166.705 .

2. A parent, qualified student, or vendor may be disqualified from program participation if the state treasurer, or the state treasurer's designee, finds the party has committed an intentional program violation consisting of any misrepresentation or other act that materially violates any law or rule governing the program. The state treasurer may remove any parent or qualified student from eligibility for a Missouri empowerment scholarship account. A parent may appeal the state treasurer's decision to the administrative hearing commission. A parent may appeal the administrative hearing commission's decision to the circuit court of the county in which the student resides.

3. The state treasurer may refer cases of substantial misuse of moneys to the attorney general for investigation if the state treasurer obtains evidence of fraudulent use of an account.

4. The state treasurer shall promulgate rules containing the following to implement and administer the program:

(1) Procedures for conducting examinations of use of account funds;

(2) Procedures for conducting random, quarterly, and annual reviews of accounts;

(3) Creation of an online anonymous fraud reporting service;

(4) Creation of an anonymous telephone hotline for fraud reporting; and

(5) A surety bond requirement for educational assistance organizations.

5. 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, 2021, shall be invalid and void.

(L. 2021 H.B. 349)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 644.082 — MO Code / Chapter 644 / Section 644.082
644.082 Discharging water contaminants, permit required — violation, penalties.
Status: in_force

644.082. Discharging water contaminants, permit required — violation, penalties. — It shall be unlawful for any person to operate, use or maintain and discharge water contaminants from any water contaminant or point source or wastewater treatment plant unless he holds a permit from the commission. Any person violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined upon conviction at least one hundred dollars and not more than five hundred dollars and shall be required to apply for such a permit within thirty days.

(L. 1982 S.B. 646)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 273.170 — MO Code / Chapter 273 / Section 273.170
273.170 Applicability of law — petition — election.
Status: in_force

273.170. Applicability of law — petition — election. — 1. Upon the filing of a petition signed by one hundred or more voters of any county and presented to the county commission at any regular or special session thereof the county commission shall order the question, as to whether or not there should be adopted the law creating a license tax on dogs, submitted to the voters, to be voted upon at the next election.

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

Shall there be a license tax on dogs?

3. If the majority of the votes cast upon the question be in favor of the license tax on dogs, the county commission shall enter the result of the submission of the question upon its records and give notice thereof by publication in some newspaper printed and published in such county and such law shall become operative from the time such publication is made.

(RSMo 1939 § 14558, A. 1949 S.B. 1097, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971) Prior revision: 1929 § 12881
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 351.030 — MO Code / Chapter 351 / Section 351.030
351.030 Organization of street railroad, telegraph and telephone corporations, ...
Status: in_force

351.030. Organization of street railroad, telegraph and telephone corporations, booming and rafting corporations. — 1. Any street railroad corporation, telegraph and telephone corporation, and booming and rafting corporation may be organized under the provisions of this chapter; provided, that any such corporation complies with all of the requirements of the applicable laws specially providing for the incorporation of street railroads, telegraph and telephone corporations, or booming and rafting corporations. Any railroad corporation or union station hereafter incorporated under the provisions of chapter 388 may add to its articles of association such statements as may be necessary to authorize any such corporation to issue shares without par value.

2. Any corporation here incorporated under the laws of this state, other than under the provisions of this chapter, will be subject to such of the provisions of this chapter as is provided in subdivisions (1) and (3) of section 351.690 with respect to existing corporations of the same type.

(L. 1943 p. 410 § 172) CROSS REFERENCE: Railroad corporations, general provisions relative to organization of, Chaps. 388, 389
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.240 — MO Code / Chapter 105 / Section 105.240
105.240 Officers may break doors, when.
Status: in_force

105.240. Officers may break doors, when. — Every officer may break open doors and enclosures to execute a warrant or other process for the arrest of any person, or to levy an execution, or execute an order for the delivery of personal property, if, upon public demand and an announcement of his official character, they be not opened.

(RSMo 1939 § 12824) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11200; 1919 § 9173; 1909 § 10202
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 700.370 — MO Code / Chapter 700 / Section 700.370
700.370 Satisfaction of lien or encumbrance, release of, procedure.
Status: in_force

700.370. Satisfaction of lien or encumbrance, release of, procedure. — 1. Upon the satisfaction of a lien or encumbrance on a manufactured home, the lienholder shall, within ten days after demand, release the lien or encumbrance on the certificate, on a separate document, or electronically under section 32.096 and any rules and regulations adopted thereunder, and mail or deliver the certificate or separate document to the owner or any person who delivers to the lienholder an authorization from the owner to receive the certificate or separate document. Each perfected subordinate lienholder, if any, shall release such lien or encumbrance as provided in this section for the first lienholder. The release on the certificate or separate document shall be notarized. The owner may cause the certificate of title, the release, and the required fee to be mailed or delivered to the director of revenue, who shall release the lienholder's rights on the certificate and issue a new certificate of title.

2. If the electronic certificate of ownership is in the possession of the director of revenue, the lienholder shall notify the director within ten business days of any release of a lien and provide the director with the most current address of the owner. The director shall note such release on the electronic certificate and if no other lien exists the director shall mail or deliver the certificate free of any lien to the owner.

(L. 1985 S.B. 152 § 700.170, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2008 merged with S.B. 895, A.L. 2010 S.B. 630, A.L. 2015 H.B. 524)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 87.080 — MO Code / Chapter 87 / Section 87.080
87.080 Warrants, how drawn.
Status: in_force

87.080. Warrants, how drawn. — All moneys ordered to be paid from said pension fund to any person or persons shall be paid by the treasurer of the board of trustees only upon warrants signed by the president of said board and countersigned by the secretary thereof, and no warrant shall be drawn except by order of the board, duly entered on the records of the proceedings of the board.

(RSMo 1939 § 9513) Prior revisions: 1929 § 8946; 1919 § 9047; 1909 § 9872
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 508.020 — MO Code / Chapter 508 / Section 508.020
508.020 Suits by attachment or replevin, where commenced.
Status: in_force

508.020. Suits by attachment or replevin, where commenced. — Suits commenced by attachment against the property of a person, or in replevin or claim and delivery of personal property, where the specific property is sought to be recovered, shall be brought in the county in which such property may be found; and in all cases where the defendant in actions in replevin or claim and delivery of personal property is a nonresident of the county in which the suit is brought, service shall be made on him as under like circumstances in suits by attachment.

(RSMo 1939 § 872) Prior revisions: 1929 § 721; 1919 § 1178; 1909 § 1752