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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.182 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.182
9.182 Deaf awareness month designated for the month of September.
Status: in_force

9.182. Deaf awareness month designated for the month of September. — The month of September shall be designated as "Deaf Awareness Month" and the last week of September shall be designated as "Deaf Awareness Week" in Missouri. The citizens of this state are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to commemorate the first World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf in 1951 and to increase awareness of deaf issues, people, and culture.

(L. 2020 H.B. 1682)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 485.060 — MO Code / Chapter 485 / Section 485.060
485.060 Compensation of reporters.
Status: in_force

485.060. Compensation of reporters. — 1. Each court reporter for a circuit judge shall receive an annual salary of twenty-six thousand nine hundred dollars beginning January 1, 1985, until December 31, 1985, and beginning January 1, 1986, an annual salary of thirty thousand dollars.

2. Such annual salary shall be modified by any salary adjustment provided by section 476.405 .

3. Beginning January 1, 2022, the annual salary, as modified under section 476.405 , shall be adjusted upon meeting the minimum number of cumulative years of service as a court reporter with a circuit court of this state by the following schedule:

(1) For each court reporter with zero to five years of service: the annual salary shall be increased only by any salary adjustment provided by section 476.405 ;

(2) For each court reporter with six to ten years of service: the annual salary shall be increased by the whole sum of five and one-quarter percent in addition to the increase provided by subdivision (1) of this subsection;

(3) For each court reporter with eleven to fifteen years of service: the annual salary shall be increased by the whole sum of eight and one-quarter percent in addition to the increase provided by subdivision (2) of this subsection;

(4) For each court reporter with sixteen to twenty years of service: the annual salary shall be increased by the whole sum of eight and one-half percent in addition to the increase provided by subdivision (3) of this subsection; or

(5) For each court reporter with twenty-one or more years of service: the annual salary shall be increased by the whole sum of eight and three-quarters percent in addition to the increase provided by subdivision (4) of this subsection.

4. Salaries shall be payable in equal monthly installments on the certification of the judge of the court or division in whose court the reporter is employed. If paid by the state, the salaries of such court reporters shall be paid in semimonthly or monthly installments, as designated by the commissioner of administration.

(RSMo 1939 § 13341, A.L. 1945 p. 741, A.L. 1951 p. 447, A.L. 1955 p. 499, A.L. 1963 p. 667, A.L. 1969 p. 568, A.L. 1975 H.B. 170, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1121 & 1257, H.B. 1634, A.L. 1980 H.B. 1266, A.L. 1982 S.B. 497, A.L. 1984 S.B. 581, A.L. 2021 H.B. 271, A.L. 2023 S.B. 103) Revisor's Note: Salary adjustment index is printed, as required by § 476.405 , in Appendix D.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 324.272 — MO Code / Chapter 324 / Section 324.272
324.272 Preemption clause.
Status: in_force

324.272. Preemption clause. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, sections 324.240 to 324.275 shall preempt any rule, regulation or order adopted by a political subdivision of the state relating to the licensing or regulation of massage therapists or massage businesses.

2. Sections 324.240 to 324.275 shall not affect:

(1) Local regulations relating to zoning requirements, local health department regulations, or occupational license taxes pertaining to massage therapists or massage businesses; or

(2) Local regulations that do not relate to the practice of massage therapy as performed by a Missouri state licensed massage therapist, including regulations of those professions who perform duties with a licensed massage therapist.

(L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 340.260 — MO Code / Chapter 340 / Section 340.260
340.260 Practice after declaration of noncurrency, penalty.
Status: in_force

340.260. Practice after declaration of noncurrency, penalty. — If any person practices veterinary medicine after his or her license is declared noncurrent pursuant to subsection 5 of section 340.258 , he or she is subject to criminal prosecution as provided in sections 340.200 to 340.330 . Such criminal prosecution shall be in addition to any penalty or other discipline provided for in sections 340.200 to 340.330 .

(L. 1992 H.B. 878 § 30, A.L. 1999 S.B. 424)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 196.040 — MO Code / Chapter 196 / Section 196.040
196.040 Department of health and senior services not required to report minor ...
Status: in_force

196.040. Department of health and senior services not required to report minor violations, when. — Nothing in sections 196.010 to 196.120 shall be construed as requiring the department of health and senior services to report for the institution of proceedings under sections 196.010 to 196.120 , minor violations of said sections, whenever the department of health and senior services believes that the public interest will be adequately served in the circumstances by a suitable written notice or warning.

(L. 1943 p. 559 § 9863)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 359.651 — MO Code / Chapter 359 / Section 359.651
359.651 Filing fees.
Status: in_force

359.651. Filing fees. — 1. The secretary of state shall charge the fee specified for filing the following:

(1) Certificates of limited partnership: one hundred dollars;

(2) Applications for registration of foreign limited partnerships and issuance of a certificate of registration to transact business in this state: one hundred dollars;

(3) Amendments to and restatements of certificates of limited partnerships or to applications for registration of foreign limited partnerships or any other filing not otherwise provided for: twenty dollars;

(4) Cancellations of certificates of limited partnerships or of registration of foreign limited partnerships: twenty dollars;

(5) A consent required to be filed under this chapter: twenty dollars;

(6) A change of address of registered agent, or change of registered agent, or both: five dollars;

(7) A partner list: one dollar each page;

(8) Reservation of name: twenty dollars;

(9) Rescission fee: one hundred dollars.

2. Fees mandated in subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section shall be waived if a general partner of the partnership is a member of the Missouri National Guard or any other active duty military, resides in the state of Missouri, and provides proof of such service to the secretary of state.

(L. 1985 H.B. 512 & 650, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1432, A.L. 2014 S.B. 600)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.349 — MO Code / Chapter 537 / Section 537.349
537.349 Liability of landowner to trespasser, immunity where trespasser under ...
Status: in_force

537.349. Liability of landowner to trespasser, immunity where trespasser under influence of drugs or alcohol — limitations. — A person or legal entity owning or controlling an interest in real property, or an agent of such person or entity, shall not incur any liability for the death of or injury to a trespasser upon the property resulting from or arising by reason of the trespasser's commission of the offense of trespass if the normal faculties of such trespasser are substantially impaired by alcohol or the illegal influence of a controlled substance as defined in section 195.010 . The person or entity owning or controlling an interest in such real property shall not be immune from liability if willful and wanton misconduct on the part of such person or entity or agent thereof is the proximate cause of the death of or injury to the trespasser.

(L. 1991 S.B. 125 & 341 § 3, A.L. 2018 S.B. 608)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 37.079 — MO Code / Chapter 37 / Section 37.079
37.079 Report by commissioner on surplus property agency, content.
Status: in_force

37.079. Report by commissioner on surplus property agency, content. — The commissioner of administration shall report annually in writing to the appropriations committees of the general assembly regarding the operation of the Missouri state agency for surplus property, as defined in section 37.075 . The report shall be submitted by the commissioner as part of the appropriations process for the annual budget of the office of administration and shall contain financial information relating to the operation of the state agency for surplus property for the preceding fiscal year, including, but not limited to, the types and value of property acquired as determined by the agency, the costs for transportation of the property expended by the agency, the overhead of the agency as a dollar value and as a percentage of property acquired, the method by which such overhead is calculated, the value of the property distributed to qualified entities eligible to receive surplus property pursuant to federal law, the value of the property distributed to departments and agencies of the state, the value of and income derived from the property disposed of to nonqualified entities by sealed bid, the value of the property distributed or disposed of by other means, and the salaries paid and actual expenses and costs incurred during operation of the state agency for surplus property.

(L. 1990 S.B. 816 § 1) Effective 7-02-90
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 511.100 — MO Code / Chapter 511 / Section 511.100
511.100 Confession by attorney in fact.
Status: in_force

511.100. Confession by attorney in fact. — A judgment by confession may also be rendered against any person for a debt owing upon a note, bond or bill of exchange, under his power of attorney therefor, acknowledged as required of deeds of land for record and filed in the court rendering the judgment, at the time of its rendition, together with the note, bond or bill of exchange, and the affidavit of the plaintiff that the debt is bona fide, for a fair and valuable consideration, and owing after allowing all just credits and setoffs.

(RSMo 1939 § 1262) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1096; 1919 § 1547; 1909 § 2116
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 436.309 — MO Code / Chapter 436 / Section 436.309
436.309 Subcontractor may tender substitute security, when.
Status: in_force

436.309. Subcontractor may tender substitute security, when. — A subcontractor of the contractor may tender to the contractor acceptable substitute security as set forth in section 436.312 with a written request for release of retainage in the amount of the substitute security. The contractor shall tender the subcontractor's substitute security to the owner with a like request, pursuant to the provisions of section 436.306 . Provided that the subcontractor is not in default of its agreement with the contractor, the contractor shall pay over to the subcontractor, within five working days after receipt, any accumulated retainage paid by the owner to the contractor on account of substitute security tendered by the subcontractor, except that the contractor shall not be required to pay over retainage in excess of the amount properly attributable to work completed by the subcontractor at the time of payment. Provided that the subcontractor is not in default of its agreement with the contractor, the contractor shall refrain from withholding retainage from payments to the subcontractor to the extent the owner has refrained from withholding retainage from payments to the contractor on account of the subcontractor's substituted security. The subcontractor shall be entitled to receive, upon receipt by the contractor, all income received by the contractor from the owner on account of income-producing securities deposited by the subcontractor as substitute security. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the contractor shall have no obligation to collect or pay to a subcontractor retainage on account of substitute security tendered by the subcontractor.

(L. 2002 H.B. 1403)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 135.490 — MO Code / Chapter 135 / Section 135.490
135.490 Eligible small business to receive tax credit for efforts to comply with ...
Status: in_force

135.490. Eligible small business to receive tax credit for efforts to comply with Americans With Disabilities Act, amount — joint administration of tax credit. — 1. In order to encourage and foster community improvement, an eligible small business, as defined in Section 44 of the Internal Revenue Code, shall be allowed a credit not to exceed five thousand dollars against the tax otherwise due pursuant to chapter 143 , not including sections 143.191 to 143.265 , in an amount equal to fifty percent of all eligible access expenditures exceeding the monetary cap provided by Section 44 of the Internal Revenue Code. For purposes of this section, "eligible access expenditures" means amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer in order to comply with applicable access requirements provided by the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, as further defined in Section 44 of the Internal Revenue Code and federal rulings interpreting Section 44 of the Internal Revenue Code.

2. The tax credit allowed by this section shall be claimed by the taxpayer at the time such taxpayer files a return. Any amount of tax credit which exceeds the tax due shall be carried over to any subsequent taxable year, but shall not be refunded and shall not be transferable.

3. The director of the department of economic development and the director of the department of revenue shall jointly administer the tax credit authorized by this section. Both the director of the department of economic development and the director of the department of revenue are authorized to promulgate rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall become effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536 .

4. The provisions of this section shall become effective on January 1, 2000, and shall apply to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 1999.

(L. 1999 H.B. 516 § 1 merged with S.B. 20 § 6, A.L. 2001 H.B. 590) CROSS REFERENCE: Tax Credit Accountability Act of 2004, additional requirements 135.800 to 135.830
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.020 — MO Code / Chapter 527 / Section 527.020
527.020 Power to construe.
Status: in_force

527.020. Power to construe. — Any person interested under a deed, will, written contract or other writings constituting a contract, or whose rights, status or other legal relations are affected by a statute, municipal ordinance, contract or franchise, may have determined any question of construction or validity arising under the instrument, statute, ordinance, contract, or franchise and obtain a declaration of rights, status or other legal relations thereunder.

(RSMo 1939 § 1127) (1978) Held not-for-profit corporation is legal entity separate and apart from the persons who are members, and in order to have standing the corporation itself must have legally protected interest. Interest of individual members cannot give standing to corporation. Citizens Against Rezoning, Inc. v. St. Louis County (A.), 563 S.W.2d 173.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 630.830 — MO Code / Chapter 630 / Section 630.830
630.830 Transfer of patient, duty of administrator.
Status: in_force

630.830. Transfer of patient, duty of administrator. — The compact administrator is hereby directed to consult with the immediate family of any proposed transferee and, in the case of a proposed transferee from an institution in this state to an institution in another party state, to take no final action without approval of the court which committed the proposed transferee.

(L. 1980 H.B. 1724)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 92.035 — MO Code / Chapter 92 / Section 92.035
92.035 Additional levy for museum purposes — admission to be free, when (Kansas City).
Status: in_force

92.035. Additional levy for museum purposes — admission to be free, when (Kansas City). — 1. Any city having a charter form of government and a population of at least three hundred thousand, but less than six hundred and fifty thousand and located wholly or partially within a county of the first class having a charter form of government, in addition to the levy and imposition of taxes authorized by section 92.030 , may, except as otherwise provided in this section, by ordinance, levy or impose a tax not to exceed the rate of ten cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation of real and tangible personal property located within the city. The proceeds of the tax representing a rate of at least three cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation to be used for the operation, improvement or construction expansion of museum facilities in existence on August 13, 1978, and the remaining proceeds of the tax to be used exclusively for the construction, operation, improvement, or expansion of additional facilities for such museum and no other. The word "museum" as used in this section, shall not be construed to mean or include an art gallery. General admission to the museum's facility in existence prior to August 13, 1978, shall be free and open to the residents of such city. Before the city shall impose any tax under this section at a rate which exceeds two cents on each one hundred dollars of assessed valuation, the governing body of the city shall submit the proposed tax rate increase to the voters of the city for approval or rejection at an election.

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

Shall there be an increased tax levy of ______ cents on the hundred dollars assessed valuation for museum purposes?

3. If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposal are in favor of the levy increase, the governing body of the city may, by ordinance, impose the additional tax. If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposal are against the levy increase, the governing body of the city shall not impose the increase. Nothing in this section shall prohibit a rejected proposal from being resubmitted to a vote of the voters.

(L. 1967 p. 170 § 1, A.L. 1977 S.B. 73, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971, A.L. 1991 S.B. 344)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 115.337 — MO Code / Chapter 115 / Section 115.337
115.337 City election authority to assist county election authority, verify ...
Status: in_force

115.337. City election authority to assist county election authority, verify signatures, when. — 1. When an election authority for a county and an election authority for a city have jurisdiction within the same county, the county election authority may, for the purpose of verifying signatures on any new party or independent candidate petition filed with its office, deliver copies of petition pages to the city election authority for registration verification. The city election authority receiving a copy of petition pages shall check each signature indicated by the county election authority against its registration records and return all such copies to the county election authority no later than the day designated by the county election authority. At the same time the copies are returned, the city election authority shall certify to the county election authority the page number of each page it received and the total number of valid signatures from the city on the pages. The county election authority shall not designate any deadline for returning copies and certifications which is less than six or more than twelve working days after the copies have been received by the city election authority.

2. If copies of petition pages are sent to a city election authority for registration verification under the provisions of this section, the county election authority's final determination on the number of valid signatures submitted on the petition from the city shall be based on the certification made by the city election authority.

(L. 1977 H.B. 101 § 10.075) Effective 1-01-78
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 281.030 — MO Code / Chapter 281 / Section 281.030
281.030 Classification of licenses, how made — rulemaking powers — fees.
Status: in_force

281.030. Classification of licenses, how made — rulemaking powers — fees. — 1. The director may, by regulation, classify licenses to be issued under sections 281.010 to 281.115 . Such classifications may include but not be limited to commercial applicators, noncommercial applicators, private applicators, provisional private applicators, public operators, pesticide technicians, or noncertified RUP applicators. Separate classifications may be specified as to ground, aerial, or manual methods used by any licensee to apply pesticides or to the use of pesticides for the control of pests.

2. The director may, by regulation, establish certification categories to be provided under each license classification. Each certification category shall be subject to separate testing procedures and requirements; provided, that no individual shall be required to pay an additional fee if the individual is certified in one or all of the certification categories provided under the license for which the individual has applied. The director may, by regulation, establish certification categories limited to the use of certain pesticides and issue a license therefor. Each certification category shall be subject to separate testing procedures covering only those pesticides for which the applicant seeks to be licensed.

3. The director may by regulation establish fees for identification documents.

(L. 1974 S.B. 431 § 5, A.L. 1977 H.B. 665, A.L. 1981 S.B. 200, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1384, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3, A.L. 2021 H.B. 476 merged with S.B. 26) Effective 1-01-25, see § 281.102
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 137.074 — MO Code / Chapter 137 / Section 137.074
137.074 Merchants' and manufacturers' personal property excluded in tax rate ...
Status: in_force

137.074. Merchants' and manufacturers' personal property excluded in tax rate calculations, when — identified separately, how — real property records to contain certain information. — 1. For the purpose of determining any tax rate under section 137.073 , or other applicable provisions of the statutes or constitution of this state, the tax revenue from any personal property of manufacturers, refiners, distributors, wholesalers, and retail merchants and establishments which falls in the category of personal property exempted from taxation under Subsection 1 of Section 6 of Article X of the Constitution of Missouri shall not be included in the prior year's tax revenues used in determining tax rates for use after the effective date of the exemption of such personal property of manufacturers, refiners, distributors, wholesalers, and retail merchants and establishments.

2. In order to implement the mandate of the voters of this state in their approval of Section 6 of Article X of the Missouri Constitution, all county and municipal officers charged with assessing property, extending tax charges, and collecting property taxes shall so arrange tax assessment forms, records, and receipts in a manner that will identify separately the personal property of manufacturers, refiners, distributors, wholesalers, and retail merchants and establishments which falls into the category of personal property exempted from taxation under Subsection 1 of Section 6 of Article X of the Constitution of Missouri. Such records shall be separately maintained for the tax year 1984 and in each subsequent tax year until the exemption provided in Subsection 1 of Section 6 of Article X of the Constitution of Missouri becomes effective.

3. In order to implement the mandate of the voters of this state in their approval of Section 4(b) of Article X of the Missouri Constitution, all county assessors shall note in their records the assessed valuation of each parcel of real property immediately prior to December 31, 1984, and the true value in money of each parcel of real property as of December 31, 1984, and the subclass which each parcel of real property was in immediately prior to December 31, 1984, and the subclass which each parcel of real property was in as of December 31, 1984. As used in this subsection, the term "true value in money" , when applied to agricultural and horticultural property, shall be that value determined under sections 137.017 to 137.026 .

(L. 1983 S.B. 63, et al.)