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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.710 — MO Code / Chapter 386 / Section 386.710
386.710 Powers of public counsel.
Status: in_force

386.710. Powers of public counsel. — 1. The public counsel shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) He shall employ a staff or hire on a contract basis such employees and experts as are necessary to carry out the purposes and responsibilities of his office, and shall set their compensation within the appropriation made for that purpose;

(2) He may represent and protect the interests of the public in any proceeding before or appeal from the public service commission;

(3) He shall have discretion to represent or refrain from representing the public in any proceeding. He shall consider in exercising his discretion the importance and the extent of the public interest involved and whether that interest would be adequately represented without the action of his office. If the public counsel determines that there are conflicting public interests involved in a particular matter, he may choose to represent one such interest based upon the considerations of this section, to represent no interest in that matter, or to represent one interest and certify to the director of the department of economic development that there is a significant public interest which he cannot represent without creating a conflict of interest and which will not be protected by any party to the proceeding. The director of the department shall select an attorney, to be paid from funds appropriated for this purpose, to represent that segment of the public certified to him by the public counsel as unrepresented. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the right of any person, firm or corporation specified in subsection 1 of section 386.390 to petition or make complaint to the commission or otherwise intervene in proceedings or other matters before the commission.

2. The public counsel shall be served with all proposed tariffs, initial pleadings, and applications, in all proceedings before the public service commission, and shall be served with a copy of all orders of the commission.

3. Nothing in sections 386.071 , 386.150 , 386.155 , 386.170 , 386.200 , 386.330 , 386.360 , 386.390 , 386.400 , 386.410 , 386.420 , 386.440 , 386.450 , 386.480 , 386.500 , 386.530 , 386.540 , 386.600 , 386.700 and 386.710 , shall be construed or interpreted to mean that the public counsel shall not have the right to appeal any and all orders of the public service commission to the courts which right of appeal exists and has existed since the time of transfer as provided in section 386.500 .

4. He shall have all powers necessary or proper to carry out the duties specified in this section.

(L. 1977 H.B. 42 & 157)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 311.150 — MO Code / Chapter 311 / Section 311.150
311.150 Result of election — unfavorable vote.
Status: in_force

311.150. Result of election — unfavorable vote. — If a majority of the votes cast on the question held under the provisions of this chapter shall be against the sale of intoxicating liquor containing alcohol in excess of five percent by weight, by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises where sold, it shall not be lawful for any person within the limits of such incorporated city to, directly or indirectly, sell, give away or barter in any manner whatever intoxicating liquor, by the drink at retail for consumption on the premises where sold, except malt liquor, containing alcohol not to exceed five percent by weight, under proper license, in any quantity whatever, under the penalties prescribed in this chapter.

(RSMo 1939 § 4939, A.L. 1978 H.B. 971)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 60.401 — MO Code / Chapter 60 / Section 60.401
60.401 Missouri state plane coordinate system established.
Status: in_force

60.401. Missouri state plane coordinate system established. — The most recent system of state plane coordinates established by the National Geodetic Survey, or its successor, based on the National Spatial Reference System, or its successor * , and known as the State Plane Coordinate System, for defining and stating the positions or locations of points on the surface of the earth within the state of Missouri shall be known as the "Missouri State Plane Coordinate System".

(L. 1984 S.B. 479, A.L. 2023 H.B. 202 merged with S.B. 138) *Word "successors" appears in original rolls of H.B. 202, 2023.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.193 — MO Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161.193
161.193 State council on vocational education established by executive order, ...
Status: in_force

161.193. State council on vocational education established by executive order, assigned to department — reports, distribution. — 1. As used in this section, the word "council" means the state council on vocational education assigned to the department of elementary and secondary education by executive orders 85-3 and 85-5 in 1985.

2. The council shall provide to the department of economic development, the education committees of the house of representatives and the senate, and the appropriations committees of the house of representatives and the senate copies of all reports which the council is required to submit or does submit to the state board of education, the governor, the state job training coordinating council, the secretary of education and the secretary of labor, or any of the above.

(L. 1990 S.B. 470 § 1)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.798 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.798
227.798 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr memorial highway designated for a portion of ...
Status: in_force

227.798. Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr memorial highway designated for a portion of Pine Street in Poplar Bluff. — The portion of Pine Street (Business 60) from North Westwood Boulevard (Business 67) continuing to B Street within the city of Poplar Bluff in Butler County shall be designated the "Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid by private donations.

(L. 2023 S.B. 127)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 142.350 — MO Code / Chapter 142 / Section 142.350
142.350 Distribution of funds for highway and road purposes.
Status: in_force

142.350. Distribution of funds for highway and road purposes. — The funds herein provided for the construction of state highways shall be distributed between the higher type roads (herein referred to as the primary system) and the other state roads (herein referred to as the secondary system) on the basis now prevailing, that is, forty-eight and eight-tenths percent to the primary system and fifty-one and two-tenths percent to the secondary system, and such basis of distribution shall be continued until one of these systems shall have been completed, and thereafter all of the funds provided for construction purposes shall be used in the construction of the roads of the remaining system; provided, however, that such sums as the commission shall determine are necessary each year to reimburse counties and other civil subdivisions for state highways constructed wholly or in part at their expense and accepted by the commission, and such sums as in the judgment of the commission shall be necessary for maintenance of state highways shall first be deducted from the funds herein provided for before distribution between the primary and secondary system for construction purposes is made; provided further, that sufficient funds to provide for the payment of principal and interest on outstanding state highway bonds as now required by law shall be available from revenue under the provisions of existing laws or pursuant to this chapter before any distribution of funds is made as herein provided.

(L. 1943 p. 670 § 33, A.L. 1972 S.B. 263, A.L. 1998 S.B. 619) Effective 1-1-99
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 163.195 — MO Code / Chapter 163 / Section 163.195
163.195 Disclaimer as to dollar amounts of future payments.
Status: in_force

163.195. Disclaimer as to dollar amounts of future payments. — Passage of sections 143.998 , 162.975 , 163.011 , 163.031 , 163.036 , 163.161 and 163.195 shall not be construed as a promise to fund the school foundation program at any particular dollar amount. Passage of sections 143.998 , 162.975 , 163.011 , 163.031 , 163.036 , 163.161 and 163.195 shall provide a statutory formula to distribute whatever funds are appropriated by the legislature to the various public elementary and secondary school districts in the state.

(L. 1977 H.B. 131 § A)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 161.935 — MO Code / Chapter 161 / Section 161.935
161.935 Council to assure compliance with federal accessibility laws — duties of ...
Status: in_force

161.935. Council to assure compliance with federal accessibility laws — duties of council to assure accessibility. — 1. The council shall work in conjunction with the office of information technology services division to assure state compliance with the provisions of Section 508 of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 regarding accessibility of information technology for individuals with disabilities.

2. When developing, procuring, maintaining or using information technology, or when administering contracts or grants that include the procurement, development, or upgrading of information technology, each state department or agency shall ensure, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the department or agency, that the information technology allows employees, program participants and members of the general public access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access by individuals without disabilities.

3. To assure accessibility, the council and the office of information technology services division shall:

(1) Adopt accessibility standards to be used by each state department or agency in the procurement of information technology, and in the development and implementation of custom-designed information technology systems, websites and other emerging information technology systems;

(2) Establish and implement a review procedure to be used to evaluate the accessibility of custom-designed information technology systems proposed by a state department or agency prior to expenditure of state funds;

(3) Review and evaluate accessibility of information technology commonly purchased by state departments and agencies, and provide accessibility reports on such products to those responsible for purchasing decisions;

(4) Provide training and technical assistance for state departments and agencies to assure procurement of information technology that meets adopted accessibility standards;

(5) Involve individuals with disabilities in accessibility reviews of information technology and in the delivery of training and technical assistance;

(6) Establish complaint procedures, consistent with Section 508 of the Workforce Development Act of 1998 to be used by an individual with a disability who alleges that a state department or agency fails to comply with the provisions of this section.

(L. 1999 H.B. 201, A.L. 2002 H.B. 2117, A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision) Transferred 2014; formerly 191.863
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 167.275 — MO Code / Chapter 167 / Section 167.275
167.275 Dropouts to be reported to state literacy hot line — availability of ...
Status: in_force

167.275. Dropouts to be reported to state literacy hot line — availability of information on website. — 1. Effective January 1, 1991, all public and nonpublic secondary schools shall report to the state literacy hotline office in Jefferson City the name, mailing address and telephone number of all students sixteen years of age or older who drop out of school for any reason other than to attend another school, college or university, or enlist in the armed services. Such reports shall be made either by using the telephone hotline number or on forms developed by the department of elementary and secondary education. Upon such notification, the state literacy hotline office shall contact the student who has been reported and refer that student to the nearest location that provides adult basic education instruction leading to the completion of a general educational development certificate.

2. All records and reports from or based upon the reports required by this section shall be made available by free electronic record on the department's website or otherwise on the first business day of each month. The names of the students who drop out and any other information which might identify such students shall not be included in the records and reports made available by free electronic media.

(L. 1990 S.B. 740 § 8, A.L. 2009 S.B. 291)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 128.070 — MO Code / Chapter 128 / Section 128.070
128.070 Governor to cast up votes.
Status: in_force

128.070. Governor to cast up votes. — The governor, on receipt of the certificates from the several counties in each district which he may have received within fifteen days after the day of election, shall immediately add up the vote from the several counties, and the person residing in any one district having the highest number of votes given in the state for any one person residing in the same district shall by him be declared duly elected elector for said district.

(RSMo 1939 § 12317) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10736; 1919 § 5291; 1909 § 2750
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.1214 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.1214
67.1214 Municipality adopting zoning ordinance, procedure — conflict in regulation, ...
Status: in_force

67.1214. Municipality adopting zoning ordinance, procedure — conflict in regulation, more stringent limitation to prevail. — 1. Any municipality which has adopted, or hereafter adopts, zoning ordinances under the provisions of chapter 89 may incorporate therein such airport zoning regulations as are provided for by sections 67.1200 to 67.1222 , and to administer and enforce the same as provided in sections 67.1200 to 67.1222 .

2. In the event of any conflict between any airport zoning regulations adopted or established under sections 67.1200 to 67.1222 and any other regulations applicable to the same area, whether the conflict is with respect to the height of structures, or trees, the use of land, or any other matter, the more stringent limitation or requirement shall govern and prevail.

(L. 1992 H.B. 1434 & 1490 § 17)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 67.5018 — MO Code / Chapter 67 / Section 67.5018
67.5018 Treasurer's duties — report required, when.
Status: in_force

67.5018. Treasurer's duties — report required, when. — 1. The treasurer of the board of each district created shall keep accurate accounts of all receipts and disbursements. The receipts and disbursements of each district created by sections 67.5000 to 67.5038 shall be audited yearly by a certified or licensed public accountant and the report of the audit shall be approved by the board of each district created. Upon board approval, the report shall be available for inspection.

2. The accounts of the district shall be open at any reasonable time for inspection by duly authorized representatives of the county and cities included within the jurisdictional boundaries of that district.

3. Annually, no later than one hundred twenty days after the close of each district's fiscal year, the board of each district created by sections 67.5000 to 67.5038 shall cause to be prepared a report on the operations and transactions conducted by that district during the preceding year. The report shall be an open record and shall be submitted to the governing bodies of each city and county within the jurisdictional boundaries of that district commencing the year following the year in which the district is created. The board of each district shall take those actions as are reasonably required to make this report readily available to the public.

(L. 2012 H.B. 1504)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 70.625 — MO Code / Chapter 70 / Section 70.625
70.625 Employees acquired from another subdivision or private business, how handled.
Status: in_force

70.625. Employees acquired from another subdivision or private business, how handled. — In the event an employer acquires employees as the result of acquiring an enterprise from a private business which had an employee retirement plan or from another political subdivision, by agreement with the board after the board has received the advice of its technical advisors concerning such agreement, such employer may provide for coverage under this system of either some part or all of such employee's employment with such private business or other political subdivision, provided such coverage does not duplicate any coverage of a plan similar in purpose to this system which such private business or other political subdivision may have had in effect. In providing for such coverage, an employer and the board shall pursue uniform policies and shall not discriminate in favor of or against any such employee or group of such employees.

(L. 1967 p. 141 § 6)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 643.060 — MO Code / Chapter 643 / Section 643.060
643.060 Powers and duties of director.
Status: in_force

643.060. Powers and duties of director. — In addition to any other powers vested by law, the director shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) Retain, employ, provide for, and compensate, within appropriations available therefor, such consultants, assistants, deputies, clerks, and other employees on a full- or part-time basis as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 643.010 to 643.355 and prescribe the times at which they shall be appointed and their powers and duties;

(2) Accept, receive and administer grants or other funds or gifts from public and private agencies including the federal government for the purpose of carrying out any of the functions of sections 643.010 to 643.355 . The director shall apply for all available grants and funds authorized and distributed pursuant to Title XI of the federal Clean Air Act, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 1662e, for training, assistance and payments to eligible individuals. The director shall report annually to the governor and the general assembly the amount of revenue received under Title XI of the Clean Air Act and the distribution of such funds to eligible persons. Funds received by the director pursuant to this section shall be deposited with the state treasurer and held and disbursed by him in accordance with the appropriations of the general assembly. The director is authorized to enter into contracts as he may deem necessary for carrying out the provisions of sections 643.010 to 643.355 ;

(3) Budget and receive duly appropriated moneys for expenditures to carry out the provisions and purposes of sections 643.010 to 643.355 ;

(4) Administer and enforce sections 643.010 to 643.355 , investigate complaints, issue orders and take all actions necessary to implement sections 643.010 to 643.355 ;

(5) Receive and act upon reports, plans, specifications and applications submitted under rules promulgated by the commission. Any person aggrieved by any action of the director under this provision shall be entitled to a hearing before the commission as provided in section 643.080 . The commission may sustain, reverse, or modify any action of the director taken under this provision, or make such other order as the commission shall deem appropriate under the circumstances.

(L. 1965 p. 335 § 6, A.L. 1972 H.B. 1184, A.L. 1992 S.B. 544, A.L. 2011 H.B. 89) CROSS REFERENCE: Nonseverability clause, 640.099
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 522.220 — MO Code / Chapter 522 / Section 522.220
522.220 Inquiry of damages.
Status: in_force

522.220. Inquiry of damages. — If, in such action, the plaintiff shall obtain judgment upon motion to dismiss, by confession or default, the court shall make an order therein that the truth of the breach assigned be inquired into, and the damages sustained thereby be assessed at the same or the next term, and the court shall proceed therein in the same manner as in other cases of inquiry of damages.

(RSMo 1939 § 3269, A. 1949 H.B. 2125) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2882; 1919 § 1032; 1909 § 1239
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 573.550 — MO Code / Chapter 573 / Section 573.550
573.550 Providing explicit sexual material to a student, offense of — penalty — ...
Status: in_force

573.550. Providing explicit sexual material to a student, offense of — penalty — definitions. — 1. A person commits the offense of providing explicit sexual material to a student if such person is affiliated with a public or private elementary or secondary school in an official capacity and, knowing of its content and character, such person provides, assigns, supplies, distributes, loans, or coerces acceptance of or the approval of the providing of explicit sexual material to a student or possesses with the purpose of providing, assigning, supplying, distributing, loaning, or coercing acceptance of or the approval of the providing of explicit sexual material to a student.

2. The offense of providing explicit sexual material to a student is a class A misdemeanor.

3. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:

(1) "Explicit sexual material" , any pictorial, three-dimensional, or visual depiction, including any photography, film, video, picture, or computer-generated image, showing human masturbation, deviate sexual intercourse as defined in section 566.010 , sexual intercourse, direct physical stimulation of genitals, sadomasochistic abuse, or emphasizing the depiction of postpubertal human genitals; provided, however, that works of art, when taken as a whole, that have serious artistic significance, or works of anthropological significance, or materials used in science courses, including but not limited to materials used in biology, anatomy, physiology, and sexual education classes shall not be deemed to be within the foregoing definition;

(2) "Person affiliated with a public or private elementary or secondary school in an official capacity" , an administrator, teacher, librarian, media center personnel, substitute teacher, teacher's assistant, student teacher, law enforcement officer, school board member, school bus driver, guidance counselor, coach, guest lecturer, guest speaker, or other nonschool employee who is invited to present information to students by a teacher, administrator, or other school employee. Such term shall not include a student enrolled in the elementary or secondary school.

(L. 2022 S.B. 775, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 302.301 — MO Code / Chapter 302 / Section 302.301
302.301 Restricted licenses.
Status: in_force

302.301. Restricted licenses. — 1. In addition to other restrictions imposed by this chapter, upon issuance of a license, the director shall have authority, when good cause appears, to impose restrictions suitable to the applicant's driving ability and pertaining to the type or special mechanical control devices required on a motor vehicle which the applicant may operate, or such other restrictions applicable to the applicant as the director may determine to be appropriate to assure the safe operation of a motor vehicle by the applicant.

2. The director may issue either a special restricted license or may set forth the restrictions upon the usual license form. Upon receiving satisfactory evidence of any violation of the restrictions imposed pursuant to this chapter, the director may suspend or revoke the license, but the operator shall be entitled to an appeal as provided in section 302.311 .

3. Any person who operates a motor vehicle in any manner in violation of the restrictions imposed in a restricted license issued to the person shall be deemed guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

(L. 1951 p. 678 § 302.300, A.L. 1989 1st Ex. Sess. H.B. 3, A.L. 1996 H.B. 1047)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 369.164 — MO Code / Chapter 369 / Section 369.164
369.164 Attorney in fact, association may recognize, when.
Status: in_force

369.164. Attorney in fact, association may recognize, when. — An association may continue to recognize the written authority of an attorney in fact to make any addition to and withdrawal from the account of an owner until it receives written notice of the death or adjudication of disability or incapacity of the owner, or of revocation of the attorney's authority. Any payment by the association to an attorney in fact prior to receipt of such notice shall be a complete discharge of the association as to the amount so paid.

(L. 1971 S.B. 3 § 32, A.L. 1982 S.B. 464, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)