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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.267 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.267
260.267 Restriction on sales of certain batteries, effective dates — sale of ...
Status: in_force

260.267. Restriction on sales of certain batteries, effective dates — sale of nonbutton cell mercuric-oxide battery requirements, duties of manufacturer, violation, penalty. — 1. No person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes any alkaline-manganese battery manufactured on or after January 1, 1997, with any mercury content that was intentionally introduced, as distinguished from mercury that may be incidentally present in other materials, except that the limitation on mercury content in alkaline-manganese button cell batteries shall be twenty-five milligrams of mercury per button cell.

2. (1) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes for use in Missouri any button cell mercuric-oxide battery on or after January 1, 1996.

(2) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or offer for promotional purposes for use in Missouri any nonbutton cell mercuric-oxide battery on or after January 1, 1996, unless the battery manufacturer does all of the following:

(a) Identifies an approved collection site to which persons may send used mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal;

(b) Informs each mercuric-oxide battery purchaser of the location of the collection site identified in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; and

(c) Informs each mercuric-oxide battery purchaser of a telephone number that the purchaser may call to receive information about returning used mercuric-oxide batteries for recycling or proper disposal.

3. A person in violation of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a class C misdemeanor.

(L. 1995 H.B. 81)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 301.3047 — MO Code / Chapter 301 / Section 301.3047
301.3047 Kansas City Zoo special license plate, application, fees.
Status: in_force

301.3047. Kansas City Zoo special license plate, application, fees. — 1. Any member of the Kansas City Zoo, after an annual payment of an emblem-use authorization fee to the Kansas City Zoo, may receive special license plates for any motor vehicle the member owns, either solely or jointly, other than an apportioned motor vehicle or a commercial motor vehicle licensed in excess of twenty-four thousand pounds gross weight. The Kansas City Zoo hereby authorizes the use of its official emblem to be affixed on multiyear personalized license plates as provided in this section. Any contribution to the Kansas City Zoo derived from this section, except reasonable administrative costs, shall be used solely for the purposes of the Kansas City Zoo. Any member of the Kansas City Zoo may annually apply for the use of the emblem.

2. Upon annual application and payment of a thirty-five dollar emblem-use contribution to the Kansas City Zoo, the Kansas City Zoo shall issue to the vehicle owner, without further charge, an emblem-use authorization statement, which shall be presented by the vehicle owner to the director of revenue at the time of registration. Upon presentation of the annual statement and payment of a fifteen dollar fee in addition to the regular registration fees and presentation of documents which may be required by law, the director of revenue shall issue to the vehicle owner a special license plate which shall bear the emblem of the Kansas City Zoo. Such license plates shall be made with fully reflective material with a common color scheme and design, shall be clearly visible at night, and shall be aesthetically attractive, as prescribed by section 301.130 . Notwithstanding the provisions of section 301.144 , no additional fee shall be charged for the personalization of license plates issued pursuant to this section.

3. A vehicle owner who was previously issued a plate with the Kansas City Zoo's emblem authorized by this section, but who does not provide an emblem-use authorization statement at a subsequent time of registration, shall be issued a new plate which does not bear the Kansas City Zoo's emblem, as otherwise provided by law. The director of revenue shall make necessary rules and regulations for the enforcement of this section, and shall design all necessary forms required by this section.

(L. 2001 S.B. 407 § 301.3057, A.L. 2016 H.B. 2380)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 227.406 — MO Code / Chapter 227 / Section 227.406
227.406 CW2 Matthew G. Kelley Memorial Highway designated for portion of Highway 69 ...
Status: in_force

227.406. CW2 Matthew G. Kelley Memorial Highway designated for portion of Highway 69 in city of Cameron. — The portion of U.S. Highway 69, from the southern city limits of Cameron to its intersection with Interstate 35, shall be designated the "CW2 Matthew G. Kelley Memorial Highway". The department of transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs designating such highway, with the costs to be paid for by private donations.

(L. 2009 H.B. 683 merged with H.B. 867)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 260.605 — MO Code / Chapter 260 / Section 260.605
260.605 Board of directors, number, qualifications, election, term.
Status: in_force

260.605. Board of directors, number, qualifications, election, term. — The corporation shall have a board of directors in which all the powers of the corporation shall be vested and which shall consist of any number of directors, not less than three, all of whom shall be duly qualified electors of and taxpayers in the county or municipality. The directors shall serve as such without compensation. The directors shall be elected by the governing body of the county or municipality, and each director shall continue to hold office until his successor is elected.

(L. 1983 H.B. 528 § 6) Effective 6-27-83
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 9.158 — MO Code / Chapter 9 / Section 9.158
9.158 Diabetes awareness month designated.
Status: in_force

9.158. Diabetes awareness month designated. — The month of November shall be known and designated as "Diabetes Awareness Month". The citizens of the state of Missouri are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to increase awareness of diabetes. Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which the body has elevated blood sugar levels over a prolonged period of time and affects Missourians of all ages.

(L. 2018 S.B. 718 merged with S.B. 951)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 319.031 — MO Code / Chapter 319 / Section 319.031
319.031 Sewer system owner duties upon notification of intent to excavate.
Status: in_force

319.031. Sewer system owner duties upon notification of intent to excavate. — 1. In addition to the other requirements of section 319.030 , the response to a notice of intent to excavate received by a sewer system owner, when such owner has underground facilities located in the area of excavation identified in the notice and when the notice indicates that trenchless excavation methods will be used, shall include a determination of whether sewer service connections exist in the area of the excavation.

2. If the sewer system owner determines that sewer service connections exist in the area of the excavation identified in a notice of intent to excavate, the owner shall provide his, her, or its best available information, or notice that the information does not exist, regarding the location of such connections to the excavator by any of the following methods:

(1) Placing a triangular green mark at the approximate location of the sewer service connection pointing in the direction of the customer structure serviced;

(2) Providing electronic copies of the information to the excavator;

(3) Delivering copies of the information to the excavator by other agreed upon means; or

(4) Arranging to meet the excavator at the site of the excavation to provide the information.

3. Providing the best available information, or notice that the information does not exist, regarding the location of sewer service connections that exist in the area of excavation identified in a notice of intent to excavate shall constitute full compliance with this section, and a sewer system owner shall not be liable to any party for damages or injuries resulting from an excavation if they are in compliance with this section.

4. Providing the best available information regarding the location of sewer service connections that exist in the area of excavation identified in a notice of intent to excavate shall not in and of itself constitute ownership, operation, control, or management of sewer service lines by a sewer system owner.

(L. 2014 H.B. 1867, A.L. 2025 S.B. 133)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 64.815 — MO Code / Chapter 64 / Section 64.815
64.815 Master plan of county — contents — hearings — adoption.
Status: in_force

64.815. Master plan of county — contents — hearings — adoption. — The county planning commission shall prepare an official master plan of the county for the purpose of bringing about coordinated physical development in accordance with the present and future needs. The official master plan shall be developed so as to conserve the natural resources of the county, to insure efficient expenditure of public funds and to promote the health, safety, convenience, prosperity and general welfare of the inhabitants. The official master plan may include, among other things, studies and recommendations relative to the location, character and extent of highways, railroads, bus, streetcar and other transportation routes, bridges, public buildings, schools, parks, parkways, forests, wildlife refuges, dams, and projects affecting conservation of natural resources. The county commission, upon the recommendation of the county planning commission, may adopt the official master plan in whole or in part and may subsequently amend or extend the adopted plan or portion thereof. Before the adoption, amendment or extension of the plan or portion thereof, the county commission shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, fifteen days' notice of the time and place of which shall be published in at least one newspaper having general circulation within the county, and notice of such hearing shall also be posted at least fifteen days in advance thereof in one or more public areas of the courthouse of the county. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time. The adoption of the plan, or part thereof, shall be by resolution carried by not less than a majority vote of the full membership of the county commission. After the adoption of the official master plan, or part thereof, an attested copy shall be certified by the county commission to the recorder of deeds and to the clerk of each incorporated area covered by the plan or part thereof.

(L. 1965 p. 178 § 4, A.L. 1971 H.B. 440)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 8.589 — MO Code / Chapter 8 / Section 8.589
8.589 Termination date for sections 8.500 to 8.590 — office of administration to ...
Status: in_force

*8.589. Termination date for sections 8.500 to 8.590 — office of administration to notify revisor of statutes of date. — The provisions of sections 8.500 to 8.590 shall terminate upon the satisfaction of all outstanding notes and obligations issued pursuant to such sections. The commissioner of the office of administration shall notify the revisor of statutes when all outstanding notes and obligations have been satisfied.

(L. 2003 H.B. 401 § 1) Effective 2-26-03 *Section terminates upon satisfaction of all outstanding notes and obligations. See section 8.589.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.729 — MO Code / Chapter 191 / Section 191.729
191.729 School districts to be furnished information on prenatal and postnatal ...
Status: in_force

191.729. School districts to be furnished information on prenatal and postnatal effects of substances, when. — Upon receipt of federal funds for such program, the commissioner of the department of elementary and secondary education shall develop and make available to all school districts for inclusion in their drug and alcohol education programs in grades one through twelve, age-appropriate drug education curricula concerning the physiological effects and problems before and after birth caused by the use of cigarettes, alcohol and schedules I, II and III controlled substances as listed in section 195.017 .

(L. 1991 S.B. 190 § 3) Effective 7-1-92
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 565.115 — MO Code / Chapter 565 / Section 565.115
565.115 Child kidnapping — penalty.
Status: in_force

565.115. Child kidnapping — penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of child kidnapping if he or she is not a relative of the child within the third degree and, knowing he or she has no right to do so, removes a child under the age of fourteen without consent of the child's parents or guardian, or confines such child for a substantial period of time without such consent.

2. In determining whether the child was removed or confined unlawfully, it is an affirmative defense that the person reasonably believed that the person's actions were necessary to preserve the child from danger to his or her welfare.

3. The offense of child kidnapping is a class A felony.

(L. 2004 H.B. 1487, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 42.100 — MO Code / Chapter 42 / Section 42.100
42.100 Missouri veterans' homes — commission to maintain — rules and regulations.
Status: in_force

42.100. Missouri veterans' homes — commission to maintain — rules and regulations. — 1. The commission shall maintain such facilities for the care of veterans who require institutional health care services as shall be funded by appropriations of the general assembly. Such facilities shall be known as "Missouri Veterans' Homes".

2. The commission shall make all rules and regulations necessary for the management and administration of the homes and for the admission and discharge of residents of the homes. All rules and regulations pertaining to the admission and discharge of residents shall be consistent with the provisions of sections 42.002 to 42.135 and section 143.1001 .

(L. 1977 H.B. 478 § 2, A.L. 1985 H.B. 140, A.L. 1989 H.B. 850)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 490.420 — MO Code / Chapter 490 / Section 490.420
490.420 Certified copy thereof read in evidence.
Status: in_force

490.420. Certified copy thereof read in evidence. — Where any such instrument is acknowledged or proved, certified and recorded, in the manner herein prescribed, and it shall be shown to the court by the oath or affidavit of the party wishing to use the same, or of anyone knowing the fact, that such instrument is lost, or not within the power of the party wishing to use the same, the record thereof, or the transcript of such record, certified by the recorder under the seal of his office, may be read in evidence, without further proof.

(RSMo 1939 § 3436) Prior revisions: 1929 § 3049; 1919 § 2208; 1909 § 2819 CROSS REFERENCE: Conveyances of bounty lands--record or certified copy to be evidence, when, 442.250
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 197.357 — MO Code / Chapter 197 / Section 197.357
197.357 Reimbursement for project cost-overrun in excess of ten percent, eligible ...
Status: in_force

197.357. Reimbursement for project cost-overrun in excess of ten percent, eligible when — requirements. — For the purposes of reimbursement under section 208.152 , project costs for new institutional health services in excess of ten percent of the initial project estimate whether or not approval was obtained under subsection 7 of section 197.315 shall not be eligible for reimbursement for the first three years that a facility receives payment for services provided under section 208.152 . The initial estimate shall be that amount for which the original certificate of need was obtained or, in the case of facilities for which a binding construction or purchase contract was executed prior to October 1, 1980, the amount of that contract. Reimbursement for these excess costs after the first three years shall not be made until a certificate of need has been granted for the excess project costs. The provisions of this section shall apply only to facilities which file an application for a certificate of need or make application for cost-overrun review of their original application or waiver after August 13, 1982.

(L. 1982 H.B. 1086)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 108.250 — MO Code / Chapter 108 / Section 108.250
108.250 Auditor's fee for registering bonds — transmitted to director of revenue.
Status: in_force

108.250. Auditor's fee for registering bonds — transmitted to director of revenue. — The state auditor shall be paid for registering bonds the sum of ten cents for each one hundred dollars of the face value of the bonds registered; provided, that the fee for registering any issue of bonds shall in no case be less than twenty-five cents and in no case be greater than one thousand dollars. The amount of any fee collected under this section shall be promptly transmitted to the state director of revenue.

(RSMo 1939 § 3302, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 222, A.L. 2008 S.B. 944) Prior revisions: 1929 § 2916; 1919 § 1064; 1909 § 1276 Effective 5-16-08
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 375.1730 — MO Code / Chapter 375 / Section 375.1730
375.1730 Costs of coverage reported to department — rates.
Status: in_force

375.1730. Costs of coverage reported to department — rates. — Any insurance company that sells liability insurance which provides coverage for dram shop liability as described in section 537.053 shall report all costs associated with such coverages to the department of commerce and insurance. The rates for such coverage shall be governed pursuant to section 379.889 .

(L. 2002 H.B. 1532)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 48.050 — MO Code / Chapter 48 / Section 48.050
48.050 Effect of change of class on county offices and officers.
Status: in_force

48.050. Effect of change of class on county offices and officers. — Any elected county official whose office may be abolished or consolidated with another office as a result of the change of the county from one class to another shall continue to hold the office to which he was elected for the term for which he was elected. Any office which may be established as a result of the change of the county from one class to another shall be filled in accordance with the provisions of the law relating to the filling of vacancies for such office.

(L. 1945 p. 1801 § 3)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 86.053 — MO Code / Chapter 86 / Section 86.053
86.053 Regular actuarial investigation.
Status: in_force

86.053. Regular actuarial investigation. — In the year 1933 and at least once in each five-year period thereafter the actuary shall make an actuarial investigation into the mortality, service and compensation experience of the members and beneficiaries of the retirement system and shall make a valuation of the assets and liabilities of the funds of the system and taking into account the results of such investigation and valuation the board of trustees shall:

(1) Adopt for the retirement system such mortality, service and other tables as shall be deemed necessary;

(2) Certify the rates of contribution payable by the members under the provisions of sections 86.010 to 86.193 ; and

(3) Certify the rates of contribution payable by the said cities in accordance with section 86.153 .

(RSMo 1939 § 9468, A.L. 1947 V. I p. 418) Prior revision: 1929 § 8910
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.314 — MO Code / Chapter 452 / Section 452.314
452.314 Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution or separation if ...
Status: in_force

452.314. Guardian for incapacitated person may file for dissolution or separation if ward is a victim of spousal abuse. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a guardian for an incapacitated person may file a petition for dissolution of the marriage of, or if the incapacitated person has a history of religious objection to divorce, the guardian may file for a legal separation for such incapacitated person and may give testimony in support of the allegations contained in the petition, if the guardian has reasonable cause to believe that the incapacitated person has been the victim of abuse by the spouse of such incapacitated person.

(L. 1990 H.B. 1370, et al.)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 527.230 — MO Code / Chapter 527 / Section 527.230
527.230 Copy to be recorded, where — may be read in evidence.
Status: in_force

527.230. Copy to be recorded, where — may be read in evidence. — A certified copy of any decree entered in pursuance of sections 527.190 to 527.250 shall be recorded in the office of the recorder or register of deeds of the said county where the lands are situate, and a certified copy of said decree, or of the record thereof, may be read as evidence in all courts and judicial proceedings in this state.

(RSMo 1939 § 1693) Prior revisions: 1929 § 1529; 1919 § 1979; 1909 § 2543
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 369.084 — MO Code / Chapter 369 / Section 369.084
369.084 Merger, effect of.
Status: in_force

369.084. Merger, effect of. — When the merger or consolidation becomes effective:

(1) The several associations parties to the plan of merger or consolidation shall be a single association, which, in the case of a merger, shall be that association designated in the plan of merger as the surviving association, and, in the case of a consolidation, shall be the new association provided for in the plan of consolidation;

(2) The separate existence of all associations parties to the plan of merger or consolidation, except the surviving or new association, shall cease;

(3) The surviving or new association shall have all rights, privileges, immunities and powers and shall be subject to all the duties and liabilities of an association organized under sections 369.010 to 369.369 ;

(4) The surviving or new association shall then possess all the rights, privileges, immunities and franchises, as well of a public as of a private nature, of each of the merging or consolidating associations;

(5) All property, real, personal and mixed, and all debts due on whatever account, and all other choses in action, and all and every other interest, of or belonging to or due to each of the associations so merged or consolidated, shall be taken and deemed to be transferred to and vested in such single association without further act or deed; and the title to any real estate, or any interest therein, under the laws of this state vested in any of such associations shall not revert or be in any way impaired by reason of such merger or consolidation;

(6) The surviving or new association shall thenceforth be responsible and liable for all the liabilities and obligations of each of the associations so merged or consolidated; and any claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against any of the associations may be prosecuted to judgment as if the merger or consolidation had not taken place, or the surviving or new association may be substituted in its place, and neither the rights of creditors nor any liens upon the property of any of the associations shall be impaired by the merger or consolidation; and

(7) In the case of a merger, the articles of incorporation of the surviving association shall be deemed to be amended to the extent, if any, that changes in its articles are stated in the articles of merger; and, in the case of a consolidation, the statements set forth in the articles of consolidation and which are required or permitted to be set forth in the articles of incorporation of associations organized under sections 369.010 to 369.369 shall be deemed to be the articles of incorporation of the new association.

(L. 1971 S.B. 3 § 16)
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 249.370 — MO Code / Chapter 249 / Section 249.370
249.370 Powers of board of trustees after adoption of plans.
Status: in_force

249.370. Powers of board of trustees after adoption of plans. — When the plans referred to in section 249.360 with reference to subdistricts have been adopted by the board of trustees and the resolution of adoption published as provided therein, the board of trustees shall have the power, when petitioned so to do by a majority of the resident owners of all tracts and parcels of land lying within such subdistrict as laid out in said plans and described in such petition, to provide for the construction of a complete system of lateral sewers in such subdistrict or any part thereof, issue bonds in anticipation of the revenues of such subdistrict in the manner provided in sections 249.390 to 249.420 . The board of trustees shall have the power to determine the sufficiency of the petition.

(RSMo 1939 § 12664)