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Chapter 536 RSMO
Chapter: 537→ August 28, 2016
536.010. For the purpose of this chapter:
Rules invalid, when.
536.014. No department, agency, commission or board rule shall be valid in the event that:
(1) There is an absence of statutory authority for the rule or any portion thereof; or
(2) The rule is in conflict with state law; or
(3) The rule is so arbitrary and capricious as to create such substantial inequity as to be unreasonably burdensome on persons affected.
Missouri Register published at least monthly.
(L. 1975 S.B. 58, A.L. 1994 S.B. 558, A.L. 2004 H.B. 1616 merged with S.B. 1100)
Requirements for rulemaking--proposed rules to be made available onagency website.
536.016. 1. Any state agency shall propose rules based upon substantial evidence on the record and a finding by the agency that the rule is necessary to carry out the purposes of the statute that granted such rulemaking authority.
2. Each state agency shall adopt procedures by which it will determine whether a rule is necessary to carry out the purposes of the statute authorizing the rule. Such criteria and rulemaking shall be based upon reasonably available empirical data and shall include an assessment of the effectiveness and the cost of rules both to the state and to any private or public person or entity affected by such rules.
3. Each state agency shall make publicly available proposed rules on the home page of its official internet website by providing a hyperlink entitled "proposed rules". This hyperlink shall grant access to an internet page which shall provide the following information for each proposed rule within one business day of when such rule is published in the Missouri Register:
(1) The text of the proposed rule as filed with the secretary of state pursuant to section 536.021, including any fiscal notes;
(2) A summary which shall be a concise statement not exceeding one hundred words using language neither intentionally argumentative nor likely to create prejudice either for or against the proposed rule; and
(3) A direct hyperlink to the full text of the proposed rule located in the Missouri Register and all material incorporated by reference on the secretary of state's website.
(L. 1997 H.B. 850, A.L. 1999 S.B. 176, A.L. 2014 S.B. 504)
Taking of private property defined--proposed rules require takingsanalysis, when, purpose, procedure--rule invalid, when--exceptions.
536.017. For purposes of this section, "taking of private property" shall mean an activity wherein private property is taken such that compensation to the owner of the property is required by the fifth and fourteenth amendments to the Constitution of the United States or any other similar or applicable law of this state. No department or agency shall transmit a proposed rule or regulation which limits or affects the use of real property to the secretary of state until a takings analysis has occurred. The takings analysis shall evaluate whether the proposed rule or regulation on its face constitutes a taking of real property under relevant state and federal law. The department or agency shall certify in the transmittal letter to the secretary of state that a takings analysis has occurred. Any rule that does not comply with this section shall be invalid and the secretary of state shall not publish the rule. A takings analysis shall not be necessary where the rule or regulation is being promulgated on an emergency basis, where the rule or regulation is federally mandated, or where the rule or regulation substantially codifies existing federal or state law.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1099 §§ 536.017, B merged with S.B. 558, A.L. 1997 H.B. 88, A.L. 1998 S.B. 900)
"Agency" and "state agency" not to include institutions of highereducation if sufficient safeguards for contested cases providedby institutions.
536.018. The term "agency" and the term "state agency" as defined by section 536.010 shall not include an institution of higher education, supported in whole or in part from state funds, if such institution has established written procedures to assure that constitutionally required due process safeguards exist and apply to a proceeding that would otherwise constitute a "contested case" as defined in section 536.010.
(L. 1994 H.B. 1099 merged with S.B. 558 § 1)
Effective 6-3-94 (S.B. 558)
8-28-94 (H.B. 1099)
Effective date of rules--contingent effective date.
536.019. 1. Notwithstanding other provisions of this chapter to the contrary, a final order of rulemaking shall not take effect prior to the expiration of thirty legislative days of a regular session after such order of rulemaking has been filed with the general assembly by providing a copy thereof to the joint committee on administrative rules and the secretary of state.
Rules, procedure for making, amending or rescinding--notice of--ruleseffective when, exception--effective date to be printed in code ofstate regulations--failure of agencies to promulgate a requiredrule--effect--exception--letter ruling authorized for departmentof revenue, effect.
Suspension or termination of rules--procedure.
536.022. 1. If any rule or portion of a rule of a state agency is suspended or terminated by action of the governor, a court or other authority, the state agency shall immediately file a notice of such action with the secretary of state.
Procedures for numbering, indexing and publishing to be prescribed bysecretary of state.
536.023. 1. The secretary of state shall prescribe in a format and medium as prescribed by the secretary of state and in writing upon request uniform procedures for the numbering, indexing, form and publication of all rules, notices of proposed rulemaking and orders of rulemaking. Copies of the procedures shall be furnished by the secretary of state to each state agency and copies thereof shall be permanently maintained in the office of the secretary of state and shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable times.
Validity of rules promulgated by state agency dependent on compliancewith procedural requirements--powers and duties of joint committee.
536.024. 1. When the general assembly authorizes any state agency to adopt administrative rules or regulations, the granting of such rulemaking authority and the validity of such rules and regulations is contingent upon the agency complying with the provisions of this section in promulgating such rules after June 3, 1994.
Emergency rule powers--procedure--definitions.
536.025. 1. A rule may be made, amended or rescinded by a state agency without following the provisions of section 536.021, only if the state agency:
Comments on proposed rules--committees for comment.
536.026. 1. In addition to seeking information by other methods, an agency may solicit comments from the public on the subject matter of a rule that the agency is considering proposing. The agency may file a notice of the rule under consideration as a proposed rulemaking with the secretary of state for publication in the Missouri Register as soon as practicable after the filing thereof in the secretary's office. The notice may contain the number and the subject matter of the rule as well as a statement indicating where, when, and how persons may comment.
Written comments to be retained as public record for three years.
536.027. Any written comment filed pursuant to section 536.021 in support of or opposition to a notice of proposed rulemaking and any written record of a public hearing in connection with a notice of proposed rulemaking shall be retained for a period of at least three years by the agency issuing the notice, and all such comments and other records shall be available for public inspection at all reasonable times.
(L. 1975 S.B. 58)
Contingent delegation of rulemaking power--effective date ofrules--notice to be filed with joint committee--committee'spowers--disapproval or annulment of rules, grounds, procedure,effect--publishing of rules, when--nonseverable--contingenteffective date.
536.028. 1. Notwithstanding provisions of this chapter to the contrary, the delegation of authority to any state agency to propose to the general assembly rules as provided under this section is contingent upon the agency complying with the provisions of this chapter and this delegation of legislative power to the agency to propose a final order of rulemaking containing a rule or portion thereof that has the effect of substantive law, other than a rule relating to the agency's organization and internal management, is contingent and dependent upon the power of the general assembly to review such proposed order of rulemaking, to delay the effective date of such proposed order of rulemaking until the expiration of at least thirty legislative days of a regular session after such order is filed with the general assembly and the secretary of state, and to disapprove and annul any rule or portion thereof contained in such order of rulemaking.
2. No rule or portion of a rule that has the effect of substantive law shall become effective until the final order of rulemaking has been reviewed by the general assembly in accordance with the procedures provided pursuant to this chapter. Any agency's authority to propose an order of rulemaking is dependent upon the power of the general assembly to disapprove and annul any such proposed rule or portion thereof.
3. In order for the general assembly to have an effective opportunity to be advised of rules proposed by any state agency, an agency shall propose a rule or order of rulemaking by complying with the procedures provided in this chapter, except that the notice of proposed rulemaking shall first be filed with the general assembly by providing a copy thereof to the joint committee on administrative rules, which may hold hearings upon any proposed rule, order of rulemaking or portion thereof at any time. The agency shall cooperate with the joint committee on administrative rules by providing any witnesses, documents or information within the control of the agency as may be requested.
4. Such proposed order of rulemaking shall not become effective prior to the expiration of thirty legislative days of a regular session after such order is filed with the secretary of state and the joint committee on administrative rules.
5. The committee may, by majority vote of its members, recommend that the general assembly disapprove and annul any rule or portion thereof contained in an order of rulemaking after hearings thereon and upon a finding that such rule or portion thereof should be disapproved and annulled. Grounds upon which the committee may recommend such action include, but are not limited to:
(1) Such rule is substantive in nature in that it creates rights or liabilities or provides for sanctions as to any person, corporation or other legal entity; and
(2) Such rule or portion thereof is not in the public interest or is not authorized by the general assembly for one or more of the following grounds:
(a) An absence of statutory authority for the proposed rule;
(b) The proposed rule is in conflict with state law;
(c) Such proposed rule is likely to substantially endanger the public health, safety or welfare;
(d) The rule exceeds the purpose, or is more restrictive than is necessary to carry out the purpose, of the statute granting rulemaking authority;
(e) A substantial change in circumstance has occurred since enactment of the law upon which the proposed rule is based as to result in a conflict between the purpose of the law and the proposed rule, or as to create a substantial danger to public health and welfare; or
(f) The proposed rule is so arbitrary and capricious as to create such substantial inequity as to be unreasonably burdensome on persons affected.
6. Any recommendation or report issued by the committee pursuant to subsection 5 of this section shall be admissible as evidence in any judicial proceeding and entitled to judicial notice without further proof.
7. The general assembly may adopt a concurrent resolution in accordance with the provisions of Article IV, Section 8 of the Missouri Constitution to disapprove and annul any rule or portion thereof.
8. Any rule or portion thereof not disapproved within thirty legislative days of a regular session pursuant to subsection 7 of this section shall be deemed approved by the general assembly and the secretary of state may publish such final order of rulemaking as soon as practicable upon the expiration of thirty legislative days of a regular session after the final order of rulemaking was filed with the secretary of state and the joint committee on administrative rules.
9. Upon adoption of such concurrent resolution as provided in subsection 7 of this section, the secretary of state shall not publish the order of rulemaking until the expiration of time necessary for such resolution to be signed by the governor, or vetoed and subsequently acted upon by the general assembly pursuant to Article III, Section 32 of the Missouri Constitution. If such concurrent resolution is adopted and signed by the governor or otherwise reconsidered pursuant to Article III, Section 32, the secretary of state shall publish in the Missouri Register, as soon as practicable, the order of rulemaking along with notice of the proposed rules or portions thereof which are disapproved and annulled by the general assembly.
10. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1.140, the provisions of this section, section 536.021 and section 536.025 are nonseverable and the delegation of legislative authority to an agency to propose orders of rulemaking is essentially dependent upon the powers vested with the general assembly as provided herein. If any of the powers vested with the general assembly or the joint committee on administrative rules to review, to hold in abeyance the rule pending action by the general assembly, to delay the effective date or to disapprove and annul a rule or portion of a rule contained in an order of rulemaking, are held unconstitutional or invalid, the purported grant of rulemaking authority and any rule so proposed and contained in the order of rulemaking shall be revoked and shall be null, void and unenforceable.
11. Nothing in this section shall prevent the general assembly from adopting by concurrent resolution or bill within thirty legislative days of a regular session the rules or portions thereof, or as the same may be amended or annulled, as contained in a proposed order of rulemaking. In that event, the proposed order of rulemaking shall have been superseded and the order and any rule proposed therein shall be null, void and unenforceable. The secretary of state shall not publish a proposed order of rulemaking acted upon as described herein.
12. Upon adoption of any rule now or hereafter in effect, such rule or portion thereof may be revoked by the general assembly either by bill or by concurrent resolution pursuant to Article IV, Section 8 of the Constitution on recommendation of the joint committee on administrative rules. The secretary of state shall publish in the Missouri Register, as soon as practicable, notice of the revocation.
13. This section shall become effective only upon the expiration of twenty calendar days following the:
(4) Declaration by a court with jurisdiction that section 536.024 or any portion of executive order number 97-97 is unconstitutional or invalid for any reason. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection to the contrary, no modification, amendment or rescission of executive order number 97-97 or failure to hold a rule in abeyance shall make this section effective if the modification, amendment or rescission of the executive order or failure to hold the rule in abeyance is approved by the general assembly by concurrent resolution.
(L. 1997 H.B. 335, Repealed 1997 H.B. 600 & 388, A.L. 1997 H.B. 850)
*Contingent effective date, see subsection 13 of this section.
Code to be published--to be revised monthly--incorporation byreference authorized, courts to take judicialnotice--incorporation by reference of certain rules, how.
Code of state regulations, secretary of state authorized to makenonsubstantive changes, when.
536.032. Upon the filing of a request by a state agency with the joint committee on administrative rules and the secretary of state concurrently, and after publication in the Missouri Register, the secretary of state shall have the authority to make nonsubstantive changes to the code of state regulations to update changes in department or division name information in response to statutory changes or executive orders, or to changes in state agency addresses, state agency telephone numbers, email addresses, or state agency website addresses.
Sale of register and code of state regulations, cost, howestablished--correction of clerical errors authorized.
536.033. 1. Copies or subscription of the register or code shall be made available to the public by the secretary of state upon request for a reasonable charge to be established by him, said charge not to exceed the actual cost of publishing and delivery.
2. All costs of printing and mailing the Missouri Register and the code of state regulations shall be paid by the office of the secretary of state from funds appropriated for this purpose and all fees collected from the sale thereof by the secretary of state shall be deposited to general revenue.
3. The secretary of state may correct typographical or spelling errors in the publication of any rule, notice of proposed rulemaking, or order of rulemaking.
(L. 1975 S.B. 58, A.L. 1976 S.B. 478, A.L. 1981 S.B. 101)
Rules and orders to be permanent public record--executive orders tobe published in the Missouri Register.
536.035. 1. All rules or executive orders filed with the secretary of state pursuant to sections 536.015 to 536.043 shall be retained permanently and shall be open to public inspection at all reasonable times.
2. Beginning January 1, 2003, all executive orders issued after said date shall be published in the Missouri Register.
(L. 1975 S.B. 58, A.L. 2002 S.B. 812)
Committee on administrative rules, members, meetings,duties--reports--expenses.
536.037. 1. There is established a permanent joint committee of the general assembly to be known as the "Committee on Administrative Rules", which shall be composed of five members of the senate and five members of the house of representatives. The senate members of the committee shall be appointed by the president pro tem of the senate and the house members by the speaker of the house. The appointment of each member shall continue during his term of office as a member of the general assembly unless sooner removed. No major party shall be represented by more than three appointed members from either house.
Any person may petition agency concerning rules, agency must furnishcopy to committee on administrative rules and commissioner ofadministration together with its action--agency recommendations,procedure.
536.041. Any person may file a written petition with an agency requesting the adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule. Any agency receiving such a petition or other request in writing to adopt, amend or repeal any rule shall forthwith furnish a copy thereof to the joint committee on administrative rules and to the commissioner of administration. Within sixty days after the receipt of the petition, the agency shall submit a written response to the petitioner and copies of the response, in electronic format, to the joint committee on administrative rules and to the commissioner of administration, containing its determination whether such rule should be adopted, continued without change, amended, or rescinded, together with a concise summary of the state agency's specific facts and findings with respect to the criteria set forth in subsection 4 of section 536.175. If the agency determines the rule merits adoption, amendment, or rescission, it shall initiate proceedings in accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter. The joint committee may refer comments or recommendations concerning such rule to the general assembly for further action. Upon timely application, the joint committee on administrative rules may grant, upon good cause shown, an extension of time to answer a petition. A written petition submitted in accordance with this section shall constitute notice for purposes of subsection 9 of section 536.021.
(L. 1975 S.B. 58 § 536.040, A.L. 1976 S.B. 728, A.L. 1997 H.B. 850, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1135 merged with S.B. 469)
Director of social services not required to but may promulgate rules.
536.043. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 189.060, the director of social services shall not be required to promulgate rules provided for in said section, although he may elect to do so as therein provided.
(L. 1975 S.B. 58 § 2)
Public rulemaking docket, contents, publication.
536.046. Each agency may maintain a public rulemaking docket. The rulemaking docket may contain a listing of the precise subject matter of each rule that the agency is considering proposing. The docket may also contain the name and address of agency personnel with whom persons may communicate with respect to the matter and an indication of the present status within the agency of the rule the agency is considering proposing. The secretary of state may publish such rulemaking dockets.
Declaratory judgments respecting the validity of rules--fees andexpenses--standing, intervention by general assembly.
536.050. 1. The power of the courts of this state to render declaratory judgments shall extend to declaratory judgments respecting the validity of rules, or of threatened applications thereof, and such suits may be maintained against agencies whether or not the plaintiff has first requested the agency to pass upon the question presented. The venue of such suits against agencies shall, at the option of the plaintiff, be in the circuit court of Cole County, or in the county of the plaintiff's residence, or if the plaintiff is a corporation, domestic or foreign, having a registered office or business office in this state, in the county of such registered office or business office. Nothing herein contained shall be construed as a limitation on the declaratory or other relief which the courts might grant in the absence of this section.
Standing to challenge rule.
(L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)
Correspondence from state agencies, information required--must beprinted or typed.
536.055. All correspondence sent from any state agency shall contain the name, address and phone number of the person or agency responsible for sending the correspondence. The name, address and phone number may be printed or typed.
(L. 1989 H.B. 143 § 2)
Informal disposition of case by stipulation--summary action--waiver.
536.060. Contested cases and other matters involving licensees and licensing agencies described in section 621.045 may be informally resolved by consent agreement or agreed settlement or may be resolved by stipulation, consent order, or default, or by agreed settlement where such settlement is permitted by law. Nothing contained in sections 536.060 to 536.095 shall be construed (1) to impair the power of any agency to take lawful summary action in those matters where a contested case is not required by law, or (2) to prevent any agency authorized to do so from assisting claimants or other parties in any proper manner, or (3) to prevent the waiver by the parties (including, in a proper case, the agency) of procedural requirements which would otherwise be necessary before final decision, or (4) to prevent stipulations or agreements among the parties (including, in a proper case, the agency).
(L. 1945 p. 1504 § 6, A.L. 1957 p. 748 § 536.090, A.L. 1995 S.B. 3)
Contested case, how instituted--pleadings--copies sent parties.
536.063. In any contested case:
Notice in contested case--mailing--contents--notice of hearing--timefor.
536.067. In any contested case:
Responsive pleadings to petitioner's complaint or petition to befiled, when--extension--content--bench ruling or memorandum decisionon request, when.
536.068. 1. In any proceeding before the administrative hearing commission, any responsive pleading to the petitioner's complaint or petition shall be filed within the time limits specified for filing an answer under the rules governing civil practice in circuit courts in Missouri, unless the administrative hearing commission grants an extension of time for the filing of a responsive pleading. Such responsive pleadings may include, but shall not be limited to, answers, motions to dismiss, motions for a more definite statement or to make more definite and certain, or any combination of these pleadings.
Evidence--witnesses--objections--judicial notice--affidavits asevidence--transcript.
536.070. In any contested case:
Depositions, use of--how taken--discovery, whenavailable--enforcement--administrative hearing commission to makerules for depositions by stipulation--rules subject to suspensionby joint committee on administrative rules.
536.073. 1. In any contested case before an agency created by the constitution or state statute, any party may take and use depositions in the same manner, upon and under the same conditions, and upon the same notice, as is or may hereafter be provided for with respect to the taking and using of depositions in civil actions in the circuit court; provided, that any commission which may be required shall be issued* out of the circuit court or the office of the clerk thereof, within and for the county where the headquarters of the agency is located or where the hearing is to be held; and provided further, that no commissioner shall be appointed for the taking in this state of depositions.
Discovery rule violations, sanctions.
536.075. In any proceeding before the administrative hearing commission, where a party to the proceeding moves for sanctions for an alleged violation of any discovery rule, the moving party shall in the motion certify that reasonable efforts were made to resolve the dispute informally with the opposing party.
(L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al. § 3)
Subpoenas, issuance--form--how served--how enforced.
536.077. In any contested case before an agency created by the constitution or state statute, such agency shall upon request of any party issue subpoenas and shall in a proper case issue subpoenas duces tecum. Subpoenas other than subpoenas duces tecum shall on request of any party be issued with the caption and number of the case, the name of the witness, and the date for appearance in blank, but such caption, number, name and date shall be filled in by such party before service. Subpoenas shall extend to all parts of the state, and shall be served and returned as in civil actions in the circuit court. The witness shall be entitled to the same fees and, if compelled to travel more than forty miles from his place of residence, shall be entitled to the same tender of fees for travel and attendance, and at the same time, as is now or may hereafter be provided for witnesses in civil actions in the circuit court, such fees to be paid by the party or agency subpoenaing him, except where the payment of such fees is otherwise provided for by law. The agency or the party at whose request the subpoena is issued shall enforce subpoenas by applying to a judge of the circuit court of the county of the hearing or of any county where the witness resides or may be found for an order upon any witness who shall fail to obey a subpoena to show cause why such subpoena should not be enforced, which said order and a copy of the application therefor shall be served upon the witness in the same manner as a summons in a civil action, and if the said circuit court shall, after a hearing, determine that the subpoena should be sustained and enforced, said court shall proceed to enforce said subpoena in the same manner as though said subpoena had been issued in a civil case in the circuit court. The court shall permit the agency and any party to intervene in the enforcement action. Any such agency may delegate to any member, officer, or employee thereof the power to issue subpoenas in contested cases; provided that, except where otherwise authorized by law, subpoenas duces tecum shall be issued only by order of the agency or a member thereof.
(L. 1957 p. 748 § 536.070, A.L. 2003 H.B. 141 merged with H.B. 613)
Parties may file briefs--officials to hear or read evidence.
536.080. 1. In contested cases each party shall be entitled to present oral arguments or written briefs at or after the hearing which shall be heard or read by each official of the agency who renders or joins in rendering the final decision.
Hearing officer not to conduct rehearing or appeal involving sameissues and parties.
536.083. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, in any administrative hearing conducted under the procedures established in this chapter, and in any other administrative hearing conducted under authority granted any state agency, no person who acted as a hearing officer or who otherwise conducted the first administrative hearing involving any single issue shall conduct any subsequent administrative rehearing or appeal involving the same issue and same parties.
(L. 1989 H.B. 143 § 3)
536.085. As used in section 536.087, the following terms mean:
Reasonable fees and expenses awarded prevailing party in civil actionor agency proceeding--application, content, filed with court oragency where party appeared--appeal by state, effect--power ofcourt or agency to reduce requested amount or deny, when--form ofaward--judicial review, when.
536.087. 1. A party who prevails in an agency proceeding or civil action arising therefrom, brought by or against the state, shall be awarded those reasonable fees and expenses incurred by that party in the civil action or agency proceeding, unless the court or agency finds that the position of the state was substantially justified or that special circumstances make an award unjust.
2. In awarding reasonable fees and expenses under this section to a party who prevails in any action for judicial review of an agency proceeding, the court shall include in that award reasonable fees and expenses incurred during such agency proceeding unless the court finds that during such agency proceeding the position of the state was substantially justified, or that special circumstances make an award unjust.
3. A party seeking an award of fees and other expenses shall, within thirty days of a final disposition in an agency proceeding or final judgment in a civil action, submit to the court, agency or commission which rendered the final disposition or judgment an application which shows that the party is a prevailing party and is eligible to receive an award under this section, and the amount sought, including an itemized statement from any attorney or expert witness representing or appearing in behalf of the party stating the actual time expended and the rate at which fees and other expenses are computed. The party shall also allege that the position of the state was not substantially justified. The fact that the state has lost the agency proceeding or civil action creates no legal presumption that its position was not substantially justified. Whether or not the position of the state was substantially justified shall be determined on the basis of the record (including the record with respect to the action or failure to act by an agency upon which a civil action is based) which is made in the agency proceeding or civil action for which fees and other expenses are sought, and on the basis of the record of any hearing the court or agency deems appropriate to determine whether an award of reasonable fees and expenses should be made, provided that any such hearing shall be limited to consideration of matters which affected the agency's decision leading to the position at issue in the fee application.
4. A prevailing party in an agency proceeding shall submit an application for fees and expenses to the administrative body before which the party prevailed. A prevailing party in a civil action on appeal from an agency proceeding shall submit an application for fees and expenses to the court. The filing of an application shall not stay the time for appealing the merits of a case. When the state appeals the underlying merits of an adversary proceeding, no decision on the application for fees and other expenses in connection with that adversary proceeding shall be made under this section until a final and unreviewable decision is rendered by the court on the appeal or until the underlying merits of the case have been finally determined pursuant to the appeal.
5. The court or agency may either reduce the amount to be awarded or deny any award, to the extent that the prevailing party during the course of the proceedings engaged in conduct which unduly and unreasonably protracted the final resolution of the matter in controversy.
6. The decision of a court or an agency on the application for reasonable fees and expenses shall be in writing, separate from the judgment or order of the court or the administrative decision which determined the prevailing party, and shall include written findings and conclusions and the reason or basis therefor. The decision of a court or an agency on the application for fees and other expenses shall be final, subject respectively to appeal or judicial review.
7. If a party or the state is dissatisfied with a determination of fees and other expenses made in an agency proceeding, that party or the state may within thirty days after the determination is made, seek judicial review of that determination from the court having jurisdiction to review the merits of the underlying decision of the agency adversary proceeding. If a party or the state is dissatisfied with a determination of fees and other expenses made in a civil action arising from an agency proceeding, that party or the state may, within the time permitted by law, appeal that order or judgment to the appellate court having jurisdiction to review the merits of that order or judgment. The reviewing or appellate court's determination on any judicial review or appeal heard under this subsection shall be based solely on the record made before the agency or court below. The court may modify, reverse or reverse and remand the determination of fees and other expenses if the court finds that the award or failure to make an award of fees and other expenses, or the calculation of the amount of the award, was arbitrary and capricious, was unreasonable, was unsupported by competent and substantial evidence, or was made contrary to law or in excess of the court's or agency's jurisdiction. Awards made pursuant to this act* shall be payable from amounts appropriated therefor. The state agency against which the award was made shall request an appropriation to pay the award.
(L. 1989 H.B. 143 § 5)
*"This act" (H.B. 143, 1989) contained numerous sections. Consult Disposition of Sections table for a definitive listing.
(1999) Application of section granting Supreme Court original appellate jurisdiction over appeal from administrative denial of taxpayer's request for fees and expenses in state tax proceeding was unconstitutional. Greenbriar Hills Country Club v. Director of Revenue, 2 S.W.3d 798 (Mo.banc).
Decisions in writing--notice.
536.090. Every decision and order in a contested case shall be in writing, and, except in default cases or cases disposed of by stipulation, consent order or agreed settlement, the decision, including orders refusing licenses, shall include or be accompanied by findings of fact and conclusions of law. The findings of fact shall be stated separately from the conclusions of law and shall include a concise statement of the findings on which the agency bases its order. Immediately upon deciding any contested case the agency shall give written notice of its decision by delivering or mailing such notice to each party, or his attorney of record, and shall upon request furnish him with a copy of the decision, order, and findings of fact and conclusions of law.
Contempt--procedure for punishment.
536.095. In any hearing in a contested case before an agency created by the constitution or state statute if any person acts or refuses to act in such manner that a contempt of court would have been committed if the case were a civil action before a circuit court, the agency in addition to any other powers it may have by law may apply to a judge of the circuit court of the county of the hearing or of any county where such person resides or may be found, for an order on any such person to show cause why he should not be punished as for contempt, which order and copy of the application therefor shall be served upon the person in the same manner as a summons in a civil action. Thereafter the same proceedings shall be had in such court as in cases of contempt of a circuit court.
(L. 1957 p. 748 § 536.076)
Party aggrieved entitled to judicial review--waiver of independentreview, when.
536.100. Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies provided by law and who is aggrieved by a final decision in a contested case, whether such decision is affirmative or negative in form, shall be entitled to judicial review thereof, as provided in sections 536.100 to 536.140, unless some other provision for judicial review is provided by statute; provided, however, that nothing in this chapter contained shall prevent any person from attacking any void order of an agency at any time or in any manner that would be proper in the absence of this section. If the agency or any board, other than the administrative hearing commission, established to provide independent review of the decisions of a department or division that is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations under this chapter fails to issue a final decision in a contested case within the earlier of:
Petition, when filed--process--venue.
536.110. 1. Proceedings for review may be instituted by filing a petition in the circuit court of the county of proper venue within thirty days after the mailing or delivery of the notice of the agency's final decision.
Suspension of decisions or orders.
536.120. Pending the filing and final disposition of proceedings for review under sections 536.100 to 536.140, the agency may stay the enforcement of its order and may temporarily grant or extend relief denied or withheld. Any court in which such proceedings for review may be pending may issue all necessary and appropriate process to stay or require the agency to stay the enforcement of its order or temporarily to grant or extend or require the agency temporarily to grant or extend relief denied or withheld, pending the final disposition of such proceedings for review. Such stay or other temporary relief by a reviewing court may be conditioned upon such terms as shall appear to the court to be proper. No such stay or temporary relief shall be granted by a reviewing court without notice, except in cases of threatened irreparable injury; and when in any case a stay or other temporary relief is granted without notice the court shall then make an order, of which due notice shall be given, setting the matter down for hearing as promptly as possible on the question whether such stay or other temporary relief shall be continued in effect. No such stay or other temporary relief shall be granted or continued unless the court is satisfied that the public interest will not be prejudiced thereby.
Record on judicial review.
536.130. 1. Within thirty days after the filing of the petition or within such further time as the court may allow, the record before the agency shall be filed in the reviewing court. Such record shall consist of any one of the following:
Scope of judicial review--judgment--appeals.
536.140. 1. The court shall hear the case without a jury and, except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of this section, shall hear it upon the petition and record filed as aforesaid.
Review by injunction or original writ, when--scope.
536.150. 1. When any administrative officer or body existing under the constitution or by statute or by municipal charter or ordinance shall have rendered a decision which is not subject to administrative review, determining the legal rights, duties or privileges of any person, including the denial or revocation of a license, and there is no other provision for judicial inquiry into or review of such decision, such decision may be reviewed by suit for injunction, certiorari, mandamus, prohibition or other appropriate action, and in any such review proceeding the court may determine the facts relevant to the question whether such person at the time of such decision was subject to such legal duty, or had such right, or was entitled to such privilege, and may hear such evidence on such question as may be properly adduced, and the court may determine whether such decision, in view of the facts as they appear to the court, is unconstitutional, unlawful, unreasonable, arbitrary, or capricious or involves an abuse of discretion; and the court shall render judgment accordingly, and may order the administrative officer or body to take such further action as it may be proper to require; but the court shall not substitute its discretion for discretion legally vested in such administrative officer or body, and in cases where the granting or withholding of a privilege is committed by law to the sole discretion of such administrative officer or body, such discretion lawfully exercised shall not be disturbed.
Refund of funds paid into court, when.
536.160. In the event a reviewing court reverses a decision of a state agency, remands the matter to the agency for further proceedings and orders the payment into court of any increase in funds authorized by said decision, and thereafter, on remand, the state agency reaches the same result, reaffirms or ratifies its prior decision, then the entity which paid such funds into court shall be entitled to a refund of such funds, including all interest accrued thereon. This provision is enacted in part to clarify and specify the law in existence prior to August 28, 2001.
Periodic review required by state agencies, schedule, procedure.
536.175. 1. Each state agency shall periodically review all of its rules according to the following review schedule:
Fiscal note for proposed rules affecting public funds, required when,where filed, contents--failure to file,procedure--publication--effect of failure to publish--first yearevaluation, publication--challenges to rule for failure to meetrequirement, time limitations.
536.200. 1. Any state agency filing a notice of proposed rulemaking, as required by section 536.021, wherein the adoption, amendment, or rescission of the rule would require or result in an expenditure of public funds by or a reduction of public revenues for that agency or any other state agency of the state government or any political subdivision thereof including counties, cities, towns, and villages, and school, road, drainage, sewer, water, levee, or any other special purpose district which is estimated to cost more than five hundred dollars in the aggregate to any such agency or political subdivision, shall at the time of filing the notice with the secretary of state file a fiscal note estimating the cost to each affected agency or to each class of the various political subdivisions to be affected. The fiscal note shall contain a detailed estimated cost of compliance and shall be supported with an affidavit by the director of the department to which the agency belongs that in the director's opinion the estimate is reasonably accurate. If no fiscal note is filed, the director of the department to which the agency belongs shall file an affidavit which states that the proposed change will cost less than five hundred dollars in the aggregate to all such agencies and political subdivisions.
Fiscal notes for proposed rules affecting private persons or entities,required, when, where filed, contents--publication--effect of failureto publish--challenges to rule for failure to comply, timelimitation.
536.205. 1. Any state agency filing a notice of proposed rulemaking, as required by section 536.021, whereby the adoption, amendment, or rescission of the rule would require an expenditure of money by or a reduction in income for any person, firm, corporation, association, partnership, proprietorship or business entity of any kind or character which is estimated to cost more than five hundred dollars in the aggregate, shall at the time of filing the notice with the secretary of state file a fiscal note containing the following information and estimates of cost:
Fiscal note forms.
536.210. The secretary of state shall establish a form which each state agency shall use in compiling the fiscal note and affidavit required by sections 536.200, 536.205 and 536.215, and failure of the agency to use said forms shall result in rejection by the secretary of state.
(L. 1978 S.B. 721 § 3)
Revised fiscal notes required, when--rejection, when.
536.215. If before the effective date, such rule, amendment or rescission is altered to the extent that the cost or reduction in income is changed by more than ten percent, then a new fiscal note and affidavit shall be filed with the order of rulemaking and the new estimated cost shall be published in the Missouri Register.
(L. 1978 S.B. 721 § 4)
Proposed rules, effect on small business to be determined,exceptions--impact statement to be prepared, when, contents.
536.300. 1. Prior to submitting proposed rules for adoption, amendment, revision, or repeal, under this chapter the state agency shall determine whether the proposed rulemaking affects small businesses and, if so, the availability and practicability of less-restrictive alternatives that could be implemented to achieve the same results of the proposed rulemaking. This requirement shall not apply to emergency rulemaking pursuant to section 536.025 or to constitutionally authorized rulemaking pursuant to Article IV, Section 45 of the Missouri Constitution. This requirement shall be in addition to the fiscal note requirement of sections 536.200 to 536.210.
Small business statement required for certain proposed rules,content.
536.303. 1. For any proposed rules that affect small business, the agency shall also submit a small business statement to the board after a public hearing is held. This section shall not apply to emergency rules. The small business statement required by this section shall provide the following information:
Small business regulatory fairness board established, members,terms, expenses, meetings--rulemaking authority.
536.305. 1. There is hereby established the "Small Business Regulatory Fairness Board". The department of economic development shall provide staff support for the board.
536.310. 1. The board shall:
State agencies to consider board recommendations, response.
536.315. Any state agency receiving recommendations from the board shall promptly consider such recommendations and may file a response with the board within sixty days of receiving the board's recommendations. If the state agency determines that no action shall be taken on the board's recommendations, the agency should explain its reasons for its determination. If the state agency determines that the board's recommendations merit adoption, amendment or repeal of a rule, the agency should indicate this in its response.
(L. 2004 H.B. 978)
Waiver or reduction of administrative penalties,when--inapplicability, when.
536.320. 1. Any state agency authorized to assess administrative penalties or administrative fines upon a small business may consider waiving or reducing any administrative penalty or administrative fine for a violation of any statute, ordinance, or rules by a small business under the following conditions:
(1) The small business corrects the violation within thirty days after receipt of a notice of violation or citation;
(2) The violation was unintentional or the result of excusable neglect;
(3) The violation was the result of an excusable misunderstanding of a state agency's interpretation of a rule; or
(4) The small business self-identifies the violation.
2. Subsection 1 of this section shall not apply when:
(1) A small business fails to exercise good faith in complying with the statute, ordinance, or rule;
(2) A violation involves willful or criminal conduct;
(3) The violation is deemed by the state agency to be egregious;
(4) A violation results in serious health, safety, or environmental impact;
(5) The penalty or fine is assessed pursuant to a federal law or regulation for which no waiver or reduction is authorized by the federal law or regulation; or
(6) There is a continuing pattern of similar violations by the small business.
(L. 2004 H.B. 978 § 536.325)
Small business objection to rules, petition may be filed,grounds--procedure for petition.
536.323. 1. In addition to the basis for filing a petition provided in section 536.041, any affected small business may file a written petition with the agency that has adopted rules objecting to all or part of any rule affecting small business on any of the following grounds:
Rules affecting small business, list provided by a board toagencies--availability of list--testimony may be solicited.
536.325. 1. The board shall provide to the head of each agency a list of any rules adopted by the agency that affect small business and have generated complaints or concerns, including any rules that the board determines may duplicate, overlap, or conflict with other rules or exceed statutory authority. Within forty-five days after being notified by the board the list of rules adopted, the agency shall submit a written report to the board in response to the complaints or concerns. The agency shall also state whether the agency has considered the continued need for the rules and the degree to which technology, economic conditions, and other relevant factors may have diminished or eliminated the need for maintaining the rules.
Judicial review for small businesses adversely affected or aggrievedby an agency action, procedure.
536.328. For any regulation subject to sections 536.300 to 536.328, a small business that is adversely affected or aggrieved by final agency action is entitled to judicial review of agency compliance with the requirements of sections 536.300 to 536.328. Judicial review shall be commenced in the circuit court of the county in which the small business has its primary place of business, or in Cole County. If the small business does not have a primary place of business in the state, proper venue shall be in Cole County. Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter to the contrary, an affected small business may seek such judicial review during the period beginning on the date the proposed rule becomes final and ending one year later.