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MO Rev Stat § 473.733 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.733 - Certificate and oath — bond, how sued on.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   473.733. Certificate and oath — bond, how sued on. — The public administrator's certificate of election, if applicable, official oath and bond shall be filed and recorded with the probate clerk, and copies thereof, certified under the seal of such court, shall be evidence. Any person injured by the breach of such bond may sue upon the same in the name of the state for his own use. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 297, A.L. 1996 S.B. 719, A.L. 2013 H.B. 163 merged with S.B. 99)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 297; 1919 § 294; 1909 § 300
MO Rev Stat § 473.737 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.737 - Administrators to have separate offices — St. Louis administrator in civil courts building — certain public administrators to have secretaries — clerical personnel to be provided, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   473.737. Administrators to have separate offices — St. Louis administrator in civil courts building — certain public administrators to have secretaries — clerical personnel to be provided, when. — 1. Each public administrator elected or appointed, as now or as hereafter provided for in sections 473.730 to 473.767, is hereby declared to be an officer for the county in which such administrator is elected or appointed. The county commissions of each county in this state shall make suitable provision for an office for the public administrator in the courthouse of the county if suitable space may be had for such an office, and shall be provided as soon as the county commission shall be of the opinion that the business in charge of the public administrator is such as to reasonably require a separate office for the convenience of the public. The public administrator of the city of St. Louis shall have suitable and convenient offices provided for him or her in the civil courts building by that city.  2. Each public administrator of a county, except a county of the first classification having a charter form of government, in which a state mental hospital is located, or any county of the second classification which contains a habilitation center operated by the department of mental health and which does not adjoin a county of the first classification shall be entitled to one secretary for one hundred cases or more handled by the office of the public administrator in the immediately preceding calendar year. Each secretary employed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be paid in the same pay range as a court clerk II in the circuit court personnel system. All compensation paid secretaries employed pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be paid out of the county treasury and the commissioner of administration shall annually reimburse each county for the compensation so paid upon proper demand being made out of appropriations made for that purpose. The public administrator in such counties may also appoint a person to act as public administrator to serve during the absence of the public administrator.  3. The governing bodies of each county and each city not within a county of this state may provide clerical personnel, not qualifying as status of deputy, for the public administrator of the county, and such personnel shall be provided when the governing body is of the opinion that the business in charge of the public administrator is such as to reasonably require such personnel for the welfare of the public. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 296, A.L. 1945 p. 73, A.L. 1989 S.B. 127, et al., A.L. 1990 H.B. 1177 merged with S.B. 580, A.L. 1999 H.B. 275, A.L. 2013 H.B. 163 merged with S.B. 99)
MO Rev Stat § 473.739 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.739 - Compensation for attendance at training session, certain public administrators, expenses shall be reimbursed, when (certain counties of the first classification).

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   473.739. Compensation for attendance at training session, certain public administrators, expenses shall be reimbursed, when (certain counties of the first classification). — 1. Each public administrator in counties of the first classification without a charter form of government who does not receive at least twenty-five thousand dollars in fees as otherwise allowed by law shall receive annual compensation of four thousand dollars and each such public administrator who does not receive at least forty-five thousand dollars in fees may request the county salary commission for an increase in annual compensation and the county salary commission may authorize an additional increase in annual compensation not to exceed ten thousand dollars.  2. Two thousand dollars of the compensation authorized in this section shall be payable to the public administrator only if he or she has completed at least twenty hours of instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the public administrator's office when approved by a professional association of the county public administrators of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each public administrator who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified public administrators to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session shall be reimbursed to the county public administrator in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. ­­-------- (L. 1984 S.B. 601 § 13, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1990 S.B. 580, A.L. 1996 S.B. 719, A.L. 1997 S.B. 11, A.L. 2000 S.B. 542, A.L. 2010 S.B. 808)  (2000) In determining amount of annual compensation to be paid to public administrators, more specific provisions of this statute apply over those of section 50.333. State ex rel. Pate v. Mooney, 22 S.W.3d 766 (Mo.App.E.D.).
MO Rev Stat § 473.741 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.741 - County governing body may authorize additional compensation, when — maximum allowed — additional compensation to terminate, when (certain first class counties).

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   473.741. County governing body may authorize additional compensation, when — maximum allowed — additional compensation to terminate, when (certain first class counties). — 1. In addition to the compensation otherwise authorized by law for public administrators in first class counties not having a charter form of government and containing a portion of a city having a population of four hundred thousand or more inhabitants, the governing body of each of such counties may authorize additional compensation for the public administrator to be paid from county funds. Total compensation for each such public administrator, including any compensation authorized under this section, shall not exceed thirty-four thousand dollars per annum.  2. Prior to February 1, 1984, and thereafter prior to February first in each year in which a general election will be held at which public administrators will be elected, the governing body of each county defined in subsection 1 of this section shall establish the additional compensation to be paid the public administrator under this section for the ensuing term of office, and such additional compensation shall be paid the public administrator throughout such ensuing term of office.  3. All provisions of this section which authorize the granting of additional compensation for public administrators in the counties defined in subsection 1 of this section shall terminate upon the issuance of an opinion by the Missouri supreme court which would result in the state of Missouri being obligated or required to pay any such additional compensation even though such additional compensation is formally approved or authorized by the governing body of a county. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 57 § 4)
MO Rev Stat § 473.743 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.743 - Duty of public administrator to take charge of estates, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories   473.743. Duty of public administrator to take charge of estates, when. — Upon appointment by the probate court, it shall be the duty of the public administrator to take into his or her charge and custody the estates of all deceased persons, and the estates of all minors, and the estates or person and estate of all incapacitated persons in his or her county, in the following cases:  (1) When a stranger dies intestate in the county without relations, or dies leaving a will, and the personal representative named is absent, or fails to qualify;  (2) When persons die intestate without any known heirs;  (3) When persons unknown die or are found dead in the county;  (4) When money, property, papers or other estate are left in a situation exposed to loss or damage, and no other person administers on the same;  (5) When any estate of any person who dies intestate therein, or elsewhere, is left in the county liable to be injured, wasted or lost, when the intestate does not leave a known husband, widow or heirs in this state;  (6) The estates of all minors whose parents are dead, or, if living, refuse or neglect to qualify as conservator, or, having qualified have been removed, or are, from any cause, incompetent to act as such conservator, and who have no one authorized by law to take care of and manage their estate;  (7) The estates or person and estate of all disabled or incapacitated persons in his or her county who have no legal guardian or conservator, and no one competent to take charge of such estate, or to act as such guardian or conservator, can be found, or is known to the court having jurisdiction, who will qualify;  (8) Where from any other good cause, the court shall order him to take possession of any estate to prevent its being injured, wasted, purloined or lost;  (9) The public administrator shall act as trustee when appointed by the circuit court or the probate division of the circuit court. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 299, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 497, A.L. 2009 H.B. 481, A.L. 2017 S.B. 111 merged with S.B. 112) Prior revisions: 1929 § 299; 1919 § 296; 1909 § 302
MO Rev Stat § 473.748 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.748 - Unenforceability of certain contract provisions requiring a public administrator to be personally responsible for debt or account of a ward or protectee.

Effective - 28 Aug 2006   473.748. Unenforceability of certain contract provisions requiring a public administrator to be personally responsible for debt or account of a ward or protectee. — 1. As used in this section, the terms conservator, guardian, protectee, and ward shall have the same definitions as in section 475.010.  2. Any term, provision, consideration, or covenant in any contract for treatment, goods, or services shall be unenforceable if such term, provision, consideration, or covenant requires a public administrator who is acting as a guardian or conservator to personally pay, assume, or guarantee the debt or account of a ward or protectee. ­­-------- (L. 2006 S.B. 932)
MO Rev Stat § 473.750 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.750 - Powers and duties under administration law.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   473.750. Powers and duties under administration law. — In addition to the provisions of sections 473.730 to 473.767, he and his securities shall have the same powers as are conferred upon, and be subject to the same duties, penalties, provisions and proceedings as are enjoined upon or authorized against personal representatives, guardians and conservators by chapters 472 to 475, so far as the same may be applicable. He shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations in all matters relating or belonging to the exercise of his office. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 300, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 300; 1919 § 297; 1909 § 303
MO Rev Stat § 473.753 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.753 - Notice of administration, when and how given — penalty for failure.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   473.753. Notice of administration, when and how given — penalty for failure. — It shall be the duty of every public administrator immediately upon taking charge of any estate, except those of which he shall have taken charge under the order of the court, for the purpose of administering the same, to file a notice of the fact in the office of the clerk of the court. If any public administrator shall fail to file the notice provided for in this section, he shall forfeit and pay to the persons entitled to the estate a sum not exceeding two hundred dollars, to be recovered before said court, on motion, and after reasonable notice thereof to said public administrator; and said court may, in its discretion, remove such public administrator from office. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 302, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 302; 1919 § 299; 1909 § 305  Effective 1-02-79
MO Rev Stat § 473.757 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.757 - Civil officers to inform public administrator as to property, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1939   473.757. Civil officers to inform public administrator as to property, when. — It shall be the duty of all civil officers to inform the public administrator of all property and estate known to them which is liable to loss, waste or injury, and which by law ought to be in the possession of the public administrator. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 303)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 303; 1919 § 300; 1909 § 306
MO Rev Stat § 473.760 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.760 - Shall prosecute necessary suits.

Effective - 28 Aug 1983   473.760. Shall prosecute necessary suits. — The public administrator shall institute all manner of suits and prosecutions that may be necessary to recover the property, debts, papers or other estates of the person deceased, or of any minor, or disabled person, in his charge or custody. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 304, A.L. 1983 S.B. 44 & 45)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 304; 1919 § 301; 1909 § 307
MO Rev Stat § 473.763 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.763 - Court may order public administrator to account to successor, when.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   473.763. Court may order public administrator to account to successor, when. — The court may at any time, for good cause shown, order the public administrator to account for and deliver all money, property or papers belonging to any estate in his hands to his successor in office, or to the heirs of said estate, or to any executor or administrator regularly appointed, as provided by law. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 305, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 305; 1919 § 302; 1909 § 308  Effective 1-02-79
MO Rev Stat § 473.767 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.767 - Public administrator, duties after expiration of term — duties prior to expiration of term, certain counties.

Effective - 28 Aug 2000   473.767. Public administrator, duties after expiration of term — duties prior to expiration of term, certain counties. — 1. In counties operating under fee retention, the public administrator shall before the first court day after the expiration of one year after their successor in office has qualified, file a final settlement as required by section 473.540 for all estates in their charge as public administrator in which final settlement can be made. On the first court day after the expiration of one year after the election of a successor to the public administrator, the judge of the probate division, upon the judge's own motion, shall order the public administrator to account for and deliver all money, property, or papers belonging to all estates in his or her hands in which final settlement cannot be made, to the successor in office, or to the heirs of any estate, or to any executor or administrator regularly appointed, and such accounting and delivery shall be accomplished during the sixty days next thereafter.  2. In counties where the public administrator is paid a salary, the public administrator shall deliver property and make necessary filings as required in this section prior to leaving his or her term of office.  3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the former public administrator or their legal representative, upon approval and order of the judge of the probate division of the circuit court having jurisdiction over the estates in which the former public administrator has been appointed personal representative, guardian or conservator, shall turn over the administration of the estates to the successor public administrator. A copy of the annual account of each estate in part covering the term of the former public administrator shall be filed with the probate division by the successor public administrator and the successor public administrator shall be charged with the assets and liabilities shown thereby. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 301, A.L. 1955 p. 385 § 232, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1981 S.B. 423, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1989 S.B. 181, A.L. 1990 S.B. 596, A.L. 1992 S.B. 817, A.L. 1993 S.B. 88, A.L. 1998 S.B. 764, A.L. 2000 S.B. 542)  Prior revisions: 1929 § 301; 1919 § 298; 1909 § 304
MO Rev Stat § 473.773 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.773 - Public administrator and sureties liable for acts of deputies.

Effective - 28 Aug 1957   473.773. Public administrator and sureties liable for acts of deputies. — The public administrator and the sureties upon his bond as public administrator and the sureties on any other bonds given specially for separate estates, shall be liable for any loss occasioned by any wrongful, illegal or negligent act or omission of any deputy acting under such authority or by color of his authority as such deputy, to the same extent and in the same manner as if the wrongful, illegal or negligent act or omission had been committed, permitted or suffered by the public administrator personally. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 869 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 473.775 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.775 - Staff to be deemed county employees — full-time staff may be provided for certain administrators.

Effective - 28 Aug 2000   473.775. Staff to be deemed county employees — full-time staff may be provided for certain administrators. — 1. Any full-time staff of any public administrator's office employed on or after January 1, 2001, who is not an employee of the county for purposes of hiring, retirement, benefits and other laws applicable to county employees shall be deemed an employee after January 1, 2001. Any full-time staff of the office of the public administrator for the city of St. Louis on or after January 1, 2001, shall be considered an employee of the city of St. Louis for purposes of hiring, retirement, benefits and other laws applicable to the city of St. Louis employees.  2. Each public administrator with fifty or more cases may be provided with full-time staff paid for by the county or for St. Louis City, paid for by the city of St. Louis. ­­-------- (L. 2000 S.B. 542 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 473.780 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.780 - Independent administration, when.

Effective - 01 Jan 1981   473.780. Independent administration, when. — 1. When a will admitted to probate authorizes or directs independent administration, either by specific reference to this section or by language providing that the estate be administered without adjudication, order or direction of the court, the letters testamentary shall provide that the personal representative therein named may administer the estate independently. When a will admitted to probate prohibits independent administration, expressly or by language manifesting intent that the estate be administered under court supervision, the directions of the will shall be observed.  2. When all of the heirs interested in an intestate estate or all of the devisees interested in a testate estate, or all of the heirs and devisees interested in a partially intestate estate, consent to independent administration, and the will does not prohibit it, the letters testamentary or of administration shall provide that the personal representative therein named may administer the estate independently.  3. When one or more of the heirs or devisees whose consent to independent administration is required by subsection 2 is or are under disability, and all of the other heirs or devisees whose consent is required consent to independent administration, the court may grant letters testamentary or of administration which provide that the personal representative therein named may administer the estate independently. The court shall not appoint a guardian ad litem for the purpose of consent to or consideration of an application for independent administration. ­­-------- (L. 1980 S.B. 637)  Effective 1-01-81
MO Rev Stat § 473.783 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXI - Trusts and Estates of Decedents and Persons Under Disability|Chapter 473 - Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates|Section 473.783 - Notice of independent administration, contents.

Effective - 01 Jan 1981   473.783. Notice of independent administration, contents. — After letters testamentary or of administration authorizing independent administration of an estate are issued, the notice required by section 473.033 shall contain a paragraph in substantially the following form: "The personal representative may administer the estate independently, without adjudication, order, or direction of the probate division of the circuit court, unless a petition for supervised administration is made to and granted by the court." ­­-------- (L. 1980 S.B. 637)  Effective 1-01-81