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MO Rev Stat § 407.462 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.462 - Registration and reports, required of soliciting organization, fee — form — exceptions.

Effective - 01 May 1986   407.462. Registration and reports, required of soliciting organization, fee — form — exceptions. — 1. No charitable organization shall solicit funds in this state, nor employ a professional fund-raiser to solicit funds in this state, for any charitable purpose, unless it has filed with the office of the attorney general an initial registration, which shall be sworn to under oath and shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the attorney general, except that charitable organizations in existence and soliciting on May 1, 1986, may file such initial registration within one year of May 1, 1986. All initial registrations, and amendments thereto, shall be accompanied by a filing fee of fifteen dollars unless the attorney general, by rule, establishes a different filing fee. Amendments to initial registrations shall be filed as prescribed by the attorney general.  2. In addition to the documents required by subsection 1 of this section, every charitable organization shall, within seventy-five days of the close each of its fiscal years ending after the date on which the charitable organization files its initial registration under subsection 1 of this section, file an annual report. Each annual report shall be sworn to under oath, and shall be in the form and shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the attorney general. Each annual report shall be accompanied by a filing fee of fifteen dollars unless the attorney general, by rule, establishes a different filing fee. The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to:  (1) Any charitable organization which receives an allocation of money from an incorporated community chest or united fund, provided such community chest or united fund is complying with all provisions of this section relating to the filing of registrations, amendments to registrations and annual reports;  (2) Any charitable organization which does not actually raise or receive contributions in cash, goods or services valued in excess of the dollar amount established by the attorney general by rule, which amount shall not be less than ten thousand dollars, during the twelve-month period immediately preceding the date on which its annual report would otherwise be due under this subsection; or  (3) Any charitable organization which is a local affiliate of a statewide or national charitable organization if all local fund-raising expenses are paid by the statewide or national organization and the statewide or national organization files the annual report required by this subsection.  3. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be credited to and deposited in the merchandising practices revolving fund. ­­-------- (L. 1986 S.B. 685)  Effective 5-01-86
MO Rev Stat § 407.466 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.466 - Registration by fund-raisers — form — oath — fees.

Effective - 01 May 1986   407.466. Registration by fund-raisers — form — oath — fees. — 1. No person shall act as a professional fund-raiser for any charitable organization unless he is registered with the attorney general and such registration has not expired or been cancelled. Applications for registration as a professional fund-raiser, and renewals thereof, shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the attorney general, and shall be sworn to under oath. All registrations issued to professional fund-raisers shall be effective for a period of one year.  2. All applications for registration as a professional fund-raiser, and renewals thereof, shall be accompanied by a fee of fifty dollars unless a different fee has been prescribed by the attorney general by rule. All fees collected pursuant to this subsection shall be credited to and deposited in the merchandising practices revolving fund. ­­-------- (L. 1986 S.B. 685)  Effective 5-01-86
MO Rev Stat § 407.469 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.469 - Disclosure of fund-raising costs and use of professional fund-raiser.

Effective - 28 Aug 1994   407.469. Disclosure of fund-raising costs and use of professional fund-raiser. — 1. All charitable organizations required to submit an annual report under section 407.462 shall, upon request, disclose the percentage of the funds solicited which were spent on the costs of fund raising in the last twelve-month period for which an annual report was filed under section 407.462. For purposes of this section, costs of fund raising shall include all money directly expended on fund raising and that portion of all administrative expenses and salaries of the charitable organization attributable to fund-raising activities. Any person who markets or collects funds on behalf of a charitable organization shall state on all literature soliciting such funds that a portion of the funds contributed are used for marketing expenses and paid to persons for marketing the charitable organization, if any such funds are so used.  2. Whenever a solicitation of funds on behalf of a charitable organization is undertaken by a professional fund-raiser, the professional fund-raiser shall disclose that fact to prospective contributors. ­­-------- (L. 1986 S.B. 685, A.L. 1994 H.B. 1095)
MO Rev Stat § 407.472 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.472 - Investigations by attorney general — investigative demand, how served — injunction, procedure.

Effective - 28 Aug 2002   407.472. Investigations by attorney general — investigative demand, how served — injunction, procedure. — 1. When it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in, is engaging in or is about to engage in any method, use, act or practice declared to be unlawful by sections 407.450 to 407.478, or when it appears that any funds solicited by or on behalf of any charitable organization are being used, or are about to be used, for any purpose in violation of this chapter or section 576.080, or when he or she believes it to be in the public interest that an investigation should be made to ascertain whether a person in fact has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any such act or practice he or she may issue and cause to be served a civil investigative demand to assist in the investigation of the matter. The issuance and enforcement of each civil investigative demand shall be in compliance with all of the terms and provisions of sections 407.040 to 407.090.  2. Whenever it appears to the attorney general that a person has engaged in, is engaging in, or is about to engage in any method, use, act, or practice declared to be unlawful by sections 407.450 to 407.478, or when it appears that any funds solicited by or on behalf of any charitable organization are being used, or are about to be used, for any purpose in violation of this chapter or section 576.080, he or she may bring an action pursuant to section 407.100 for an injunction prohibiting such person from continuing such methods, uses, acts, or practices, or engaging therein, or doing anything in furtherance thereof. In any action brought by the attorney general pursuant to this subsection all of the provisions of sections 407.100 to 407.140 shall apply thereto. ­­-------- (L. 1986 S.B. 685, A.L. 2002 S.B. 712)
MO Rev Stat § 407.478 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.478 - Provisions of charitable organizations and solicitations law no bar to other civil actions.

Effective - 01 May 1986   407.478. Provisions of charitable organizations and solicitations law no bar to other civil actions. — Nothing in sections 407.450 to 407.478 shall be construed to preclude any person or group of persons from asserting any private cause of action they might have against a charitable organization. ­­-------- (L. 1986 S.B. 685)  Effective 5-01-86
MO Rev Stat § 407.489 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.489 - No ordinance shall prohibit a nonprofit organization or veterans organization from reselling donated goods in an area with other retailers, limitation.

Effective - 30 May 2012   407.489. No ordinance shall prohibit a nonprofit organization or veterans organization from reselling donated goods in an area with other retailers, limitation. — Notwithstanding any provision of section 89.020 to the contrary, the legislative body of all cities, towns, and villages is hereby prohibited from passing any zoning law, ordinance, or code that would prevent any entity organized pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) or Section 501(c)(19) of the Internal Revenue Code that owns or operates a retail business engaged in the practice of reselling donated goods from operating a business establishment within any area where any other business engaged in retail sales is permitted to operate; provided that at least eighty percent of all revenue generated by such entity is used to fund the charitable purpose of the organization. ­­-------- (L. 2002 S.B. 810 § 1, A.L. 2012 S.B. 498)  Effective 5-30-12
MO Rev Stat § 407.511 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.511 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1989   407.511. Definitions. — As used in sections 407.511 to 407.556, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:  (1) "Mileage", the actual distance that a vehicle has traveled;  (2) "Odometer", an instrument for measuring and recording the actual distance a motor vehicle travels while in operation; but does not include any auxiliary odometer designed to be reset by the operator of the motor vehicle for the purpose of recording mileage on trips;  (3) "Person", any natural person, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership or any agent, corporate officer or partner acting in such capacity;  (4) "Repair and replacement", to restore to a sound working condition by replacing the odometer or any part thereof or by correcting what is inoperative;  (5) "Transfer", to change ownership by purchase, gift, or any other means;  (6) "Transferee", any person to whom ownership of a motor vehicle is transferred by purchase, gift, or any means other than by the creation of a security interest, and any person who, as agent, signs an odometer disclosure statement for the transferee; and  (7) "Transferor", any person who transfers his ownership in a motor vehicle by sale, gift, or any means other than by creation of a security interest, and any person who, as agent, signs an odometer disclosure statement for the transferor. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 1989 S.B. 327)
MO Rev Stat § 407.516 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.516 - Odometer fraud, first degree, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   407.516. Odometer fraud, first degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of odometer fraud in the first degree if he or she advertises for sale, sells, installs or has installed any device which causes an odometer to register any mileage other than the true mileage driven.  2. For purposes of this section, the true mileage driven is that mileage driven by the vehicle as registered by the odometer within the manufacturer's designed tolerance.  3. Odometer fraud in the first degree is a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 407.521 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.521 - Odometer fraud, second degree, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   407.521. Odometer fraud, second degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the offense of odometer fraud in the second degree if he or she, with the intent to defraud disconnects, resets, or alters the odometer of any motor vehicle with the intent to change the number of miles indicated thereon.  2. The disconnection, resetting, or altering of any odometer while in the possession of the person shall be prima facie evidence of intent to defraud.  3. Odometer fraud in the second degree is a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 1986 S.B. 685, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 407.526 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.526 - Odometer fraud, third degree, penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories   407.526. Odometer fraud, third degree, penalty. — 1. A person commits the crime of odometer fraud in the third degree if, with the intent to defraud, he operates a motor vehicle less than twenty years old on any street or highway knowing that the odometer of the motor vehicle is disconnected or not functioning.  2. Odometer fraud in the third degree is a class C misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 2021 S.B. 262)
MO Rev Stat § 407.531 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.531 - Repair or replacement — notice of alteration, how shown, removal prohibited, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 1984   407.531. Repair or replacement — notice of alteration, how shown, removal prohibited, penalty. — 1. Nothing in sections 407.511 to 407.556 shall prevent the service, repair, or replacement of an odometer, provided the mileage indicated thereon remains the same as before the service, repair, or replacement occurred.  2. When the repaired or replaced odometer is incapable of registering the same mileage as before the service, repair, or replacement, the odometer shall be adjusted to read zero and a notice in writing shall be attached to the left door frame of the vehicle by the owner or his agent, specifying the mileage prior to repair or replacement of the odometer and the date on which it was repaired or replaced.  3. Removal or alteration of the notice required by subsection 2 of this section is an infraction. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9)  Effective 1-01-84
MO Rev Stat § 407.542 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.542 - Attempt to commit odometer fraud in first or second degree, penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 1984   407.542. Attempt to commit odometer fraud in first or second degree, penalties. — 1. A person is guilty of attempt to commit odometer fraud in the first degree or odometer fraud in the second degree when, with the purpose of committing the offense, he does any act which is a substantial step towards the commission of the offense. A "substantial step" is conduct which is strongly corroborative of the firmness of the actor's purpose to complete the commission of the offense.  2. It is no defense to a prosecution under this section that the offense attempted was, under the actual attendant circumstances, factually or legally impossible of commission, if such offense could have been committed had the attendant circumstances been as the actor believed them to be.  3. An attempt to commit odometer fraud in the first or second degree is a class C misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9)  Effective 1-01-84
MO Rev Stat § 407.543 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.543 - Conspiracy to commit odometer fraud in first or second degree, penalty.

Effective - 01 Jan 1984   407.543. Conspiracy to commit odometer fraud in first or second degree, penalty. — 1. A person is guilty of conspiring with another person or persons to commit odometer fraud in the first or second degree if, with the purpose of promoting or facilitating its commission he agrees with such other person or persons that they or one or more of them will engage in conduct which constitutes such an offense.  2. The provisions of section 562.014* shall apply to this section and as is provided in that section conspiring to commit odometer fraud in the first or second degree is a class C misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9)  Effective 1-01-84  *Section 564.016 was transferred to section 562.014 by S.B. 491, 2014, effective 1-01-17.
MO Rev Stat § 407.544 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.544 - Prior convictions for odometer frauds, court may increase sentence, penalties.

Effective - 01 Jan 2017, 2 histories   407.544. Prior convictions for odometer frauds, court may increase sentence, penalties. — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a court may enhance the sentence for any person convicted of violating section 407.516, 407.521, 407.526, 407.536, 407.542 or 407.543 who has a prior conviction for any one of the aforegoing sections to a fine and to a time of imprisonment within the department of corrections for a term not to exceed that otherwise authorized by law for violation of a class E felony. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)  Effective 1-01-17
MO Rev Stat § 407.546 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.546 - Civil damages for odometer violations — venue.

Effective - 01 Jul 1989   407.546. Civil damages for odometer violations — venue. — 1. Any person who, with intent to defraud, violates any of the provisions of sections 407.511 to 407.556 shall be liable in civil damages to the purchaser or owner of the motor vehicle in an amount equal to three times the amount of actual damages sustained or two thousand five hundred dollars, whichever is the greater, and, in the case of any successful action to enforce the liability created by this section, the costs of the action together with reasonable attorney fees as determined by the court.  2. An action to enforce any liability created by subsection 1 of this section may be brought in the circuit court where the defendant resides or may be found or where the transfer of the ownership of the motor vehicle occurred, within two years from the date on which the liability arises.  3. Nothing contained in this section shall authorize a cause of action or damages against the seller of a motor vehicle, the odometer of which has been altered or tampered with by a previous owner, unless the seller knew or should have known of this alteration or tampering. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 1986 H.B. 1153, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1581)  Effective 7-01-89
MO Rev Stat § 407.551 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.551 - Injunction — action may include suspension or revocation of license.

Effective - 01 Jan 1984   407.551. Injunction — action may include suspension or revocation of license. — 1. The attorney general or any prosecuting attorney of this state may bring an action in any circuit court for injunctive relief to restrain any violation of sections 407.511 to 407.556.  2. Notwithstanding any other provision of chapter 536 or any other provision of law to the contrary, the attorney general or prosecuting attorney may after notice amend any such action to seek the revocation or suspension of any license issued by the department of revenue pursuant to chapter 301. The decision of the circuit court to revoke or suspend a license may be appealed as in any other civil matter.  3. The remedies available in this section are cumulative and in addition to any other remedies available. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9)  Effective 1-01-84
MO Rev Stat § 407.553 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.553 - Attorney general or prosecutor to handle actions for violations, exception.

Effective - 01 Jan 1984   407.553. Attorney general or prosecutor to handle actions for violations, exception. — Notwithstanding other provisions of law to the contrary, the attorney general or the county prosecuting attorney shall have authority to file and prosecute any criminal or civil action authorized by sections 301.252 and 301.280 and sections 407.511 to 407.556 except for the civil action authorized by section 407.546. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9)  Effective 1-01-84
MO Rev Stat § 407.556 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.556 - Dealer or manufacturer in violation subject to revocation or suspension of licenses — laws not applicable to certain motor vehicles.

Effective - 28 Aug 2021, 2 histories   407.556. Dealer or manufacturer in violation subject to revocation or suspension of licenses — laws not applicable to certain motor vehicles. — 1. A violation of the provisions of sections 407.511 to 407.556 by any person licensed or registered as a manufacturer or dealer pursuant to the provisions of chapter 301, shall be considered a violation of the provisions of that chapter, subjecting that person to revocation or suspension of any license issued pursuant to the provisions of that chapter.  2. The provisions of sections 407.511 to 407.556 do not apply to the following motor vehicles:  (1) Any motor vehicle having a gross vehicle weight rating of more than sixteen thousand pounds;  (2) Any motor vehicle that is twenty years old or older;  (3) Any motor vehicle sold directly by the manufacturer to any agency of the United States in conformity with contractual specifications; or  (4) Any new vehicle prior to its first transfer for purposes other than resale. ­­-------- (L. 1983 S.B. 9, A.L. 1989 S.B. 327, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1279, A.L. 2021 S.B. 262)
MO Rev Stat § 407.558 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXVI - Trade and Commerce|Chapter 407 - Merchandising Practices|Section 407.558 - Private civil action against prohibited except if a commercial relationship existed — definition of commercial relationship.

Effective - 28 Aug 2008   407.558. Private civil action against prohibited except if a commercial relationship existed — definition of commercial relationship. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, no person, as defined in section 407.010, may bring a private civil action seeking monetary damages or other relief against any licensed motor vehicle dealer with whom such person did not have a commercial relationship. For purposes of this section, "commercial relationship" shall mean a relationship between a person and a licensed motor vehicle dealer which thereby directly results in the retail sale or lease of a motor vehicle or other related merchandise from that motor vehicle dealer to the retail purchaser or lessee but shall not include any motor vehicle dealer in the chain of commerce with whom the purchaser or lessee did not directly and personally negotiate or communicate. No provision in this section shall prohibit a person from pursuing against a manufacturer or seller of a new or used automobile any claim not arising under this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 2008 H.B. 1970 § 407.1373)