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MO Rev Stat § 211.382 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.382 - Professionals retained by juvenile court, when.

Effective - 01 Jul 1999   211.382. Professionals retained by juvenile court, when. — As a provider of programs and services to children and families at the local level, the juvenile court system may recruit and retain qualified professionals to provide vital services to children in local communities and to the citizens of the state. In order to provide these critical services, an enhanced partnership between the state and the counties shall be established. This partnership provides greater assistance to both single and multicounty circuits by the state assuming the juvenile court employees of the multicounty circuits as state employees while maintaining the current status of juvenile court employees in a single county circuit in which all juvenile court employees are provided with retirement and other fringe benefits at the time of this enactment. ­­-------- (L. 1998 H.B. 971)  Effective 7-1-99
MO Rev Stat § 211.394 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.394 - Juvenile court personnel compensation not limited by state contribution — increases, procedure — certain constitutional provision not applicable (Hancock Amendment).

Effective - 28 Aug 1988   211.394. Juvenile court personnel compensation not limited by state contribution — increases, procedure — certain constitutional provision not applicable (Hancock Amendment). — 1. The provisions of subsection 5 of section 211.381, to the contrary notwithstanding, the salary determined pursuant to subsections 1, 2 and 3 of section 211.381 is a limit to the state contribution to the compensation paid to juvenile court personnel and is not a limit to the total compensation that may be paid. Any compensation above the amounts determined pursuant to the provisions of this subsection shall be approved by the judge of the juvenile court and the governing body of the city or county providing such additional compensation.  2. Any funds paid to the counties under the provisions of section 211.393 and this section shall not be considered to be a part of the total state revenue as defined in Article X, Section 18 of the Constitution of Missouri. ­­-------- (L. 1988 S.B. 622 §§ 1, 2)
MO Rev Stat § 211.401 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.401 - Duties of juvenile officers — may make arrests — cooperation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories   211.401. Duties of juvenile officers — may make arrests — cooperation. — 1. The juvenile officer shall:  (1) Make such investigations and furnish the court with such information and assistance as the judge may order;  (2) Keep a written record of such investigations and offer such reports into evidence in accordance with law;  (3) Take charge of children before and after the hearing as may be ordered by the court;  (4) Perform such other duties and exercise such powers as the judge of the juvenile court may order.  2. The juvenile officer is vested with all the power and authority of sheriffs to make arrests and perform other duties incident to his office.  3. The juvenile officers or other persons acting as such in the several counties of the state shall cooperate with each other in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 642 § 211.380, A.L. 2017 S.B. 160)
MO Rev Stat § 211.411 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.411 - Law enforcement officials to assist and cooperate with juvenile officers.

Effective - 02 Jan 1979   211.411. Law enforcement officials to assist and cooperate with juvenile officers. — 1. It is the duty of circuit, prosecuting and city attorneys, and county counselors representing the state or a city in any court, to give the juvenile officer such aid and cooperation as may not be inconsistent with the duties of their offices.  2. It is the duty of police officers, sheriffs and other authorized persons taking a child into custody to give information of that fact immediately to the juvenile court or to the juvenile officer or one of his deputies and to furnish the juvenile court or the juvenile officer all the facts in their possession pertaining to the child, its parents, guardian or other persons interested in the child, together with the reasons for taking the child into custody.  3. It is the duty of all other public officials and departments to render all assistance and cooperation within their jurisdictional power which may further the objects of this chapter. The court is authorized to seek the cooperation of all societies and organizations having for their object the protection or aid of children and of any person or organization interested in the welfare of children. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 642 § 211.390, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)  Effective 1-2-79
MO Rev Stat § 211.421 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.421 - Endangering the welfare of a child or interfering with orders of court.

Effective - 01 Jan 2021, 2 histories   211.421. Endangering the welfare of a child or interfering with orders of court. — 1. After any child has come under the care or control of the juvenile court as provided in this chapter, any person who thereafter encourages, aids, or causes the child to commit any act or engage in any conduct which would be injurious to the child's morals or health or who knowingly or negligently disobeys, violates or interferes with a lawful order of the court with relation to the child, is guilty of contempt of court, and shall be proceeded against as now provided by law and punished by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding six months or by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by both such fine and imprisonment.  2. If it appears at a juvenile court hearing that any person eighteen years of age or over has violated section 568.045 or 568.050 by endangering the welfare of a child, the judge of the juvenile court shall refer the information to the prosecuting or circuit attorney, as the case may be, for appropriate proceedings. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 642 § 211.330, A.L. 1999 H.B. 359 merged with S.B. 237, A.L. 2018 S.B. 793 merged with S.B. 800)  Effective 1-01-21
MO Rev Stat § 211.431 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.431 - Violation of law, class A misdemeanor.

Effective - 01 Jan 2021, 2 histories   211.431. Violation of law, class A misdemeanor. — Any person eighteen years of age or over who willfully violates, neglects or refuses to obey or perform any lawful order of the court, or who violates any provision of this chapter is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1957 p. 642 § 211.410, A.L. 1982 S.B. 497, A.L. 2018 S.B. 793 merged with S.B. 800)  Effective 1-01-21
MO Rev Stat § 211.435 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.435 - Juvenile justice preservation fund — surcharge on traffic violations — expenditures from fund, when.

Effective - 14 Jul 2021, 2 histories   211.435. Juvenile justice preservation fund — surcharge on traffic violations — expenditures from fund, when. — 1. A "Juvenile Justice Preservation Fund" is hereby established in each county's circuit court for the purpose of implementing and maintaining the expansion of juvenile court jurisdiction to eighteen years of age. The fund shall consist of moneys collected under subsection 2 of this section and sections 488.315 and 558.003, any gifts, bequests, and donations, and any other moneys appropriated by the general assembly.  2. For all traffic violations of any county ordinance or any violation of traffic laws of this state, including an infraction, in which a person has pled guilty, there shall be assessed as costs a surcharge in the amount of two dollars. No such surcharge shall be collected in any proceeding involving a violation of an ordinance or state law when the proceeding or defendant has been dismissed by the court or when costs are to be paid by the state, county, or municipality. Such surcharge shall be collected and disbursed by the clerk of the court as provided by sections 488.010 to 488.020. The surcharge collected under this section shall be payable to the county circuit court juvenile justice preservation fund created in this section. Funds held by the state treasurer in the state juvenile justice preservation fund shall be payable and revert to the circuit court's juvenile justice preservation fund in the county of origination.  3. Expenditures from the county circuit court juvenile justice preservation fund shall be made at the discretion of the juvenile office for the circuit court and shall be used for the sole purpose of implementing and maintaining the expansion of juvenile court jurisdiction.  4. No moneys deposited in the juvenile justice preservation fund shall be expended for capital improvements.  5. To further promote the best interests of the children of the state of Missouri, moneys in the juvenile justice preservation fund shall not be used to replace or reduce the responsibilities of either the counties or the state to provide funding for existing and new juvenile treatment services as provided in this chapter and chapter 210 or funding as otherwise required by law. ­­-------- (L. 2018 S.B. 793 merged with S.B. 800, A.L. 2021 S.B. 53 & 60) Effective 7-14-21
MO Rev Stat § 211.442 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.442 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   211.442. Definitions. — As used in sections 211.442 to 211.487, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:  (1) "Child", an individual under eighteen years of age;  (2) "Minor", any person who has not attained the age of eighteen years;  (3) "Parent", a biological parent or parents of a child, as well as, the husband of a natural mother at the time the child was conceived, or a parent or parents of a child by adoption, including both the mother and the putative father of a child. The putative father of a child shall have no legal relationship unless he, prior to the entry of a decree under sections 211.442 to 211.487, has acknowledged the child as his own by affirmatively asserting his paternity. ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B. 972 § 1, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 211.443 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.443 - Construction of sections 211.442 to 211.487.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   211.443. Construction of sections 211.442 to 211.487. — The provisions of sections 211.442 to 211.487 shall be construed so as to promote the best interests and welfare of the child as determined by the juvenile court in consideration of the following:  (1) The recognition and protection of the constitutional rights of all parties in the proceedings;  (2) The recognition and protection of the birth family relationship when possible and appropriate; and  (3) The entitlement of every child to a permanent and stable home. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al. § 211.440)
MO Rev Stat § 211.444 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.444 - Termination of parental rights, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 2018, 2 histories   211.444. Termination of parental rights, when. — The juvenile court may, upon petition of the juvenile officer or a child-placing agency licensed under sections 210.481 to 210.536 in conjunction with a placement with such agency under subsection 6 of section 453.010 or a private attorney filing a petition for adoption under the provisions of chapter 453, terminate the rights of a parent or receive the consent to a specific adoption or waiver of consent to adoption executed by a parent or named father to a child, including a child who is a ward of the court, if the court finds that such termination, consent to a specific adoption, or waiver of consent to adoption is in the best interests of the child, and the parent or named father has, in a properly executed writing under section 453.030 or 453.050, consented to the termination of his or her parental rights, consented to a specific adoption, or waived consent to adoption. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1997 H.B. 343, A.L. 1998 S.B. 674, A.L. 2007 S.B. 84, A.L. 2018 S.B. 800)  CROSS REFERENCE:  Application of law to adoption petitions filed on or after August 28, 1997, 453.012 (1987) Termination of parental rights of father was not in the best interest of adopted child even though father consented to termination where father sought termination of parental rights pursuant to this section in order to be relieved of financial obligations toward child imposed on him by divorce decree. In Interest of B.L.G., 731 S.W.2d 492 (Mo. App.)
MO Rev Stat § 211.452 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.452 - Petition for termination, when filed — contents — joinder of cases of more than one child.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   211.452. Petition for termination, when filed — contents — joinder of cases of more than one child. — 1. The petition for termination of parental rights shall be filed in the juvenile court which has prior jurisdiction over the child or, if no such prior jurisdiction exists, then the petition shall be filed where the child is, and shall include:  (1) The name, sex, date and place of birth, and residence of the child, if known after due and diligent search;  (2) If known after due and diligent search, the name, address and the date of birth of the parent;  (3) The name and address of the person holding legal or actual custody of the child, the guardian of the person of the child and the organization or agency holding legal or actual custody or providing care for the child;  (4) The facts on which termination is sought and the ground or grounds authorizing termination pursuant to section 211.447.  2. If there is more than one child in the family and a termination of parental rights petition is being or has been prepared for each child, the court may join the cases for disposition in one proceeding; provided, however, that joinder of the cases is found to be in the best interests of each child. ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B. 972 § 3, A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 211.453 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.453 - Service of summons, how made — when required — waiver of summons.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   211.453. Service of summons, how made — when required — waiver of summons. — 1. Service of summons shall be made as in other civil cases in the manner prescribed in section 506.150. However, if service cannot be made as prescribed in section 506.150 and it is not waived, then the service shall be made by mail or publication as provided in section 506.160.  2. Persons who shall be summoned and receive a copy of the petition shall include:  (1) The parent of the child, including a putative father who has acknowledged the child as his own by affirmatively asserting his paternity, unless the parent has filed a consent to the termination of parental rights in court;  (2) The guardian of the person of the child;  (3) The person, agency or organization having custody of the child;  (4) The foster parent, relative or other person with whom the child has been placed; and  (5) Any other person whose presence the court deems necessary.  3. The court shall not require service in the case of a parent whose identity is unknown and cannot be ascertained, or cannot be located.  4. Any person required to receive summons may waive appearance or service of summons. ­­-------- (L. 1982 H.B. 1171, et al., A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)  (1988) Section 211.453 is unconstitutional as a denial of due process insofar as it removes the necessity of notice by publication to a parent whose identity is unknown and cannot be ascertained or cannot be located. In Interest of Loveheart, 762 S.W.2d 32 (Mo. En Banc).
MO Rev Stat § 211.455 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.455 - Procedure after filing of petition — determination of service — extension of time for service, when — investigation.

Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 2 histories   211.455. Procedure after filing of petition — determination of service — extension of time for service, when — investigation. — 1. Within thirty days after the filing of the petition, the juvenile officer shall meet with the court in order to determine that all parties have been served with summons and to request that the court order the investigation and social study.  2. If, at that time, all parties required to be served with summons have not been served, the court, in its discretion, may extend the time for service if the court finds that service may be forthcoming and that the best interests of the child would be served thereby.  3. The court shall order an investigation and social study except in cases filed under section 211.444. The investigation and social study shall be made by the juvenile officer, the state children's division or a public or private agency authorized or licensed to care for children or any other competent person, as directed by the court, and a written report shall be made to the court to aid the court in determining whether the termination is in the best interests of the child. It shall include such matters as the parental background, the fitness and capacity of the parent to discharge parental responsibilities, the child's home, present adjustment, physical, emotional and mental condition, and such other facts as are pertinent to the determination. Parties and attorneys or guardians ad litem or volunteer advocates representing them before the court shall have access to the written report. All ordered evaluations and reports shall be made available to the parties and attorneys or guardians ad litem or volunteer advocates representing them before the court at least fifteen days prior to any dispositional hearing. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 2014 H.B. 1299 Revision)
MO Rev Stat § 211.459 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.459 - Dispositional hearing, when held — procedure — immunity for certain persons — privileged communication not to constitute grounds for excluding evidence.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   211.459. Dispositional hearing, when held — procedure — immunity for certain persons — privileged communication not to constitute grounds for excluding evidence. — 1. Within thirty days after the juvenile officer and the court have met pursuant to section 211.455, the court shall hold the dispositional hearing where the juvenile officer and any person on whom summons and the petition were served shall have the right and power to subpoena witnesses and present evidence. The court may require any and all investigating division personnel connected with the particular case to testify without privilege and subject to the rules of cross-examination. Such witnesses shall receive as compensation the witness fee and mileage provided in civil cases.  2. Stenographic notes or an authorized recording of the hearing shall be required as in civil actions in the circuit court.  3. Any person, official or institution participating in good faith in the making of a report, the taking of photographs or the making of radiological examinations pursuant to sections 210.110 to 210.165, or the removal or retention of a child pursuant to sections 210.110 to 210.165 shall have immunity from all civil liability which might arise by reason of such actions. All such persons, officials and institutions shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to sections 210.110 to 210.165.  4. No legally recognized privileged communication, except that between priest, minister, or rabbi and parishioner, and attorney client, shall constitute grounds for excluding evidence at any proceeding for the termination of parental rights. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 211.462 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.462 - Appointment of guardian ad litem, when — rights of parent or guardian — county to pay court costs, exceptions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1985   211.462. Appointment of guardian ad litem, when — rights of parent or guardian — county to pay court costs, exceptions. — 1. In all actions to terminate parental rights, if not previously appointed pursuant to section 210.160, a guardian ad litem shall be appointed for the child as soon as practicable after the filing of the petition.  2. The parent or guardian of the person of the child shall be notified of the right to have counsel, and if they request counsel and are financially unable to employ counsel, counsel shall be appointed by the court. Notice of this provision shall be contained in the summons. When the parent is a minor or incompetent the court shall appoint a guardian ad litem to represent such parent.  3. The guardian ad litem shall, during all stages of the proceedings:  (1) Be the legal representative of the child, and may examine, cross-examine, subpoena witnesses and offer testimony. The guardian ad litem may also initiate an appeal of any disposition that he determines to be adverse to the best interests of the child;  (2) Be an advocate for the child during the dispositional hearing and aid in securing a permanent placement plan for the child. To ascertain the child's wishes, feelings, attachments, and attitudes, he shall conduct all necessary interviews with persons, other than the parent, having contact with or knowledge of the child and, if appropriate, with the child;  (3) Protect the rights, interest and welfare of a minor or incompetent parent by exercising the powers and duties enumerated in subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.  4. Court costs shall be paid by the county in which the proceeding is instituted, except that the court may require the agency or person having or receiving legal or actual custody to pay the costs. ­­-------- (L. 1978 H.B. 972 § 5, A.L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 211.464 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XII - Public Health and Welfare|Chapter 211 - Juvenile Courts|Section 211.464 - Foster parent and others may present evidence, when — notice and opportunity to testify.

Effective - 28 Aug 1998   211.464. Foster parent and others may present evidence, when — notice and opportunity to testify. — 1. Where a child has been placed with a foster parent, with relatives or with other persons who are able and willing to permanently integrate the child into the family by adoption, the court shall provide the opportunity for such foster parent, relative or other person to present evidence for the consideration of the court.  2. Current foster parents or other legal custodians who are not seeking to adopt the child shall be given an opportunity to testify at all hearings regarding the child. Upon the filing of a petition concerning a minor child who is in the care of foster parents or other legal custodians, the court shall give notice to such foster parents or legal custodians of the filing, any future hearings held on such petition and their opportunity to testify at any subsequent hearings held in relation to such petition, unless such notice and opportunity is waived by such foster or custodial parent. ­­-------- (L. 1985 H.B. 366, et al., A.L. 1998 S.B. 674)