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MO Rev Stat § 506.190 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.190 - Court may allow process, return or proof of service to be amended, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1943   506.190. Court may allow process, return or proof of service to be amended, when. — At any time in its discretion and upon such terms as it deems just, the court may allow any process, return, or proof of service thereof to be amended, unless it clearly appears that material prejudice would result to the substantial rights of the party against whom the process issued. ­­-------- (L. 1943 p. 353 § 31)
MO Rev Stat § 506.200 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.200 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   506.200. Definitions. — 1. The term "person", as used in section 506.210, shall mean:  (1) The owner of the motor vehicle or trailer, whether it is being used and operated personally by said owner or by his agent;  (2) An agent using and operating the motor vehicle or trailer for his principal;  (3) Any person who is in charge of the motor vehicle or trailer and of the use and operation thereof with the express or implied consent of the owner.  2. The term "restricted, registered mail" means mail which carries on the face thereof in a conspicuous place, where it will not be obliterated, the endorsement, "deliver to addressee only", and which also requires a return receipt or a statement by the postal authorities that the addressee refused to receive and receipt for such mail. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 §§ 3, 7)
MO Rev Stat § 506.210 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.210 - Use of highways by nonresidents shall constitute an agreement.

Effective - 28 Aug 1955   506.210. Use of highways by nonresidents shall constitute an agreement. — The use and operation of a motor vehicle or trailer in this state on the public highways thereof by a person who is a nonresident of this state shall be deemed:  (1) An agreement by him that he, his executor, administrator or other legal representative shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all civil actions and proceedings brought against him, his executor, administrator or other legal representative by either a resident or a nonresident plaintiff, for damages to person or property, including actions for death, growing or arising out of such use and operation; and  (2) An appointment by such nonresident, his executor, administrator or other legal representative of the secretary of state of Missouri as his lawful attorney and agent upon whom may be served all process in suits pertaining to such actions and proceedings;  (3) An agreement by such nonresident that any process in any suit so served shall be of the same legal force and validity as if personally served in this state. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 1, A.L. 1955 p. 310)
MO Rev Stat § 506.220 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.220 - Provisions apply to former residents.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   506.220. Provisions apply to former residents. — All provisions of sections 506.200 to 506.320 shall extend to and apply to any such person or persons, who, at the time that such right or cause of action arose, was or were residents of this state, but who have subsequently thereto become nonresidents of this state. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 2)
MO Rev Stat § 506.230 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.230 - Form of process.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   506.230. Form of process. — All process in suits under sections 506.200 to 506.320 shall be in form and substance the same as now provided for in suits against residents of this state. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 4)
MO Rev Stat § 506.240 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.240 - Service of process.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   506.240. Service of process. — 1. Service of process under sections 506.200 to 506.320 shall be made by delivering a copy of the summons, with a copy of the petition attached, to the secretary of state of Missouri at his office, or in his absence, to the chief clerk of the secretary of state, at his office, and such service shall be sufficient service upon such nonresident.  2. The secretary of state shall immediately mail to the defendant, and to each of them if there be more than one, by restricted, registered mail, addressed to the defendant at his last known address, residence or place of abode a notice of such service and a copy of such process and petition. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 5, A. 1949 H.B. 2116, A.L. 1978 S.B. 755)
MO Rev Stat § 506.250 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.250 - Form of notification.

Effective - 28 Aug 1949   506.250. Form of notification. — The notification provided for in section 506.240 shall be substantially in the following form, to wit:   To (here insert the name of each defendant and his residence, the last known place of abode as definitely as known), you will take notice that original process in suit against you, a copy of which is hereto attached, was duly served upon you at Jefferson City, Cole county, Missouri, by serving same on the secretary of state of the state of Missouri, or his chief clerk. Dated at ______, Missouri, this ______ day of ______, 20______.      __________________       (Secretary of state)   ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 6, A. 1949 H.B. 2116)
MO Rev Stat § 506.260 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.260 - Notification other than by mail.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   506.260. Notification other than by mail. — In lieu of mailing such notification to the defendant in a foreign state, plaintiff may cause said notification to be personally served in the foreign state on the defendant by an adult person not a party to the suit by delivering said notification to the defendant or by offering to make such delivery in case defendant refuses to accept same, or by having said notification served on defendant by an officer duly qualified to serve legal process in the state or jurisdiction where the defendant is found and the officer's return showing such service to have been made filed in the case on or before the return day of the process, or within such further time as the court may allow. Upon such service a general judgment may be taken against defendant or defendants. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 506.270 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.270 - Proof of mailing or delivery of notice.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   506.270. Proof of mailing or delivery of notice. — Proof of the mailing or personal delivery of said notification to such nonresident by an adult person not an officer serving same shall be made by affidavit of the party doing said acts. All affidavits of service shall be endorsed upon or attached to the original papers to which they relate and including the returned registry receipt shall be forthwith filed with the court in which such action is filed and pending. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 9)
MO Rev Stat § 506.280 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.280 - Provisions cumulative.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   506.280. Provisions cumulative. — The foregoing provisions relative to service of process in suits against nonresidents shall not be deemed to prevent actual personal service in this state upon a nonresident in the time, manner, form, or under the conditions provided for service on residents, and nothing contained in sections 506.200 to 506.320 shall be construed as in any manner limiting, affecting or repealing any cause of action, right, or method of procedure now provided by law, but the provisions of said sections are cumulative and in addition to any such existing right, remedy, cause of action, and method of procedure. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 10)
MO Rev Stat § 506.290 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.290 - Venue for actions.

Effective - 28 Aug 2004   506.290. Venue for actions. — 1. Any suit under the provisions of sections 506.200 to 506.320* shall be filed in the county in which the cause of action accrues or in the county where the plaintiff resides, and if there be other defendants in such action who are residents of the state of Missouri, then such action shall be brought in any county in which any one of said defendants resides, or in the county within which the plaintiff resides and the defendant may be found.  2. Any civil suit under the provisions of section 570.223 for a person charged with identity theft may be filed:  (1) In the county in which the offense is committed;  (2) If the offense is committed partly in one county and partly in another, or if the elements of the offense occur in more than one county, then in any of the counties where any element of the offense occurred;  (3) In the county in which the defendant resides;  (4) In the county in which the victim resides; or  (5) In the county in which the property obtained or attempted to be obtained was located. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 11, A.L. 1949 p. 328, A.L. 2004 H.B. 959)  *Section 506.320 was repealed by S.B. 869 in 1996.
MO Rev Stat § 506.300 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.300 - Continuance to be granted, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   506.300. Continuance to be granted, when. — The court in which such action is pending shall grant such continuance to a nonresident defendant as may be proper to afford him reasonable opportunity to defend such action. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 12)
MO Rev Stat § 506.310 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.310 - Secretary of state shall keep records.

Effective - 28 Aug 1941   506.310. Secretary of state shall keep records. — It shall be the duty of the secretary of state to keep a record of all process served upon him, or his chief clerk, under the provisions of sections 506.200 to 506.320, which record will show the day and hour of service of every such process. ­­-------- (L. 1941 p. 435 § 13)
MO Rev Stat § 506.330 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.330 - Actions against nonresidents for injuries caused by watercraft — venue.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   506.330. Actions against nonresidents for injuries caused by watercraft — venue. — In an action in any court of this state, arising out of injury to person or property caused by any watercraft while operating in the waters of this state, including the Missouri portion of boundary rivers, or moored in such waters or against shoreland in this state, when the owner or operator is a nonresident of this state or a corporation not incorporated under the laws of this state, service of the original notice may be made upon such nonresident owner or operator or upon such foreign corporation in the manner provided in section 506.340. The venue of such an action shall be the county in which the damage occurred and the presence of such watercraft and the doing of said damage within the territory comprising the state of Missouri, together with the subsequent removal of said watercraft from the jurisdiction of the state of Missouri, shall constitute a waiver by the owner or operator thereof of any objection to the venue of such an action commenced in a proper court of this state. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 363 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 506.340 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.340 - Service, how made.

Effective - 28 Aug 1978   506.340. Service, how made. — Service shall be made by mailing a copy of the original summons to the secretary of state, and such service shall be sufficient; provided that a copy of the service shall be forthwith sent by registered mail to the defendant and the defendant's return receipt and an affidavit of plaintiff or his attorney as to compliance herewith are filed in this action. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 363 § 2, A.L. 1978 S.B. 755)
MO Rev Stat § 506.350 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.350 - Person in charge of watercraft to report injuries — penalty.

Effective - 28 Aug 1951   506.350. Person in charge of watercraft to report injuries — penalty. — The person in charge of such watercraft shall report within twenty-four hours to the sheriff of the county wherein the injury occurred the names and addresses of the owners and operators of the watercraft, and the names and addresses of all other persons on board the same at the time of the injury, together with a brief statement as to how the accident occurred. Failure to make the report required by this section will subject the owner of the watercraft to a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars and not more than five hundred dollars. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 363 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 506.360 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.360 - Prisoner litigation reform act.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   506.360. Prisoner litigation reform act. — Sections 506.360 to 506.390 shall be known and may be cited as the "Prisoner Litigation Reform Act". ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 1)
MO Rev Stat § 506.363 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.363 - Definitions.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   506.363. Definitions. — For the purposes of sections 506.360 to 506.390, "offender" and "correctional center" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 217.010; and the terms "court costs" and "fees" shall have the same meaning as defined in section 488.010. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 2, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 506.366 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.366 - Procedure for nonprepayment of fees.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   506.366. Procedure for nonprepayment of fees. — An offender seeking to bring a civil action or to appeal a judgment in a civil action without the prepayment of fees or security due to indigency shall submit a request to the court to proceed without the prepayment of fees. The request shall include a certified copy of the offender's correctional center account statement, which shall be provided by the department of corrections for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the petition or notice of appeal. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 3)
MO Rev Stat § 506.369 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.369 - Partial payment of court costs, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   506.369. Partial payment of court costs, when. — 1. If the court receiving a motion pursuant to section 506.366 determines that an offender is unable to pay the full amount of court costs due with respect to a case, the court shall assess a partial payment of the twenty percent of the greater of the following:  (1) The average monthly deposits to the offender's account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or notice of appeal requiring the payment of a fee; or  (2) The average monthly balance in the offender's account for the six-month period immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or notice of appeal requiring the payment of a fee.  2. If a trial court has entered an order pursuant to subsection 1 of this section upon the filing of plaintiff's petition, the determination of the court shall apply to the case until final judgment is entered by either the trial or an appellate court. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 4, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 506.372 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.372 - Monthly payments.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   506.372. Monthly payments. — If the court has entered an order for payment of fees in installments pursuant to section 506.369, the offender shall make monthly payments to the department of corrections of twenty percent of the preceding month's income credited to the offender's account until the fees are paid in full. The department of corrections shall forward payments from the offender's account to the department of revenue for deposit to the general revenue fund until the fees are paid in full. The department of corrections shall establish written guidelines for the priority of payment consistent with state and federal law. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 5, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 506.375 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.375 - Dismissal of action, when.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   506.375. Dismissal of action, when. — Notwithstanding any court costs which have been paid, the court shall dismiss an offender's civil action or appeal from a judgment in a civil action at any time, including before service on the defendant, if the court determines any of the following:  (1) The allegation of indigency is untrue;  (2) The litigation is frivolous, malicious or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; or  (3) The defendant is immune from the cause of action. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 6, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)
MO Rev Stat § 506.378 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.378 - Payment of costs in judgment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   506.378. Payment of costs in judgment. — If a judgment against an offender includes the payment of costs, the offender shall pay the full amount of costs ordered in the same manner as provided in section 506.372 or as otherwise authorized by law. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 7)  (2004) Prisoner litigation reform act does not authorize a motion court to order indigent offenders to pay costs in Rule 29.15 proceedings. Roberson v. State, 140 S.W.3d 634 (Mo.App.W.D.).
MO Rev Stat § 506.381 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.381 - Court to review complaint.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   506.381. Court to review complaint. — 1. The court shall review, before docketing, if feasible, or as soon as practicable after docketing, a complaint in a civil action in which an offender seeks redress from a governmental entity, officer or employee and shall identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint or any portion of the complaint, if the complaint:  (1) Is frivolous, malicious or fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted; or  (2) Seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief.  2. If a civil action or appeal of a civil judgment is dismissed on the grounds that it was frivolous, malicious or failed to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, the court may order attorneys' fees and court costs to the defendant, and payment shall be made pursuant to section 506.372. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 8)
MO Rev Stat § 506.384 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.384 - Exhaustion of administrative remedies required — dismissal — limitations on remedies.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   506.384. Exhaustion of administrative remedies required — dismissal — limitations on remedies. — 1. No civil action may be brought by an offender, except for a constitutional deprivation, until all administrative remedies are exhausted.  2. If a claim is, on its face, frivolous, malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such relief, the court may dismiss the underlying claim without first requiring the exhaustion of administrative remedies.  3. A civil action pursued by an offender in a court of this state alleging in whole or in part a violation of federal law shall be subject to all limitations on remedies established by federal law. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 9)
MO Rev Stat § 506.387 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.387 - Damages to be paid, how.

Effective - 28 Aug 1997   506.387. Damages to be paid, how. — Monetary damages awarded to an offender in connection with a civil action filed by an offender or paid in settlement of such a civil action which are payable from funds appropriated by the general assembly or by a political subdivision, or from an insurance policy purchased by the state or political subdivision upon the payment of the offender's attorney fees, if any, shall first be paid directly to satisfy any obligation to pay for the costs of incarceration, and to satisfy any outstanding court orders requiring the offender to pay victim compensation, restitution, costs, bail, judgments, fines or other court-imposed fees in connection with a criminal prosecution or sentence. The full amount owed shall be deducted and paid directly to the correctional facility or entity owed. Notice to the offender shall be satisfied by certified mail or personal notice. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 10)
MO Rev Stat § 506.390 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title XXXV - Civil Procedure and Limitations|Chapter 506 - Commencement of Actions and General Provisions|Section 506.390 - Notification of crime victims pending payment.

Effective - 28 Aug 1999   506.390. Notification of crime victims pending payment. — Before payment of any compensatory damages awarded to an offender in connection with a civil action brought against any correctional facility or against any official or agent of such correctional facility, the attorney general shall make reasonable efforts to notify the victims of the crime for which the offender was convicted and incarcerated concerning the pending payment of any such compensatory damages. ­­-------- (L. 1997 S.B. 56 § 11, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)