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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3) › Chapter 43 - MISSISSIPPI CRIME VICTIMS' BILL OF RIGHTS (§§ 99-43-1 — 99-43-101) › Section 99-43-45 - Testimony and preparation for criminal proceeding free from threat or fear of losing employment

The victim shall respond to a subpoena to testify in a criminal proceeding or participate in the reasonable preparation of criminal proceeding without loss of employment, intimidation or threat or fear of the loss of employment.
Laws, 1998, ch. 577, § 23, eff. 1/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3) › Chapter 43 - MISSISSIPPI CRIME VICTIMS' BILL OF RIGHTS (§§ 99-43-1 — 99-43-101) › Section 99-43-47 - Prosecutor assertion of victims' rights

The prosecuting attorney may assert any right to which the victim is entitled.
Laws, 1998, ch. 577, § 24, eff. 1/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3) › Chapter 43 - MISSISSIPPI CRIME VICTIMS' BILL OF RIGHTS (§§ 99-43-1 — 99-43-101) › Section 99-43-49 - Failure to provide victim's right; effect; reasonable attempts to provide notice

The failure to provide a right, privilege or notice to a victim under this chapter shall not be grounds for the defendant to seek to have the conviction or sentence set aside, and any reasonable attempt to provide notice shall satisfy the requirements of this chapter.
Laws, 1998, ch. 577, § 25, eff. 1/1/1999.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3) › Chapter 45 - STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (§§ 99-45-1 — 99-45-9) › Section 99-45-1 - System established to inform crime victims regarding status of criminal offenders

The Department of Corrections shall establish a statewide automated victim information and notification (SAVIN) system that will do the following:
(a)
Automatically notify a registered victim via their choice of telephone, letter, or email when any of the following events affect an offender housed in the Department of Corrections or any county jail in the state:
(i)
Is transferred or assigned to another facility;
(ii)
Is transferred to the custody of another agency outside the state;
(iii)
Is given a different security classification;
(iv)
Is released on temporary leave or otherwise;
(v)
Is discharged;
(vi)
Has escaped; or
(vii)
Has been served with a protective order that was requested by the victim.
(b)
Automatically notify a registered victim via their choice of telephone, letter, or email, when an offender has:
(i)
An upcoming court event where the victim is entitled to be present;
(ii)
An upcoming parole or pardon hearing;
(iii)
A change in status of their parole or probation status including:
1.
A change in their supervision status; or
2.
A change in their address.
(c)
Automatically notify a registered victim via their choice of telephone, letter, or email when a sex offender has:
(i)
Updated his profile information with the state sex offender registry;
(ii)
Become noncompliant with the state sex offender registry.
(d)
Permit a crime victim to receive the most recent status report for an offender in the Department of Corrections, county jail, or sex offender registry by calling the SAVIN system on a toll free telephone number as well as by accessing the SAVIN system via a public web site.
(e)
All victims calling the SAVIN program will be given the option to have live operator assistance to use the program on a 24 hour, 365 day per year basis.
(f)
Permit a crime victim to register or update the victim's registration information for the SAVIN system by calling a toll free telephone number or accessing a public web site.
Laws, 2006, ch. 421, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3) › Chapter 45 - STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (§§ 99-45-1 — 99-45-9) › Section 99-45-3 - Law enforcement obligation to notify crime victims satisfied through participation in SAVIN program

Participation in the SAVIN program and making offender and case data available on a timely basis to the SAVIN program will satisfy the Department of Corrections', sheriff's, and prosecuting attorney's obligation to notify the crime victim of an offender's custody status and the status of the offender's upcoming court events.
Laws, 2006, ch. 421, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3) › Chapter 45 - STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (§§ 99-45-1 — 99-45-9) › Section 99-45-5 - Department of Corrections required to update offender information frequently; no cause of action created by failure of automated system to provide notice to victim

The Department of Corrections must ensure that the offender information contained within the automated victim notification system is updated frequently enough to timely notify a crime victim that an offender has been released, has been discharged, or has escaped. However, the failure of the automated victim notification system to provide notice to the victim does not establish a separate cause of action by the victim against the state, local officials, or against the Department of Corrections.
Laws, 2006, ch. 421, § 3, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3) › Chapter 45 - STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (§§ 99-45-1 — 99-45-9) › Section 99-45-7 - Cooperation among law enforcement agencies

Law enforcement officers shall cooperate with the Department of Corrections in establishing and maintaining the automated victim notification system.
Laws, 2006, ch. 421, § 4, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 99 - CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (§§ 99-NEW-001 — 99-51-3) › Chapter 45 - STATEWIDE AUTOMATED VICTIM INFORMATION AND NOTIFICATION SYSTEM (§§ 99-45-1 — 99-45-9) › Section 99-45-9 - Administration by Department of Corrections; Statewide Victims' Information and Notification System Fund created

(1)
The Department of Corrections shall administer the automated victim notification system. The cost of administering the system must be paid with appropriations made to the department and from federal grants and contracts.
(2)
There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Statewide Victims' Information and Notification System Fund. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide funding for the Statewide Victims' Information and Notification System. Monies from the funds derived from assessments under Section
99-19-73
shall be distributed by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the Mississippi Department of Corrections. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of:
(a)
Monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of funding the Statewide Victims' Information and Notification System;
(b)
The interest accruing to the fund;
(c)
Monies received under the provisions of Section
99-19-73
;
(d)
Monies received from the federal government;
(e)
Donations; and
(f)
Monies received from such other sources as may be provided by law.
Laws, 2006, ch. 421, § 5; Laws, 2007, ch. 578, § 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.010 - Common law in force — effect on statutes — failure to render health care services, no common law cause of action.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
1.010. Common law in force — effect on statutes — failure to render health care services, no common law cause of action. —
1. The common law of England and all statutes and acts of parliament made prior to the fourth year of the reign of James the First, of a general nature, which are not local to that kingdom and not repugnant to or inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States, the constitution of this state, or the statute laws in force for the time being, are the rule of action and decision in this state, any custom or usage to the contrary notwithstanding, but no act of the general assembly or law of this state shall be held to be invalid, or limited in its scope or effect by the courts of this state, for the reason that it is in derogation of, or in conflict with, the common law, or with such statutes or acts of parliament; but all acts of the general assembly, or laws, shall be liberally construed, so as to effectuate the true intent and meaning thereof.
2. The general assembly expressly excludes from this section the common law of England as it relates to claims arising out of the rendering of or failure to render health care services by a health care provider, it being the intent of the general assembly to replace those claims with statutory causes of action.
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(RSMo 1939 § 645, A.L. 1957 p. 587, A.L. 2015 S.B. 239)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 645; 1919 § 7048; 1909 § 8047
(1953) Fact that statute changed a rule of common law does not require that it be strictly construed. Steggall v. Morris, 363 Mo. 1224, 258 S.W.2d 577.
(1977) Assuming doctrine of sovereign immunity was part of common law adopted by state of Missouri, supreme court has authority to alter or abrogate it and did so. Jones v. State Highway Commission (Mo.), 557 S.W.2d 225.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.016 - Secondary sources do not constitute law or public policy, when.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 2022
1.016. Secondary sources do not constitute law or public policy, when. —
A secondary source, including a legal treatise, scholarly publication, textbook, or other explanatory text, does not constitute the law or public policy of this state to the extent its adoption would create, eliminate, expand, or restrict a cause of action, right, or remedy, or to the extent it is inconsistent with, or in conflict with, or otherwise not addressed by, Missouri statutory law or Missouri appellate case law precedent.
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(L. 2022 S.B. 775, et al.)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.025 - Registered mail defined.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1958
1.025. Registered mail defined. —
As used in the statute laws of this state,
"registered mail"
, when used with reference to the sending of notice or any article having no intrinsic value, includes certified mail as defined and certified under regulations of the United States Post Office Department.
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(L. 1958 2d Ex. Sess. p. 173 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.028 - English is the common language of Missouri.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1999
1.028. English is the common language of Missouri. —
The general assembly recognizes that English is the common language used in Missouri and recognizes that fluency in English is necessary for full integration into our common American culture for reading readiness.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 583 & 645 § 1, A.L. 1999 H.B. 889)
CROSS REFERENCES:
Access to English language services, resettling of refugees and immigrants, grants provided, 660.025
Adult basic education program, English language services provided to nonnative speakers, 161.227
Grants provided for instruction in the English language, when, 161.223
Wills and estates, translation to English, when, 474.382
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.030 - Plural includes the singular — masculine includes feminine.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.030. Plural includes the singular — masculine includes feminine. —
1. Whenever, in any statute, words importing the plural number are used in describing or referring to any matter, parties or persons, any single matter, party or person is included, although distributive words are not used.
2. When any subject matter, party or person is described or referred to by words importing the singular number or the masculine gender, several matters and persons, and females as well as males, and bodies corporate as well as individuals, are included.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 651, 652, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 651, 652; 1919 §§ 7054, 7055; 1909 §§ 8053, 8054
(1992) Use of word "he" includes both male and female and because section 566.030, RSMo, encompasses the conduct of both males and females, there is no violation of the equal protection clauses of the United States or Missouri Constitutions. State v. Stokely, 842 S.W.2d 77 (Mo. en banc).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.035 - Voter defined.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1973
1.035. Voter defined. —
Whenever the word
"voter"
is used in the laws of this state it shall mean registered voter, or legal voter.
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(L. 1973 H.B. 20, et al. § 27)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.040 - Computation of time.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.040. Computation of time. —
The time within which an act is to be done shall be computed by excluding the first day and including the last. If the last day is Sunday it shall be excluded.
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(RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 655; 1919 § 7058; 1909 § 8057
CROSS REFERENCE:
Civil code of procedure for cases at law, periods of time prescribed by the code, 506.060
(1956) Where ninetieth day for filing mechanic's lien occurred on Decoration Day, May 30, which was Sunday, the time for filing under § 506.060 was extended until Tuesday, June 1, because Monday became the holiday under § 9.010. Herman v. Dixon (A.), 285 S.W.2d 716.
(1974) Computation of time clarified. Bowling v. Webb Gas Co., Inc. of Lebanon (Mo.), 505 S.W.2d 39.
(1974) Option given on January 21 and providing for seventy-five days to act and further providing that notification by mail deposited on or before expiration date would be sufficient was complied with by notice mailed April 5. Gottlieb v. LaBrunerie (A.), 514 S.W.2d 27.
(1986) This section is applicable to statutes only, not to city charter provisions. Friends of City Market v. Old Town Redevelopment, 714 S.W.2d 569 (Mo.App.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.050 - Majority may act for all.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.050. Majority may act for all. —
Words importing joint authority to three or more persons shall be construed as authority to a majority of the persons, unless otherwise declared in the law giving the authority.
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(RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 655; 1919 § 7058; 1909 § 8057
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.060 - Powers of deputies.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.060. Powers of deputies. —
When a statute requires an act to be done, which by law an agent or deputy as well may do as the principal, the requisition is satisfied by the performance of the act by an authorized agent or deputy.
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(RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 655; 1919 § 7058; 1909 § 8057
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.070 - Reference to provisions in revised statutes.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.070. Reference to provisions in revised statutes. —
1. "RSMo" may be used as an abbreviation for the "Revised Statutes of Missouri" and "RSMo Supp.", when followed by the number of the year, means the Supplement to the Revised Statutes of Missouri published by the state after final adjournment of the session of the general assembly held in that year.
2. Whenever in the statute laws of this state a reference is made to several sections and the section numbers given in the reference are connected by the word "to", the reference includes both sections whose numbers are given and all intervening sections.
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(1949 S.B. 1001 § 1.07, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.080 - County to include St. Louis — county clerk to include register of St. Louis.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.080. County to include St. Louis — county clerk to include register of St. Louis. —
Whenever the word
"county"
is used in any law, general in its character to the whole state, it includes the city of St. Louis, unless such construction is inconsistent with the evident intent of the law, or of some law specially applicable to such city. Whenever the county clerk is authorized or required to perform an act by a law which applies to the city of St. Louis as well as to the counties of the state, the register of the city of St. Louis is authorized or required to perform the act insofar as it is to be performed in the city.
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(RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 655; 1919 § 7058; 1909 § 8057
CROSS REFERENCE:
County officers of St. Louis, duties required by law to include corresponding city officers, when, 105.260
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.090 - Words and phrases, how construed.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.090. Words and phrases, how construed. —
Words and phrases shall be taken in their plain or ordinary and usual sense, but technical words and phrases having a peculiar and appropriate meaning in law shall be understood according to their technical import.
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(RSMo 1939 § 655, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 655; 1919 § 7058; 1909 § 8057
(1967) When used in statutes the word "shall" is generally regarded as imperative or mandatory and must be given a compulsory meaning. Stanfield v. Swenson (A.) 381 F.2d 755.
(1991) If language of statute may be subject to more than one construction, the law favors the construction which is in harmony with reason and common sense and tends to avoid unreasonable and absurd results. Term "resident" means resident at time of commencement of appointed duties. Shands v. City of Kennett, 756 F.Supp. 420 (E.D. Mo.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.092 - Best interest of child, welfare policy of state.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1995
1.092. Best interest of child, welfare policy of state. —
The child welfare policy of this state is what is in the best interests of the child.
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(L. 1995 H.B. 232 & 485 merged with S.B. 174)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.100 - Population, how determined — effective date of census — change in population, effect of.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
• Effective - 28 Aug 2017, 2 histories
1.100. Population, how determined — effective date of census — change in population, effect of. —
1. The population of any political subdivision of the state for the purpose of representation or other matters including the ascertainment of the salary of any county officer for any year or for the amount of fees he may retain or the amount he is allowed to pay for deputies and assistants is determined on the basis of the last previous decennial census of the United States. For the purposes of this section the effective date of the 1960 decennial census of the United States is July 1, 1961, and the effective date of each succeeding decennial census of the United States is July first of each tenth year after 1961; except that for the purposes of ascertaining the salary of any county officer for any year or for the amount of fees he may retain or the amount he is allowed to pay for deputies and assistants the effective date of the 1960 decennial census of the United States is January 1, 1961, and the effective date of each succeeding decennial census is January first of each tenth year after 1961.
2. Any law which is limited in its operation to counties, cities or other political subdivisions having a specified population or a specified assessed valuation shall be deemed to include all counties, cities or political subdivisions which thereafter acquire such population or assessed valuation as well as those in that category at the time the law passed. Once a city, county, or political subdivision has come under the operation of such a law a subsequent change in population shall not remove that city, county, or political subdivision from the operation of that law regardless of whether the city, county, or political subdivision comes under the operation of the law after the law was passed. No person whose compensation is set by a statutory formula, which is based in part on a population factor, shall have his compensation reduced due solely to an increase in the population factor.
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(RSMo 1939 §§ 654, 13430, A.L. 1945 p. 1550, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587, A.L. 1959 H.B. 304, A.L. 1971 H.B. 154, A.L. 2017 H.B. 451)
Prior revisions: 1929 §§ 654, 11808; 1919 §§ 7057, 11016; 1909 §§ 856, 10719
(1975) Held that this section clearly prevented St. Louis City from coming under law applicable to cities of 300,000 to 700,000 population. State ex rel. McNeal v. Roach (Mo.), 520 S.W.2d 69.
(1975) This section is applicable to population for the purpose of convening grand juries. State ex. rel. Woods v. Connett (Mo.), 525 S.W.2d 326.
(1981) Legislation enacted to address the class of which the City of St. Louis is the only member is not special legislation within the meaning of Article III, Section 40, of the Missouri Constitution. Boyd-Richardson Co. v. Leachman (Mo.), 615 S.W.2d 46.
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.120 - Reenactments, how construed.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.120. Reenactments, how construed. —
The provisions of any law or statute which is reenacted, amended or revised, so far as they are the same as those of a prior law, shall be construed as a continuation of such law and not as a new enactment.
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(RSMo 1939 § 683, A. 1949 S.B. 1001, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 683; 1919 § 7087; 1909 § 8086
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.130 - Effective date of laws.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.130. Effective date of laws. —
A law passed by the general assembly takes effect ninety days after the adjournment of the session at which it is enacted; but if the general assembly recesses for thirty days or more, it may prescribe by joint resolution that laws previously passed and not effective take effect ninety days from the beginning of the recess, subject to the following exceptions:
(1) A law necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, which emergency is expressed in the body or preamble of the act and which is declared to be thus necessary by the general assembly, by a vote of two-thirds of its members elected to each house the vote to be taken by yeas and nays, and entered on the journal, or a law making an appropriation for the current expenses of the state government, for the maintenance of the state institutions or for the support of public schools, takes effect as of the hour and minute of its approval by the governor; which hour and minute may be endorsed by the governor on the bill at the time of its approval;
(2) In case the general assembly, as to a law not of the character herein specified, provides that the law takes effect on a date in the future subsequent to the expiration of the period of ninety days herein mentioned the law takes effect on the date thus fixed by the general assembly;
(3) In case the general assembly provides that any law takes effect as provided in subdivision (1) of this section, the general assembly may provide in such law that the operative date of the law or parts of the law takes effect on a date subsequent to the effective date of the law.
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(RSMo 1939 § 659, A.L. 1945 p. 1114, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 659; 1919 § 7067; 1909 § 8061
CROSS REFERENCE:
Effective date of constitutional amendments, Const. Art. XII § 2(b)
(1991) "Later in time" rule of statutory construction does not apply when sections are passed in the same legislative session and neither has an emergency clause. Berdella v. Pender, 821 S.W.2d 846 (Mo.banc).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.150 - Repealing law repealed, former law not revived, when.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.150. Repealing law repealed, former law not revived, when. —
When a law repealing a former law, clause or provision is itself repealed, it does not revive the former law, clause or provision, unless it is otherwise expressly provided; nor shall any law repealing any former law, clause or provision abate, annul or in any wise affect any proceedings had or commenced under or by virtue of the law so repealed, but the same is as effectual and shall be proceeded on to final judgment and termination as if the repealing law had not passed, unless it is otherwise expressly provided.
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(RSMo 1939 § 658, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 658; 1919 § 7061; 1909 § 8060
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.160 - Effect of repeal of penal statute.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
• Effective - 28 Aug 2005
1.160. Effect of repeal of penal statute. —
No offense committed and no fine, penalty or forfeiture incurred, or prosecution commenced or pending previous to or at the time when any statutory provision is repealed or amended, shall be affected by the repeal or amendment, but the trial and punishment of all such offenses, and the recovery of the fines, penalties or forfeitures shall be had, in all respects, as if the provision had not been repealed or amended, except that all such proceedings shall be conducted according to existing procedural laws.
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(RSMo 1939 § 4861, A.L. 1957 p. 587, A.L. 1993 S.B. 180, A.L. 2005 H.B. 353)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 4468; 1919 § 3709; 1909 § 4920
(1972) Where defendant was convicted of possession of narcotic drug and sentenced to three years imprisonment, his appeal argued and submitted on September 27, 1971, but prior to submission on August 31, 1971, appellant filed "Alternative Motion for Reduction of Sentence" based upon an amendment, effective September 28, 1971, of statute which reduced punishment for his offense to confinement in county jail for not more than one year or fine of $1,000, or both, supreme court remanded cause for assessment of punishment and judgment under the law as amended. State v. Reiley (Mo.), 476 S.W.2d 473.
(1972) Where appellant's conviction and sentence for possession of marijuana occurred at a time when the first conviction for that offense was a felony regardless of amount of marijuana involved and while appeal was pending an amendment to the law to make possession of thirty-five grams or less a misdemeanor became effective, the cause was remanded for assessment of punishment under the law as amended. State v. Hawkins (Mo.), 482 S.W.2d 477.
(1974) Held that when license was reinstated prior to effective date of amendatory act providing for elimination of points on reinstatement the act could not be applied retroactively. Ritter v. Schaffner (A.), 504 S.W.2d 207.
(1990) Where statute specifying punishment in effect at time of defendant's arrest was subsequently repealed and new statute, providing for lesser punishment, became effective few days prior to trial, defendant was entitled to benefit of reduced punishment. State v. Wright, 797 S.W.2d 811 (Mo. App.).
(2018) For purposes of this section, a parole eligibility provision within a statute defining an offense affects the prosecution, penalty, or punishment of offense, thus amended version of involuntary manslaughter statute was not retroactively applicable to parole eligibility for prisoner. Fields v. Missouri Bd. of Probation and Parole, 559 S.W.3d 12 (W.D.Mo.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.170 - Repeal of law not to affect rights acquired thereunder.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.170. Repeal of law not to affect rights acquired thereunder. —
The repeal of any statutory provision does not affect any act done or right accrued or established in any proceeding, suit or prosecution had or commenced in any civil case previous to the time when the repeal takes effect; but every such act, right and proceeding remains as valid and effectual as if the provisions so repealed had remained in force.
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(RSMo 1939 § 660, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 660; 1919 § 7063; 1909 § 8062
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.180 - Actions pending, how affected by repeal of law.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.180. Actions pending, how affected by repeal of law. —
No action or plea pending at the time any statutory provisions are repealed shall be affected by the repeal; but the same shall proceed, in all respects, as if the statutory provisions had not been repealed, except that all proceedings had after the repeal becomes effective are governed by procedural rules and laws then in effect, insofar as they are applicable.
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(RSMo 1939 § 662, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 662; 1919 § 7065; 1909 § 8064
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.190 - Notices, how served.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.190. Notices, how served. —
Whenever any of the statutes of this state require or imply that a notice shall be given to any person concerning or affecting any right, property, claim, duty, matter or thing of any character or nature, unless the statutes expressly direct a different method of service, the delivery of a true copy of the notice to the person intended to be notified, or the leaving of a copy at his usual place of abode with some member of his family over the age of fifteen years, constitutes a valid and sufficient service of the notice.
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(RSMo 1939 § 1437, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 1273; 1919 § 9156; 1909 § 10185
CROSS REFERENCES:
Notice of taking depositions, how served, 492.180
Service of papers under civil code, 506.100
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.200 - Equality of citizens.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.200. Equality of citizens. —
In all cases proper for the cognizance of the civil authority of this state and the courts of judicature in the same, all the citizens of the United States are equally entitled to the privileges of law and justice with the citizens of this state.
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(RSMo 1939 § 647, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 647; 1919 § 7050; 1909 § 8049
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.205 - Life begins at conception — unborn child, defined — failure to provide prenatal care, no cause of action for.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
• Effective - 28 Aug 1986
1.205. Life begins at conception — unborn child, defined — failure to provide prenatal care, no cause of action for. —
1. The general assembly of this state finds that:
(1) The life of each human being begins at conception;
(2) Unborn children have protectable interests in life, health, and well-being;
(3) The natural parents of unborn children have protectable interests in the life, health, and well-being of their unborn child.
2. Effective January 1, 1988, the laws of this state shall be interpreted and construed to acknowledge on behalf of the unborn child at every stage of development, all the rights, privileges, and immunities available to other persons, citizens, and residents of this state, subject only to the Constitution of the United States, and decisional interpretations thereof by the United States Supreme Court and specific provisions to the contrary in the statutes and constitution of this state.
3. As used in this section, the term
"unborn children"
or
"unborn child"
shall include all unborn child or children or the offspring of human beings from the moment of conception until birth at every stage of biological development.
4. Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as creating a cause of action against a woman for indirectly harming her unborn child by failing to properly care for herself or by failing to follow any particular program of prenatal care.
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(L. 1986 H.B. 1596)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Abortion regulations, Chap. 188
(1989) Where section by its terms does not regulate abortions or any other aspect of appellees' medical practice, it can be read simply to express a value judgment. The extent to which the statute might be used to interpret other state statutes or regulations is something that only the courts of Missouri can definitely decide. U. S. Supreme Court declined to rule on the constitutionality of the section unless the meaning of the section is applied to restrict the activities of a claimant in some concrete way. Webster v. Reproductive Health Services, 109 S.Ct. 3040.
(1992) Definition of "person" in this section, which includes unborn children is applicable to other statutes and court concludes that it applies at least to the involuntary manslaughter statute, section 565.024, RSMo. State v. Knapp, 843 S.W.2d 345 (Mo. en banc).
(1995) Statute sets out a canon of interpretation enacted by general assembly directing that time of conception and not viability is the determinative point at which legally protectable rights, privileges and immunities of an unborn child should be deemed to begin. Statute further sets out the intention of the general assembly that courts should read all Missouri statutes in pari materia with this section. Connor v. Monkem Co., Inc., 898 S.W.2d 89 (Mo. en banc).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.210 - No imprisonment without authority of law.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1957
1.210. No imprisonment without authority of law. —
No person's body shall be imprisoned or restrained unless by authority of law.
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(RSMo 1939 § 648, A.L. 1957 p. 587)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 648; 1919 § 7051; 1909 § 8050
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.217 - Cloning — use of state funds prohibited, definition.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 1998
1.217. Cloning — use of state funds prohibited, definition. —
No state funds shall be used for research with respect to the cloning of a human person. For purposes of this section, the term
"cloning"
means the replication of a human person by taking a cell with genetic material and cultivating such cell through the egg, embryo, fetal and newborn stages of development into a new human person.
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(L. 1998 S.B. 722 § 17)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.302 - Religious freedom restoration act.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
• Effective - 28 Aug 2003
1.302. Religious freedom restoration act. —
1. A governmental authority may not restrict a person's free exercise of religion, unless:
(1) The restriction is in the form of a rule of general applicability, and does not discriminate against religion, or among religions; and
(2) The governmental authority demonstrates that application of the restriction to the person is essential to further a compelling governmental interest, and is not unduly restrictive considering the relevant circumstances.
2. As used in this section,
"exercise of religion"
shall be defined as an act or refusal to act that is substantially motivated by religious belief, whether or not the religious exercise is compulsory or central to a larger system of religious belief.
3. As used in this section
"demonstrates"
means meets the burden of going forward with the evidence and of persuasion.
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(L. 2003 S.B. 12)
(2018) As applied to plaintiffs, city ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on person's reproductive health decisions or pregnancy violated section and the First Amendment's right to expressive association, and the city failed to show that ordinance furthered a compelling government interest or was not unduly restrictive. Our Lady's Inn v. City of St. Louis, 349 F.Supp.3d 805 (E.D.Mo.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.307 - Applicability of religious freedom restoration act — limitations — relevant circumstances defined.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 2003
1.307. Applicability of religious freedom restoration act — limitations — relevant circumstances defined. —
1. Section 1.302 and this section apply to all state and local laws, resolutions and ordinances and the implementation of such laws, resolutions, and ordinances, whether statutory or otherwise, and whether adopted before or after August 28, 2003.
2. Nothing in section 1.302 and this section shall be construed to authorize any government to burden any religious belief, except that nothing in these sections shall be construed to establish or eliminate a defense to a civil action or criminal prosecution based on a federal, state, or local civil rights law.
3. Nothing in section 1.302 and this section shall be construed as allowing any person to cause physical injury to another person, to possess a weapon otherwise prohibited by law, to fail to provide monetary support for a child or to fail to provide health care for a child suffering from a life-threatening condition.
4.
"Relevant circumstances"
may include legitimate penological interests needed to protect the safety and security of incarcerated persons and correctional facilities, but shall not include reasonable requests by incarcerated individuals for the opportunity to pray, reasonable access to clergy, use of religious materials that are not violent or profane, and reasonable dietary requests.
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(L. 2003 S.B. 12)
(2018) As applied to plaintiffs, city ordinance prohibiting discrimination based on person's reproductive health decisions or pregnancy violated section and the First Amendment's right to expressive association, and the city failed to show that ordinance furthered a compelling government interest or was not unduly restrictive. Our Lady's Inn v. City of St. Louis, 349 F.Supp.3d 805 (E.D.Mo.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.310 - Big government get off my back act — certain federal mandates not subject to appropriations or statutory authorization

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 2011, 2 histories
1.310. Big government get off my back act — certain federal mandates not subject to appropriations or statutory authorization —
1. This section shall be known and may be cited as the "Big Government Get Off My Back Act".
2. Any federal mandate compelling the state to enact, enforce, or administer a federal regulatory program shall be subject to authorization through appropriation or statutory enactment.
3. No user fees imposed by the state of Missouri shall increase for the five-year period beginning on August 28, 2009, unless such fee increase is to implement a federal program administered by the state or is a result of an act of the general assembly. For purposes of this section,
"user fee"
does not include employer taxes or contributions, assessments to offset the cost of examining insurance or financial institutions, any health-related taxes approved by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or any professional or occupational licensing fees set by a board of members of that profession or occupation and required by statute to be set at a level not to exceed the cost of administration.
4. For the five-year period beginning on August 28, 2009, any state agency proposing a rule as that term is defined in subdivision (6) of section 536.010, other than any rule promulgated as a result of a federal mandate, or to implement a federal program administered by the state or an act of the general assembly, shall either:
(1) Certify that the rule does not have an adverse impact on small businesses consisting of fewer than fifty full- or part-time employees; or
(2) Certify that the rule is necessary to protect the life, health or safety of the public; or
(3) Exempt any small business consisting of fewer than fifty full- or part-time employees from coverage.
5. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prevent or otherwise restrict an agency from promulgating emergency rules pursuant to section 536.025, or from rescinding any existing rule pursuant to section 536.021.
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(L. 2009 H.B. 191 § 1, A.L. 2011 H.B. 45)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.330 - Health care, no requirement to participate, no penalties — purchase or sale of health insurance in private system not prohibited — definitions.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
Effective - 28 Aug 2010
1.330. Health care, no requirement to participate, no penalties — purchase or sale of health insurance in private system not prohibited — definitions. —
1. No law or rule shall compel, directly or indirectly, any person, employer, or health care provider to participate in any health care system.
2. A person or employer may pay directly for lawful health care services and shall not be required by law or rule to pay penalties or fines for paying directly for lawful health care services. A health care provider may accept direct payment for lawful health care services and shall not be required by law or rule to pay penalties or fines for accepting direct payment from a person or employer for lawful health care services.
3. Subject to reasonable and necessary rules that do not substantially limit a person's options, the purchase or sale of health insurance in private health care systems shall not be prohibited by law or rule.
4. This section does not:
(1) Affect which health care services a health care provider or hospital is required to perform or provide;
(2) Affect which health care services are permitted by law;
(3) Prohibit care provided under workers' compensation as provided under state law;
(4) Affect laws or regulations in effect as of January 1, 2010;
(5) Affect the terms or conditions of any health care system to the extent that those terms and conditions do not have the effect of punishing a person or employer for paying directly for lawful health care services or a health care provider or hospital for accepting direct payment from a person or employer for lawful health care services.
5. As used in this section, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
"Compel"
, any penalties or fines;
(2)
"Direct payment or pay directly"
, payment for lawful health care services without a public or private third party, not including an employer, paying for any portion of the service;
(3)
"Health care system"
, any public or private entity whose function or purpose is the management of, processing of, enrollment of individuals for or payment for, in full or in part, health care services or health care data or health care information for its participants;
(4)
"Lawful health care services"
, any health-related service or treatment to the extent that the service or treatment is permitted or not prohibited by law or regulation that may be provided by persons or businesses otherwise permitted to offer such services; and
(5)
"Penalties or fines"
, any civil or criminal penalty or fine, tax, salary or wage withholding or surcharge or any named fee with a similar effect established by law or rule by a government-established, -created or -controlled agency that is used to punish or discourage the exercise of rights protected under this section.
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(L. 2010 H.B. 1764 Adopted by referendum, Proposition C, August 3, 2010)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.420 - Federal laws deemed infringements of United State and Missouri Constitutions.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
• Effective - 12 Jun 2021, see footnote
1.420. Federal laws deemed infringements of United State and Missouri Constitutions. —
The following federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations shall be considered infringements on the people's right to keep and bear arms, as guaranteed by Amendment II of the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 23 of the Constitution of Missouri, within the borders of this state including, but not limited to:
(1) Any tax, levy, fee, or stamp imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition not common to all other goods and services and that might reasonably be expected to create a chilling effect on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens;
(2) Any registration or tracking of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition;
(3) Any registration or tracking of the ownership of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition;
(4) Any act forbidding the possession, ownership, use, or transfer of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition by law-abiding citizens; and
(5) Any act ordering the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition from law-abiding citizens.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 85 & 310)
Effective 6-12-21
(2023) The Second Amendment Preservation Act is unconstitutional in its entirety as a violation of the Supremacy Clause, Article VI of the United States Constitution. United States v. Missouri, 660 F.Supp.3d 791 (W.D. Mo.).
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title I - Laws and Statutes › Chapter 1 - Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes › Section 1.430 - Invalidity of federal laws deemed an infringement.

Title I LAWS AND STATUTES
Chapter 1
• Effective - 12 Jun 2021, see footnote
1.430. Invalidity of federal laws deemed an infringement. —
All federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, rules, and regulations, regardless of whether they were enacted before or after the provisions of sections 1.410 to 1.485, that infringe on the people's right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 23 of the Constitution of Missouri shall be invalid to this state, shall not be recognized by this state, shall be specifically rejected by this state, and shall not be enforced by this state.
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(L. 2021 H.B. 85 & 310)
Effective 6-12-21
(2023) The Second Amendment Preservation Act is unconstitutional in its entirety as a violation of the Supremacy Clause, Article VI of the United States Constitution. United States v. Missouri, 660 F.Supp.3d 791 (W.D. Mo.)