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2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.700 - Organized militia not liable for acts done in performance of duty.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951, 2 histories
41.700. Organized militia not liable for acts done in performance of duty. —
Whenever any portion of the organized militia is called into active service to execute the laws, engage in disaster relief, suppress actual or prevent threatened insurrection or repel invasion, the commanding officer shall use his own discretion with respect to the propriety of attacking or firing upon any mob or unlawful assembly. His honest and reasonable judgment in the exercise of his duty shall be full protection, civilly and criminally, for any act or acts done while on duty; and no member of the organized militia in the active service of the state shall be liable civilly or criminally for any act or acts done by him in the performance of his duty.
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(L. 1951 p. 654 § 69)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.710 - Blank cartridges not to be fired, when — penalty.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951, 2 histories
41.710. Blank cartridges not to be fired, when — penalty. —
No member of the militia called out to sustain the civil authorities shall issue any order for the firing of blank cartridges upon any mob or assembly or under any pretense, or in compliance with any order, fire blank cartridges upon any mob or unlawful assembly under penalty of being dishonorably dismissed, or discharged.
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(L. 1951 p. 654 § 70)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.720 - Resisting militia — penalty.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951, 2 histories
41.720. Resisting militia — penalty. —
After the proclamation by the governor as authorized by section 41.480, any person who resists or aids in resisting the execution of process in any area declared to be in a state of actual or threatened insurrection, or who aids or attempts the rescue or escape of another from lawful custody or confinement or who resists or aids in resisting any force ordered out by the governor to execute the laws, to suppress actual and prevent threatened insurrection or to repel invasion shall be guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment in the state penitentiary for a term not less than two years.
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(L. 1951 p. 654 § 16)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.730 - Militia, discrimination and interference with prohibited — penalty.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951, 2 histories
41.730. Militia, discrimination and interference with prohibited — penalty. —
1. No person shall discriminate against any member of the organized militia or of the Armed Forces of the United States because of his membership therein.
2. No person shall prohibit or refuse entrance to any member of the organized militia of this state or of the Armed Forces of the United States into any public entertainment or place of amusement because such member is wearing the uniform of the organization to which he belongs.
3. No employer or officer or agent of any corporation, company or firm, or other person, shall discharge any person from employment because of being a member of the organized militia of this state or hinder or prevent him from performing any militia service he may be called upon to perform by proper authority or dissuade any person from enlistment in the organized militia by threat or injury to him in respect to his employment, trade or business, in case of his enlistment. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(L. 1951 p. 654 § 73)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.740 - Militia — right-of-way on streets or highways — penalty for obstructing.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951, 2 histories
41.740. Militia — right-of-way on streets or highways — penalty for obstructing. —
The commanding officer of any portion of the organized militia or his representative performing any militia duty in any street or highway may require persons in such street or highway to yield the right-of-way to such militia, except that the carriage of the United States mail, the legitimate functions of the police and fire apparatus, shall not be interfered with thereby. Any person who hinders, delays or obstructs any portion of such militia performing any militia duty, or who attempts to do so, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15038, A.L. 1951 p. 654 § 74)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 13845; 1919 § 7373
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.750 - Campground or armory — intrusion — penalty.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951, 2 histories
41.750. Campground or armory — intrusion — penalty. —
The commanding officer or his representative may place under arrest any person who trespasses upon any campground, parade ground, field exercise, armory or other place devoted to militia duty, or who in any way or manner interrupts or molests the orderly discharge of militia duty, or who disturbs or prevents the passage of troops going to or returning from any duty. Any person committing such offense is guilty of a misdemeanor and, if arrested, shall be delivered to the civil authorities for trial.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15038, A.L. 1951 p. 654 § 75)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 13845; 1919 § 7373
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.753 - Definitions — military installation commander's search and seizure powers — organized militia members, rights and immunities.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1996
41.753. Definitions — military installation commander's search and seizure powers — organized militia members, rights and immunities. —
1. As used in this section, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Commanding officer"
, the installation commander or officer in charge of any military facility; and
(2)
"Military facility"
, any place under temporary or primary control of the militia which is devoted to military duty, including any campground, parade ground, exercise field, armory, fort, compound, training sites or military base.
2. When, in the determination of the commanding officer or such commanding officer's representative, an emergency situation or exigent circumstance exists upon any military facility, the commanding officer may direct the exercise of any and all powers of search and seizure within the military facility upon any person or property found to be within the military facility.
3. Incoming nonmilitary persons shall not be searched over their objection, but may be denied the right of entry upon refusal to consent to search. All persons entering facilities shall be advised in advance by a sign prominently displayed that they are liable to search upon entry, and while within the confines of the military facility or upon exit. Any person who enters upon or within any military facility shall be deemed to have given consent to be searched pursuant to the authority granted in this section.
4. Members of the organized militia in active service shall have the same rights and immunities as other conservators of the peace pursuant to the laws of the state in the performance of their duty in reliance on the authority granted in this section.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 1295)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.780 - Uniform not to be worn by unauthorized person — penalty.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951, 2 histories
41.780. Uniform not to be worn by unauthorized person — penalty. —
Any person not a member of the militia of this state wearing the uniform of the same, or any part thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(RSMo 1939 § 15074, A.L. 1951 p. 654 § 44)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 13881; 1919 § 7396
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.790 - Violation of code — penalty.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1951, 2 histories
41.790. Violation of code — penalty. —
Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of the military code for which no punishment has been provided is guilty of a misdemeanor.
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(L. 1951 p. 654 § 94)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.890 - Military personnel to hold Missouri resident status, when.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 11 May 2005, see footnote
41.890. Military personnel to hold Missouri resident status, when. —
For the purposes of student resident status, military personnel, when stationed within the state under military orders, their spouses, and their unemancipated children under twenty-four years of age who enroll in a Missouri community college, Missouri college, or Missouri state university shall be regarded as holding Missouri resident status.
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(L. 2005 H.B. 348 § 41.1016 merged with S.B. 252 § 41.1016)
Effective 5-11-05 (S.B. 252); 6-22-05 (H.B. 348)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.900 - Organized militia on active duty by governor's order covered by workers' compensation.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
41.900. Organized militia on active duty by governor's order covered by workers' compensation. —
Chapter 287, dealing with workers' compensation, applies to members of the Missouri organized militia when ordered to active state duty by the governor. The state of Missouri shall have the option to become a self-insurer or to purchase insurance in companies licensed to write workers' compensation insurance in this state. If the state of Missouri elects to become a self-insurer the attorney general shall represent the state in actions brought under sections 41.900 to 41.940.
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(L. 1967 p. 119 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.910 - Adjutant general may elect to purchase insurance or be self-insurer.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
41.910. Adjutant general may elect to purchase insurance or be self-insurer. —
The adjutant general may exercise the option to self-insure or to purchase insurance in the best interest of the state and may do what is necessary to carry out the purposes of sections 41.900 to 41.940.
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(L. 1967 p. 119 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.920 - Tort liability denied.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1967
41.920. Tort liability denied. —
Sections 41.900 to 41.940 shall not be construed so as to acknowledge or create tort liability, or to impose any duty other than that of complying with chapter 287.
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(L. 1967 p. 119 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.930 - Average earnings, how determined.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 30 Apr 1982, see footnote
41.930. Average earnings, how determined. —
The average earnings of a member, for purposes of sections 41.900 to 41.940, shall be his civilian earnings, current military earnings or the compensation paid under the provisions of section 41.430, whichever is greater.
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(L. 1967 p. 119 § 4, A.L. 1982 S.B. 715)
Effective 4-30-82
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.940 - Amount of federal benefits to be deducted from state payments — authorization required.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 12 Jun 1991, see footnote
41.940. Amount of federal benefits to be deducted from state payments — authorization required. —
If a member or his dependents receive federal compensation due to an injury or disease which is covered by chapter 287, the amount of the federal compensation shall be deducted from the amount otherwise due from the state of Missouri. Before any claim is processed pursuant to chapter 287, a member shall sign an authorization consenting to the release of any information pertaining to federal compensation paid for an injury or disease covered under chapter 287.
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(L. 1967 p. 119 § 5, A.L. 1991 S.B. 358)
Effective 6-12-91
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.942 - Leave of absence without loss of status or benefits for government employees, when, evidence required, procedure.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 12 Jun 1991, see footnote
41.942. Leave of absence without loss of status or benefits for government employees, when, evidence required, procedure. —
1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 1 of section 105.270, any officer or employee of this state, or of any department or agency of this state, or of any county, municipality, school district or other political subdivision, and any other public employee of this state, who is or may become a member of the National Guard or of any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States and who is engaged in the performance of duty in the service of the United States under competent orders for an extended and indefinite period of time, shall be entitled to leave of absence from his respective duties as a public officer or employee until such military service is completed without loss of position, seniority, accumulated leave, impairment of performance appraisal, pay status, work schedule including shift, working days and days off assigned to the officer or employee at the time leave commences, and any other right or benefit to which the officer or employee is entitled, and no retirement benefit shall be diminished or eliminated because of such service.
2. The officer or employee shall file with the appointing authority or supervising agency an official order from the appropriate military authority as evidence of such duty for which the leave of absence is granted.
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(L. 1991 S.B. 243 § 1 merged with S.B. 358 § 1)
Effective 5-28-91 (S.B. 243) 6-12-91 (S.B. 358)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.944 - Certain military service, termination of lease — requirements.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 12 Jun 1991, see footnote
41.944. Certain military service, termination of lease — requirements. —
1. Any member of the Armed Forces of the United States who is on active duty, and any member of the Missouri Army or Air National Guard serving on full-time duty or as a civil service technician with a Missouri Army or Air National Guard unit who is a tenant under a lease of a residential dwelling may, pursuant to subsection 2 of this section, terminate such lease with the member's lessor if the member:
(1) Receives permanent change of station orders transferring the member to another duty station;
(2) Receives temporary duty orders in excess of ninety days duration assigning the member to another location which is at least twenty-five miles from the site of the leased residential premises;
(3) Is discharged or released from active duty with the Armed Forces of the United States or from the member's full-time duty or technician status with the Missouri Army or Air National Guard; or
(4) Is ordered to reside in government supplied quarters.
2. Lessees who qualify to terminate a residential lease agreement pursuant to subsection 1 of this section shall do so by serving the lessor written notice of termination to be effective on a date stated thereon, which shall not be less than fifteen days after the date of such service. Prior to the termination date, the lessee shall furnish the lessor with a copy of the official orders or a signed letter confirming the orders from the lessee's commanding officer.
3. The final lease payment due under the terminated lease shall be provided by the effective date of termination and shall be payable at such time as would have otherwise been required by the terms of the lease. The lessee shall be entitled to the full return of any security deposit and pet deposit, if any, if such member has otherwise complied with the requirements of the lease and of section 535.300.
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(L. 1991 S.B. 358 § 2)
Effective 6-12-91
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.946 - Licensure or certification by state, continuing education — exemption from requirements for active military service.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 12 Jun 1991, see footnote
41.946. Licensure or certification by state, continuing education — exemption from requirements for active military service. —
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any person licensed or certified to practice a trade or profession by the state of Missouri or any branch or agency thereof which requires an annual period of continuing education or training as a condition of continued or renewed licensing or certification, and who is or becomes a member of the National Guard or of any reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States who is called to full-time active duty in the service of the United States under competent orders shall, during the period of full-time active duty, be exempted from any such requirement for continuing education or training without his status, license, certification or right to practice his trade or profession being affected and shall not be required, upon returning from full-time active duty, to make up or retake any training or education for which he was exempt under the provisions of this section.
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(L. 1991 S.B. 358 § 3)
Effective 6-12-91
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.955 - Lease of National Guard property authorized, purpose — contents of lease.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 10 May 1994, see footnote
41.955. Lease of National Guard property authorized, purpose — contents of lease. —
1. The commissioner of administration is hereby authorized to lease property owned by the state and under the control of the National Guard to organizations or activities which are compatible with the Armed Forces of the United States and which support the mission of the Missouri National Guard for the purpose of the construction of a building or buildings at the Missouri National Guard training site, Algoa, at no expense to the state of Missouri. The property to be leased shall be further described as follows:
A section of land 350 acres, more or less, - Plat numbers 1 and 2 as noted in Cole County Plat Book Number 1, said land specifications being incorporated herein, and the western half of Plat No. 3 as noted in the aforementioned page from Cole County Plat Book Number 1.
2. The lease may provide for a term as long as fifty years and may provide for renewal periods. The rental payment shall be as agreed by the parties. The lease shall provide that any improvements on the property shall become the property of the state upon termination of the lease.
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(L. 1994 S.B. 460)
Effective 5-10-94
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.958 - Honor detail, training — rules.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998
41.958. Honor detail, training — rules. —
1. When requested by the commander of any recognized veterans' organization, military commander or by any friend or relative of a deceased person or the director of a funeral home for any deceased person who served in the Armed Forces of the United States during a time of war or is otherwise entitled to military honors at the person's burial, internment or memorial service, the adjutant general shall, subject to appropriation, order the appropriate requested uniformed honor detail to attend and render the appropriate services or request and coordinate the appropriate detail with a recognized veterans' organization. Subject to appropriation, the adjutant general shall ensure that appropriate service records are collected authorizing the honor detail, shall ensure that the honor detail meets the appropriate military requirements for uniform and conduct, shall ensure that if a recognized veterans' organization renders the services, the organization is compensated for services through the Missouri National Guard trust fund, shall provide assistance in training honor details for recognized veterans' organizations, and shall serve as the coordinator for military funerals and such details when requested. The amount paid veterans' organizations shall be determined by the adjutant general. The amount authorized by this section shall be paid from funds appropriated from the Missouri National Guard trust fund.
2. The adjutant general shall promulgate rules to administer the provisions of this section. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to the authority of this section shall be effective unless it has been promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter 536.
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(L. 1998 H.B. 1519 & 1165)
CROSS REFERENCE:
General assembly may appropriate money from veterans' commission capital improvement trust fund to Missouri National Guard trust fund to support honor details, 313.835
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.960 - Office of air search and rescue, authorized.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
41.960. Office of air search and rescue, authorized. —
There is hereby created within the military division of the executive department, office of adjutant general, an "Office of Air Search and Rescue". The duly appointed commanding officer of the Civil Air Patrol, Missouri Wing, shall be ex officio head of the office.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 310 § 1)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.962 - Purpose.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
41.962. Purpose. —
The office of air search and rescue may, upon direction of the adjutant general, fully cooperate or contract with any department or agency of the state of Missouri, or with the United States government, or any department or agency thereof, or with any public or private hospital, for the purposes of providing communications, rescue work, mercy missions, aerial observations, or any other functions within the scope of the activity of the air search and rescue, and may encourage the development of aeronautical resources of the state and aid in an educational program related to aviation.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 310 § 2)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.964 - Funds, limitations.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
41.964. Funds, limitations. —
The office shall expend from funds for the purpose as appropriated by the general assembly and approved by the adjutant general sums needed to defray expenses incurred in rescue work, mercy missions, maintenance of an office, development of the aeronautical resources of the state, educational programs related to aviation, and air search and rescue, and for the upkeep of communications systems which have been, or are in the process of being, installed throughout the state. Only such sums shall be expended on communications systems as will be necessary for the procurement or replacement of equipment and not otherwise obtainable by grant or gift from any other source.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 310 § 3)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.966 - Acceptance of gifts, grants, loans, authorized.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
• Effective - 28 Aug 1979
41.966. Acceptance of gifts, grants, loans, authorized. —
The office of air search and rescue may, with the consent of the adjutant general, accept and expend any grant of funds as appropriated by the general assembly, and may accept services, equipment, supplies or materials by way of gift, grant or loan for the purposes of encouraging the development of aeronautical resources of the state, for aiding in an educational program related to aviation, and for supporting the program of air search and rescue.
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(L. 1979 S.B. 310 § 4)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 41 - Military Forces › Section 41.1012 - Office of military advocate established, purpose — advocate appointment — department to provide administrative support.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 41
Effective - 28 Aug 2015
41.1012. Office of military advocate established, purpose — advocate appointment — department to provide administrative support. —
1. There is hereby established in the Missouri department of economic development the "Office of Military Advocate", for the purpose of advocating for the military services and military bases in Missouri, creating a long-term plan on military sustainability, and helping to fulfill the statutory mission of the Missouri military preparedness and enhancement commission. The military advocate shall report directly to the director of the department of economic development and will provide support and coordination to the Missouri military preparedness and enhancement commission.
2. The office shall be administered by the military advocate who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The military advocate shall hold office for a term of six years and shall continue to hold the office until a successor has been duly appointed. The department of economic development shall provide administrative support and staff as deemed necessary to assist the military advocate and to fulfill the statutory mission of the Missouri military preparedness and enhancement commission.
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(L. 2015 H.B. 1070)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.002 - Definitions.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
42.002. Definitions. —
As used in sections 42.002 to 42.135 and section 143.1001 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:
(1)
"Commission"
, the Missouri veterans' commission created by section 42.007;
(2)
"Executive director"
, the executive director of the Missouri veterans' commission, or his designee, under section 42.012;
(3)
"Missouri veterans' cemeteries"
, the property and facilities established and maintained pursuant to section 42.012;
(4)
"Missouri veterans' homes"
, the facilities established and maintained pursuant to section 42.100;
(5)
"Veteran"
, any person defined as a veteran by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs or its successor agency.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 850)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.010 - Veterans' cemeteries establishment, commission's duties — cemeteries to be limited to veterans and eligible dependents.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1998, 2 histories
42.010. Veterans' cemeteries establishment, commission's duties — cemeteries to be limited to veterans and eligible dependents. —
The Missouri veterans' commission shall apply to the federal government for grants to construct and maintain veterans' cemeteries in accordance with the federal aid program to states for the establishment, expansion and improvement of veterans' cemeteries, 38 U.S.C. 2408. If the federal agency approves an application for a grant and approves the acquisition of suitable real property for the establishment of a veterans' cemetery, subject to appropriation by the general assembly from the veterans' commission capital improvement trust fund established in section 313.835, the Missouri veterans' commission shall establish veterans' cemeteries. Such cemeteries shall be solely for the burial of veterans and eligible dependents as defined by the Department of Veterans Affairs or a successor federal agency, and located as determined by the Missouri veterans' commission and as funds become available.
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(L. 1996 H.B. 832 § 1, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1718)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.017 - Employment for veterans, commission duties — rulemaking authority.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 2020
42.017. Employment for veterans, commission duties — rulemaking authority. —
1. The commission shall actively seek out, within every county of this state and within any city not within a county, business organizations that have available job opportunities and are interested in hiring veterans to fill those opportunities. The commission shall collect contact information from such business organizations and shall prominently display such contact information in a table on the commission's website. The list of business organizations included in the table shall be arranged by county and city not within a county.
2. The commission may promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the administration of this section. Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is created under the authority delegated in this section shall become effective only if it complies with and is subject to all of the provisions of chapter 536 and, if applicable, section 536.028. This section and chapter 536 are nonseverable and if any of the powers vested with the general assembly pursuant to chapter 536 to review, to delay the effective date, or to disapprove and annul a rule are subsequently held unconstitutional, then the grant of rulemaking authority and any rule proposed or adopted after August 28, 2020, shall be invalid and void.
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(L. 2020 S.B. 656)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.027 - Services to veterans to be free of charge — violation, penalty.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
42.027. Services to veterans to be free of charge — violation, penalty. —
The commission, its members, the executive director and all other commission employees shall not, for themselves, accept, receive or charge any money, article or thing of value for the performance of any service rendered to veterans, their dependents or legal representatives, at any time or in any manner. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 850)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.035 - Homeless veterans may use address of charitable or religious organization to receive state or federal assistance, when.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 2006
42.035. Homeless veterans may use address of charitable or religious organization to receive state or federal assistance, when. —
Notwithstanding any other provision of law a veteran who is homeless may use the post office box or voice mail address of any charitable organization or religious organization as those terms are defined in section 407.453, or fraternal or veterans' organization, provided that the legitimate purpose of such organization is to provide charitable, religious, fraternal, veterans services and provided that such organization has been providing such legitimate services for a period of at least ten years, as a substitute address on any applications or forms which are necessary to receive any type of assistance from the state or federal government and which require an address or voice mail address, so long as the charitable or religious organization is willing to provide such post office box or voice mail address to the homeless veteran for his or her use.
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(L. 2006 H.B. 1552)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.045 - Missouri designated as a Purple Heart State.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 2015
42.045. Missouri designated as a Purple Heart State. —
In order to honor our combat wounded veterans for their service and sacrifice, Missouri shall hereby be designated as a "Purple Heart State".
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(L. 2015 H.B. 403)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.051 - State agency forms to include collection of veterans data — information on agency's veteran services to be provided, when.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 2021
42.051. State agency forms to include collection of veterans data — information on agency's veteran services to be provided, when. —
1. Every state agency shall ensure that any form, including digital forms posted on an internet website, used to collect data from individuals include the following questions in substantially similar form:
(1) Have you ever served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States and separated from such service under conditions other than dishonorable?
(2) If answering question (1) in the affirmative, would you like to receive information and assistance regarding the agency's veteran services?
2. Every state agency shall prepare information regarding the agency's applicable services and benefits that are available to veterans and provide such information to those who answer the questions provided in subsection 1 of this section in the affirmative.
3. The provisions of subsection 1 of this section shall only apply to any form first created on or after August 28, 2021, or any form created before August 28, 2021, and subsequently modified on or after August 28, 2021.
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(L. 2021 S.B. 120 § 42.390)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.100 - Missouri veterans' homes — commission to maintain — rules and regulations.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
42.100. Missouri veterans' homes — commission to maintain — rules and regulations. —
1. The commission shall maintain such facilities for the care of veterans who require institutional health care services as shall be funded by appropriations of the general assembly. Such facilities shall be known as "Missouri Veterans' Homes".
2. The commission shall make all rules and regulations necessary for the management and administration of the homes and for the admission and discharge of residents of the homes. All rules and regulations pertaining to the admission and discharge of residents shall be consistent with the provisions of sections 42.002 to 42.135 and section 143.1001.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 478 § 2, A.L. 1985 H.B. 140, A.L. 1989 H.B. 850)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.105 - Admission, veterans' home, qualifications, preference — spouses residing in home on August 28, 1989, not required to vacate.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1999
42.105. Admission, veterans' home, qualifications, preference — spouses residing in home on August 28, 1989, not required to vacate. —
Citizens of the state of Missouri who meet the criteria established by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs, or its successor organization, for veteran status or who have an honorable discharge from the National Guard, with preference given to the Missouri National Guard, and who require institutional health care services shall be entitled to admission into a Missouri veterans' home. No spouse of a qualified veteran shall be required to vacate the premises of a Missouri veterans' home if the spouse was a resident of the home on August 28, 1989.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 478 § 3, A.L. 1985 H.B. 140, A.L. 1989 H.B. 850, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1519 & 1165, A.L. 1999 S.B. 169)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.110 - Residents of homes to pay for care, when — amount of payment, how determined.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
42.110. Residents of homes to pay for care, when — amount of payment, how determined. —
Each resident of Missouri veterans' homes who has a regular source of income or other financial means shall make monthly payments by the tenth of each month to defray, or partially defray, the cost of maintaining residence at the home. The amount to be paid shall be determined by the executive director with the approval of the commission, who, in making the determination, shall take into consideration the income or other financial means of the resident, and the cost of the care provided. No charge to any resident shall be more than the averaged cost of the care provided.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 478 § 4, A.L. 1985 H.B. 140, A.L. 1989 H.B. 850)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.115 - Grants, gifts, bequests, authority to receive — sale of property real and personal, procedure.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
42.115. Grants, gifts, bequests, authority to receive — sale of property real and personal, procedure. —
The commission may receive any grant or devise of land, or any gift or bequest of money or other personal property made to a Missouri veterans' home, as an endowment of the Missouri veterans' homes, thereby vesting title to any such property in the governor of the state of Missouri for the sole use and benefit of the homes. The governor, upon authorization by the general assembly, may sell, convey, or otherwise convert into money any such real property for the use and benefit of the Missouri veterans' homes. Any property other than real property which the executive director deems unusable by or in excess of the current needs of Missouri veterans' homes may be disposed of to the highest bidder through the Missouri state agency for surplus property. All income derived from the disposition of property, real or personal, under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the Missouri veterans' homes fund.
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(L. 1977 H.B. 478 § 5, A.L. 1985 H.B. 140, A.L. 1989 H.B. 850)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.121 - Funds deposited in the Missouri veterans' homes fund, purpose — fund not to lapse into general revenue.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 2010
42.121. Funds deposited in the Missouri veterans' homes fund, purpose — fund not to lapse into general revenue. —
1. There is hereby established in the state treasury the "Missouri Veterans' Homes Fund". All moneys received by the Missouri veterans' homes or any officer thereof from any source whatsoever shall be transmitted promptly to the director of revenue by the commission for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the Missouri veterans' homes fund, which fund and all interest earned shall be maintained solely for the use of the Missouri veterans' homes. All interest earned from deposit of money in the Missouri veterans' homes fund shall be deposited to the credit of the Missouri veterans' homes fund and shall not be credited to general revenue.
2. The unexpended balance in the Missouri veterans' homes fund at the end of the biennium shall not be transferred to the ordinary revenue fund of the state treasury and shall be exempt from the provisions of section 33.080 relating to transfer of funds to the ordinary revenue funds of the state by the state treasurer.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 850, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1965)
CROSS REFERENCE:
Gaming commission fund to transfer moneys to the Missouri veterans' homes fund, when, 313.835
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.127 - Veterans' homes to participate in federal per diem grant program — license issued by commission to operate as veterans' home.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
42.127. Veterans' homes to participate in federal per diem grant program — license issued by commission to operate as veterans' home. —
All Missouri veterans' homes shall participate in the state veterans' homes per diem grant program administered by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs. Upon approval by the United States Department of Veterans' Affairs to participate in the per diem program, the commission shall issue a license to operate such facility as a Missouri veterans' home.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 850)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.130 - Nursing home licensing requirements not to apply to veterans' homes.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 1989
42.130. Nursing home licensing requirements not to apply to veterans' homes. —
In addition to those entities specified in section 198.012, the provisions of sections 198.003 to 198.136 shall not apply to the Missouri veterans' homes.
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(L. 1989 H.B. 850)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.170 - World War II medallion, medal and certificate, to whom awarded.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 2014, 3 histories
42.170. World War II medallion, medal and certificate, to whom awarded. —
1. Every veteran who honorably served on active duty in the United States military service at any time beginning December 7, 1941, and ending December 31, 1946, shall be entitled to receive a medallion, medal and a certificate of appreciation pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185, provided that:
(1) Such veteran is a legal resident of this state or was a legal resident of this state at the time he or she entered or was discharged from military service or at the time of his or her death or such veteran served in a unit of the Missouri National Guard regardless of whether such veteran is or ever was a legal resident of this state; and
(2) Such veteran was honorably separated or discharged from military service or is still in active service in an honorable status, or was in active service in an honorable status at the time of his or her death.
2. The medallion, medal and the certificate shall be awarded regardless of whether or not such veteran served within the United States or in a foreign country. The medallion, medal and the certificate shall be awarded regardless of whether or not such veteran was under eighteen years of age at the time of enlistment. For purposes of sections 42.170 to 42.185,
"veteran"
means any person defined as a veteran by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor agency.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 961 § 42.180, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1398, A.L. 2005 H.B. 163, et al., A.L. 2014 S.B. 600)
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.175 - Adjutant general to administer awards — disposition of deceased applicant's awards.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 22 Jun 2005, 3 histories, see footnote
42.175. Adjutant general to administer awards — disposition of deceased applicant's awards. —
1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 42.170 to 42.185, the adjutant general of the state of Missouri shall administer sections 42.170 to 42.185, and may adopt all rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of sections 42.170 to 42.185. No rule or portion of a rule promulgated pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185 shall become effective unless promulgated pursuant to chapter 536.
2. The adjutant general shall determine as expeditiously as possible the persons who are entitled to a medallion, medal and a certificate pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185 and distribute the medallions, medals and the certificates as provided in sections 42.170 to 42.185. Applications for the medallion, medal and the certificate shall be filed with the office of the adjutant general at any time after January 1, 2001, on forms prescribed and furnished by the adjutant general's office. The adjutant general shall approve all applications that are in order, and shall cause a medallion, medal and a certificate to be prepared for each approved veteran in the form created by the veterans' commission pursuant to section 42.180. The medallion, medal, and certificates shall be awarded until the supply of medallions, medals, and certificates is exhausted. The adjutant general shall notify the general assembly when such supply totals less than one hundred.
3. The following persons may apply for a medallion, medal and certificate pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185:
(1) Any veteran who is entitled to a medallion, medal and certificate pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185;
(2) Any spouse or eldest living survivor of a veteran who is entitled to a medallion, medal and certificate pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185 but who died prior to having made application for such medallion, medal and certificate.
4. If any spouse or eldest living survivor applies for the medallion, medal and certificate pursuant to subsection 3 of this section or if any veteran dies after applying for a medallion or medal and a certificate pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185 and such veteran would have been entitled to the medallion, medal and the certificate, the adjutant general shall give the medallion, medal and the certificate to the spouse or eldest living survivor of the deceased veteran.
5. If the adjutant general disallows any veteran's claim to a medallion, medal and a certificate pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185, a statement of the reason for the disallowance shall be filed with the application and notice of this disallowance shall be mailed to the applicant at the applicant's last known address.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 961 § 42.185, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1398 merged with H.B. 1399, A.L. 2003 S.B. 219, A.L. 2005 H.B. 163, et al.)
Effective 6-22-05
2023 Missouri Revised Statutes › Title V - Military Affairs and Police › Chapter 42 - Veterans' Affairs › Section 42.180 - Veterans' commission to design awards, may solicit designs from interested groups.

Title V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
Chapter 42
• Effective - 28 Aug 2000
42.180. Veterans' commission to design awards, may solicit designs from interested groups. —
The veterans' commission shall design the form of the medallion, medal, and the certificate and forward the approved designs to the adjutant general for distribution pursuant to sections 42.170 to 42.185. It is the intent of the general assembly to create statewide involvement in the design of these symbols in recognition of this historic endeavor. Therefore, in designing the forms, the veterans' commission may solicit potential designs from elementary and secondary schools, veterans' groups, civic organizations or any other interested party, and may select the best design from among such solicited designs, or may select another design.
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(L. 2000 S.B. 961 § 42.190)