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Chapters in Title

 Chs. 1‑3       I LAWS AND STATUTES
  1 Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes
  2 Session Laws and Journals
  3 Statutory Revision
 Chs. 7‑14      II SOVEREIGNTY, JURISDICTION AND EMBLEMS
  7 State Boundaries
  8 State Buildings and Lands
  9 Public Holidays
  10 State Emblems
  11 Missouri Manual and Official Publications
  12 Acquisition of Land by United States Government
  14 Collection of United States Revenue
 Chs. 18‑23     III LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
  18 Energy Compact
  21 General Assembly
  23 Committee on Legislative Research
 Chs. 26‑37     IV EXECUTIVE BRANCH
  26 Governor and Lieutenant Governor
  27 Attorney General
  28 Secretary of State
  29 State Auditor
  30 State Treasurer
  31 Funds of Eleemosynary, Educational and Penal Institutions
  32 Department of Revenue
  33 State Financial Administration
  34 State Purchasing and Printing
  36 State Personnel Law (Merit System)
  37 Office of Administration
 Chs. 40‑44     V MILITARY AFFAIRS AND POLICE
  40 Military Justice
  41 Military Forces
  42 Veterans' Affairs
  43 Highway Patrol, State
  44 Civil Defense
 Chs. 46‑70     VI COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT
  46 Establishment and Boundaries of Counties
  47 Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties
  48 County Classification
  49 County Commissions and County Buildings
  50 County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems
  51 County Clerks
  52 County Collectors
  53 County Assessors
  54 County Treasurers
  55 County Auditors
  56 Circuit and Prosecuting Attorneys and County Counselors
  57 Sheriffs
  58 Coroners and Inquests
  59 County Recorders of Deeds
  60 County Surveyors and Land Surveys
  61 County Highway Engineers
  64 County Planning — Zoning — Recreation — Natural Streams and Waterways
  65 Township Organization Counties
  66 Constitutional Charter Counties, Miscellaneous Provisions
  67 Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers
  68 Port Authorities
  70 Powers of Political Subdivisions to Cooperate or Contract with Governmental Units
 Chs. 71‑100    VII CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES
  71 Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns
  72 Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages
  77 Cities of the Third Classification
  78 Optional Forms, Cities of the Third Classification
  79 Cities of the Fourth Classification
  80 Towns and Villages
  81 Special Charter Cities and Towns
  82 Constitutional Charter Cities (Home Rule)
  84 Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City
  85 City Police and Fire Departments Generally
  86 Police Relief and Pension Systems
  87 Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems
  88 Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation
  89 Zoning and Planning
  90 Parks and Recreation (Cities)
  91 Municipally Owned Utilities
  92 Taxation in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Certain Other Cities
  94 Taxation in Other Cities
  95 Financial Administration and Indebtedness
  96 Municipal Health and Welfare
  98 Courts and Attorneys
  99 Municipal Housing
  100 Industrial Development
 Chs. 103‑110   VIII PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, BONDS AND RECORDS
  103 Health Plan for State Employees
  104 Retirement of State Officers and Employees
  105 Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions
  106 Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers
  107 Bonds of Officers and Contractors for Public Works
  108 Bond Issues, Miscellaneous Provisions
  109 Public and Business Records
  110 Depositaries for Public Funds
 Chs. 115‑130   IX SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS
  115 Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections
  116 Initiative and Referendum
  122 Municipal Elections
  127 State Demographer
  128 Election of Electors and Electoral Districts — Congressional Districts
  130 Campaign Finance Disclosure Law
 Chs. 135‑155   X TAXATION AND REVENUE
  135 Tax Relief
  136 Collection of State Taxes
  137 Assessment and Levy of Property Taxes
  138 Equalization and Review of Tax Assessments
  139 Payment and Collection of Current Taxes
  140 Collection of Delinquent Taxes Generally
  141 Delinquent Taxes — Certain Subdivisions
  142 Motor Fuel Tax
  143 Income Tax
  144 Sales and Use Tax
  145 Estate Tax
  146 Intangible Personal Property Tax
  147 Corporation Franchise Tax
  148 Taxation of Financial Institutions
  149 Cigarette Tax
  150 Merchants', Manufacturers', Itinerant Vendors' and Peddlers' Licenses and Taxes
  151 Taxation of Railroads and Street Railroads
  152 Private Car Tax
  153 Taxation of Bridge, Express and Public Utility Companies
  154 Taxation of Boats and Vessels
  155 Taxation of Aircraft
 Chs. 160‑186   XI EDUCATION AND LIBRARIES
  160 Schools — General Provisions
  161 Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
  162 School Districts
  163 State Aid
  164 Tax Levies and Bonded Indebtedness
  165 Budget and Current Financing
  166 Permanent Funds and Trusts
  167 Pupils and Special Services
  168 Personnel — Teachers and Others
  169 Teacher and School Employee Retirement Systems
  170 Instruction — Materials and Subjects
  171 School Operations
  172 State University — University of Missouri
  173 Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
  174 State Colleges and Universities
  175 Lincoln University
  176 Revenue Bonds of State Educational Institutions — Higher Education Risk Management Associations
  177 School Property and Equipment
  178 Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts
  180 Supreme Court Library
  181 State Library
  182 County and City Libraries — Libraries Generally
  183 State Historical Society
  184 Museums — Metropolitan Park Districts and Memorials
  185 State Council on the Arts
  186 Advisory Commissions, Committees and Councils, Business and Education
 Chs. 188‑215   XII PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
  188 Regulation of Abortions
  189 Aid to Local Governmental Health Facilities
  190 Emergency Services
  191 Health and Welfare
  192 Department of Health and Senior Services
  193 Vital Statistics
  194 Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies
  195 Drug Regulations
  196 Food, Drugs and Tobacco
  197 Medical Treatment Facility Licenses
  198 Nursing Homes and Facilities
  199 Rehabilitation Center — Head Injury — Tuberculosis Testing and Commitment
  201 Children's Special Health Care Needs Service
  203 Air Conservation (Transferred to Chapter 643)
  204 Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas
  205 County Health and Welfare Programs
  206 Hospital District Law
  207 Family Support Division and Children's Division
  208 Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief
  209 Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities
  210 Child Protection and Reformation
  211 Juvenile Courts
  213 Human Rights
  214 Cemeteries
  215 State Housing
 Chs. 217‑221   XIII CORRECTIONAL AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS
  217 Department of Corrections
  219 Youth Services
  221 Jails and Jailers
 Chs. 226‑238   XIV ROADS AND WATERWAYS
  226 Department of Transportation
  227 State Highway System
  228 Establishment and Vacation of Roads
  229 Provisions Relating to All Roads
  230 County Highway Commissions
  231 Maintenance of Public Roads
  233 Incorporated Road Districts
  234 Bridges
  235 Street Light Maintenance Districts
  236 Dams, Mills and Electric Power
  237 Barges, Ferries and Wharves
  238 Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects
 Chs. 241‑250   XV LANDS, LEVEES, DRAINAGE, SEWERS AND PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY
  241 Swamplands, Islands and Abandoned Riverbeds
  242 Drainage Districts Organized in Circuit Court
  243 Drainage Districts Organized in County Commission
  244 Private Drainage Rights
  245 Levee Districts
  246 Provisions Relating to All Drainage and Levee Districts
  247 Public Water Supply Districts
  248 Sanitary Drainage Districts — Cities Over 300,000 Inhabitants and Adjoining Counties
  249 Sewer Districts in Certain Counties
  250 Sewerage Systems and Waterworks — City or District
 Chs. 251‑260   XVI CONSERVATION, RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT
  251 Community Affairs, Planning and Development
  252 Department of Conservation
  253 State Parks and Historic Preservation
  254 State Forestry Law
  255 Division of Commerce and Industrial Development (Transferred to Chapter 625)
  256 Geology, Water Resources and Geodetic Survey
  257 Water Conservancy Districts
  258 Outdoor Recreation
  259 Oil and Gas Production
  260 Environmental Control
 Chs. 261‑281   XVII AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
  261 Department of Agriculture
  262 Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture
  263 Insect Pests and Weeds
  264 Apiaries
  265 Regulation and Marketing of Agricultural Products
  266 Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds
  267 State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals
  268 Marks and Brands of Animals
  269 Disposal of Dead Animals
  270 Animals Restrained from Running at Large
  271 Strays
  272 Fences and Enclosures
  273 Dogs — Cats
  274 Cooperative Marketing Associations
  275 Commodity Associations
  276 Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges
  277 Missouri Livestock Marketing Law
  278 Soil Conservation
  280 Treated Timber Products
  281 Pesticides
 Chs. 285‑295   XVIII LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
  285 Employers and Employees Generally
  286 Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
  287 Workers' Compensation Law
  288 Employment Security
  290 Wages, Hours and Dismissal Rights
  291 Industrial Inspection
  292 Health and Safety of Employees
  293 Mining Regulations
  294 Child Labor
  295 Labor Relations
 Chs. 300‑307   XIX MOTOR VEHICLES, WATERCRAFT AND AVIATION
  300 Model Traffic Ordinance
  301 Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
  302 Drivers' and Commercial Drivers' Licenses
  303 Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law
  304 Traffic Regulations
  305 Aircraft and Airports
  306 Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division
  307 Vehicle Equipment Regulations
 Chs. 311‑312   XX ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
  311 Liquor Control Law
  312 Nonintoxicating Beer
 Chs. 313‑323   XXI PUBLIC SAFETY AND MORALS
  313 Licensed Gaming Activities
  314 Discriminatory Practices
  315 Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations
  316 Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals
  317 Boxing and Wrestling
  318 Pool Tables
  319 General Safety Requirements
  320 Fire Protection
  321 Fire Protection Districts
  322 Protection Against Rabies
  323 Liquefied Petroleum Gases
 Chs. 324‑346   XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS
  324 Occupations and Professions General Provisions
  325 Public Adjusters and Adjuster Solicitors
  326 Accountants
  327 Architects, Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects
  328 Barbers
  329 Cosmetologists, Hairdressers and Manicurists
  330 Podiatrists
  331 Chiropractors
  332 Dentists
  333 Embalmers and Funeral Directors
  334 Physicians and Surgeons — Therapists — Athletic Trainers — Health Care Providers
  335 Nurses
  336 Optometrists
  337 Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers
  338 Pharmacists and Pharmacies
  339 Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents
  340 Veterinarians
  341 Plumbers and Plumbing
  342 Stationary Engineers
  343 Public Auctioneers
  344 Nursing Home Administrators
  345 Speech Pathologists and Audiologists
  346 Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers
 Chs. 347‑360   XXIII CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS AND PARTNERSHIPS
  347 Limited Liability Companies — Merger and Consolidation of Business Organizations
  348 Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses
  349 Industrial Development Corporations
  350 Farming Corporations
  351 General and Business Corporations
  352 Religious and Charitable Associations — Charitable Gift Annuities
  353 Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law
  354 Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans
  355 Nonprofit Corporation Law
  356 Professional Corporations
  357 Cooperative Companies
  358 Uniform Partnership Law
  359 Uniform Limited Partnership Law
  360 Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Act
 Chs. 361‑385   XXIV BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
  361 Division of Finance and Powers of Director of Finance
  362 Banks and Trust Companies
  364 Retail Credit Financing Institutions
  365 Motor Vehicle Time Sales
  367 Pawnbrokers and Small Loans
  368 Loan and Investment Companies
  369 Savings and Loan Associations
  370 Credit Unions
  371 Development Finance Corporations
  374 Department of Commerce and Insurance
  375 Provisions Applicable to All Insurance Companies
  376 Life, Health and Accident Insurance
  377 Assessment Plan and Stipulated Premium Plan Life Insurance
  378 Fraternal Benefit Societies
  379 Insurance Other Than Life
  380 County, Town and Farmers' Mutual Property Insurance Companies
  381 Title Insurance Law
  382 Insurance Holding Companies
  383 Malpractice Insurance
  384 Surplus Lines Insurance
  385 Credit Insurance and Service Contracts
 Chs. 386‑394   XXV INCORPORATION AND REGULATION OF CERTAIN UTILITIES AND CARRIERS
  386 Public Service Commission
  387 Motor Carriers Generally
  388 Railroad Corporations
  389 Regulation of Railroad Corporations
  390 Motor Carriers and Express Companies
  391 Street Railroads
  392 Telephone and Telegraph Companies
  393 Gas, Electric, Water, Heating and Sewer Companies
  394 Rural Electric Cooperatives
 Chs. 400‑421   XXVI TRADE AND COMMERCE
  400 Uniform Commercial Code
  402 Trust Funds for Disabled Persons
  403 Security Transfers by Fiduciaries
  404 Transfers to Minors — Personal Custodian and Durable Power of Attorney
  407 Merchandising Practices
  408 Legal Tender and Interest
  409 Regulation of Securities
  411 Missouri Grain Warehouse Law
  413 Weights and Measures
  414 Fuel Regulation and Conservation
  415 Warehouse and Self-Service Storage Facilities
  416 Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies
  417 Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems
  419 Innkeepers
  421 Mattresses
 Chs. 425‑430   XXVII DEBTOR-CREDITOR RELATIONS
  425 Debt Adjusters and Collection Agencies
  426 Assignment for Benefit of Creditors
  427 Creditor Protection
  428 Fraudulent Conveyances and Liens
  429 Statutory Liens Against Real Estate
  430 Statutory Liens Against Personalty — Preferred Claims
 Chs. 431‑436   XXVIII CONTRACTS AND CONTRACTUAL RELATIONS
  431 General Provisions as to Contracts
  432 Contracts Required to Be in Writing
  433 Suretyship
  434 Contracts Against Public Policy
  435 Arbitration
  436 Special Purpose Contracts
 Chs. 441‑448   XXIX OWNERSHIP AND CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY
  441 Landlord and Tenant
  442 Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate
  443 Mortgages, Deeds of Trust and Mortgage Brokers
  444 Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners
  445 Plats
  446 Establishment and Evidence of Boundaries and Titles to Land
  447 Lost and Unclaimed Property
  448 Condominium Property
 Chs. 451‑455   XXX DOMESTIC RELATIONS
  451 Marriage, Marriage Contracts, and Rights of Married Women
  452 Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance
  453 Adoption and Foster Care
  454 Enforcement of Support Law
  455 Abuse — Adults and Children — Shelters and Protective Orders
 Chs. 456‑475   XXXI TRUSTS AND ESTATES OF DECEDENTS AND PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY
  456 Trusts and Trustees — The Uniform Trust Code
  459 Declarations, Life Support
  460 Estates of Convicts
  461 Nonprobate Transfers Law
  469 Disclaimers of Property
  470 Escheats
  471 Uniform Simultaneous Death Law
  472 Probate Code — General Provisions
  473 Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates
  474 Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills
  475 Probate Code — Guardianship
 Chs. 476‑488   XXXII COURTS
  476 Courts — General Provisions
  477 Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
  478 Circuit Courts
  479 Municipal Courts and Traffic Courts
  482 Small Claims Courts
  483 Clerks of Courts of Record and Court Records
  484 Attorneys at Law
  485 Court Reporters and Stenographers
  486 Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public
  487 Family Courts
  488 Court Costs
 Chs. 490‑493   XXXIII EVIDENCE AND LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS
  490 Evidence
  491 Witnesses
  492 Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony
  493 Legal Publications, Notice and Advertisements
 Chs. 494‑494   XXXIV JURIES
  494 General Provisions as to Juries
 Chs. 506‑517   XXXV CIVIL PROCEDURE AND LIMITATIONS
  506 Commencement of Actions and General Provisions
  507 Parties
  508 Venue and Change of Venue
  509 Pleadings
  510 Trials and Proceedings Before and After Trial
  511 Judgments
  512 Appeals and Appellate Procedure
  513 Executions and Exemptions
  514 Costs (Civil Cases)
  515 Referees and Receivers
  516 Statutes of Limitation
  517 Procedure Before Certain Associate Circuit Judges
 Chs. 521‑538   XXXVI STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS
  521 Attachments
  522 Actions on Bonds
  523 Condemnation Proceedings
  524 Ejectment
  525 Garnishments
  526 Injunctions
  527 Declaratory Judgments; Actions Involving Land Titles; Lis Pendens; Change of Name
  528 Partition Suits
  529 Mandamus
  530 Prohibition
  531 Quo Warranto
  532 Habeas Corpus
  533 Replevin
  534 Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
  535 Landlord-Tenant Actions
  536 Administrative Procedure and Review
  537 Torts and Actions for Damages
  538 Tort Actions Based on Improper Health Care
 Chs. 540‑552   XXXVII CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
  540 Grand Juries and Their Proceedings
  541 Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases
  542 Proceedings to Preserve the Peace — Searches and Seizures
  543 Proceedings in Misdemeanor and Infraction Cases
  544 Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail
  545 Proceedings Before Trial
  546 Trials, Judgments and Executions in Criminal Cases
  547 Appeals, New Trials and Exceptions
  548 Extradition
  549 Probation, Pardons and Paroles
  550 Costs in Criminal Cases
  551 Relief of Insolvents Confined on Criminal Process
  552 Criminal Proceedings Involving Mental Illness
 Chs. 556‑600   XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS
  556 Preliminary Provisions (Criminal Code)
  557 General Sentencing Provisions
  558 Imprisonment
  559 Probation
  560 Fines
  561 Collateral Consequences of Conviction
  562 General Principles of Liability
  563 Defense of Justification
  564 Inchoate Offenses
  565 Offenses Against the Person
  566 Sexual Offenses
  567 Prostitution
  568 Offenses Against the Family
  569 Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses
  570 Robbery, Stealing and Related Offenses
  571 Weapons Offenses
  572 Gambling
  573 Pornography and Related Offenses
  574 Offenses Against Public Order
  575 Offenses Against the Administration of Justice
  576 Offenses Affecting Government
  577 Public Safety Offenses
  578 Miscellaneous Offenses
  579 Controlled Substance Offenses
  589 Crime Prevention and Control Programs and Services
  590 Peace Officers, Selection, Training and Discipline
  595 Victims of Crimes, Compensation and Services
  600 Public Defenders
 Chs. 610‑610   XXXIX CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
  610 Governmental Bodies and Records
 Chs. 620‑680   XL ADDITIONAL EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
  620 Department of Economic Development
  621 Administrative Hearing Commission
  622 Motor Carrier and Railroad Safety
  625 Division of Commerce and Industrial Development
  630 Department of Mental Health
  631 Alcohol and Drug Abuse
  632 Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
  633 Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities
  640 Department of Natural Resources
  643 Air Conservation
  644 Water Pollution
  650 Department of Public Safety
  660 Department of Social Services
  680 Transportation Services
 Chs. 700‑701   XLI CODES AND STANDARDS
  700 Manufactured Homes (Mobile Homes)
  701 State Standards

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Ch. 455   Abuse — Adults and Children — Shelters and Protective Orders
Ch. 326   Accountants
Ch. 12   Acquisition of Land by United States Government
Ch. 522   Actions on Bonds
Ch. 621   Administrative Hearing Commission
Ch. 536   Administrative Procedure and Review
Ch. 453   Adoption and Foster Care
Ch. 186   Advisory Commissions, Committees and Councils, Business and Education
Ch. 189   Aid to Local Governmental Health Facilities
Ch. 643   Air Conservation
Ch. 203   Air Conservation (Transferred to Chapter 643)
Ch. 305   Aircraft and Airports
Ch. 631   Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Ch. 270   Animals Restrained from Running at Large
Ch. 264   Apiaries
Ch. 512   Appeals and Appellate Procedure
Ch. 547   Appeals, New Trials and Exceptions
Ch. 435   Arbitration
Ch. 327   Architects, Engineers, Land Surveyors and Landscape Architects
Ch. 544   Arrest, Examination, Commitment and Bail
Ch. 569   Arson, Burglary, Trespass, and Related Offenses
Ch. 137   Assessment and Levy of Property Taxes
Ch. 377   Assessment Plan and Stipulated Premium Plan Life Insurance
Ch. 426   Assignment for Benefit of Creditors
Ch. 521   Attachments
Ch. 27   Attorney General
Ch. 484   Attorneys at Law
Ch. 348   Authorities and Corporations for Economic and Technological Development — Small Businesses
Ch. 362   Banks and Trust Companies
Ch. 328   Barbers
Ch. 237   Barges, Ferries and Wharves
Ch. 108   Bond Issues, Miscellaneous Provisions
Ch. 107   Bonds of Officers and Contractors for Public Works
Ch. 317   Boxing and Wrestling
Ch. 234   Bridges
Ch. 165   Budget and Current Financing
Ch. 130   Campaign Finance Disclosure Law
Ch. 214   Cemeteries
Ch. 294   Child Labor
Ch. 210   Child Protection and Reformation
Ch. 201   Children's Special Health Care Needs Service
Ch. 331   Chiropractors
Ch. 149   Cigarette Tax
Ch. 56   Circuit and Prosecuting Attorneys and County Counselors
Ch. 478   Circuit Courts
Ch. 79   Cities of the Fourth Classification
Ch. 77   Cities of the Third Classification
Ch. 85   City Police and Fire Departments Generally
Ch. 44   Civil Defense
Ch. 72   Classification and Consolidation of Cities, Towns and Villages
Ch. 483   Clerks of Courts of Record and Court Records
Ch. 561   Collateral Consequences of Conviction
Ch. 140   Collection of Delinquent Taxes Generally
Ch. 136   Collection of State Taxes
Ch. 14   Collection of United States Revenue
Ch. 506   Commencement of Actions and General Provisions
Ch. 486   Commissioners of Deeds and Notaries Public
Ch. 23   Committee on Legislative Research
Ch. 275   Commodity Associations
Ch. 204   Common Sewer Districts in Certain Areas
Ch. 251   Community Affairs, Planning and Development
Ch. 632   Comprehensive Psychiatric Services
Ch. 523   Condemnation Proceedings
Ch. 448   Condominium Property
Ch. 82   Constitutional Charter Cities (Home Rule)
Ch. 66   Constitutional Charter Counties, Miscellaneous Provisions
Ch. 434   Contracts Against Public Policy
Ch. 432   Contracts Required to Be in Writing
Ch. 579   Controlled Substance Offenses
Ch. 357   Cooperative Companies
Ch. 274   Cooperative Marketing Associations
Ch. 58   Coroners and Inquests
Ch. 147   Corporation Franchise Tax
Ch. 329   Cosmetologists, Hairdressers and Manicurists
Ch. 514   Costs (Civil Cases)
Ch. 550   Costs in Criminal Cases
Ch. 182   County and City Libraries — Libraries Generally
Ch. 53   County Assessors
Ch. 55   County Auditors
Ch. 48   County Classification
Ch. 51   County Clerks
Ch. 52   County Collectors
Ch. 49   County Commissions and County Buildings
Ch. 50   County Finances, Budget and Retirement Systems
Ch. 205   County Health and Welfare Programs
Ch. 230   County Highway Commissions
Ch. 61   County Highway Engineers
Ch. 64   County Planning — Zoning — Recreation — Natural Streams and Waterways
Ch. 59   County Recorders of Deeds
Ch. 60   County Surveyors and Land Surveys
Ch. 54   County Treasurers
Ch. 380   County, Town and Farmers' Mutual Property Insurance Companies
Ch. 488   Court Costs
Ch. 485   Court Reporters and Stenographers
Ch. 476   Courts — General Provisions
Ch. 98   Courts and Attorneys
Ch. 385   Credit Insurance and Service Contracts
Ch. 370   Credit Unions
Ch. 427   Creditor Protection
Ch. 589   Crime Prevention and Control Programs and Services
Ch. 552   Criminal Proceedings Involving Mental Illness
Ch. 236   Dams, Mills and Electric Power
Ch. 194   Death — Disposition of Dead Bodies
Ch. 425   Debt Adjusters and Collection Agencies
Ch. 459   Declarations, Life Support
Ch. 527   Declaratory Judgments; Actions Involving Land Titles; Lis Pendens; Change of Name
Ch. 563   Defense of Justification
Ch. 141   Delinquent Taxes — Certain Subdivisions
Ch. 332   Dentists
Ch. 261   Department of Agriculture
Ch. 374   Department of Commerce and Insurance
Ch. 252   Department of Conservation
Ch. 217   Department of Corrections
Ch. 620   Department of Economic Development
Ch. 161   Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Ch. 192   Department of Health and Senior Services
Ch. 173   Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development
Ch. 286   Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
Ch. 630   Department of Mental Health
Ch. 640   Department of Natural Resources
Ch. 650   Department of Public Safety
Ch. 32   Department of Revenue
Ch. 660   Department of Social Services
Ch. 226   Department of Transportation
Ch. 110   Depositaries for Public Funds
Ch. 371   Development Finance Corporations
Ch. 209   Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities
Ch. 469   Disclaimers of Property
Ch. 314   Discriminatory Practices
Ch. 269   Disposal of Dead Animals
Ch. 452   Dissolution of Marriage, Divorce, Alimony and Separate Maintenance
Ch. 625   Division of Commerce and Industrial Development
Ch. 255   Division of Commerce and Industrial Development (Transferred to Chapter 625)
Ch. 361   Division of Finance and Powers of Director of Finance
Ch. 273   Dogs — Cats
Ch. 242   Drainage Districts Organized in Circuit Court
Ch. 243   Drainage Districts Organized in County Commission
Ch. 302   Drivers' and Commercial Drivers' Licenses
Ch. 195   Drug Regulations
Ch. 524   Ejectment
Ch. 115   Election Authorities and Conduct of Elections
Ch. 128   Election of Electors and Electoral Districts — Congressional Districts
Ch. 333   Embalmers and Funeral Directors
Ch. 190   Emergency Services
Ch. 285   Employers and Employees Generally
Ch. 288   Employment Security
Ch. 18   Energy Compact
Ch. 454   Enforcement of Support Law
Ch. 260   Environmental Control
Ch. 138   Equalization and Review of Tax Assessments
Ch. 470   Escheats
Ch. 46   Establishment and Boundaries of Counties
Ch. 446   Establishment and Evidence of Boundaries and Titles to Land
Ch. 228   Establishment and Vacation of Roads
Ch. 145   Estate Tax
Ch. 460   Estates of Convicts
Ch. 490   Evidence
Ch. 513   Executions and Exemptions
Ch. 548   Extradition
Ch. 487   Family Courts
Ch. 207   Family Support Division and Children's Division
Ch. 350   Farming Corporations
Ch. 272   Fences and Enclosures
Ch. 95   Financial Administration and Indebtedness
Ch. 560   Fines
Ch. 320   Fire Protection
Ch. 321   Fire Protection Districts
Ch. 87   Firefighters' Retirement and Relief Systems
Ch. 196   Food, Drugs and Tobacco
Ch. 534   Forcible Entry and Unlawful Detainer
Ch. 378   Fraternal Benefit Societies
Ch. 428   Fraudulent Conveyances and Liens
Ch. 414   Fuel Regulation and Conservation
Ch. 31   Funds of Eleemosynary, Educational and Penal Institutions
Ch. 572   Gambling
Ch. 525   Garnishments
Ch. 393   Gas, Electric, Water, Heating and Sewer Companies
Ch. 351   General and Business Corporations
Ch. 21   General Assembly
Ch. 562   General Principles of Liability
Ch. 431   General Provisions as to Contracts
Ch. 494   General Provisions as to Juries
Ch. 319   General Safety Requirements
Ch. 557   General Sentencing Provisions
Ch. 256   Geology, Water Resources and Geodetic Survey
Ch. 610   Governmental Bodies and Records
Ch. 26   Governor and Lieutenant Governor
Ch. 540   Grand Juries and Their Proceedings
Ch. 532   Habeas Corpus
Ch. 292   Health and Safety of Employees
Ch. 191   Health and Welfare
Ch. 103   Health Plan for State Employees
Ch. 354   Health Services Corporations — Health Maintenance Organizations — Prepaid Dental Plans
Ch. 346   Hearing Aid Fitters and Dealers
Ch. 43   Highway Patrol, State
Ch. 206   Hospital District Law
Ch. 315   Hotel, Motel and Resort Regulations
Ch. 213   Human Rights
Ch. 558   Imprisonment
Ch. 564   Inchoate Offenses
Ch. 143   Income Tax
Ch. 233   Incorporated Road Districts
Ch. 100   Industrial Development
Ch. 349   Industrial Development Corporations
Ch. 291   Industrial Inspection
Ch. 116   Initiative and Referendum
Ch. 526   Injunctions
Ch. 419   Innkeepers
Ch. 263   Insect Pests and Weeds
Ch. 170   Instruction — Materials and Subjects
Ch. 382   Insurance Holding Companies
Ch. 379   Insurance Other Than Life
Ch. 146   Intangible Personal Property Tax
Ch. 633   Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities
Ch. 221   Jails and Jailers
Ch. 511   Judgments
Ch. 541   Jurisdiction in Criminal Cases
Ch. 211   Juvenile Courts
Ch. 295   Labor Relations
Ch. 441   Landlord and Tenant
Ch. 535   Landlord-Tenant Actions
Ch. 1   Laws in Force and Construction of Statutes
Ch. 493   Legal Publications, Notice and Advertisements
Ch. 408   Legal Tender and Interest
Ch. 245   Levee Districts
Ch. 313   Licensed Gaming Activities
Ch. 376   Life, Health and Accident Insurance
Ch. 347   Limited Liability Companies — Merger and Consolidation of Business Organizations
Ch. 175   Lincoln University
Ch. 323   Liquefied Petroleum Gases
Ch. 311   Liquor Control Law
Ch. 368   Loan and Investment Companies
Ch. 447   Lost and Unclaimed Property
Ch. 231   Maintenance of Public Roads
Ch. 383   Malpractice Insurance
Ch. 529   Mandamus
Ch. 700   Manufactured Homes (Mobile Homes)
Ch. 268   Marks and Brands of Animals
Ch. 451   Marriage, Marriage Contracts, and Rights of Married Women
Ch. 421   Mattresses
Ch. 197   Medical Treatment Facility Licenses
Ch. 407   Merchandising Practices
Ch. 150   Merchants', Manufacturers', Itinerant Vendors' and Peddlers' Licenses and Taxes
Ch. 41   Military Forces
Ch. 40   Military Justice
Ch. 293   Mining Regulations
Ch. 578   Miscellaneous Offenses
Ch. 411   Missouri Grain Warehouse Law
Ch. 360   Missouri Health and Educational Facilities Act
Ch. 277   Missouri Livestock Marketing Law
Ch. 11   Missouri Manual and Official Publications
Ch. 300   Model Traffic Ordinance
Ch. 416   Monopolies, Discriminations and Conspiracies
Ch. 443   Mortgages, Deeds of Trust and Mortgage Brokers
Ch. 622   Motor Carrier and Railroad Safety
Ch. 390   Motor Carriers and Express Companies
Ch. 387   Motor Carriers Generally
Ch. 142   Motor Fuel Tax
Ch. 303   Motor Vehicle Financial Responsibility Law
Ch. 365   Motor Vehicle Time Sales
Ch. 479   Municipal Courts and Traffic Courts
Ch. 122   Municipal Elections
Ch. 96   Municipal Health and Welfare
Ch. 99   Municipal Housing
Ch. 91   Municipally Owned Utilities
Ch. 184   Museums — Metropolitan Park Districts and Memorials
Ch. 312   Nonintoxicating Beer
Ch. 461   Nonprobate Transfers Law
Ch. 355   Nonprofit Corporation Law
Ch. 335   Nurses
Ch. 344   Nursing Home Administrators
Ch. 198   Nursing Homes and Facilities
Ch. 492   Oaths and Affirmations, Depositions and Perpetuation of Testimony
Ch. 324   Occupations and Professions General Provisions
Ch. 576   Offenses Affecting Government
Ch. 574   Offenses Against Public Order
Ch. 575   Offenses Against the Administration of Justice
Ch. 568   Offenses Against the Family
Ch. 565   Offenses Against the Person
Ch. 37   Office of Administration
Ch. 259   Oil and Gas Production
Ch. 208   Old Age Assistance, Aid to Dependent Children and General Relief
Ch. 78   Optional Forms, Cities of the Third Classification
Ch. 336   Optometrists
Ch. 258   Outdoor Recreation
Ch. 90   Parks and Recreation (Cities)
Ch. 507   Parties
Ch. 528   Partition Suits
Ch. 367   Pawnbrokers and Small Loans
Ch. 139   Payment and Collection of Current Taxes
Ch. 590   Peace Officers, Selection, Training and Discipline
Ch. 166   Permanent Funds and Trusts
Ch. 168   Personnel — Teachers and Others
Ch. 281   Pesticides
Ch. 338   Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Ch. 334   Physicians and Surgeons — Therapists — Athletic Trainers — Health Care Providers
Ch. 445   Plats
Ch. 509   Pleadings
Ch. 341   Plumbers and Plumbing
Ch. 330   Podiatrists
Ch. 84   Police Departments in St. Louis and Kansas City
Ch. 86   Police Relief and Pension Systems
Ch. 67   Political Subdivisions, Miscellaneous Powers
Ch. 318   Pool Tables
Ch. 573   Pornography and Related Offenses
Ch. 68   Port Authorities
Ch. 70   Powers of Political Subdivisions to Cooperate or Contract with Governmental Units
Ch. 556   Preliminary Provisions (Criminal Code)
Ch. 152   Private Car Tax
Ch. 244   Private Drainage Rights
Ch. 473   Probate Code — Administration of Decedents' Estates
Ch. 472   Probate Code — General Provisions
Ch. 475   Probate Code — Guardianship
Ch. 474   Probate Code — Intestate Succession and Wills
Ch. 559   Probation
Ch. 549   Probation, Pardons and Paroles
Ch. 517   Procedure Before Certain Associate Circuit Judges
Ch. 545   Proceedings Before Trial
Ch. 543   Proceedings in Misdemeanor and Infraction Cases
Ch. 542   Proceedings to Preserve the Peace — Searches and Seizures
Ch. 356   Professional Corporations
Ch. 530   Prohibition
Ch. 262   Promotion of Agriculture and Horticulture
Ch. 567   Prostitution
Ch. 322   Protection Against Rabies
Ch. 375   Provisions Applicable to All Insurance Companies
Ch. 246   Provisions Relating to All Drainage and Levee Districts
Ch. 229   Provisions Relating to All Roads
Ch. 71   Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns
Ch. 337   Psychologists — Professional Counselors — Social Workers
Ch. 325   Public Adjusters and Adjuster Solicitors
Ch. 109   Public and Business Records
Ch. 343   Public Auctioneers
Ch. 600   Public Defenders
Ch. 9   Public Holidays
Ch. 105   Public Officers and Employees — Miscellaneous Provisions
Ch. 577   Public Safety Offenses
Ch. 386   Public Service Commission
Ch. 247   Public Water Supply Districts
Ch. 88   Public Works and Special Assessments — Condemnation
Ch. 167   Pupils and Special Services
Ch. 531   Quo Warranto
Ch. 388   Railroad Corporations
Ch. 339   Real Estate Agents, Brokers, Appraisers and Escrow Agents
Ch. 515   Referees and Receivers
Ch. 301   Registration and Licensing of Motor Vehicles
Ch. 265   Regulation and Marketing of Agricultural Products
Ch. 188   Regulation of Abortions
Ch. 389   Regulation of Railroad Corporations
Ch. 409   Regulation of Securities
Ch. 199   Rehabilitation Center — Head Injury — Tuberculosis Testing and Commitment
Ch. 551   Relief of Insolvents Confined on Criminal Process
Ch. 352   Religious and Charitable Associations — Charitable Gift Annuities
Ch. 106   Removal and Impeachment of Public Officers
Ch. 533   Replevin
Ch. 364   Retail Credit Financing Institutions
Ch. 104   Retirement of State Officers and Employees
Ch. 176   Revenue Bonds of State Educational Institutions — Higher Education Risk Management Associations
Ch. 444   Rights and Duties of Miners and Mine Owners
Ch. 570   Robbery, Stealing and Related Offenses
Ch. 394   Rural Electric Cooperatives
Ch. 144   Sales and Use Tax
Ch. 248   Sanitary Drainage Districts — Cities Over 300,000 Inhabitants and Adjoining Counties
Ch. 369   Savings and Loan Associations
Ch. 162   School Districts
Ch. 171   School Operations
Ch. 177   School Property and Equipment
Ch. 160   Schools — General Provisions
Ch. 28   Secretary of State
Ch. 403   Security Transfers by Fiduciaries
Ch. 266   Seeds, Fertilizers and Feeds
Ch. 2   Session Laws and Journals
Ch. 249   Sewer Districts in Certain Counties
Ch. 250   Sewerage Systems and Waterworks — City or District
Ch. 566   Sexual Offenses
Ch. 57   Sheriffs
Ch. 316   Shows, Circuses, Amusement Buildings and Festivals
Ch. 482   Small Claims Courts
Ch. 278   Soil Conservation
Ch. 81   Special Charter Cities and Towns
Ch. 436   Special Purpose Contracts
Ch. 178   Special Schools and Instruction and Special Districts
Ch. 345   Speech Pathologists and Audiologists
Ch. 163   State Aid
Ch. 29   State Auditor
Ch. 7   State Boundaries
Ch. 8   State Buildings and Lands
Ch. 174   State Colleges and Universities
Ch. 185   State Council on the Arts
Ch. 127   State Demographer
Ch. 10   State Emblems
Ch. 33   State Financial Administration
Ch. 254   State Forestry Law
Ch. 227   State Highway System
Ch. 183   State Historical Society
Ch. 215   State Housing
Ch. 181   State Library
Ch. 253   State Parks and Historic Preservation
Ch. 36   State Personnel Law (Merit System)
Ch. 34   State Purchasing and Printing
Ch. 701   State Standards
Ch. 30   State Treasurer
Ch. 172   State University — University of Missouri
Ch. 267   State Veterinarian — Diseased Animals
Ch. 342   Stationary Engineers
Ch. 516   Statutes of Limitation
Ch. 430   Statutory Liens Against Personalty — Preferred Claims
Ch. 429   Statutory Liens Against Real Estate
Ch. 3   Statutory Revision
Ch. 276   Stockyards, Grain and Produce Exchanges
Ch. 271   Strays
Ch. 235   Street Light Maintenance Districts
Ch. 391   Street Railroads
Ch. 477   Supreme Court and Court of Appeals
Ch. 180   Supreme Court Library
Ch. 433   Suretyship
Ch. 384   Surplus Lines Insurance
Ch. 241   Swamplands, Islands and Abandoned Riverbeds
Ch. 164   Tax Levies and Bonded Indebtedness
Ch. 135   Tax Relief
Ch. 94   Taxation in Other Cities
Ch. 92   Taxation in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Certain Other Cities
Ch. 155   Taxation of Aircraft
Ch. 154   Taxation of Boats and Vessels
Ch. 153   Taxation of Bridge, Express and Public Utility Companies
Ch. 148   Taxation of Financial Institutions
Ch. 151   Taxation of Railroads and Street Railroads
Ch. 169   Teacher and School Employee Retirement Systems
Ch. 392   Telephone and Telegraph Companies
Ch. 381   Title Insurance Law
Ch. 442   Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate
Ch. 538   Tort Actions Based on Improper Health Care
Ch. 537   Torts and Actions for Damages
Ch. 80   Towns and Villages
Ch. 65   Township Organization Counties
Ch. 47   Townships, Removal of County Seats and Division of Counties
Ch. 417   Trademarks, Names and Private Emblems
Ch. 304   Traffic Regulations
Ch. 404   Transfers to Minors — Personal Custodian and Durable Power of Attorney
Ch. 238   Transportation Districts and Transportation Corporations, Special Projects
Ch. 680   Transportation Services
Ch. 280   Treated Timber Products
Ch. 510   Trials and Proceedings Before and After Trial
Ch. 546   Trials, Judgments and Executions in Criminal Cases
Ch. 402   Trust Funds for Disabled Persons
Ch. 456   Trusts and Trustees — The Uniform Trust Code
Ch. 400   Uniform Commercial Code
Ch. 359   Uniform Limited Partnership Law
Ch. 358   Uniform Partnership Law
Ch. 471   Uniform Simultaneous Death Law
Ch. 353   Urban Redevelopment Corporations Law
Ch. 307   Vehicle Equipment Regulations
Ch. 508   Venue and Change of Venue
Ch. 42   Veterans' Affairs
Ch. 340   Veterinarians
Ch. 595   Victims of Crimes, Compensation and Services
Ch. 193   Vital Statistics
Ch. 290   Wages, Hours and Dismissal Rights
Ch. 415   Warehouse and Self-Service Storage Facilities
Ch. 257   Water Conservancy Districts
Ch. 644   Water Pollution
Ch. 306   Watercraft Regulation and Licensing — Water Patrol Division
Ch. 571   Weapons Offenses
Ch. 413   Weights and Measures
Ch. 491   Witnesses
Ch. 287   Workers' Compensation Law
Ch. 219   Youth Services
Ch. 89   Zoning and Planning
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