Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

213.010. Definitions. — As used in this chapter, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Age", an age of forty or more years but less than seventy years, except that it shall not be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require the compulsory retirement of any person wh…

213.020. Commission on human rights created — members, how appointed, terms, vacancies, how filled — functions — local commissions, power and authority. — 1. There is hereby created a "Missouri Commission on Human Rights". It shall consist of eleven members, with no less than one…

213.025. Commission members to receive per diem and expenses, when. — The provisions of section 213.020 relating to the members of the commission on human rights serving without compensation to the contrary notwithstanding, whenever any member of the commission serves as a member…

213.030. Powers and duties of commission — rulemaking, procedure. — 1. The powers and duties of the commission shall be: (1) To seek to eliminate and prevent discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, age as it relates to employment, disabili…

213.040. Unlawful housing practices — discrimination in housing — sufficient compliance with other standards — local government compliance — construction of law — housing for older persons, defined — conviction for controlled substances, effect — religious organizations, effect o…

213.041. Restrictive covenants, homeowners' association — limitations — procedure to delete violative restrictive covenants. — 1. No declaration or other governing document of a homeowners' association shall include a restrictive covenant in violation of section 213.040. 2. Notwi…

213.045. Discrimination in commercial real estate loans prohibited. — It shall be unlawful for any bank, building and loan association, insurance company or other corporation, association, firm or enterprise whose business consists in whole or in part in the making of commercial …

213.050. Discrimination in selling or renting by real estate agencies prohibited. — It shall be unlawful to deny any person access to or membership or participation in any multiple listing service, real estate brokers' organization or other service organization, or facility relat…

213.055. Unlawful employment practices — exceptions. — 1. It shall be an unlawful employment practice: (1) For an employer, because of the race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, age or disability of any individual: (a) To fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any…

213.065. Discrimination in public accommodations prohibited, exceptions. — 1. All persons within the jurisdiction of the state of Missouri are free and equal and shall be entitled to the full and equal use and enjoyment within this state of any place of public accommodation, as h…

213.070. Additional unlawful discriminatory practices. — 1. It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer, employment agency, labor organization, or place of public accommodation: (1) To aid, abet, incite, compel, or coerce the commission of acts prohibited unde…

213.075. Complaints to commission, how filed, when — filing with federal agencies, effect — duties of executive director — respondents — hearing, notice, procedure — attorney general to represent commission — appeal, discovery — effect of orders of commission. — 1. As a jurisdict…

213.076. Notice relating to aiding and abetting, civil action — commencement of action — intervention — relief — authority of commission. — 1. When a written notice of hearing is issued alleging violation of section 213.040, 213.045, 213.050, or 213.070, to the extent that the al…

213.077. Settlement and conciliation agreement — restrictions, procedure. — 1. During the period beginning with the filing of a complaint under section 213.075, and ending with the filing of a charge, setting of a complaint for hearing or dismissal of a complaint pursuant to the …

213.085. Decisions of commission — judicial review, when, procedure, venue — enforcement of order — breech of settlement agreement, remedy. — 1. All final decisions, settlement agreements, conciliation agreements, findings, rules and orders of the commission under any provision o…

213.095. Violation of a commission order, misdemeanor. — Any person who shall willfully violate an order of the commission shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1986 S.B. 513)

213.101. Construction of statutes — abrogation of certain case law and jury instructions. — 1. The provisions of this chapter shall be construed to accomplish the purposes thereof and any law inconsistent with any provision of this chapter shall not apply. Nothing contained in th…

213.111. Right to civil action, when — relief available — costs and attorney's fees, awarded when — right to trial by jury — maximum damages — burden of proof, employment-related civil actions. — 1. If, after one hundred eighty days from the filing of a complaint alleging an unla…

213.112. Applicability. — Legally permissible actions pursuant to section 441.020 are subject to the provisions of this chapter only if a primary motive for the section 441.020 action is not any of the factors listed in section 441.020. ­­-------- (L. 1998 S.B. 786 § 1, A.L. 1999…

213.126. Attorney general to act, when — authorization of civil action — settlement agreement. — 1. Whenever the attorney general has a reasonable cause to believe that any person or group of persons is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of any o…

213.131. Local commissions, certification — review — decertification. — 1. No local commission shall have authority to hear complaints of violations of this chapter unless such municipal or county commission has first been certified to be substantially equivalent by the commissio…

213.135. Local commissions, power and authority — procedure — public attorney, duties — appeal, procedure — adoption of procedural rules. — 1. Any local commission authorized under subsection 3 of section 213.020 and certified by the commission as substantially equivalent shall, …

213.137. Severability. — If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, or clause of sections 213.010 to 213.135 is held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect any remaining portion, section, or part thereof which can be given effect with…