Title XXII, OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

324.203. State committee of dietitians established, membership, terms, removal, qualifications, compensation, meetings, quorum, powers and duties. — 1. There is hereby created within the division of professional registration, a committee to be known as the "State Committee of Die…

324.205. Title of licensed dietitian, use permitted, when — penalty. — 1. Any person who holds a license to practice dietetics in this state may use the title "Dietitian" or the abbreviation "L.D." or "L.D.N.". No other person may use the title "Dietitian" or the abbreviation "L.…

324.206. Permitted acts by persons not holding themselves out as dietitians — requirements before performing acts or services. — 1. As long as the person involved does not represent or hold himself or herself out as a dietitian as defined by subdivision (4) of subsection 2 of sec…

324.207. Practice of medicine prohibited, when. — Nothing in sections 324.200 to 324.225 shall be construed to authorize any person licensed pursuant to sections 324.200 to 324.225 as a licensed dietitian to engage in any manner of the practice of medicine as defined by the laws …

324.210. Qualifications of applicant for licensure — examination required, exception. — 1. An applicant for licensure as a dietitian shall be at least twenty-one years of age. 2. Each applicant shall furnish evidence to the committee that: (1) The applicant has completed a didact…

324.2100. Citation of law. — Sections 324.2100 to 324.2187 may be known and shall be cited as the "Professional Bail Bondsman and Surety Recovery Agent Licensure Act". ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1122, A.L. 2026 S.B. 1421) Transferred 2026; formerly 374.695 Severability clause, see …

324.2103. Definitions. — As used in sections 324.2100 to 324.2187, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Bail bond agent", a surety agent or an agent of a property bail bondsman who is duly licensed pursuant to the provisions of sections 324.2100 to 324.2187, is employed by and is…

324.2109. License required, restrictions on practice. — 1. No person shall engage in the bail bond business as a bail bond agent or a general bail bond agent without being licensed as provided in sections 324.2100 to 324.2166. 2. No judge, attorney, court official, law enforcemen…

324.2112. Board, powers and duties — fees, how determined. — 1. The board shall promulgate, pursuant to chapter 536, such rules and regulations within the scope and purview of the provisions of sections 324.2100 to 324.2187 as the board considers necessary and proper for the effe…

324.2115. License required for bail bond agents, application, qualifications — exceptions. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 324.2100 to 324.2166, no person or other entity shall practice as a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent, as defined in section 324.2103,…

324.2118. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The board of private investigators, private fire investigators, and professional surety bail bond agents may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking a license, or renewal of a…

324.212. Applications for licensure, fees — renewal notices — dietitian fund established. — 1. Applications for licensure as a dietitian shall be in writing, submitted to the committee on forms prescribed by the committee and furnished to the applicant. The application shall cont…

324.2121. Application, form, qualifications, fee — monetary assignment required, amount, effective when. — 1. Applications for examination and licensure as a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent shall be in writing and on forms prescribed and furnished by the board, and sha…

324.2124. Accounting required, when — records submitted to board — bail contract provided to principal. — 1. Every bail bond agent shall account for each power of attorney assigned by the general bail bond agent on a weekly basis and remit all sums collected and owed to the gener…

324.2127. Prohibited acts. — No insurer or licensee, court, or law enforcement officer shall: (1) Pay a fee or rebate or give or promise anything of value in order to secure a settlement, compromise, remission, or reduction of the amount of any bail bond to: (a) A jailer, police …

324.2130. Collateral security accepted, when — receipt required — used to reimburse costs, when — records to be retained. — 1. A licensee may accept collateral security from the principal in a fiduciary capacity, which collateral shall be returned upon final termination of liabil…

324.2133. Examination, form, content — reexamination fee. — 1. Each applicant for licensure as a general bail bond agent, after complying with this section and the provisions of section 324.2121, shall be issued a license by the board unless grounds exist under section 324.2145 f…

324.2136. License, biannual renewal, fee. — All licenses issued to bail bond agents and general bail bond agents under the provisions of sections 324.2103 to 324.2166 shall be renewed biennially, which renewal shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the board and shall be a…

324.2139. Nonresident license requirements. — Any person applying to be licensed as a nonresident general bail bond agent who has been licensed in another state shall devote fifty percent of his or her working time in the state of Missouri and shall file proof with the board as t…

324.2142. Refusal to issue or renew license — applicant's right to hearing. — The board may refuse to issue or renew any license required pursuant to sections 324.2103 to 324.2166 for any one or any combination of causes stated in section 324.2145. The board shall notify the appl…

324.2145. Complaint by board, procedure — grounds — disciplinary action. — 1. The board may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621 against any holder of any license required by sections 324.2100 to 324.2166 or any perso…

324.2148. Notification by agent of intention to apprehend — local law enforcement may accompany agent — violations, penalties. — 1. Any agent licensed by sections 324.2100 to 324.2166 who intends to apprehend any person in this state shall inform law enforcement authorities in th…

324.215. Issuance of license, when — reciprocity — reexamination, limitations. — 1. The committee shall issue a license to each candidate who files an application and pays the fee as required by the provisions of sections 324.200 to 324.225 and who furnishes evidence satisfactory…

324.2151. Access to court records, when — defendant access to bail bond agent, how — agents qualified in all jurisdictions in the state. — 1. Any bail bond agent licensed in the state of Missouri shall have access to all publicly available court records of the defendant by availa…

324.2154. Unsatisfied judgments, affidavit filed monthly, form — content. — Each general bail bond agent shall file, between the first and tenth day of each month, sworn affidavits with the board stating that there are no unsatisfied judgments against him or her. Such affidavits …

324.2157. Collection from surety after forfeiture — list of qualified bail bond agents to be furnished monthly to circuit courts. — 1. If any final judgment ordering forfeiture of a defendant's bond is not paid within a six-month period of time, the court shall extend the judgmen…

324.216. Inactive licensure status permitted — practice not permitted while on inactive status. — 1. A licensed dietitian may choose not to renew his or her license and thereby allow such license to lapse, or may ask to be put on inactive status, provided such person does not pra…

324.2160. Alleged violations and complaints, procedure. — 1. The board shall examine and inquire into all alleged violations or complaints filed with the board of the bail bond law of the state, and inquire into and investigate the bail bond business transacted in the state by an…

324.2163. Bond forfeiture, when — exception, defendant incarcerated in United States, procedure — surety's duties — violation of bond, rights and obligations of bondsman. — 1. If there is a breach of the contract of the bond, the court in which the case is pending shall declare a…

324.2166. Bonds of one thousand dollars or less — fee — additional fee — prohibited. — When issuing bonds of one thousand dollars or less, licensed bail bond agents or general bail bond agents may charge a minimum premium of fifty dollars. In connection with such bonds no bail bo…

324.2169. Surety recovery agents, license required — board to license, powers. — 1. No person shall hold himself or herself out as being a surety recovery agent in this state, unless such person is licensed in accordance with the provisions of sections 324.2169 to 324.2187. Licen…

324.217. Refusal to issue or renew license, when — complaint filed against licensee, when — hearing procedures — maintenance of complaints filed — recommendation for prosecution. — 1. The committee may refuse to issue any license or renew any license required by the provisions of…

324.2172. Application for licensure, contents, qualifications — refusal to issue license, when. — 1. Applications for examination and licensure as a surety recovery agent shall be submitted on forms prescribed by the board and shall contain such information as the board requires,…

324.2175. Apprehension of defendant, permitted where. — For the purpose of surrender of the defendant, a surety recovery agent may apprehend the defendant anywhere within the state of Missouri before or after the forfeiture of the undertaking without personal liability for false …

324.2178. Renewal, procedure. — 1. Every person licensed pursuant to sections 324.2169 to 324.2187 shall, before the license renewal date, apply to the board for renewal for the ensuing licensing period. The application shall be made on a form furnished to the applicant and shall…

324.218. Temporary license, when — procedure. — 1. An applicant who has not previously taken or passed an examination recognized by the committee and who meets the qualifications of subsection 2 of section 324.210 may obtain without examination a nonrenewable temporary license by…

324.2181. Complaint procedure. — 1. The board may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621 against any surety recovery agent or any person who has failed to renew or has surrendered his or her license for any one or any c…

324.2184. Apprehension standards for breach of surety agreement or absconding. — 1. A surety recovery agent having probable grounds to believe a subject free on his or her bond has failed to appear as directed by a court, has breached the terms of the subject's surety agreement, …

324.2187. Prohibited acts. — 1. A person is guilty of a class E felony if he or she does not hold a valid surety recovery agent license or a bail bond license and commits any of the following acts: (1) Holds himself or herself out to be a licensed surety recovery agent within thi…

324.220. Authority of division. — The division shall: (1) Employ, within the funds appropriated, such employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 324.200 to 324.225; and (2) Exercise all budgeting, purchasing, reporting and other related management function…

324.225. Insurance reimbursement for services not mandated. — 1. No provision of sections 324.200 to 324.225 shall be construed to mandate benefits or third-party reimbursement for services of dietitians in the policies or contract of any insurance company, health services corpor…

324.228. Rulemaking authority — nonseverability, when. — Any rule or portion of a rule, as that term is defined in section 536.010, that is promulgated by the division of professional registration to administer and enforce sections 324.200 to 324.225, shall become effective only …

324.240. Definitions. — As used in sections 324.240 to 324.275, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Board", the board of therapeutic massage; (2) "Certified mentor", a practitioner who is qualified for license in this state pursuant to sections 324.240 to 324.275 and who has pra…

324.243. Board of therapeutic massage, members, terms, meetings, removal, compensation. — 1. There is hereby established in the division of professional registration the "Board of Therapeutic Massage" which shall guide, advise and make recommendations to the division and fulfill …

324.245. Authority of board — rulemaking — massage therapy fund. — 1. The board is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations regarding: (1) The content of license applications and the procedures for filing an application for an initial or renewal license in this state; (2) T…

324.246. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The board of therapeutic massage may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking a license, provisional license, or student license as a massage therapist and a license as a massag…