Title XXIV — BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

374.240. Suit to recover fees — penalties. — 1. The director may bring suit to recover any fees or other sums which he is authorized by law to demand or collect. 2. Any company or person liable for any fees or assessments who shall neglect or refuse to pay the same within ten day…

374.245. Director or director of revenue may make supplemental assessment for certain premium taxes, when. — The director of the department of commerce and insurance or the director of revenue may, within three years after a return is filed or at any time if no return is filed, m…

374.250. Accounts of director. — 1. The director shall take proper vouchers for all payments made by the department and shall take receipts from the director of revenue for all moneys the department pays to the director of revenue. 2. At the close of each state fiscal year, the s…

[Repealed or reserved.]

374.280. Civil penalty or forfeiture ordered when, how enforced. — 1. The director may, after a hearing under section 374.046, order a civil penalty or forfeiture payable to the state of Missouri authorized by section 374.049, which penalty or forfeiture, if unpaid within ten day…

374.284. Health insurance advisory committee established, members, duties. — The department of commerce and insurance shall create an advisory committee to be known as the "Health Insurance Advisory Committee". This committee shall be a voluntary committee comprised of representa…

374.285. Expungement of certain disciplinary action records. — Except as provided in section 375.141, all records of disciplinary actions against an insurance producer which resulted in a forfeiture or other monetary relief of two hundred dollars or less and places no other legal…

374.300. Financial institution defined. — As used in sections 374.300 to 374.310, "financial institution" means any bank, bank holding company, sales finance company, consumer finance company, credit union, insurance company, lender as that term is defined in subdivision (3) of s…

374.305. Conditioning loan on purchase of credit insurance from certain persons prohibited — freedom of selection of insurer required. — No financial institution, as defined in section 374.300, shall, as a condition of a loan, require any debtor to purchase life or health insuran…

374.310. Refusal to grant or renew insurance license, when. — The director of the department of commerce and insurance shall not grant or renew any life or health insurance license if the license has been or is being used by the applicant or licensee for any purpose prohibited by…

374.350. Short title. — Sections 374.350 to 374.352 may be cited as the "Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact". ­­-------- (L. 2009 H.B. 577)

374.351. Intent of compact. — The Interstate Insurance Product Regulation Compact is intended to help States join together to establish an interstate compact to regulate designated insurance products. Pursuant to terms and conditions of this Act*, the State of Missouri seeks to j…

374.352. Compact. — The State of Missouri ratifies, approves, and adopts the following interstate compact: ARTICLE I. PURPOSES The purposes of this Compact are, through means of joint and cooperative action among the Compacting States: 1. To promote and protect the interest of co…

374.400. Definitions. — Unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context, the following words and terms as used in sections 374.400 to 374.410 shall mean: (1) "Director", the director of the department of commerce and insurance; (2) "Dwelling-owners' insurance", a policy of insu…

374.405. Reports of premiums and loss data required, when — director may review. — 1. The director shall establish statistical bases for the reporting of premium and loss data under policies of homeowners' insurance, dwelling-owners' insurance, renters' or tenants' insurance, or …

374.410. Director to be notified of changes in town grading schedules — may set aside, when. — Whenever any insurer, group, association or other organization of insurers, or rating organization shall change any town grading schedule used in connection with the development of rate…

374.415. Product liability insurance reports required — when — contents. — 1. As used in sections 374.400 to 374.425, "product liability insurance" or "product liability policy" means: (1) Any policy of insurance insuring only the insured's legal obligation arising from the produ…

374.420. Insurers not liable because of compliance. — There shall be no liability on the part of and no cause of action of any nature shall arise against any insurer reporting hereunder or its agents or employees, or the director of the department of commerce and insurance or* th…

374.425. Time for compliance may be waived or extended. — The director may waive or extend time of compliance for reporting requirements under sections 374.400 to 374.425 for any insurer upon showing that such requirements would cause the insurer undue expense or that an unreason…

374.426. Health care financing entities and health care providers to provide data, contents, when — duties of department — scoring, limitations on. — 1. Any entity in the business of delivering or financing health care shall provide data regarding quality of patient care and pati…

374.450. Definitions. — Unless otherwise clearly indicated by the context, the following words and terms as used in sections 374.450 and 374.455 shall mean: (1) "Director", the director of the department of commerce and insurance; (2) "Insurer", any insurance company, reciprocal …

374.455. Premium and loss data, annual report — available to public. — 1. The director shall establish statistical bases for the reporting of premium and loss data under policies of automobile insurance. 2. Each insurer shall annually report to the director or a statistical agenc…

374.500. Definitions. — As used in sections 374.500 to 374.515, the following terms mean: (1) "Certificate", a certificate of registration granted by the department of commerce and insurance to a utilization review agent; (2) "Director", the director of the department of commerce…

374.503. Certificate required for utilization review agents, exceptions. — 1. A utilization review agent may not conduct utilization review in this state unless the Missouri department of commerce and insurance has granted the utilization review agent a certificate. 2. No certifi…

374.505. Application for certificate, content, form, fee. — 1. An applicant for a certificate shall: (1) Submit an application to the department of commerce and insurance; and (2) Pay to the department of commerce and insurance the application fee established by the department th…

374.507. Information may be required by department of commerce and insurance. — In conjunction with the application, the utilization review agent shall submit additional information as required by the department of commerce and insurance. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 352 § 4, A.L. 19…

374.510. Minimum requirements for utilization review agents. — 1. All utilization review agents shall meet the minimum requirements set forth in sections 376.1350 to 376.1390. 2. All utilization review agents certified before September 1, 1997, shall meet the requirements set for…

374.512. Violation of regulations, notice to agent — powers of director to discipline — penalties. — 1. Whenever the director has reason to believe that a utilization review agent subject to sections 374.500 to 374.515 has been or is engaged in conduct which violates the provisio…

374.515. Rules and regulations authorized. — The director may promulgate such rules and regulations necessary to implement the provisions of sections 374.500 to 374.515, pursuant to the provisions of section 374.045 and chapter 536. ­­-------- (L. 1991 S.B. 352 § 6 subsecs. 4 to …

374.695. Citation of law. — Sections 374.695 to 374.789 may be known and shall be cited as the "Professional Bail Bondsman and Surety Recovery Agent Licensure Act". ­­-------- (L. 2004 S.B. 1122) Effective 1-01-05

374.700. Definitions. — As used in sections 374.695 to 374.789, 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 374.695 to 374.789, is employed by and is work…

374.702. 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 374.695 to 374.775. 2. No judge, attorney, court official, law enforcement o…

374.705. Department, powers and duties — fees, how determined. — 1. The department shall administer and enforce the provisions of sections 374.695 to 374.789, prescribe the duties of its officers and employees with respect to sections 374.695 to 374.789, and promulgate, pursuant …

374.710. License required for bail bond agents, application, qualifications — exceptions. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in sections 374.695 to 374.775, no person or other entity shall practice as a bail bond agent or general bail bond agent, as defined in section 374.700, in …

374.711. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The department of commerce and insurance may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking a license, or renewal of a license, for and as a general bail bond agent, a bail bond agent…

374.715. 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 department, and…

374.716. Accounting required, when — records submitted to director — 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 gen…

374.717. 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 o…

374.719. 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 liabili…

374.720. 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 374.715, shall be issued a license by the department unless grounds exist under section 374.755…

374.730. License, biannual renewal, fee. — All licenses issued to bail bond agents and general bail bond agents under the provisions of sections 374.700 to 374.775 shall be renewed biennially, which renewal shall be in the form and manner prescribed by the department and shall be…

374.740. 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 director of…

374.750. Refusal to issue or renew license — applicant's right to hearing. — The department may refuse to issue or renew any license required pursuant to sections 374.700 to 374.775 for any one or any combination of causes stated in section 374.755. The department shall notify th…

374.755. Complaint by department, procedure — grounds — disciplinary action — alternate procedure — additional remedy. — 1. The department may cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621 against any holder of any license req…

374.757. Notification by agent of intention to apprehend — local law enforcement may accompany agent — violations, penalties. — 1. Any agent licensed by sections 374.695 to 374.775 who intends to apprehend any person in this state shall inform law enforcement authorities in the c…

374.759. 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 availab…

374.760. 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 department stating that there are no unsatisfied judgments against him. Such affidavits sha…

374.763. 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 judgment…

374.764. Alleged violations and complaints, procedure. — 1. The director shall examine and inquire into all alleged violations or complaints filed with the department of commerce and insurance of the bail bond law of the state, and inquire into and investigate the bail bond busin…

374.770. 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 …