Title VI — COUNTY, TOWNSHIP AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISION GOVERNMENT

65.680. Division of unincorporated territory into districts, purposes. — For any or all of the purposes of section 65.652, the unincorporated territory may be divided into districts of such number, shape and area as may be deemed best suited to carry out the purpose of sections 6…

65.682. Zoning commission, appointed when, powers, duties. — The township board shall provide for the manner in which such regulations, restrictions and boundaries of such districts shall be determined, established and enforced, and from time to time amended, supplemented or chan…

65.685. Change in prescribed use of land, hearing required. — After the adoption of a zoning plan or regulations adopted pursuant thereto, no use of any parcel of land included in the plan or regulations shall be changed without a public hearing and the person or body which condu…

65.687. Designation of zoning official, when — permit required for building alterations, when. — Any township board which has adopted a zoning plan, as provided in sections 65.650 to 65.700, shall appoint an officer or shall designate one of the existing officials to enforce the …

65.690. Board of zoning adjustment, members, terms, compensation not allowed — powers, duties — grant of variances, when — judicial review. — 1. Any township board which appointed a township planning or township zoning commission and which has adopted a zoning plan, as provided i…

65.692. Regulations, change of by township board, procedure, hearing required. — The regulations imposed and the districts created under authority of sections 65.650 to 65.700 may be amended from time to time by the township board by order after the order establishing the same ha…

65.695. Regulations more restrictive than private restrictions, regulations control. — Wherever the township zoning regulations made under authority of sections 65.650 to 65.700 require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, or require a lower height of bu…

65.697. Violation of zoning regulations, penalty — injunctions may be issued, procedure — inspection by official, when, failure to correct violation, penalty. — 1. Any owner, lessee or tenant of land located within any unincorporated area covered or affected by any official maste…

65.700. Termination of township zoning, procedure, effect. — 1. Upon receipt of a petition signed by a number of voters in the township equal to five percent of the total vote cast in the township at the next preceding election for governor requesting submission of the question, …

65.701. Definitions. — As used in sections 65.652 and 65.690, the term "freeholder" or the phrase "resident freeholder" shall be defined to mean "resident". The provisions of this section shall have no effect on pending litigation. ­­-------- (L. 1996 H.B. 1207 § 1) Effective 6-2…

65.702. Sawmill or planing mill included in agricultural or horticultural classification. — For purposes of a zoning law, ordinance, or code authorized and enacted under sections 65.650 to 65.700, a zoning or property classification of agricultural or horticultural shall include …

65.710. Home-based work — limitation on zoning restrictions. — 1. As used in this section, the term "home-based work" means any lawful occupation performed by a resident within a residential home or accessory structure, which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the …

66.010. Violation of county ordinance, where prosecuted — costs and procedures — judges of county municipal courts, appointment, qualifications — divisions — recording of proceedings — certain violations of state traffic laws may be heard. — 1. Any county framing and adopting a c…

66.020. Style of prosecutions — complaints — sufficiency of testimony. — 1. All prosecutions for the violation of such a county ordinance shall be titled: "The county of ______ against ______" (naming the county and the person or persons charged). 2. The complaint when made by a …

66.030. Informations by county counselor. — All informations involving violation of county ordinances shall be made by the county counselor, or his assistants, on their oath of office and shall be filed with the court as soon as practicable, and before the party accused shall be …

66.040. Warrants, how directed and executed. — All warrants issued by the court shall be directed to the sheriff or peace officer of the county and executed by them at any place within the county, and not elsewhere, unless said warrants are endorsed in the manner provided for war…

66.050. Cause heard, when — postponement — bond. — When any person shall be arrested, charged with a violation of a county ordinance, and brought before the court, it shall be the duty of the court to hear and determine forthwith the complaint alleged against the defendant, unles…

66.060. Forfeiture of recognizance, when — procedure — record of judgment required, when. — 1. In case of a breach of any recognizance entered into as provided herein, the recognizance shall be deemed forfeited and the court shall cause it to be prosecuted against the principal a…

66.070. Several persons jointly charged — amendment of complaint. — Complaints filed alleging violation of a county ordinance may include any number of persons charged with the same offense, and no proceedings shall be dismissed or defendant discharged by reason of any informalit…

[Repealed or reserved.]

66.090. Prosecuting witness to give security for costs, when. — In the event a complaint is made by a person other than the county counselor or a peace officer, the court may require the complainant to give security for the costs in such action. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 397 § 9, A.…

66.100. Fines recorded — how paid. — All fines paid in prosecutions involving the violation of a county ordinance shall be recorded in a separate docket of fines, and the officer collecting such fines shall turn them over to the county treasurer to be credited as provided by ordi…

66.110. Court fees and costs, how collected — disposition. — In each proceeding had in circuit court involving a violation of a county ordinance the same fees and costs shall be allowed and collected as in other misdemeanor cases. All such fees and costs charged and collected sha…

66.120. Change of venue — disqualification of judge — procedure. — A change of venue and disqualification of judge shall be allowed for the same reasons and proceeded upon in the same manner as in other misdemeanor cases. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 397 § 11, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effe…

66.130. Sheriff to enforce ordinances. — The sheriff or other law enforcement officials authorized by county charter or ordinance of such county are charged with the enforcement of all county ordinances. ­­-------- (L. 1951 p. 397 § 12, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Effective 1-02-79

66.140. Procedure same as in misdemeanor cases. — Unless in conflict with the provisions of this chapter, all provisions of law relating to proceedings before associate circuit judges in circuit courts in misdemeanors shall apply to actions before such courts involving the violat…

66.200. Municipal records transmitted to county agency, when. — The official responsible for law enforcement in any municipality in a first class county having a charter form of government shall cause an exact copy of all the police records of the municipality pertaining to all v…

66.210. Failure to comply with section 66.200 — misdemeanor. — Any officer who willfully fails to perform any of the duties imposed by section 66.200 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 122 § 2)

66.220. Highway patrol records, copies to county — access. — The superintendent of the state highway patrol shall cause copies of appropriate records of the patrol pertaining to the violations set out in section 66.200 which occur in the county after October 13, 1963, to be trans…

66.230. Forms. — All the records required to be transmitted by sections 66.200 and 66.220 shall be transmitted and kept on forms approved and supplied by the county agency. ­­-------- (L. 1963 p. 122 § 4)

66.240. Records center outside county — access. — If the county agency, by contract or by any other means, forwards police records to any other agency or record center not located in the county, then the municipal police and state highway patrol shall forward its police records w…

66.265. Law enforcement service — voter approval, tax levy, amount — ballot form — collection. (Jackson County) — 1. Any county of the first classification having a charter form of government and containing part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more inhabi…

66.300. County utilities license tax authorized, rate limited (St. Louis County). — The county council or other legislative authority of any first class county having a population of over six hundred thousand inhabitants is hereby authorized to impose a license tax whereby every …

66.310. Revenue, how used. — The revenue received from the license tax on public utilities shall be used for police and law enforcement purposes in the part of the county outside incorporated cities. ­­-------- (L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 871 § 2)

66.320. County motor vehicle license tax authority, amount limited — exemption (St. Louis County). — 1. The county council or other legislative authority of any first class county having a population of over six hundred thousand inhabitants may levy and collect license taxes from…

66.330. Revenue, how used. — The revenue received from the levy and collection of the license tax shall be used for police and law enforcement purposes in that part of the county outside of incorporated cities. ­­-------- (L. 1967 1st Ex. Sess. p. 872 § 3)

66.340. County cigarette tax authorized, rate limit (St. Louis County). — The county council or other legislative authority of any first class county having a population of over six hundred thousand inhabitants is hereby authorized to impose a tax on the sale of cigarettes made o…

66.350. Tax to be collected by state division of collection, one percent retained by state — receipts, how distributed, minimum amount provided. — 1. The county cigarette tax shall be collected by the division of collection of the state department of revenue. The division shall e…

66.351. Federal decennial census results to be used for distribution of revenue from cigarette tax, county sales tax and motor vehicle fuel tax, when. — For the purpose of distributing taxes under the provisions of Section 30(a) of Article IV of the State Constitution and section…

66.360. City cigarette tax abolished if county cigarette tax levied. — In the event such county levies such a tax no incorporated municipality located within such county shall levy a tax on the sale of cigarettes made of tobacco or any substitute for tobacco sold within the limit…

66.370. Revenue, how used. — The revenue received from the collection of the tax on the sale of cigarettes in the part of the county outside incorporated cities shall be used for police and law enforcement purposes in the part of the county outside incorporated cities. ­­--------…

66.380. Tax stamps, how affixed — state director of revenue to promulgate regulations, violation a misdemeanor — rules, promulgation, procedure. — 1. The tax shall be paid and stamps affixed in the same manner as is provided by chapter 149 for the state cigarette tax; except that…

66.390. Convention and tourism tax authorized (St. Louis County). — 1. The governing body of any county of the first class having a charter form of government and having a population of over nine hundred thousand inhabitants may levy a tax not to exceed three percent on the amoun…

66.391. Delinquent taxes, interest rate authorized. — The governing body imposing the tax pursuant to the provisions of section 66.390 may provide for interest not to exceed two percent per month on delinquent taxes. ­­-------- (L. 1980 H.B. 1757)

66.395. Revenue from convention and tourism tax (St. Louis County) how used. — 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2 of this section, the revenues received from the convention and tourism tax shall be used: (1) To adopt plans, policies and programs to promote convention…

66.398. Appropriations from convention and tourism tax, limitation on. — The governing body of any county adopting a tax pursuant to the provisions of sections 66.390 to 66.398 shall appropriate money from the convention and tourism fund for no other purposes than set forth in se…

66.400. Contingent fund for prosecuting attorney established — funds, how expended (Jackson County). — Notwithstanding the provisions of section 56.330, the director of the department of revenue and administration of each county of the first class having a charter form of governm…

66.405. Water service line fee — voter approval required — administration (including St. Louis County). — 1. If approved by a majority of the voters voting on the proposal, a county of the first classification having a population of over nine hundred thousand inhabitants may, by …

66.411. Municipal fire departments, vote required to dissolve, eliminate, merge, or terminate (St. Charles County, St. Charles city). — No county with a charter form of government and with more than two hundred fifty thousand but fewer than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitant…

66.500. Definitions. — As used in sections 66.500 to 66.516, the following terms mean: (1) "County", a constitutional charter county containing the major portion of a city with a population of at least three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants; (2) "Food", all articles commonly us…