Title XXII, OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

324.247. Massage business, license required, application, fee, discipline for failure to obtain. — A person desiring to receive a license to operate a massage business in the state of Missouri shall file a written application with the board on a form prescribed by the board and p…

324.250. Massage business, issuance of licenses, when — renewal — posting required. — 1. The board shall review the applications and shall issue a license to applicants who have complied with the requirements of sections 324.240 to 324.275 and have received approval of the board …

324.252. Massage business licenses, nontransferable and nonassignable. — A license shall not be transferable or assignable. When a massage business is sold or ownership or management is transferred, or the corporate legal organization status is substantially changed, the license …

324.255. Survey inspections, when. — In addition to the survey inspection required for licensing or license renewal, the board may make other survey inspections during normal business hours. Each massage business shall allow the board or its authorized representatives to enter up…

324.257. Report of inspection findings, deficiencies — complaint. — After completion of each board survey inspection, a written report of the findings with respect to the massage business' compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of sections 324.240 to 324.275 and the stan…

324.260. Complaints against massage business or therapist, procedure. — The board may cause a complaint to be filed in the circuit court of the county in which any massage business alleged to be violating the provisions of sections 324.240 to 324.275 is located for an injunction …

324.262. Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of license of business or therapist, when — procedure — limitation of liability. — 1. The board may refuse to issue, renew or reinstate any license required by sections 324.240 to 324.275 for one or any combination of causes sta…

324.263. Emergency suspension or restriction of license, when — procedure. — 1. The board may apply to the administrative hearing commission for an emergency suspension or restriction of a license issued under sections 324.240 to 324.275 if: (1) The holder of the license is the s…

324.265. Massage therapists, qualifications of applicants — waiver, when — licensure term, renewal — student license, when — provisional license, when — exemptions — exemptions for certain therapists licensed in other jurisdictions. — 1. A person desiring a license to practice ma…

324.267. Criminal background check authorized, cost. — 1. Any applicant for a license to operate a massage business or a license to practice massage therapy shall authorize the board to conduct a criminal background check. 2. The cost of such background check shall be paid by the…

324.270. Massage or body work titles prohibited, when — division or board may contract for legal services for enforcement of chapter. — A person who does not hold a license to practice massage therapy or a license to operate a massage business or is not exempted from obtaining a …

324.272. Preemption clause. — 1. Except as provided in subsection 2 of this section, sections 324.240 to 324.275 shall preempt any rule, regulation or order adopted by a political subdivision of the state relating to the licensing or regulation of massage therapists or massage bu…

324.273. Duties of division. — The division shall: (1) Employ, within the funds appropriated, such employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 324.240 to 324.275; and (2) Exercise all budgeting, purchasing, reporting and other related management functions. …

324.275. Violation — penalty. — Any person who violates any of the provisions of sections 324.240 to 324.275 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al.)

324.400. Definitions. — As used in sections 324.400 to 324.439, the following terms mean: (1) "Council", the interior design council created in section 324.406; (2) "Division", the division of professional registration; (3) "Registered interior designer", a design professional wh…

324.402. State and local governments prohibited from requiring use of registered interior designers. — The state or any county, municipality, or other political subdivision shall not require the use of a registered interior designer for any residential building, residential remod…

324.403. Title of registered interior designer, use, when. — No person may use the name or title, registered interior designer, in this state unless that person is registered as required by sections 324.400 to 324.439. Nothing in sections 324.400 to 324.439 shall be construed as …

­­-------- Contingent effective date, see § 324.440 Severability clause, see § 1.1009

324.409. Qualifications for registration. — 1. To be a registered interior designer, a person: (1) Shall take and pass or have passed the examination administered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification or an equivalent examination approved by the division. In a…

324.412. Powers and duties of division — rulemaking. — The division shall: (1) Employ, within the limits of the appropriations for that purpose, such employees as are necessary to carry out the provisions of sections 324.400 to 324.439; (2) Exercise all budgeting, purchasing, rep…

324.415. Applications for registration, form — penalties. — Applications for registration as a registered interior designer shall be typewritten on forms prescribed by the division and furnished to the applicant. The application shall contain the applicant's statements showing th…

324.418. Certificate of registration, renewal. — 1. The certificate of registration issued biennially to a registered interior designer pursuant to sections 324.400 to 324.439 shall be renewed on or before the certificate renewal date accompanied by the required fee. The certific…

324.421. Waiver of examination, when. — The division shall register without examination any interior designer certified, licensed or registered in a foreign country if the applicant has qualifications which are at least equivalent to the requirements for registration as a registe…

­­-------- Contingent effective date, see § 324.440 Severability clause, see § 1.1009

324.427. Unlawful use of title of registered interior designer. — It is unlawful for any person to advertise or indicate to the public that the person is a registered interior designer in this state, unless such person is registered as a registered interior designer by the divisi…

324.430. Designation as registered interior designer prohibited, when. — No person may use the designation registered interior designer in Missouri, unless the division has issued a current certificate of registration certifying that the person has been duly registered as a regis…

324.433. Right to use title, nontransferable. — The right to use the title of registered interior designer shall be deemed a personal right, based upon the qualifications of the individual, evidenced by the person's current certificate of registration and such certificate is not …

324.436. Refusal to issue, renew or reinstate certificate, when — complaint filed, procedure. — 1. The division may refuse to issue any certificate required pursuant to sections 324.400 to 324.439, or renew or reinstate any such certificate, for any one or any combination of the …

324.439. Violation — penalty. — After twenty-four months after August 28, 1998, any person who violates any provision of sections 324.400 to 324.439 shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor. ­­-------- (L. 1998 H.B. 1601, et al. § 14, A.L. 1999 H.B. 343)

324.440. Contingent effective date for the repeal of sections 324.406 and 324.424 — The repeal of sections 324.406 and 324.424 shall become effective upon notification to the revisor from the director of the division of professional registration of the department of commerce and …

324.475. Definitions. — For the purposes of sections 324.475 to 324.499, the following terms mean: (1) "Acupuncture", the use of needles inserted into the body by piercing of the skin and related modalities for the assessment, evaluation, prevention, treatment or correction of an…

324.478. Missouri acupuncturist advisory committee created, duties, members, terms. — 1. There is hereby created within the division of professional registration a committee to be known as the "Missouri Acupuncturist Advisory Committee". The committee shall consist of five member…

324.481. Duties of board — rulemaking authority — acupuncturist fund created, use of. — 1. The board shall upon recommendation of the committee license applicants who meet the qualifications for acupuncturists, who file for licensure, and who pay all fees required for this licens…

324.484. Persons exempt from licensing requirements. — 1. Nothing in sections 324.475 to 324.499 shall be construed to apply to physicians and surgeons licensed pursuant to sections 334.010 to 334.265 or chiropractic physicians licensed pursuant to chapter 331; except that, if su…

324.487. Qualifications for licensure. — 1. It is unlawful for any person to practice acupuncture in this state, unless such person: (1) Possesses a valid license issued by the board pursuant to sections 324.475 to 324.499; or (2) Is engaged in a supervised course of study that h…

324.488. Criminal background check, fingerprint submission. — 1. The state board of chiropractic examiners may require that fingerprint submissions be made as part of an application seeking licensure as an acupuncturist, as such term is defined in section 324.475. 2. If the state…

324.490. Expiration of licenses. — 1. Licenses issued pursuant to sections 324.475 to 324.499 shall expire every other year. Renewal applications shall be submitted to the division along with the appropriate renewal fee. 2. A license to practice acupuncture which is not renewed o…

324.493. Restoration of license, procedure. — Any acupuncturist who fails to renew such acupuncturist's license on or before the date of its expiration may restore such license as follows: (1) If the application for renewal is submitted to the committee not more than two years af…

324.496. Authority of the board — complaints, procedure — limitation of liability. — 1. The board, with recommendation by the committee, may refuse to issue, renew or reinstate any license required by sections 324.475 to 324.499 for one or any combination of causes stated in subs…

324.499. Violations, penalty — right to sue. — 1. Any person who violates any provision of sections 324.475 to 324.499 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. 2. All fees or other compensation received for services which are rendered in violation of sections 324.475 to 324.499 shall …

324.520. Definitions — tattooing, branding, body piercing, prohibited, when, penalty. — 1. As used in sections 324.520 to 324.524, the following terms mean: (1) "Body piercing", the perforation of human tissue other than an ear for a nonmedical purpose; (2) "Branding", a permanen…

324.522. Licensing required, when — rulemaking authority. — 1. No practitioner of tattooing, body piercing or branding shall practice and no establishment in which tattoos, body piercing or brandings are applied shall be operated without a license issued by the director of the di…

324.523. Complaint may be filed with administrative hearing commission, when, procedure — discipline authorized, when. — 1. The division may refuse to issue or cause a complaint to be filed with the administrative hearing commission as provided by chapter 621 against any holder o…

324.524. Tattoo fund. — 1. All funds received by the division pursuant to sections 324.520 to 324.524 shall be collected by the director who shall transmit the funds to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the "Tattoo Fund" which is hereby …

324.526. Temporary license issued, when. — 1. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the director of the division of professional registration shall issue a temporary license to practice tattooing, body piercing, or branding under the following requirements: (1) The appli…

324.700. Definitions. — As used in sections 324.700 to 324.745, unless the context provides otherwise, the following terms shall mean: (1) "Division", the division of motor carrier and railroad safety; (2) "House", a dwelling or other structure intended for human habitat in exces…

324.703. License required for persons engaged in the business of housemoving. — All persons who engage in the business of housemoving on the roads and highways of this state shall be licensed by the division of motor carrier and railroad safety. ­­-------- (L. 2001 H.B. 567 merge…

324.706. License issued, when. — The division shall issue licenses to applicants meeting the following conditions: (1) The applicant must be at least eighteen years of age, possess a valid commercial driver's license and have at least twenty-four months' experience in moving hous…

324.709. Effective date of license — annual renewal. — A license issued pursuant to sections 324.700 to 327.742 shall be effective for a period of one year from the date of issuance and shall be renewable on an annual basis. ­­-------- (L. 2001 H.B. 567 merged with S.B. 317)

324.712. Certificate of insurance required. — 1. No license shall be issued or renewed unless the applicant files with the division a certificate or certificates of insurance from an insurance company or companies authorized to do business in this state. The applicant must demons…