Title XII — PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE

211.452. Petition for termination, when filed — contents — joinder of cases of more than one child. — 1. The petition for termination of parental rights shall be filed in the juvenile court which has prior jurisdiction over the child or, if no such prior jurisdiction exists, then…

211.453. Service of summons, how made — when required — waiver of summons. — 1. Service of summons shall be made as in other civil cases in the manner prescribed in section 506.150. However, if service cannot be made as prescribed in section 506.150 and it is not waived, then the…

211.455. Procedure after filing of petition — determination of service — extension of time for service, when — investigation. — 1. Within thirty days after the filing of the petition, the juvenile officer shall meet with the court in order to determine that all parties have been …

211.459. Dispositional hearing, when held — procedure — immunity for certain persons — privileged communication not to constitute grounds for excluding evidence. — 1. Within thirty days after the juvenile officer and the court have met pursuant to section 211.455, the court shall…

211.462. Appointment of guardian ad litem or child's counsel, when — rights of parent, guardian, or counsel — county to pay court costs, exceptions. — 1. In all actions to terminate parental rights, if not previously appointed pursuant to section 210.160, a guardian ad litem or c…

211.464. Foster parent and others may present evidence, when — notice and opportunity to testify. — 1. Where a child has been placed with a foster parent, with relatives or with other persons who are able and willing to permanently integrate the child into the family by adoption,…

211.477. Order of termination, when issued — transfer of legal custody, to whom — alternatives to termination — power of court — granting or denial of petition deemed final judgment. — 1. If, after the dispositional hearing, the court finds that one or more of the grounds set out…

211.487. Application of sections 211.442 to 211.487 — what law to govern. — 1. Sections 211.442 to 211.487 apply to all proceedings commenced on or after September 28, 1985. 2. In any action for termination of parental rights pending prior to September 28, 1985, the law in effect…

211.490. Child placed in residential group facility, eligibility for medical assistance benefits, continuance. — Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any child who is placed in a not-for-profit residential group facility for children by the juvenile court s…

211.500. Establishment of regional juvenile detention districts, when. — 1. Any two or more counties within the state may form an agreement to establish a regional juvenile detention district. The district shall have a boundary which includes the areas within each member county, …

211.600. Certification of juveniles, collection of data, contents. — 1. The office of state courts administrator shall collect information related to the filing and disposition of petitions to certify juveniles pursuant to section 211.071. 2. The data collected pursuant to this s…

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…

214.010. Local government may acquire and dispose of cemeteries within boundaries — authority to regulate — penalties. — Any town, city, village or county in the state of Missouri may purchase, receive and hold real estate within such city, town, village or county for the burial …

214.020. City may establish perpetual care cemetery fund — receive gifts — limitation on use of income from fund. — Any town, city or village in the state of Missouri which now owns or may hereafter acquire any cemetery, may by ordinance establish a fund for the preservation, car…

214.030. Cemetery lots, conveyed by deed. — The cemetery lots owned by such county, city, town or village shall be conveyed by deed signed by the mayor or presiding commissioner of said county, city, town or village, duly attested by the clerk of such county, city, town or villag…

214.035. Conveyance of cemetery property to political subdivision, when — notice of transfer. — 1. For purposes of this section, the term "lot owner" means the purchaser of the cemetery lot or such purchaser's heirs, administrators, trustees, legatees, devisees, or assigns. 2. Wh…

214.040. Plots and records of cemeteries to be maintained, where — requirements. — 1. Every person or association which owns any cemetery in which dead human remains are or may be buried or otherwise interred, except a private or family cemetery, shall cause to be maintained in a…

214.041. Construction of roads prohibited in cemetery — exceptions. — No road shall be constructed in any cemetery over a burial lot in which dead human remains are buried. Temporary access routes over burial lots may be used in the operation or maintenance of the cemetery or use…

214.050. Power to vacate streets vested in county commissions. — The county commissions of the several counties of this state are hereby vested with power to vacate any streets, avenues, thoroughfares or places heretofore dedicated, or which may hereafter be dedicated to public u…

214.060. Petition to be presented to county commission — remonstrance may be filed. — Whenever it is desired to have any street, avenue, thoroughfare or place in any cemetery vacated, the corporation, association or person owning or controlling such cemetery shall present to the …

214.070. Terms defined. — Wherever in sections 214.050 and 214.060 the term "street", "avenue", "thoroughfare" or "place" is used, the same shall be construed to mean any tract of land or part thereof in any cemetery set aside by plat or otherwise for the general use of the publi…

214.080. Proceedings to enlarge. — Whenever it shall become absolutely necessary to enlarge any public burial ground or cemetery, and when the public, to the number of five or more persons, interested in the enlargement of said burial grounds or cemetery, and the owner or owners …

214.090. Family burying grounds, how secured. — Any person desirous of securing family burying ground or cemetery on his or her lands, may convey to the county commission of the county in which the land lies any quantity of land not exceeding one acre, in trust for the purpose ab…

214.120. Costs, who liable for. — The cost of the prosecution under the provisions of this chapter, and all other costs necessarily incurred in superintending and protecting such burying grounds or cemeteries, shall be a charge upon the owners, for the time being, of the tracts o…

214.130. County commission and incorporated cemetery company to receive grants and bequests in trust. — It shall be lawful for the county commission of any county in which any family burying ground or cemetery, conveyed as aforesaid to said commission, is situated, to take and ho…

214.131. Tombstones, fences, destroying or mutilating in abandoned family or private cemetery, penalty — abandoned or private burying ground, defined. — Every person who shall knowingly destroy, mutilate, disfigure, deface, injure or remove any tomb, monument or gravestone, or ot…

214.132. Visiting abandoned family or private burying ground surrounded by private property, right of access, when, enforcement by sheriff — court's power to disinter. — 1. Any person who wishes to visit an abandoned family cemetery or private burying ground which is completely s…

214.140. Property placed in trust for benefit of cemeteries. — It shall be lawful for any grantor, devisor, donor or trustee to give, grant, devise, bequeath or place in trust any real or personal property, or the income therefrom, for the use and benefit of any public or private…