Missouri Chapter 321 — Fire Protection Districts
- § 321.010. — Definitions--election procedure.
- § 321.015. — District director not to hold other lucrative employment--exemptions certain counties and employment--lucrative office or employment, defined.
- § 321.017. — Employee of fire protection district or ambulance district not to be member of board, exception.
- § 321.020. — Circuit court may establish districts.
- § 321.030. — Petition required for organization of fire district--who to sign.
- § 321.040. — Contents of petition.
- § 321.050. — Amendment of petition--similar petitions or duplicates.
- § 321.060. — Filing fee.
- § 321.070. — Publication of notice of hearing--fixing time and place.
- § 321.080. — Jurisdiction of proceedings--judge owning property not disqualified.
- § 321.090. — Protesting petition may be filed--who to sign--contents.
- § 321.100. — Hearing--adjudication--corporate powers.
- § 321.110. — Dismissal of proceedings--costs--review.
- § 321.120. — Election before decree becomes conclusive--decree to determine number of directors--ballot form--successor directors, terms--may increase number of directors, exception--ballot, form--terms.
- § 321.121. — Directors, terms for those in office on September 28, 1981.
- § 321.130. — Directors, qualifications--candidate filing fee, oath.
- § 321.140. — Final order establishing district deemed conclusive--quo warranto --collateral attack.
- § 321.150. — Filing of copies of findings and decrees incorporating district.
- § 321.160. — Board members to file oaths of office--surety bonds.
- § 321.170. — Board to select officers--seal--records.
- § 321.180. — Treasurer's duties--file bond--make annual financial statement.
- § 321.190. — Attendance fees authorized--reimbursement for expenses--secretary and treasurer, additional compensation, how set, limitation.
- § 321.200. — Board meetings, quorum, vacancy--employment, suspension, discharge of employees.
- § 321.210. — Election and terms of directors--filing fee.
- § 321.220. — Powers of board--employee benefits plan.
- § 321.221. — Municipality purchasing fire protection, annual payments, how computed.
- § 321.222. — Residential construction--definitions--regulatory system of city or county supersedes fire protection district regulations (Jefferson County).
- § 321.223. — Fire protection districts may contract to provide fire protection to municipalities not in the district, certain counties (including St. Louis County)--may also provide ambulance service, when.
- § 321.225. — Emergency ambulance and medical services, may provide--election --tax levy--defeat of levy, old levy to remain in effect--emergency, defined.
- § 321.226. — Emergency ambulance service outside district--fee for services for all districts--emergency defined.
- § 321.230. — Power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes.
- § 321.240. — Tax levy, election, when--form of ballot.
- § 321.241. — Additional tax levy, when--form of ballot.
- § 321.242. — Additional sales tax, certain cities--ballot, form--fire protection sales tax trust fund, deposit of funds--abolition of tax, procedure--dissolution of district, effect.
- § 321.243. — Tax authorized for dispatching center--requirements--funds, payment from--board of directors, members, qualifications--St. Charles County, special board, powers. Tax authorized for dispatching center--requirements--funds, payment from--board of directors, members, qualifications--certain counties first classification charter form, special board, powers.
- § 321.244. — Reduced tax levy may be increased to maximum limits, by elections, ballot form.
- § 321.245. — Personnel and equipment required for dispatching center.
- § 321.246. — Fire protection districts, sales tax authorized for districts within certain counties and cities--ballot contents--trust fund--collection by director of revenue--refunds.
- § 321.250. — Board to certify rate of levy to county commission.
- § 321.260. — Matters considered when certifying annual levies--additional levies.
- § 321.270. — Duty to levy and collect taxes--delinquent taxes constitute a lien.
- § 321.280. — Property may be sold for nonpayment of taxes.
- § 321.290. — Reserve fund, taxes for.
- § 321.300. — Boundaries of districts may be changed, procedure, certain counties --additional training not required, when.
- § 321.301. — Extension of boundaries if petition does not include all required signatures, effect--election, ballot form.
- § 321.302. — Recording of boundary extension, duties--fees.
- § 321.310. — Exclusion of property from district on petition of property owners.
- § 321.320. — Property in city of 40,000 inhabitants not wholly within district, to be excluded.
- § 321.322. — Cities with population of 2,500 to 65,000 with fire department, annexing property in a fire protection district--rights and duties, procedure--exception.
- § 321.330. — Property not to be subject to taxes, when.
- § 321.340. — Bonds of district.
- § 321.350. — Election to vote on issuing bonds or creating indebtedness.
- § 321.360. — Form of ballot.
- § 321.370. — Results of election to be announced.
- § 321.380. — Percentage necessary to create indebtedness--subsequent submission.
- § 321.390. — Petition for dissolution of district--submission of question.
- § 321.400. — Circuit court may call for an election to determine dissolution of district.
- § 321.410. — Effect of dissolution--appointment of trustee.
- § 321.430. — Prior obligations remain valid.
- § 321.440. — When notice not given as required, procedure of court.
- § 321.450. — Cases arising under this chapter to be advanced on docket--courts always open.
- § 321.460. — Consolidation of districts, procedure--may also provide ambulance service--election, ballot form.
- § 321.465. — Consolidated district, status--transfer of assets and liabilities.
- § 321.470. — Recording of order of consolidation--fee (constitutional charter counties).
- § 321.490. — Initiative and referendum authorized.
- § 321.495. — Form of petition.
- § 321.500. — Signatures required for referendum or initiative petition--submission of question--vote required.
- § 321.506. — Fire district may contract with private provider--ballot.
- § 321.552. — Sales tax authorized in certain counties (all except Greene, Platte, Clay, St. Louis, and St. Charles counties) for ambulance and fire protection--ballot language--special trust fund established--refunds authorized.
- § 321.554. — Adjustment in total operating levy of district based on sales tax revenue, exceptions--general reassessment, effect of.
- § 321.556. — Repeal of sales tax, procedure, exceptions--ballot language.
- § 321.600. — Powers of board in providing fire protection--employee benefits plan (first class counties).
- § 321.603. — Attendance fees permitted, fire district board members (first classification charter counties).
- § 321.610. — Rate of levy--limit--additional levies by vote of people--elections held when--form of ballot (counties, first class).
- § 321.620. — Ambulance and emergency medical services may be provided--emergency, defined--election held when, procedure to call--additional tax levy, amount--if tax levy fails, old levy to remain in effect.
- § 321.622. — Responding to fires or emergencies beyond corporate boundaries, exception--liabilities for claims, death or injuries--charges for responding.
- § 321.687. — Consolidation of two or more fire districts, procedure--board of directors, terms (St. Louis County).
- § 321.690. — Audits to be performed, when--rules established by state auditor (Christian County fire protection districts exempt from audits).
- § 321.700. — Dissolution of district, funds distributed to city, when.
- § 321.701. — Members of board subject to recall--exceptions. Recall procedure for member of fire protection district board--no recall permitted, when (St. Louis County).
- § 321.703. — Notice of intent to circulate recall petition, service, contents--answer--purpose.
- § 321.707. — Petition for recall, content.
- § 321.709. — Affidavit to be attached to each section of the petition--content.
- § 321.711. — Recall petition, number of signatures required, time limitation--petition found insufficient, supplemental petition may be filed, when--supplemental petition insufficient, effect.
- § 321.714. — Certification of sufficiency of recall petition--election ordered--resignation, effect. Certification of petition by election authority, content, election to be held--candidacy nomination filed--resignation by board member, recall to be removed from ballot--resigned board member may not fill vacancy.
- § 321.716. — Laws governing recall election, costs, how paid.