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2021 Missouri Revised Statutes
Title VII - Cities, Towns and Villages
Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Municipal fire departments may contract with private providers for fire protection, vote required, 85.012
- Section 71.010 - Ordinances to conform to state law. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.011 - Transfer of certain land between municipalities, when — procedure — exception — concurrent detachment and annexation, procedure. (10/11/2013)
- Section 71.012 - Annexation procedure, hearing, exceptions (Perry County, Randolph County) — contiguous and compact defined — common interest community, cooperative and planned community, defined — objection, procedure. (8/28/2018)
- Section 71.013 - Train crewman not to be personally liable under city ordinance or state statute for blocking crossing, when. (8/28/1969)
- Section 71.014 - Annexation by certain cities upon request of all property owners in area annexed — deannexation, statute of limitations. (8/28/2013)
- Section 71.015 - Objections to annexation, satisfaction of objections prior to annexation, procedure — certain cities, elections for annexation, procedure — cause of action for deannexation authorized. (8/28/2018)
- Section 71.016 - Annexation of noncontiguous territory, when allowed. (8/28/1969)
- Section 71.017 - Plat of proposed area — acceptance how — election, how conducted — approval by voters, effect of. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.018 - Exclusion of prior area from jurisdiction, when. (8/28/1969)
- Section 71.019 - Condemnation authorized — bonds, how issued — cooperation authorized. (8/28/1969)
- Section 71.020 - Changing name of town. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.030 - Proceedings before presentation of petition to change name. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.040 - Duty of the secretary of state. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.050 - Petition to change name — consideration — notice. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.060 - Order to change name. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.070 - Order to change name — duty of secretary of state — duty of courts. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.080 - Change not to affect rights accrued. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.090 - Unincorporated town or village — change of name. (1/2/1979)
- Section 71.100 - May sell and convey commons. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.110 - Sale of commons — ordinances authorized. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.120 - Property held in trust. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.130 - Breach of trust — proceedings. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.140 - Purchase of Missouri products. (8/28/1949)
- Section 71.150 - Property qualifications for officers not required. (8/28/1949)
- Section 71.160 - Special census — qualifications and oath of supervisor. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.170 - Special census — enumerators — results certified. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.180 - Special census — compensation, supervisor and enumerators. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.185 - Tort liability for governmental acts, insurance, trial. (8/28/1959)
- Section 71.195 - Security guards, license or permit issued by a municipality valid in any municipality in St. Charles County, definition. (8/28/1997)
- Section 71.200 - Police force, appointment of men and women. (8/28/1983)
- Section 71.205 - Pensioning of city employees — financing by municipal utility (cities 40,000 to 450,000). (8/28/1983)
- Section 71.207 - Benefits from pension plan exempt from state taxes, execution, garnishment, attachment, and are unassignable, exception. (8/28/1988)
- Section 71.220 - City prisoners, labor on public works — fines payable in installments. (8/28/2011)
- Section 71.230 - Unimproved additions, how vacated. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.250 - Duty of county commission — procedure. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.260 - What consent necessary. (1/2/1979)
- Section 71.270 - Streets, easements and commons in subdivision outside limits — petition — notice. (8/28/1999)
- Section 71.275 - Annexation of contiguous land with a research, development, or office park project, procedure. (5/25/2010)
- Section 71.280 - Section 71.270 not applicable to state or county road. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.283 - Residency for officers in certain villages, exceptions, appointed officers — acts prohibited for officers. (8/28/1994)
- Section 71.285 - Weeds or trash, city may cause removal and issue tax bill, when — certain cities may order abatement and remove weeds or trash, when — section not to apply to certain cities, when — city official may order abatement in certain cities — removal of weeds or trash, costs. (8/28/2013)
- Section 71.286 - Display of the United States flag, political subdivisions not to regulate. (8/28/2002)
- Section 71.287 - Water usage, voluntary reports to division of geology and land survey, contents — city complying may charge fee on tax bill for improvements. (8/28/1983)
- Section 71.288 - Restrictions on outdoor advertising — fee. (8/28/1998)
- Section 71.290 - Public improvement — state or federal aid — procedures. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.300 - Courthouses and jails — erection and maintenance. (8/28/1945)
- Section 71.310 - Armories — acquisition, maintenance. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.320 - Armories, not owned or leased by cities — maintenance. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.330 - Term maintenance defined. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.340 - Construction and repair of public roads — annual appropriation. (8/28/1945)
- Section 71.350 - Parking facilities for motor vehicles, certain cities. (8/28/1959)
- Section 71.360 - Parking facilities, how financed. (8/28/1959)
- Section 71.365 - Sidewalks to have wheelchair ramps — specifications for — when required. (8/28/1975)
- Section 71.367 - Deviations authorized, when. (8/28/1975)
Municipal fire departments may contract with private providers for fire protection, vote required, 85.012
- Section 71.370 - Contracts for fire protection between incorporated cities. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.380 - Fire protection contracts. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.390 - Payments under contracts. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.400 - Cities may maintain joint fire departments. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.410 - Joint contract — validity. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.420 - Joint fire department committee — duties. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.430 - Joint fire department — use of building. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.440 - Joint fire department — cost of maintenance, how met. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.450 - Joint fire department — bond election — tax increase. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.470 - Joint fire department — issuance of bonds — imposition of tax. (8/28/1990)
- Section 71.480 - Joint fire department — denomination and form of bonds. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.490 - Joint fire department — bonds, notice of sale. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.500 - Joint fire department — bonds to be registered. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.510 - Joint fire department — use of moneys from bonds. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.520 - Certain privileges granted to public utilities. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.525 - Condemnation of property of public utility or rural electric cooperative, restrictions, conditions — limitation. (8/28/1994)
- Section 71.527 - Annexation, provision of cable television services. (8/28/1994)
- Section 71.530 - Municipalities may contract for utilities — approval by majority of voters required, when. (8/28/1989)
- Section 71.540 - Municipal water supply — contracts. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.550 - Water supply contract — voter approval. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.560 - Use of streets for railway purposes — petition of property owners. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.570 - Street railways — powers of municipality limited. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.580 - Proceedings before granting of franchise to street railroads. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.590 - Condemnation of property for street railways — ascertainment and payment of damages — procedure. (8/28/1990)
- Section 71.600 - Damages defined. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.610 - Imposition of tax on business, when. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.611 - Certain villages prohibited from imposing a license tax in excess of $10,000 per license. (8/28/2003)
- Section 71.620 - Imposition of tax or license fee on certain professions prohibited — imposition of tax or fee prohibited unless business office maintained — limitation on business license tax amount in certain villages. (8/28/2004)
- Section 71.625 - License tax, payment, when deemed timely — municipal corporations, interest and penalties on delinquencies to apply. (8/28/2012)
- Section 71.630 - Imposition of tax on producer prohibited, when. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.640 - Tax for band fund authorized. (8/28/2001)
- Section 71.650 - Tax for band fund — limitations. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.660 - Discontinuance of tax for band fund, procedure. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.670 - Band fund — expenditures — contract with band. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.675 - No class action suits permitted for enforcement or collection of business license taxes imposed on telecommunications companies. (8/28/2005)
- Section 71.680 - Garbage and refuse collection and disposal, contracts for — disposal facilities, acquisition, bond issue and contracts. (8/28/1955)
- Section 71.690 - Garbage disposal — ordinances authorized. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.700 - Water supply — authorization to regulate and license. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.710 - Water supply — protection of sources. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.715 - Sewerage service charges may be imposed, how collected — use of proceeds. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.720 - Milk — regulation — inspection. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.760 - Smoke nuisance — penalty. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.770 - Smoke nuisance — enforcement of penalty. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.780 - Nuisances — expense of suppression, how paid. (8/28/1939)
- Section 71.790 - Special business districts, how established — dissolution in the city of Springfield. (8/28/2006)
- Section 71.792 - Ordinance to establish district — survey and investigation — cost estimate required — report of survey public record. (8/28/1972)
- Section 71.794 - Establishing or altering size of district, procedure. (8/28/2005)
- Section 71.796 - Powers of governing body in establishing and maintaining district. (8/28/2006)
- Section 71.798 - Governing body to determine expenditures. (8/28/2006)
- Section 71.799 - Cities of 350,000 or more — powers of district — governing body to determine expenditures. (8/28/1983)
- Section 71.800 - Rate of tax — exception — abatement of certain tax benefits — new tax rate or special assessment, election, procedure, ballot forms — definitions — tax rate ceiling approved, effective when. (8/28/1988)
- Section 71.801 - St. Louis City — taxation of urban redevelopment real property, ordinance to control. (8/28/1988)
- Section 71.802 - General obligation bonds authorized, when — election, notice of — form of ballot. (8/28/1990)
- Section 71.804 - Revenue bonds authorized, when — refunding of revenue bonds authorized. (8/28/1972)
- Section 71.806 - Bonds, term of, form, interest rate, private sale authorized. (8/28/1972)
- Section 71.808 - Benefit determinations by legislative body of city to be conclusive. (8/28/1972)
- Section 71.860 - Application of section 71.015 — exceptions. (8/28/1995)
- Section 71.870 - Separate elections required for annexation — effective when. (3/19/1984)
- Section 71.880 - Notice to election authority and governing body of county — map setting out boundaries to be posted in polling places, when. (7/14/1989)
- Section 71.900 - Form of ballot. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.910 - Proposition not to be resubmitted, when. (8/28/1978)
- Section 71.920 - City limits may be extended by ordinance if approved by unanimous affirmative vote in both elections — effective when. (3/19/1984)
- Section 71.922 - Certain annexations effective on date determined by jurisdictions involved. (6/2/1995)
- Section 71.940 - Codification and compilation of ordinances, defined. (8/28/1997)
- Section 71.943 - Codification of municipal ordinances, contents — supplements authorized — code to be evidence in all courts. (8/28/2005)
- Section 71.946 - Supplements to code to be deemed part of original code. (8/28/1997)
- Section 71.948 - Copies of code on file with municipal clerks and open to public. (8/28/1997)
CHAPTER CROSS REFERENCES
- Adoptive parent who is city employee to be granted leave without pay, when, 105.271
- Age requirements for firefighters and law enforcement officers in compliance with federal law is not unlawful employment practice, 213.055
- Bridge corporation, to secure consent of municipality, 351.035, 351.040
- Buildings and residences, ordinance may be enacted to require conspicuous posting of address for emergency location, 67.318
- Buildings, constituting nuisance, unsafe, ordinances, contents, procedure, 67.410
- Cemeteries, city may protect outside of city limits, 214.010
- Cities to defend actions against firemen, when, 537.165
- Classification, change in, not to affect property rights of city, 72.120
- Construction, foreign corporation doing business with state or political subdivisions, requirements, 8.657
- Contracts for jobs or service, preference to Missouri firms and businesses, when, 34.073, 34.076
- Contracts with cities, how made, 432.070
- Counties and cities not to adopt ordinances regulating rent in private or commercial property, exceptions, 441.043
- Debt, additional amount, votes required, Const. Art. VI § 26(c)
- Debt, limitation amount, vote required, Const. Art. VI § 26(b)
- Donated goods, no zoning law, ordinance or code shall prohibit a nonprofit organization from reselling in same area as other retailers, 407.489
- Drivers' licenses, municipalities may not require, 302.041
- Earthquakes, floods, hazardous waste, tornados, public safety agencies may aid other public service agencies in state and border states, 70.837
- Elections, Chap. 115
- Electric plants, additional debt, votes required, Const. Art. VI § 26(e)
- Emergency, location of property, ordinance may be enacted to require conspicuous posting of address, 67.318
- Execution against city, mandamus to compel levy to pay, 513.410, 513.420
- Extra compensation to officers, employees or contractors, after service rendered, prohibited, Const. Art. III § 39(3)
- Fees, officers of certain cities to deposit daily, 95.505
- Firearms, components, ammunition, legislation preemption by general assembly, exceptions, 21.750
- Fraudulent documents, filing of, system to log required, 570.095
- General powers, cities may contract and cooperate with other governmental units, Chap. 70
- Incorporation in proper class, manner of, 72.070 to 72.100
- Information to be filed annually with state fire marshal, 320.271
- Insurance plans, for elected officials and employees, political subdivision may contribute, procedure, 67.150
- Jurisdiction, extended to include grounds of county hospital, 205.260
- Library, council may provide penalties for injury to property and failure to return books, 182.240
- License or fee adjustment not deemed ""increase"", as used in Missouri Constitution, Article X, Section 22, when, records required, 67.042
- Life insurance voluntary plan for state and political subdivision, 105.1000 to 105.1020
- Memorial airports, state aid for, 305.230
- Mining operations within city, authorized, when, 444.100 to 444.120
- Misdemeanors not to be prosecuted in police courts in certain cities, 545.010
- Missouri calcium initiative, 34.375
- Motor vehicles, municipal licenses, 301.340, 304.120
- Nuisance abatement ordinances authorized for debris or noxious weeds on property, effect of failure to remove nuisance, penalty, 67.398
- Open meetings and records law, Chap. 610
- Parking spaces for the disabled, political subdivision's authority to establish, 301.143
- Police commissioners, governor to appoint in certain cities, 84.020 to 84.040, 84.350 to 84.370.
- Public property, cities may grant for state highways, 227.130
- Purchases, contracts, leases by all public agencies to be only for goods produced in the United States, exceptions, procedure, 34.350 to 34.359
- Records, authorizing photographic, microfilm or photostat reproduction, 109.120 to 109.140
- Recreational facilities, development under agreement with U.S. Corps of Engineers, 70.325
- Rights-of-way, additional debt, votes required, Const. Art. VI § 26(d)
- Scenic roads and highway system, state, application procedure to join for municipalities or to be removed from system, 226.797
- Sewage systems and waterworks, city or district, Chap. 250
- Sewers, additional debt authorized, votes required, Const. Art. VI § 26(d)
- Signs for sale or lease of real property displayed by owner, restriction by ordinance prohibited, 67.317
- Solid waste facilities, certain acquisitions, zoning ordinances to apply, 260.247
- Storm waters systems, additional debt, votes required, Const. Art. VI § 26(d)
- Streets, additional debt, votes required, Const. Art. VI § 26(d)
- Surplus property, cities may contract with federal government, 70.100, 70.110
- Tax ceiling may be increased by governing body of political subdivisions when values assessed are reduced, 137.072
- Waterworks, additional debt, votes required, Const. Art. VI § 26(e)
- Wharf, city may lease, limitation, 237.210
- Zoning of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities, certain local governments, 82.461, 89.143
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