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No. 24-2018Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Terry Briggs amending Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, version 1 (18-327).
No. 24-2019Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas amending Article I of the Missouri Constitution, (20-019).
No. 24-2021Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Chris Vas amending Article V of the Missouri Constitution (2022-016).
No. 24-2022Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Winston Apple amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2024-002).
No. 24-2023Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Richard von Glahn amending Chapter 290, RSMo (2024-038).
No. 24-2024Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Winston Apple amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2026-003).
No. 24-2025Review and approval of the summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Jamie Howard amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2026-013).
No. 25-65A constitutional charter city, if authorized by the charter, may impose a license tax on vending machines owned or rented by a school district and located within such city, as the tax imposed is not on property owned by the school district, but on the privilege of using such vending machines.
No. 25-69An unsatisfied judgment of a magistrate court warrants suspension of driving privileges of the defendant until it is satisfied, released, or until a period of ten years expires after rendition or revival of said judgment or from the date of the last payment on the judgment. Failure of the plaintiff to revive such judgment after three years in no way affects the suspension of driving privileges contemplated by the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Law.
No. 25-70Opinion letter to Dexter D. Davis
No. 25-72Opinion letter to Mr. James Flanagan
No. 25-73The issuance of a motor vehicle operator's license may not be refused to a person solely on the ground that he refuses to submit to a photograph, when that refusal is based solely upon religious beliefs.
No. 25-74The Department of Conservation is subject to the provisions of Sections 8.310, RSMo 1969, and Section 8.320, RSMo 1969, and accordingly must obtain the formal approval of the Commissioner of Administration before letting contracts for repair, rehabilitation or construction of state facilities. The Department of Conservation is not required to obtain the formal approval of the Commissioner of Administration before obtaining architectural documents, supervising construction, and performing inspection and maintenance, but its procedures in carrying out these activities must conform to the reasonable procedures outlined by the Commissioner of Administration, pursuant to his authority under Section 8.320, RSMo 1969.
No. 25-75No merit status can be lost by the transfer or realignment of a unit or position under the Reorganization Act where the essential identity of the position or unit is retained and the position or unit was within merit coverage on the effective date of the Act. A position which was subject to the provisions of the merit system law on the effective date of the Reorganization Act cannot be named as one of three "exempt" positions by a division director under Section 13.1 of that Act.
No. 25-76Opinion letter to the Honorable Paul L. Bradshaw
No. 25-77Opinion letter to Mr. James F. Walsh
No. 25-78The amendments to the contract between Parkway School District and its superintendent, Wayne W. , increasing his salary are unenforceable, void, and violate Article , Section 39 (3), Constitution of Missouri, and Section 432.070, RSMo 1969.
No. 25-79Opinion Letter to The Honorable James Antonio
No. 25-80Opinion Letter to The Honorable Stephen Bradford
No. 25-81Juvenile officers do not fall within the definition of peace officers as provided by Section 590.100(2), RSMo.
No. 25-82Pursuant to the provisions of Article , Section 13, Missouri Constitution, no member of the State Tax Commission was entitled to the increase in compensation provided for such members under House Bill 841 or House Committee Substitute for House Bill 77, 79th General Assembly, First Regular Session, until he assumed a new term of office.
No. 25-85Opinion letter to The Honorable William J. Fleischaker
No. 25-86Opinion letter to The Honorable Douglas Harpool
No. 25-87Opinion letter to Gary E. Stevenson
No. 25-88The same person may not simultaneously hold the office of presiding commissioner of the county commission and the office of member of the board of directors of an ambulance district within that county.
No. 25-90Juvenile officers, appointed pursuant to Section 211.351, RSMo 1986, and funded by the State of Missouri pursuant to Section 211.393, RSMo Supp. 1989, are state employees for purposes of the workers' compensation laws; - however, other juvenile court personnel are not state employees for purposes of the workers' compensation laws.
No. 25-91Properly trained technicians, nurses' aides or their equivalent may administer non-injectable medications and insulin at community residential facilities which are licensed long-term care facilities; however, the Department of Mental Health may not adopt rules allowing 1) individuals other than nurses to administer injectable medications at community residential facilities which are licensed long-term care facilities, 2) individuals other than nurses to administer medications, either injectable or non-injectable, at community residential facilities which are not licensed long-term care facilities, or 3) individuals other than nurses to insert gastrostomy tubes, -gastric tubes or Foley catheters at community residential facilities, regardless of whether or not the facility is a licensed long-term care facility.
No. 25-2010Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 2) pertaining to a statutory amendment to Chapter 84, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
No. 25-2011Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Russell Purvis (version 2) amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution.
No. 25-2012Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Mark Reading to amend Chapter 149, Revised Statutes of Missouri (version 7).
No. 25-2013Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Todd Jones to amend Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution (2014-029).
No. 25-2014Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Dan Viets regarding a proposed amendment to Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 21 (2014-090).
No. 25-2015Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Michael Dean (2016-031).
No. 25-2016Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Andy Zellers amending Chapter 386, Revised Statutes of Missouri, version 10 (16-173).
No. 25-2017Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Emily Waggoner regarding a proposed amendment to Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution (2018-062).
No. 25-2018Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Terry Briggs amending Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, version 2 (18-328).
No. 25-2019Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas amending Article VI of the Missouri Constitution, (20-020).
No. 25-2021Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Winston Apple amending Article I of the Missouri Constitution (2022-017).
No. 25-2022Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Winston Apple amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2024-003).
No. 25-2023Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Richard von Glahn amending Chapter 290, RSMo (2024-039).
No. 25-2024Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Deirdre Hirner amending Article X of the Missouri Constitution (2026-004).
No. 25-2025Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Damien Johnson amending Article I of the Missouri Constitution (2026-021).
No. 26-62A Missouri Corporation under or subject to the General and Business Corporation Law may validly issue a class of non-voting common stock. The issuance of such non-voting common stock is not in violation of Article XI, Section 6 of the Constitution or of any statutory provision.
No. 26-63The County Collector may not sell for delinquent taxes land which has escheated to the State in accordance with Section 470.010 RSMo 1959. Title to such property vests in the State immediately upon the death of the former owner and Section 470.060 et seq. merely outlines the formal procedure necessary to secure a judicial determination that the title has in fact vested.
No. 26-72The St. John Levee and Drainage District, a circuit court drainage district of New Madrid and Mississippi Counties, Missouri, has statutory authority to give assurances to the Department of Army as are required by the provisions of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.
No. 26-73If a rule of the circuit court requires a deposit to secure a fee of the circuit clerk in civil cases specified in Section 483.540 (H.C.S. S.B. No. 496, General Assembly, Second Regular Session) and the charge has accrued, fifty percent of the clerk's fee must be paid to the director of revenue each month and fifty percent to the county. If a rule of the court does not expressly allocate the deposit, the distribution of the clerk's fees is to be made after the liability for costs has been established and the costs collected in whole or in part. If, when liability has been established, accrued costs cannot be collected in full, charges not having any statutory priority or not allocated under court rule should be prorated.
No. 26-74Opinion letter to the Honorable Christopher S. Bond
No. 26-75Opinion letter to the Honorable Robert 0. Snyder
No. 26-76Opinion letter to the Honorable James C. Kirkpatrick
No. 26-78Opinion letter to Mr. Joe G. Harms, II
No. 26-79Opinion Letter to The Honorable James Antonio
No. 26-80167.241, RSMo Supp. 1979, does not authorize a school board that does not maintain an approved high school offering work through the twelfth grade to designate an unapproved high school for attendance by resident pupils who have completed the work of the highest grade offered in the schools of the district, both by reason of § 167.131, RSMo 1978, and the provisions of § 167.241, RSMo Supp. 1979, requiring the board only to choose from high schools that meet minimum classification standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
No. 26-82An incorporated village may construct recreational facilities such as outdoor basketball or tennis courts with village funds and may lease property for this purpose from a church or not-for-profit civic organization.
No. 26-83Opinion letter to The Honorable Dennis Smith
No. 26-85Opinion letter to The Honorable Roger Wilson
No. 26-87Opinion letter to The Honorable Frank
No. 26-88An ambulance district may not invest in mutual fund accounts.
No. 26-90Opinion letter to Frank V. DiMaggio
No. 26-2010Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Bradley Ketcher (version 3) pertaining to a statutory amendment to Chapter 84, Revised Statutes of Missouri.
No. 26-2011Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Matt Cologna (version 3) amending Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution.
No. 26-2012Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Mark Reading to amend Chapters 149 and 196, Revised Statutes of Missouri (version 8).
No. 26-2013Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Jewell Patek to amend Article III of the Missouri Constitution, version 2 (2014-030).
No. 26-2014Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Dan Viets regarding a proposed amendment to Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 22 (2014-091).
No. 26-2015Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Jill Carter amending Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 1 (16-021).
No. 26-2016Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Andy Zellers amending Chapter 386, Revised Statutes of Missouri, version 11 (16-174).
No. 26-2017Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger regarding a proposed amendment to Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, version 1 (2018-068).
No. 26-2018Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas regarding a proposed amendment to Article V of the Missouri Constitution, version 1 (2018-317).
No. 26-2019Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas amending Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, (20-021).
No. 26-2021Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Winston Apple amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2022-018).
No. 26-2022Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Winston Apple amending Article III of the Missouri Constitution (2024-004).
No. 26-2023Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Richard von Glahn amending Chapter 290, RSMo (2024-040).
No. 26-2024Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Deirdre Hirner amending Article X of the Missouri Constitution (2026-005).
No. 26-2025Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Damien Johnson amending Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution (2026-022).
No. 27-63Missouri credit unions are authorized to invest their funds in bonds of school districts.
No. 27-64Opinion letter to the Honorable Lawrence F. Gepford
No. 27-66(1) The proposals of the St. Louis County Auditor that the St. Louis County Treasurer (1) provide the Data Processing Department with a beginning check number and (2) that the Treasurer incorporate the records produced by another department into his register, would both violate the statutory duties of the Treasurer.
No. 27-69The State Director of Liquor Control has no authority to deny a license to a person to sell intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer under Section 311.060, RSMo and 312.040, RSMo, because such person has been convicted of violating a city ordinance relating to the manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor or nonintoxicating beer.
No. 27-70Opinion letter to the Honorable Haskell Holman
No. 27-72Opinion letter to the Honorable J. Anthony Dill
No. 27-73A child under the custody of the State Board of Training Schools who has been placed in his own home, a relative's home, a foster home or a group home is entitled to attend the public school district in which such home is located without payment of tuition.
No. 27-74Opinion letter to the Honorable Christopher S. Bond
No. 27-75(1) The city of Holden may contribute funds to a multi-purpose watershed protection project six miles outside the city limits which includes recreational facilities pursuant to Section 278.145, RSMo, and (2) the city of Holden, Missouri, Johnson County, Missouri, and the South Fork of the Blackwater River Watershed Subdistrict have the authority to make relocation assistance payments pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 4601, et seq.
No. 27-76Opinion letter to the Honorable James F. McHenry
No. 27-77The board of supervisors of a drainage district organized in the circuit court under provisions of Chapter 242, RSMo, may levy a tax for organizational purposes at different times provided that the total taxes levied for this purpose do not exceed the sum of one dollar per acre for each acre of land within the district.
No. 27-79Opinion Letter to The Honorable Dale K. Miller
No. 27-83The phrase “[n]o tax shall be imposed on lands the property of the United States; . . ." in Article , Section 43, Missouri Constitution (1945), is merely a declaration of the intergovernmental tax immunity doctrine and does not create a tax exemption for purposes of 7 C.F.R. Section 1955.63(f)(1)(1983). When Congress has waived its tax immunity and consented to the taxation of its lands-as it has done with regard to land owned by the Farmers Home Administration in 42 U.S.C. Section 1490h (Supp. IV 1980)-Article , Section 43, Missouri Constitution (1945), does not preclude state or local taxation of these federal lands.
No. 27-85Opinion letter to The Honorable Anthony D. Ribaudo
No. 27-87An area agency on aging which is a not-for-profit corporation incorporated under Chapter 355, RSMo, comes within the provisions of Sections 610.010 through 610.030, RSMo, the Sunshine Law, because it is a “public governmental body” as defined in Section 610.010(2), RSMo Supp.1987.
No. 27-88A city of the third class is not authorized to levy and collect a license tax on electricians, and a city of the third class is not authorized to regulate the business of electricians by requiring electricians to first obtain a license, the issuance of which is conditioned on the electrician satisfactorily passing a proficiency exam.
No. 27-89408.052, RSMo 1986, does not prohibit “late charges” on residential real estate loans when loan payments are untimely made.
No. 27-2010Review and rejection of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Theo Ted Brown pertaining to the recall of a St. Louis County official.
No. 27-2011Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Matt Cologna (version 4) amending Article VIII of the Missouri Constitution.
No. 27-2012Review and approval of the sufficiency as to form of an initiative petition submitted by Jeremiah Ratican to amend Article III, Missouri Constitution (version A).
No. 27-2013Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Mark Reading regarding a proposed amendment to Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 3 (2014-0026).
No. 27-2014Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Dan Viets regarding a proposed amendment to Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 23 (2014-092).
No. 27-2015Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Jill Carter amending Article I of the Missouri Constitution, version 2 (16-022).
No. 27-2016Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Andy Zellers amending Chapter 386, Revised Statutes of Missouri, version 12 (16-175).
No. 27-2017Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Marc Ellinger regarding a proposed amendment to Article IV of the Missouri Constitution, version 2 (2018-069).
No. 27-2018Review and approval of a summary statement prepared for the initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas regarding a proposed amendment to Article V of the Missouri Constitution, version 2 (2018-318).
No. 27-2019Review and approval of the legal content and form of a fiscal note summary prepared for an initiative petition submitted by Patricia Thomas amending Article XIV of the Missouri Constitution, (20-022).