Missouri Code — 72
Browse 55 sections in division 72 of the Missouri code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 72.030. Third class cities.
- § 72.040. Fourth class cities — villages may vote to become.
- § 72.050. Villages — certain towns declared to be, when — villages may vote to become fourth class cities.
- § 72.060. May cause census to be taken, when.
- § 72.070. Election by city or town to become city of different class — village officers to act on becoming city.
- § 72.080. Cities and towns may be incorporated in their respective classes — exception, certain cities must comply with boundary change law — exception, Cass County — owners of majority of certain class of property may object to incorporation, cause of action — definition — contents of petition.
- § 72.090. Unincorporated city entitled to become third class city — may incorporate and adopt commission form, when.
- § 72.100. City or town situated on county line.
- § 72.110. Jurisdiction to remain same.
- § 72.120. Rights of property retained.
- § 72.130. No incorporation within two miles of existing city, where, exceptions.
- § 72.132. Signers to state name, address and date when signing petition — time limit on petition.
- § 72.135. Resubmission within year prohibited.
- § 72.140. Reorganization to take effect, when — officers hold, how long.
- § 72.150. Certain adjoining municipalities may consolidate — certain cities to comply with boundary changes law — consolidation of certain cities, towns, or villages in counties of the first, second, or third classification.
- § 72.153. Cities separated by street or stream may consolidate as though contiguous.
- § 72.155. Consolidation ordinance when initiated by municipality — contents.
- § 72.160. Petition of voters for election — county commission to order election, how and when.
- § 72.163. Petition for consolidation, contents, verification.
- § 72.165. County commission to submit question, when.
- § 72.167. Approval of municipality of petition by citizens, procedure on — certification to county commission, contents.
- § 72.170. Form of ballot.
- § 72.180. Consolidation effective, when — more than two cities, vote against, effect.
- § 72.185. Charter commission to recommend name and form of government of consolidated municipality — approval by election.
- § 72.195. Bonded indebtedness of municipalities to become debt of consolidated municipality — when.
- § 72.200. Elections governed by laws governing bond issue elections.
- § 72.205. Three-year limit on elections on petition of citizens.
- § 72.210. Two or more cities may consolidate — procedure.
- § 72.220. Procedure — form of ballot to be used.
- § 72.300. Absorption of municipalities authorized (certain third class counties).
- § 72.305. Resolution to absorb, contents of.
- § 72.310. Election, how ordered.
- § 72.320. Form of ballot.
- § 72.325. Procedure for, and effect of absorption.
- § 72.330. Liabilities or legal actions, effect on.
- § 72.335. Bonded indebtedness, effect on — notice of indebtedness required in resolution and election notice.
- § 72.340. Ordinances, effect on — corporate existence to cease, when.
- § 72.345. Notice of approval of absorption, who to send and receive.
- § 72.350. Courts to take judicial notice of absorption.
- § 72.400. Definitions.
- § 72.401. Law to be exclusive for boundary changes if commission established (St. Louis County) — procedure for boundary change — commission members, qualifications, appointment, vacancies — notice of ordinance establishing commission — list of appointees — terms — succession — conflict of interest — boundary adjustment and certain annexations not subject to commission review and not prohibited by existence of established unincorporated area, when.
- § 72.402. Rules and regulations, commission shall promulgate — procedure.
- § 72.403. Powers and duties of commission to review all boundary changes — no changes submitted to commission until April 15, 2001, exceptions, procedures — plan of intent — notice, publication of — approval of change, factors to be considered — commission may provide advice to proposing agents.
- § 72.405. Boundary changes, approval or disapproval — commission may modify proposal — minor corrections allowed, when — simplified boundary change, procedure — noncontiguous boundary changes, required proposals — prohibited boundary changes, exception — proposing agent may modify proposal — commission may defer final action until after election, when.
- § 72.407. Adoption of boundary change by voters, procedure — unincorporated pocket defined — cost of election, how paid — proposal concerning annexation and incorporation not to be submitted at same election, election void, when.
- § 72.408. Limitation on resubmission — void petition, when.
- § 72.409. Boundary change, effective when — transition committee established, members, how selected — to disband when delay in declaring new incorporated municipality, when — conflict of laws, this section to prevail.
- § 72.412. Commission independent of county — budget request, appropriation level — application fee for annexation, use.
- § 72.414. Approval of change, governing body to declare a municipality and designate metes and bounds — first officers designated by governing body.
- § 72.416. Civil actions against commission, who may bring, cost and attorneys fees paid to commission, when.
- § 72.418. New city not to provide fire services, when — annexation, continuation of services — city to pay fire protection district, amount — voting provisions.
- § 72.420. Consolidation of multiple municipalities and unincorporated areas, must be contiguous — procedure, petition content — costs of election — ballot form — effective when — transition committee, how selected, duties.
- § 72.422. Petition to remain unincorporated — unincorporated area proposal, procedure for creating established unincorporated areas — no boundary change to affect established unincorporated area prior to expiration.
- § 72.423. Five-year planning cycle, procedures, map plans, review.
- § 72.430. Standing for proposed boundary change.