1999 Missouri Attorney General's Opinions
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1999 Missouri Attorney General's Opinions
| OPINION | DATE | TOPIC | SUMMARY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 67-99 | Oct 29 | City council — councilman. City elections. Municipalities. Special election. Third class cities. Vacancies. Vacancy in office. |
It is the opinion of this office that a council member's office becomes vacant at the time of his death and therefore, pursuant to Section 77.450, RSMo, a special election shall be held to fill the vacancy where that vacancy occurs more than six months before the next municipal election. |
| 79-99 | Mar 17 | Appraisers. County board of equalization. Department of Revenue. Division of Professional Registration. Real estate. State Tax Commission. |
Beginning July 1, 1999, it will be unlawful for any person who is not licensed or certified by the Missouri Real Estate Appraisers Commission as provided in Sections 339.500 to 339.549, RSMo, to, for a fee, develop and communicate a real estate appraisal before the State Tax Commission or a local Board of Equalization unless such person is exempt from licensure and certification pursuant to Section 339.501.5, RSMo Supp. 1998; a salaried employee of a corporation that owns property will be permitted under the exemption in Section 339.501.5(1) to provide an opinion as to the value of the property owned by the corporation. |
| 85-99 | Jan 25 | Ballots. County sales tax. Elections. Sheriffs. Taxation — general. Taxation — county sales tax. |
The provision in subsection 2 of Section 67.582, RSMo Supp. 1997, stating "in no event shall a proposal pursuant to this section be submitted to the voters sooner than twelve months from the date of the last proposal pursuant to this section" does not prevent a county law enforcement sales tax question from being submitted to voters at the April 6, 1999 election even if a similar question was defeated at the April 7, 1998 election. |
| 87-99 | Jun 4 | City-county libraries. Libraries. Library taxes. Property tax. |
With regard to a city-county library district created pursuant to Section 182.291, RSMo 1994, (1) the property tax rate for the district is set each year by the board of trustees of the district, and (2) the board may set the property tax rate in a given year at less than the maximum authorized rate. |
| 90-99 | Jan 25 | Ballots. Referendum. |
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| 91-99 | Jan 25 | Ballots. Referendum. |
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| 97-99 | Jun 4 | Counties. County sales tax. Taxation — county sales tax. |
With regard to the capital improvements sales tax authorized by Section 67.700, RSMo 1994, 1) a proposition to authorize the tax for the purpose of improvements to roads and bridges should be voted on separately from a proposition to authorize the tax for the purpose of repairs to the courthouse and construction of a new jail facility, and 2) both propositions may be submitted to the voters where the total capital improvements sales tax rate does not exceed one-half of one percent. |
| 98-99 | Jun 4 | Bad checks. Checks. Insufficient funds checks. |
Notwithstanding subsection 6 of Section 570.120, RSMo 1994, under the facts considered, as provided in subsection 2 of Section 408.653, RSMo Supp. 1998, a merchant may collect on an insufficient funds check a maximum service charge of twenty dollars plus an amount equal to the actual charge by the depository institution for the return of the insufficient funds check. |
| 107-99 | Apr 16 | Initiative. | |
| 109-99 | May 11 | Conflict of interest. Emergencies. Incompatibility of offices. Telephone. |
A member of an emergency services board to which Section 190.339, RSMo Supp. 1998, applies may not be employed by that board. |
| 115-99 | May 28 | Initiative. | |
| 117-99 | Jun 18 | Initiative. | |
| 120-99 | Jun 18 | Initiative. | |
| 122-99 | Jul 2 | Initiative. | |
| 123-99 | Jul 9 | Initiative. | |
| 124-99 | Jul 9 | Initiative. | |
| 127-99 | Jul 19 | Initiative. | |
| 128-99 | Jul 22 | Initiative. | |
| 133-99 | Jul 30 | Initiative. | |
| 140-99 | Aug 19 | Initiative. | |
| 143-99 | Aug 19 | Initiative. | |
| 149-99 | Sep 3 | Initiative. | |
| 150-99 | Sep 9 | Initiative. | |
| 152-99 | Sep 10 | Initiative. | |
| 153-99 | Sep 16 | Initiative. | |
| 154-99 | Sep 16 | Initiative. | |
| 159-99 | Oct 14 | Initiative. | |
| 162-99 | Oct 15 | Initiative. | |
| 163-99 | Oct 15 | Initiative. | |
| 165-99 | Oct 28 | Initiative. | |
| 171-99 | Nov 4 | Initiative. | |
| 173-99 | Nov 8 | Initiative. | |
| 174-99 | Nov 8 | Initiative. | |
| 176-99 | Nov 5 | Initiative. | |
| 178-99 | Nov 9 | Initiative. | |
| 181-99 | Nov 19 | Initiative. | |
| 182-99 | Nov 23 | Initiative. | |
| 183-99 | Nov 24 | Initiative. | |
| 184-99 | Nov 24 | Initiative. | |
| 185-99 | Nov 24 | Initiative. | |
| 189-99 | Nov 24 | Initiative. | |
| 192-99 | Nov 24 | Initiative. | |
| 196-99 | Dec 9 | Initiative. |