§ 44.010 Definitions
§ 44.020 State emergency management agency created
§ 44.022 Powers and duties of governor
§ 44.023 Disaster volunteer program established, agency’s duties — expenses — ..
§ 44.024 Public safety director to head emergency management agency
§ 44.028 State may accept federal goods and services on behalf of itself and its ..
§ 44.032 Emergency powers of governor, uses — Missouri disaster fund, funding, ..
§ 44.035 Persons with health-related ailments, voluntary county registry for ..
§ 44.045 Health care professionals may be deployed during a state of emergency — ..
§ 44.080 All political subdivisions shall establish a local emergency management ..
§ 44.090 Mutual-aid agreements — participation in statewide mutual aid system — ..
§ 44.091 Mutual aid agreements, powers of arrest — law enforcement deemed employee ..
§ 44.095 Mutual aid agreement with Kansas — definitions — requests for assistance — ..
§ 44.098 Law enforcement mutual-aid region, critical incidents — request for aid, ..
§ 44.100 Emergency powers of governor
§ 44.101 Firearms and ammunition, state of emergency, no restrictions permitted
§ 44.105 Governor-declared state of emergency, suspension of certain state law ..
§ 44.110 Cooperation of existing state agencies and political subdivisions in ..
§ 44.112 Rules of governor to govern all organizations established under sections ..
§ 44.113 Political activity by emergency management organizations prohibited
§ 44.114 Local licensing or registration ordinances, prohibition on imposition of ..
§ 44.115 Persons employed by or associated with civil defense agencies — ..
§ 44.120 Expenses, how paid
§ 44.125 Agency to work with volunteers
§ 44.130 Regulations to be filed with secretary of state — violations — penalty
§ 44.225 Citation of law — short title
§ 44.227 Commission on seismic safety created — members, qualifications — officers — ..
§ 44.229 Commission’s powers
§ 44.231 Program to prepare state for responding to a major earthquake, commission’s ..
§ 44.233 Duties of commission
§ 44.235 Review and advisory powers of commission
§ 44.415 Emergency mutual aid compact

Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 44 - Civil Defense

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
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  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
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  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
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  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
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  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020