Missouri Revised Statutes













Chapter 49

County Commissions and County Buildings

←49.270

Section 49.272.1

49.273→

August 28, 2015

County counselor may impose fine for certain violations of rules, regulations or ordinances, amount. (Boone, Cass, Jasper, Jefferson, Greene, and Buchanan counties.)

49.272. The county commission of any county of the first

classification without a charter form of government and with more than one

hundred thirty-five thousand four hundred but less than one hundred

thirty-five thousand five hundred inhabitants, any county of the first

classification without a charter form of government having a population of

at least eighty-two thousand inhabitants, but less than eighty-two thousand

one hundred inhabitants, any county of the first classification with more

than one hundred four thousand six hundred but fewer than one hundred four

thousand seven hundred inhabitants, any county of the first classification

with more than one hundred ninety-eight thousand but fewer than one hundred

ninety-nine thousand two hundred inhabitants, any county of the first

classification with more than two hundred forty thousand three hundred but

less than two hundred forty thousand four hundred inhabitants, and any

county of the first classification with more than eighty-three thousand but

fewer than ninety-two thousand inhabitants and with a home rule city with

more than seventy-six thousand but fewer than ninety-one thousand

inhabitants as the county seat, which has an appointed county counselor and

which adopts or has adopted rules, regulations or ordinances under

authority of a statute which prescribes or authorizes a violation of such

rules, regulations or ordinances to be a misdemeanor punishable as provided

by law, may by rule, regulation or ordinance impose a civil fine not to

exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. Any fines imposed and

collected under such rules, regulations or ordinances shall be payable to

the county general fund to be used to pay for the cost of enforcement of

such rules, regulations or ordinances.



(L. 2003 S.B. 537, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al., A.L. 2005 H.B. 58, A.L.

2014 S.B. 896)



CROSS REFERENCE:



County counselor to prosecute violations of certain county ordinances,

where, 56.640





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2004

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2005



49.272. The county commission of any county of the first classification

without a charter form of government and with more than one hundred

thirty-five thousand four hundred but less than one hundred thirty-five

thousand five hundred inhabitants, and in any county of the first

classification without a charter form of government having a population of at

least eighty-two thousand inhabitants, but less than eighty-two thousand one

hundred inhabitants, any county of the first classification with more than

one hundred four thousand six hundred but fewer than one hundred four

thousand seven hundred inhabitants, any county of the first classification

with more than one hundred ninety-eight thousand but fewer than one hundred

ninety-nine thousand two hundred inhabitants, and any county of the first

classification with more than two hundred forty thousand three hundred but

less than two hundred forty thousand four hundred inhabitants, which has an

appointed county counselor and which adopts or has adopted rules, regulations

or ordinances under authority of a statute which prescribes or authorizes a

violation of such rules, regulations or ordinances to be a misdemeanor

punishable as provided by law, may by rule, regulation or ordinance impose a

civil fine not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. Any fines

imposed and collected under such rules, regulations or ordinances shall be

payable to the county general fund to be used to pay for the cost of

enforcement of such rules, regulations or ordinances.



2004



49.272. The county commission of any county of the first

classification without a charter form of government and with more than one

hundred thirty-five thousand four hundred but less than one hundred

thirty-five thousand five hundred inhabitants, and in any county of the

first classification without a charter form of government having a

population of at least eighty-two thousand inhabitants, but less than

eighty-two thousand one hundred inhabitants, and any county of the first

classification with more than two hundred forty thousand three hundred but

less than two hundred forty thousand four hundred inhabitants, which has an

appointed county counselor and which adopts or has adopted rules,

regulations or ordinances under authority of a statute which prescribes or

authorizes a violation of such rules, regulations or ordinances to be a

misdemeanor punishable as provided by law, may by rule, regulation or

ordinance impose a civil fine not to exceed one thousand dollars for each

violation. Any fines imposed and collected under such rules, regulations

or ordinances shall be payable to the county general fund to be used to pay

for the cost of enforcement of such rules, regulations or ordinances.



2003



49.272. The county commission of any county of the first

classification without a charter form of government and with more than one

hundred thirty-five thousand four hundred but less than one hundred thirty-

five thousand five hundred inhabitants which has an appointed county

counselor and which adopts or has adopted rules, regulations or ordinances

under authority of a statute which prescribes or authorizes a violation of

such rules, regulations or ordinances to be a misdemeanor punishable as

provided by law, may by rule, regulation or ordinance impose a civil fine

not to exceed one thousand dollars for each violation. Any fines imposed

and collected under such rules, regulations or ordinances shall be payable

to the county general fund to be used to pay for the cost of enforcement of

such rules, regulations or ordinances.



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