Browse as ListSearch Within- Section 321.010 - Definitions - election procedure
- Section 321.015 - District director not to hold other lucrative employment - exemptions certain counties and employment - lucrative office or employment, defined
- Section 321.017 - Employee of fire protection district or ambulance district not to be member of board, exception - former board members ineligible for employment by the board for twelve months
- Section 321.020 - Circuit court may establish districts
- Section 321.030 - Petition required for organization of fire district - who to sign
- Section 321.040 - Contents of petition
- Section 321.050 - Amendment of petition - similar petitions or duplicates
- Section 321.060 - Filing fee
- Section 321.070 - Publication of notice of hearing - fixing time and place
- Section 321.080 - Jurisdiction of proceedings - judge owning property not disqualified
- Section 321.090 - Protesting petition may be filed - who to sign - contents
- Section 321.100 - Hearing - adjudication - corporate powers
- Section 321.110 - Dismissal of proceedings - costs - review
- Section 321.120 - Election before decree becomes conclusive - decree to determine number of directors - ballot form - successor directors, terms - may increase number of directors, exception - ballot, form - terms
- Section 321.130 - Directors, qualifications - candidate filing fee, oath
- Section 321.140 - Final order establishing district deemed conclusive - quo warranto - collateral attack
- Section 321.150 - Filing of copies of findings and decrees incorporating district
- Section 321.160 - Board members to file oaths of office - surety bonds
- Section 321.162 - Educational training required for board of directors
- Section 321.170 - Board to select officers - seal - records
- Section 321.180 - Treasurer's duties - file bond - make annual financial statement
- Section 321.190 - Attendance fees authorized - reimbursement for expenses - secretary and treasurer, additional compensation, how set, limitation
- Section 321.200 - Board meetings, quorum, vacancy - employment, suspension, discharge of employees - deployment of Missouri Task Force One or Urban Search and Rescue Task Force, emergency board meeting
- Section 321.210 - Election and terms of directors - filing fee
- Section 321.220 - Powers of board - employee benefits plan
- Section 321.221 - Municipality purchasing fire protection, annual payments, how computed
- Section 321.222 - Residential construction - definitions - regulatory system of city or county supersedes fire protection district regulations (Jefferson County)
- Section 321.223 - Fire protection districts may contract to provide fire protection to municipalities not in the district, certain counties (including St. Louis County) - may also provide ambulance service, when
- Section 321.225 - Emergency ambulance services, may provide - election - tax levy - additional tax levy, paramedic first responder program - defeat of levy, old levy to remain in effect - emergency, defined
- Section 321.226 - Emergency ambulance service outside district - fee for services for all districts - emergency defined
- Section 321.228 - Residential construction regulatory system, preemption of law by local governmental body over fire protection district, when, exceptions
- Section 321.230 - Power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes
- Section 321.240 - Tax levy, election, when - form of ballot
- Section 321.241 - Additional tax levy, when - form of ballot
- Section 321.242 - Additional sales tax, certain cities - ballot, form - fire protection sales tax trust fund, deposit of funds - abolition of tax, procedure - dissolution of district, effect
- Section 321.243 - Tax authorized for dispatching center and equipment and services in a certain county - requirements - funds, payment from - board of directors, members, qualifications - St. Charles County, special board, powers - Jefferson County, tax authorized
- Section 321.244 - Reduced tax levy may be increased to maximum limits, by elections, ballot form
- Section 321.245 - Personnel and equipment required for dispatching center
- Section 321.246 - Fire protection districts, sales tax authorized for districts within certain counties and cities - ballot contents - trust fund - collection by director of revenue - refunds
- Section 321.247 - [Repealed]
- Section 321.250 - Board to certify rate of levy to county commission
- Section 321.260 - Matters considered when certifying annual levies - additional levies
- Section 321.270 - Duty to levy and collect taxes - delinquent taxes constitute a lien
- Section 321.280 - Property may be sold for nonpayment of taxes
- Section 321.290 - Reserve fund, taxes for
- Section 321.300 - Boundaries of districts may be changed, procedure, certain counties - additional training not required, when
- Section 321.301 - Extension of boundaries if petition does not include all required signatures, effect - election, ballot form
- Section 321.302 - Recording of boundary extension, duties - fees
- Section 321.310 - Exclusion of property from district on petition of property owners
- Section 321.320 - Property in city of 40,000 inhabitants not wholly within district, to be excluded - requirements for certain annexed areas (Boone, Jackson, Jefferson, St. Charles, St. Louis counties) - exceptions (Crystal City, Festus, Herculaneum)
- Section 321.322 - Cities with population of 2,500 to 65,000 with fire department, annexing property in a fire protection district - rights and duties, procedure - exception
- Section 321.330 - Property not to be subject to taxes, when
- Section 321.340 - Bonds of district
- Section 321.350 - Election to vote on issuing bonds or creating indebtedness
- Section 321.360 - Form of ballot
- Section 321.370 - Results of election to be announced
- Section 321.380 - Percentage necessary to create indebtedness - subsequent submission
- Section 321.390 - Petition for dissolution of district - submission of question
- Section 321.400 - Circuit court may call for an election to determine dissolution of district
- Section 321.410 - Effect of dissolution - appointment of trustee
- Section 321.430 - Prior obligations remain valid
- Section 321.440 - When notice not given as required, procedure of court
- Section 321.450 - Cases arising under this chapter to be advanced on docket - courts always open
- Section 321.460 - Consolidation of districts, procedure - may also provide ambulance service - election, ballot form
- Section 321.465 - Consolidated district, status - transfer of assets and liabilities
- Section 321.470 - Recording of order of consolidation - fee (constitutional charter counties)
- Section 321.490 - Initiative and referendum authorized
- Section 321.495 - Form of petition
- Section 321.500 - Signatures required for referendum or initiative petition - submission of question - vote required
- Section 321.506 - Fire district may contract with private provider - ballot
- Section 321.552 - Sales tax authorized in certain counties (all except Greene, Platte, Clay, St. Louis, and St. Charles counties) for ambulance and fire protection - ballot language - special trust fund established - refunds authorized
- Section 321.554 - Adjustment in total operating levy of district based on sales tax revenue, exceptions - general reassessment, effect of
- Section 321.556 - Repeal of sales tax, procedure, exceptions - ballot language
- Section 321.600 - Powers of board in providing fire protection - employee benefits plan (first class counties)
- Section 321.603 - Attendance fees permitted, fire district board members (first classification charter counties)
- Section 321.610 - Rate of levy - limit - additional levies by vote of people - elections held when - form of ballot (counties, first class)
- Section 321.620 - Ambulance services may be provided - emergency, defined - election held when, procedure to call - additional tax levy, paramedic first responder program, amount - if tax levy fails, old levy to remain in effect
- Section 321.621 - Epinephrine auto-injector devices, statewide standing order issued for certain areas, when - limitation on possession and use - fund created
- Section 321.622 - Responding to fires or emergencies beyond corporate boundaries, exception - liabilities for claims, death or injuries - charges for responding
- Section 321.687 - Consolidation of two or more fire districts, procedure - board of directors, terms (St. Louis County)
- Section 321.688 - Consolidation of districts - ballot language - effect of
- Section 321.690 - Audits to be performed, when - rules established by state auditor (Christian County fire protection districts exempt from audits)
- Section 321.700 - Dissolution of district, funds distributed to city, when
- Section 321.701 - Members of board subject to recall - exceptions
- Section 321.703 - Notice of intent to circulate recall petition, service, contents - answer - purpose
- Section 321.707 - Petition for recall, content
- Section 321.709 - Affidavit to be attached to each section of the petition - content
- Section 321.711 - Recall petition, number of signatures required, time limitation - petition found insufficient, supplemental petition may be filed, when - supplemental petition insufficient, effect
- Section 321.714 - Certification of petition by election authority, content, election to be held - candidacy nomination filed - resignation by board member, recall to be removed from ballot - resigned board member may not fill vacancy
- Section 321.716 - Laws governing recall election, costs, how paid
- Section 321.800 - Retirement plan, board may establish