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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 287.720

  • division: as used in this chapter means the division of workers' compensation of the department of labor and industrial relations of the state of Missouri. See Missouri Laws 287.020
  • 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.
  • 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

If any such insurance carrier shall withdraw from business in this state before the tax shall fall due according to the provisions of this chapter, or shall fail or neglect to pay the tax imposed herein, the department of revenue shall at once proceed to collect the same, and it is hereby empowered and authorized to employ such legal process as may be necessary for that purpose and when so collected it* shall pay the same into the state treasury as a part of the fund for the support of the Missouri workers’ compensation division. The suit may be brought by the department of revenue, in any court of this state having jurisdiction, reasonable attorney’s fees may be taxed as costs therein, and process may issue to any county of the state, and may be served as in civil actions or in cases of unincorporated associations, partnerships, interindemnity contracts or other plans or scheme upon the principal agent of the parties thereto.