§ 209.010 Division to aid blind persons
§ 209.015 Blindness education, screening and treatment program fund — uses of fund — ..
§ 209.020 Division may receive and expend donations and bequests
§ 209.030 Blind pensions, eligibility requirements — termination of payments for ..
§ 209.035 Proceeds from involuntary conversion, how treated — receipt defined
§ 209.040 Standard of vision, vision test required, exemption — amount of payments, ..
§ 209.050 Persons refusing work ineligible for pensions — names may be stricken from roll
§ 209.060 Application for pension — payment begins, when — misrepresentation, penalty
§ 209.070 Division to prepare suitable blank application forms
§ 209.080 Division to make regulations relative to examination of applicants for ..
§ 209.090 Division to prepare roll of pensioners — to distribute pensions
§ 209.100 Division to keep blind pension roll
§ 209.110 Person aggrieved may appeal
§ 209.130 Rate of tax to be levied
§ 209.140 Persons violating provisions of law guilty of misdemeanor
§ 209.150 Rights of persons with disabilities — service dogs, no extra charge for — ..
§ 209.152 Trainers of guide, hearing or service dogs, no extra charge for — liability ..
§ 209.160 Discrimination or interference with persons having visual, hearing or ..
§ 209.162 Discrimination or interference with persons having visual, hearing or ..
§ 209.170 October fifteenth to be white cane safety day, governor to note
§ 209.180 State and its political subdivisions and tax money recipients to employ ..
§ 209.190 Housing accommodations, defined — discrimination against persons with ..
§ 209.192 Definitions — blind literacy study — division of special education to make ..
§ 209.200 Definitions
§ 209.202 Crime of causing substantial injury to or the death of a service dog, ..
§ 209.204 Impersonating a person with a disability for the purpose of receiving ..
§ 209.240 Amount of pension — need, how determined
§ 209.245 Financial assistance for obtaining hearing aids, program established — fund ..
§ 209.251 Definitions
§ 209.253 Statewide dual-party relay system, establishment by PSC — advisory ..
§ 209.255 Rate established to recover costs of programs — surcharge, limitations, ..
§ 209.257 Telephone company to deduct percentage to cover cost — percentage ..
§ 209.258 Deaf relay service fund established, purpose — deposit — unexpended balance ..
§ 209.259 Review of surcharge and deduction percentage — recommendation procedures — ..
§ 209.260 Telecommunications companies responsibility for quality of services, ..
§ 209.261 Definitions
§ 209.263 Person relaying conversation not to disclose contents, exception — order to ..
§ 209.265 No disclosure of conversation without permission — penalty
§ 209.285 Definitions
§ 209.287 Board for certification of interpreters established — appointment, ..
§ 209.289 Coordinator to be hired, qualifications, salary and expenses
§ 209.292 Board’s powers and duties — evaluation team to be appointed, ..
§ 209.295 Rules and regulations, authority to promulgate, duties of commission
§ 209.297 Applications for certification, content, oath — fee not refundable — ..
§ 209.299 Evaluations to be held where and when — coordinator to notify applicants of ..
§ 209.302 Eligibility for evaluation
§ 209.305 Evaluations, subjects to be covered — confidentiality of tests and records
§ 209.307 Conflict of interest for board or evaluation team, effect
§ 209.309 Provisional certificates issued when — limitation — requirements — ..
§ 209.311 Fees, how established
§ 209.314 Grievances on evaluation, procedure
§ 209.317 Certificate may be suspended, denied or revoked — hearing procedure
§ 209.318 Fund for certification of interpreters established, purpose — lapse into ..
§ 209.319 State committee of interpreters to be established in division of ..
§ 209.321 License required to practice interpreting — certain professions exempt — ..
§ 209.322 Certificates recognized by the board
§ 209.323 License application forms, content, oath, fee not refundable, ..
§ 209.326 Temporary license issued to persons licensed in other states, procedure, ..
§ 209.328 Ethical rules of conduct established by rules, duties of committee — other ..
§ 209.331 Procedure to adopt rules
§ 209.332 State committee of interpreters fund established, purpose — transfer to ..
§ 209.334 Refusal to issue or renew license, grounds, complaint procedure — ..
§ 209.337 Violations, penalty — injunction granted when — venue
§ 209.339 Conversation between a hearing person and a deaf person, interpreter is ..
§ 209.600 Definitions
§ 209.605 Program created — ABLE board to administer, members, terms — powers — ..
§ 209.610 Agreements, terms and conditions — contribution limits
§ 209.615 Deposit and investment of moneys
§ 209.620 Cancellation of participation agreement, penalty
§ 209.625 Assets exempt from taxation
§ 209.630 Assets used for ABLE program purposes only
§ 209.635 Rulemaking authority
§ 209.640 State treasurer’s office, semiannual review
§ 209.645 ABLE account moneys not part of total state revenues
§ 209.700 Citation of law — definitions — persons with disabilities, employment, ..

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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 209 - Disabilities Assistance, Aid to the Blind, and Rights of Persons with Visual, Hearing or Physical Disabilities

  • 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.
  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • 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.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Month: means a calendar month, and "year" means a calendar year unless otherwise expressed, and is equivalent to the words year of our Lord. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Nolo contendere: No contest-has the same effect as a plea of guilty, as far as the criminal sentence is concerned, but may not be considered as an admission of guilt for any other purpose.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, and to partnerships and other unincorporated associations. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Probate: Proving a will
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • 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
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020