§ 321.010 Definitions — election procedure
§ 321.015 District director not to hold other lucrative employment — exemptions ..
§ 321.017 Employee of fire protection district or ambulance district not to be member ..
§ 321.020 Circuit court may establish districts
§ 321.030 Petition required for organization of fire district — who to sign
§ 321.040 Contents of petition
§ 321.050 Amendment of petition — similar petitions or duplicates
§ 321.060 Filing fee
§ 321.070 Publication of notice of hearing — fixing time and place
§ 321.080 Jurisdiction of proceedings — judge owning property not disqualified
§ 321.090 Protesting petition may be filed — who to sign — contents
§ 321.100 Hearing — adjudication — corporate powers
§ 321.110 Dismissal of proceedings — costs — review
§ 321.120 Election before decree becomes conclusive — decree to determine number of ..
§ 321.130 Directors, qualifications — candidate filing fee, oath
§ 321.140 Final order establishing district deemed conclusive — quo warranto — ..
§ 321.150 Filing of copies of findings and decrees incorporating district
§ 321.160 Board members to file oaths of office — surety bonds
§ 321.162 Educational training required for board of directors
§ 321.170 Board to select officers — seal — records
§ 321.180 Treasurer’s duties — file bond — make annual financial statement
§ 321.190 Attendance fees authorized — reimbursement for expenses — secretary and ..
§ 321.200 Board meetings, quorum, vacancy — employment, suspension, discharge of ..
§ 321.210 Election and terms of directors — filing fee
§ 321.220 Powers of board — employee benefits plan
§ 321.221 Municipality purchasing fire protection, annual payments, how computed
§ 321.222 Residential construction — definitions — regulatory system of city or ..
§ 321.223 Fire protection districts may contract to provide fire protection to ..
§ 321.225 Emergency ambulance services, may provide — election — tax levy — ..
§ 321.226 Emergency ambulance service outside district — fee for services for all ..
§ 321.228 Residential construction regulatory system, preemption of law by local ..
§ 321.230 Power to levy and collect ad valorem taxes
§ 321.240 Tax levy, election, when — form of ballot
§ 321.241 Additional tax levy, when — form of ballot
§ 321.242 Additional sales tax, certain cities — ballot, form — fire protection sales ..
§ 321.243 Tax authorized for dispatching center and equipment and services in a ..
§ 321.244 Reduced tax levy may be increased to maximum limits, by elections, ballot form
§ 321.245 Personnel and equipment required for dispatching center
§ 321.246 Fire protection districts, sales tax authorized for districts within ..
§ 321.250 Board to certify rate of levy to county commission
§ 321.260 Matters considered when certifying annual levies — additional levies
§ 321.270 Duty to levy and collect taxes — delinquent taxes constitute a lien
§ 321.280 Property may be sold for nonpayment of taxes
§ 321.290 Reserve fund, taxes for
§ 321.300 Boundaries of districts may be changed, procedure, certain counties — ..
§ 321.301 Extension of boundaries if petition does not include all required ..
§ 321.302 Recording of boundary extension, duties — fees
§ 321.310 Exclusion of property from district on petition of property owners
§ 321.320 Property in city of 40,000 inhabitants not wholly within district, to be ..
§ 321.320 v2 Property in city of 40,000 inhabitants not wholly within district, to be ..
§ 321.322 Cities with population of 2,500 to 65,000 with fire department, annexing ..
§ 321.322 v2 Cities with population of 2,500 to 65,000 with fire department, annexing ..
§ 321.330 Property not to be subject to taxes, when
§ 321.340 Bonds of district
§ 321.350 Election to vote on issuing bonds or creating indebtedness
§ 321.360 Form of ballot
§ 321.370 Results of election to be announced
§ 321.380 Percentage necessary to create indebtedness — subsequent submission
§ 321.390 Petition for dissolution of district — submission of question
§ 321.400 Circuit court may call for an election to determine dissolution of district
§ 321.410 Effect of dissolution — appointment of trustee
§ 321.430 Prior obligations remain valid
§ 321.440 When notice not given as required, procedure of court
§ 321.450 Cases arising under this chapter to be advanced on docket — courts always open
§ 321.460 Consolidation of districts, procedure — may also provide ambulance service ..
§ 321.465 Consolidated district, status — transfer of assets and liabilities
§ 321.470 Recording of order of consolidation — fee (constitutional charter counties)
§ 321.490 Initiative and referendum authorized
§ 321.495 Form of petition
§ 321.500 Signatures required for referendum or initiative petition — submission of ..
§ 321.506 Fire district may contract with private provider — ballot
§ 321.552 Sales tax authorized in certain counties (all except Greene, Platte, Clay, ..
§ 321.554 Adjustment in total operating levy of district based on sales tax revenue, ..
§ 321.556 Repeal of sales tax, procedure, exceptions — ballot language
§ 321.600 Powers of board in providing fire protection — employee benefits plan ..
§ 321.603 Attendance fees permitted, fire district board members (first ..
§ 321.610 Rate of levy — limit — additional levies by vote of people — elections held ..
§ 321.620 Ambulance services may be provided — emergency, defined — election held ..
§ 321.621 Epinephrine auto-injector devices, statewide standing order issued for ..
§ 321.622 Responding to fires or emergencies beyond corporate boundaries, exception — ..
§ 321.687 Consolidation of two or more fire districts, procedure — board of ..
§ 321.688 Consolidation of districts — ballot language — effect of
§ 321.690 Audits to be performed, when — rules established by state auditor ..
§ 321.700 Dissolution of district, funds distributed to city, when
§ 321.701 Members of board subject to recall — exceptions
§ 321.703 Notice of intent to circulate recall petition, service, contents — answer — ..
§ 321.707 Petition for recall, content
§ 321.709 Affidavit to be attached to each section of the petition — content
§ 321.711 Recall petition, number of signatures required, time limitation — petition ..
§ 321.714 Certification of petition by election authority, content, election to be ..
§ 321.716 Laws governing recall election, costs, how paid
§ 321.800 Retirement plan, board may establish
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws > Chapter 321 - Fire Protection Districts

  • 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.
  • Annuity: A periodic (usually annual) payment of a fixed sum of money for either the life of the recipient or for a fixed number of years. A series of payments under a contract from an insurance company, a trust company, or an individual. Annuity payments are made at regular intervals over a period of more than one full year.
  • 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.
  • Bequest: Property gifted by will.
  • board: as used in this chapter shall mean the board of directors of a fire protection district. See Missouri Laws 321.010
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • 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.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • fire protection district: is a political subdivision which is organized and empowered to supply protection by any available means to persons and property against injuries and damage from fire and from hazards which do or may cause fire, and which is also empowered to render first aid for the purpose of saving lives, and to give assistance in the event of an accident or emergency of any kind. See Missouri Laws 321.010
  • 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
  • General election: means the election required to be held on the Tuesday succeeding the first Monday of November, biennially. 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.
  • Heretofore: means any time previous to the day when the statute containing it takes effect. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • In vacation: includes any adjournment of court for more than one day whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a court, or judge thereof in vacation, or whenever any act is authorized to be done by or any power given to a clerk of any court in vacation. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Intangible property: Property that has no intrinsic value, but is merely the evidence of value such as stock certificates, bonds, and promissory notes.
  • Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action and evidences of debt. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Property: includes real and personal property. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • 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
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • United States: includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • voter: is used in the laws of this state it shall mean registered voter, or legal voter. See Missouri Laws 1.035
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.