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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.450 (2026)

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  105.450.  Definitions. — As used in sections 105.450 to 105.496 and sections 105.955 to 105.963, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the following terms mean:

  (1)  "Adversary proceeding", any proceeding in which a record of the proceedings may be kept and maintained as a public record at the request of either party by a court reporter, notary public or other person authorized to keep such record by law or by any rule or regulation of the agency conducting the hearing; or from which an appeal may be taken directly or indirectly, or any proceeding from the decision of which any party must be granted, on request, a hearing de novo; or any arbitration proceeding; or a proceeding of a personnel review board of a political subdivision; or an investigative proceeding initiated by an official, department, division, or agency which pertains to matters which, depending on the conclusion of the investigation, could lead to a judicial or administrative proceeding being initiated against the party by the official, department, division or agency;

  (2)  "Business entity", a corporation, association, firm, partnership, proprietorship, or business entity of any kind or character;

  (3)  "Business with which a person is associated":

  (a)  Any sole proprietorship owned by himself or herself, the person's spouse or any dependent child in the person's custody;

  (b)  Any partnership or joint venture in which the person or the person's spouse is a partner, other than as a limited partner of a limited partnership, and any corporation or limited partnership in which the person is an officer or director or of which either the person or the person's spouse or dependent child in the person's custody whether singularly or collectively owns in excess of ten percent of the outstanding shares of any class of stock or partnership units; or

  (c)  Any trust in which the person is a trustee or settlor or in which the person or the person's spouse or dependent child whether singularly or collectively is a beneficiary or holder of a reversionary interest of ten percent or more of the corpus of the trust;

  (4)  "Commission", the Missouri ethics commission established in section 105.955;

  (5)  "Confidential information", all information whether transmitted orally or in writing which is of such a nature that it is not, at that time, a matter of public record or public knowledge;

  (6)  "Decision-making public servant", an official, appointee or employee of the offices or entities delineated in paragraphs (a) through (h) of this subdivision who exercises supervisory authority over the negotiation of contracts, or has the legal authority to adopt or vote on the adoption of rules and regulations with the force of law or exercises primary supervisory responsibility over purchasing decisions.  The following officials or entities shall be responsible for designating a decision-making public servant:

  (a)  The governing body of the political subdivision with a general operating budget in excess of one million dollars;

  (b)  A department director;

  (c)  A judge vested with judicial power by Article V of the Constitution of the state of Missouri;

  (d)  Any commission empowered by interstate compact;

  (e)  A statewide elected official;

  (f)  The speaker of the house of representatives;

  (g)  The president pro tem of the senate;

  (h)  The president or chancellor of a state institution of higher education;

  (7)  "Dependent child" or "dependent child in the person's custody", all children, stepchildren, foster children and wards under the age of eighteen residing in the person's household and who receive in excess of fifty percent of their support from the person;

  (8)  "Paid political consultant", a person who is paid for profit to promote the election of a certain candidate or the interest of a committee, as defined in section 130.011, including, but not limited to, planning campaign strategies; coordinating campaign staff; organizing meetings and public events to publicize the candidate or cause; public opinion polling; providing research on issues or opposition background; coordinating or purchasing print or broadcast media; direct mail production; phone solicitation; fund raising; and any other political activities.  The term "paid political consultant" shall not include vendors who provide tangible goods that do not promote the election of a candidate or the interest of a committee in the ordinary course of the vendor's business;

  (9)  "Political subdivision" shall include any political subdivision of the state, and any special district or subdistrict;

  (10)  "Public document", a state tax return or a document or other record maintained for public inspection without limitation on the right of access to it and a document filed in a juvenile court proceeding;

  (11)  "Substantial interest", ownership by the individual, the individual's spouse, or the individual's dependent children, whether singularly or collectively, directly or indirectly, of ten percent or more of any business entity, or of an interest having a value of ten thousand dollars or more, or the receipt by an individual, the individual's spouse or the individual's dependent children, whether singularly or collectively, of a salary, gratuity, or other compensation or remuneration of five thousand dollars, or more, per year from any individual, partnership, organization, or association within any calendar year;

  (12)  "Substantial personal or private interest in any measure, bill, order or ordinance", any interest in a measure, bill, order or ordinance which results from a substantial interest in a business entity.

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(L. 1965 p. 229 § 1, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1610 § 2, A.L. 1991 S.B. 262, A.L. 1997 S.B. 16, A.L. 2016 H.B. 1983)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2025 · leading case: Missouri Ethics Comm'n v. Wilson, 957 S.W.2d 794 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997).
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Missouri Ethics Comm'n v. Wilson, 957 S.W.2d 794 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 42× “” § 105.450 RSMo. An employee, therefore, is not required to file a financial interest statement unless the persons is both identified as a decision-making public servant and satisfies the statutory definition of “decision-making public servant.”
Missouri Ethics Comm'n v. Thomas, 956 S.W.2d 456 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 12× “483 requires “any person identified as a decision-making public servant pursuant to subdivision (6) of section 105.450” 2 to file a financial interest statement with the Ethics Commission.”
State ex rel. Stewart v. King, 562 S.W.2d 704 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). · cites it 8× “This provision and interpretation of the Independence code of ethics falls within the pattern of the State statutes on “Regulation of Conflicts of Interests and Lobbying,” Section 105.450 et seq., RSMo 1969. Section 105.”
Missouri Ethics Comm'n v. Cornford, 955 S.W.2d 32 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). · cites it 7× “483(12) requires that a financial interest statement be filed by, “[a]ny person identified as a decision-making public *34 servant pursuant to subdivision (6) of section 105.450.” The referenced section provides: (6) “Decision-making public servant”, an official, appointee or…”
Smith v. City of Lee's Summit, 450 S.W.2d 485 (Mo. Ct. App. 1970). · cites it 3× “However, plaintiffs contend that by reason of the enactment of Sections 105.450 to 105.495, inclusive, V.”
Christina Peeper v. Callaway Cnty. Ambulance Dist., a Political Subdivision of the State of Missouri, 122 F.3d 619 (8th Cir. 1997). “” Mo.Rev.Stat. § 105.450(5) (1997). 2 . The Missouri conflict-of-interest law imposes criminal sanctions on any person who violate its strictures.”
State v. Shell, 571 S.W.2d 798 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). “450(1) as: “any department, office, board, commission, bureau, institution or any other agency, except the legislative and judicial branches of the state or any political subdivision thereof including counties, cities, towns, villages, school, road, drainage, sewer, levee and…”
Cent. Missouri Plumbing Co. v. Plumbers Local Union 35, 908 S.W.2d 366 (Mo. Ct. App. 1995). “476, provides that “[njothing in sections 105.450 to 105.498 shall be interpreted as exempting any individual from applicable provisions of any other laws of this state.”
Barber v. Jackson Cnty. Ethics Comm'n, 935 S.W.2d 62 (Mo. Ct. App. 1996). “971, RSMo, authorize the establishment of a Missouri Ethics Commission to assist in the enforcement of Sections 105.450 to 105.498, RSMo, regulating conflict of interest and lobbying, and chapter 130, RSMo, governing campaign finance disclosure.”
State v. Hodge, 841 S.W.2d 658 (Mo. 1992). · cites it 6× “I The first issue is: whether, at the time of the alleged offenses, the conflict-of-interest provisions of Chapter 105, § 105.450 to § 105.498, applied to officials of school districts? From April 1990 through January 1991, the conflict-of-interest laws covered the employees of…”
State ex rel. Calzone v. Missouri Ethics Comm'n, 531 S.W.3d 515 (Mo. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 2× “963: (1) Receive and review complaints regarding alleged violation of sections 105.450 to 105.496 and chapter 130, conduct initial reviews and investigations regarding such complaints as provided herein; refer complaints to appropriate prosecuting authorities and appropriate…”
David J. Harris vs. Missouri Ethics Comm'n (Mo. Ct. App. 2025). “14 sets forth the various duties and responsibilities of the MEC “relevant to the impartial and effective enforcement of sections 105.450 to 105.496 and chapter 130, as provided in sections 105.”
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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.450(1): 2 cases
State v. Shell, 571 S.W.2d 798 (Mo. Ct. App. 1978). “450(1) as: “any department, office, board, commission, bureau, institution or any other agency, except the legislative and judicial branches of the state or any political subdivision thereof including counties, cities, towns, villages, school, road, drainage, sewer, levee and…”
State v. Hodge, 841 S.W.2d 658 (Mo. 1992). “I The first issue is: whether, at the time of the alleged offenses, the conflict-of-interest provisions of Chapter 105, § 105.450 to § 105.498, applied to officials of school districts? From April 1990 through January 1991, the conflict-of-interest laws covered the employees of…”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.450(5): 1 case
Christina Peeper v. Callaway Cnty. Ambulance Dist., a Political Subdivision of the State of Missouri, 122 F.3d 619 (8th Cir. 1997). “” Mo.Rev.Stat. § 105.450(5) (1997). 2 . The Missouri conflict-of-interest law imposes criminal sanctions on any person who violate its strictures.”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.450(6): 3 cases
Missouri Ethics Comm'n v. Thomas, 956 S.W.2d 456 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). “483 requires “any person identified as a decision-making public servant pursuant to subdivision (6) of section 105.450” 2 to file a financial interest statement with the Ethics Commission.”
Missouri Ethics Comm'n v. Wilson, 957 S.W.2d 794 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). “” § 105.450 RSMo. An employee, therefore, is not required to file a financial interest statement unless the persons is both identified as a decision-making public servant and satisfies the statutory definition of “decision-making public servant.”
Missouri Ethics Comm'n v. Cornford, 955 S.W.2d 32 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). “483(12) requires that a financial interest statement be filed by, “[a]ny person identified as a decision-making public *34 servant pursuant to subdivision (6) of section 105.450.” The referenced section provides: (6) “Decision-making public servant”, an official, appointee or…”
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 105.450(8): 1 case
State v. Hodge, 841 S.W.2d 658 (Mo. 1992). “I The first issue is: whether, at the time of the alleged offenses, the conflict-of-interest provisions of Chapter 105, § 105.450 to § 105.498, applied to officials of school districts? From April 1990 through January 1991, the conflict-of-interest laws covered the employees of…”
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