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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 12.010 (2026)

Consent given United States to acquire land by purchase for certain purposes

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  12.010.  Consent given United States to acquire land by purchase for certain purposes — exceptions, when. — The consent of the state of Missouri is given in accordance with the seventeenth clause, eighth Section of the first Article of the Constitution of the United States to the acquisition by the United States by purchase or grant of any land in this state acquired for the purpose of establishing and maintaining post offices, internal revenue and other government offices, hospitals, sanatoriums, fish hatcheries, and land for reforestation, recreational and agricultural uses; but land acquired by eminent domain or condemnation for the purpose of reforestation, Native American/Indian gaming, recreational or agricultural uses shall only be acquired with statutory authorization of the general assembly.  Land used exclusively for the erection of hospitals by the United States may also be acquired by condemnation.

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(RSMo 1939 § 12691, A.L. 1949 p. 316, A. 1949 S.B. 1005, A.L. 1957 p. 726, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1082)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11072; 1919 § 6923; 1909 § 7927

CROSS REFERENCE:

United States granted authority to establish parks in the state, 95.525

(1960) State law could not in consent statute require a dedication of property acquired by the United States so as to limit the right to its future disposal and consent statute as to Old Post Office Building in St. Louis did not attempt to do so.  United States v. Sixteen Parcels of Land, etc., 281 F.2d 271.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1959–2021 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Laughlin v. Bowersox, 318 S.W.3d 695 (Mo. 2010).
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State Ex Rel. Laughlin v. Bowersox, 318 S.W.3d 695 (Mo. 2010). · cites it 9× “By enacting section 12.010, RSMo 2000, 2 the state of Missouri consented to the federal government’s purchase of the land to establish and maintain a post office in Neo- *699 sho.”
Hankins v. State, 766 S.W.2d 467 (Mo. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 4× “§ 12.010, RSMo, 1986. The jurisdiction of the state of Missouri in and over all land acquired as provided in section 12.”
United States v. Heard, 270 F. Supp. 198 (W.D. Mo. 1967). · cites it 4× “Turning again to the pertinent Missouri statutes Section 12.010, titled “Consent Given United States to acquire land by purchase for certain purposes” provides, “The consent of the state of Missouri is hereby given * * * to the acquisition by the United States * * * for the…”
United States v. Earl Love, 20 F.4th 407 (8th Cir. 2021). “See § 11072, RSMo 1929 (now § 12.010, RSMo 2016); and § 11073, RSMo 1929 (now § 12.”
Billings v. Paine, 319 S.W.2d 653 (Mo. 1959). “…reversed and the cause remanded. All concur. 1 . Now V.A.M.S. § 77.130. 2 . V.A.M.S. §§ 79.430, 79.440. 3 .V.A.M.S. § 12.010.”
State ex rel. City of St. Louis v. Mummert, 875 S.W.2d 108 (Mo. 1994). “*110 Plan, § 12.010 (emphasis added). Accordingly, we find that the unconstitutional phrases in section 5.”
Kansas City v. Garner, 430 S.W.2d 630 (Mo. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 2× “Section 12.010, V.A.M. S. The jurisdiction over land so ceded may continue for so long as the land is owned by the United States of America.”
Milton Constr. & Supply Co. v. Metro. St. Louis Sewer Dist., 352 S.W.2d 685 (Mo. 1961). · cites it 2× “020 the District (Defendant) was empowered to have exclusive jurisdiction, control, possession and supervision of such sewers and drainage systems and facilities as are placed under its jurisdiction by the provisions of said Plan; that under the provisions of Section 12.010 the…”
Dwight Laughlin v. Dewayne Perry & Ellen Flottman (Mo. 2020). · cites it 2× “3 Section 12.010. All statutory references are to RSMo 2000 unless otherwise indicated.”
Dwight Laughlin v. Dewayne Perry & Ellen Flottman (Mo. 2020). · cites it 2× “3 Section 12.010. All statutory references are to RSMo 2000 unless otherwise indicated.”
Ace Am. Ins. Co. v. AERCO Int'l, Inc. (E.D. Mo. 2021). “§§ 12.010; 12.020; 12.030; 12.040. The Court instead agrees with Plaintiff that 1892 is the earliest date at which it can be said that Missouri ceded exclusive jurisdiction over Jefferson Barracks.”
State of Missouri v. James Calvin Smith (Mo. Ct. App. 2015). “Citing §§ 12.010 and 12.020, RSMo, which give general consent for the United States to acquire land or buildings in Missouri and divest the State of jurisdiction over criminal violations on such land or buildings, Smith argues that the alleged crime in Count 5 fell under the…”
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