Effective - 28 Aug 2008
233.010. Organization of special road districts — not applicable to what counties — special road district exemption. — 1. Territory not exceeding eight miles square, wherein is located any city, town or village, may be organized as herein set forth into a special road district; provided, however, the provisions of this section shall not apply to counties under township organization or to class one counties except any first class county without a charter form of government which contains all or part of a city with a population greater than four hundred thousand and any first class county with a population of over one hundred thousand inhabitants which does not adjoin another first class county and which contains a campus of the University of Missouri; however, any county of the second class which had within its boundaries, prior to January 1, 1989, a special road district already organized and existing under this section and which second class county becomes a first class county without a charter form of government under the laws of this state, such change in classification shall in no way affect the existing status, nor the right to exist, nor the legality of the organization nor the right to remain organized of any such prior existing special road district nor shall it in any way affect, alter or change the right of said special road district so existing prior to the change in classification of the second class county to function and to lawfully continue to function under this section and section 233.165, in the same manner as such special road district functioned prior to the change in classification of the second class county. However, no city, town, or village containing more than one hundred thousand inhabitants may be included within the territory of a special road district organized under sections 233.010 to 233.165.
2. The eight square-mile territorial restriction provided for in subsection 1 of this section shall not apply to any special road district organized under the provisions of sections 233.010 to 233.165 within a county of the fourth classification.
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(RSMo 1939 § 8673, A.L. 1945 p. 1494, A.L. 1987 H.B. 116, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1189 merged with S.B. 868, A.L. 2008 S.B. 896)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 8024; 1919 § 10800; 1909 § 10576
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XIV - Roads and Waterways
Chapter 233 - Incorporated Road Districts
Section 233.015 - Adoption of special road district law — election.
Section 233.025 - Powers of special road districts.
Section 233.030 - General road law — exceptions.
Section 233.035 - Duty of county clerk after adoption.
Section 233.050 - Board of commissioners of special road district to organize.
Section 233.055 - Treasurer of board.
Section 233.060 - Compensation of board.
Section 233.065 - Board to meet monthly — proceedings.
Section 233.075 - Powers of board.
Section 233.080 - Board to make and file plat of roads.
Section 233.085 - Tools, machinery, delivered to board.
Section 233.090 - Board may sell property of district.
Section 233.095 - Expenditures on municipal streets within district — amounts — conditions.
Section 233.100 - May repair, grade, gravel, pave or macadamize any road in district.
Section 233.103 - No limit on amounts spent within cities (Clay and Platte counties).
Section 233.110 - Board may plant shade trees — erect signboards.
Section 233.115 - Board may build bridges.
Section 233.120 - Disposition of proceeds from certain city licenses.
Section 233.125 - Disposition of proceeds from certain county licenses.
Section 233.135 - Issuance of check warrants.
Section 233.140 - Check warrant shall bear interest if not paid when presented for payment.
Section 233.145 - Records of board.
Section 233.150 - Annual report of receipts and disbursements.
Section 233.160 - Dissolution of special road district — procedure.
Section 233.165 - Dissolved district — tax levy to pay indebtedness.
Section 233.170 - County commissions may form districts.
Section 233.175 - Petitions — notice — remonstrances, order of county commission.
Section 233.177 - Election to establish road district, procedure — ballot language.
Section 233.180 - Commissioners of the special road district, how selected.
Section 233.185 - Commissioners of special road district shall organize — when — how.
Section 233.205 - Petitions for road improvement — proceedings.
Section 233.210 - Protests and objections considered by commission — order of commission.
Section 233.215 - Special tax — how apportioned.
Section 233.220 - Tracts of land regarded within same distance as major portion.
Section 233.225 - Special tax payable in one installment — special tax bills.
Section 233.230 - Special tax may be paid in installments — interest — special assessments.
Section 233.235 - Special tax bills — issuance — form — collection.
Section 233.240 - Suits to foreclose liens of special tax bills.
Section 233.245 - Owner of land may elect to pay in one installment.
Section 233.250 - Special assessment bonds to be issued.
Section 233.255 - Sale of bonds — payment — application of proceeds of bonds and special tax bills.
Section 233.260 - Cost of improvements — estimate.
Section 233.265 - Partial payments of special tax bills — correction of errors.
Section 233.270 - Contracts for improvement.
Section 233.275 - Title to lands — how considered.
Section 233.280 - Compensation of collector, county clerk and commissioners of road districts.
Section 233.285 - Law not to affect road districts incorporated prior to effective date.
Section 233.300 - Contracts not affected by disincorporation.
Section 233.305 - Appointment of trustee.
Section 233.310 - Trustee, duties of.
Section 233.315 - Final settlement of trustee.
Section 233.317 - Expansion or extension of a road district, procedure — ballot language.
Section 233.320 - Special road districts — organized how — by whom.
Section 233.325 - Petitions — notice — remonstrances — order of county commission.
Section 233.335 - Commissioners of special road district shall organize — when — how.
Section 233.350 - Petitions for road improvement — proceedings.
Section 233.360 - Special tax — how apportioned.
Section 233.365 - Tracts of land regarded within same distance as major portion.
Section 233.370 - Special tax payable in one installment — special tax bills.
Section 233.375 - Special tax payable in installments — interest — special assessments.
Section 233.380 - Special tax bills — issuance — form — collection.
Section 233.385 - Suits to foreclose liens of special tax bills.
Section 233.390 - Special assessment bonds to be issued.
Section 233.395 - Sale of bonds — payment — application of proceeds of bonds and special tax bills.
Section 233.400 - Partial payments of special tax bills — correction of errors.
Section 233.405 - Contracts for improvements.
Section 233.410 - Title of lands — how considered.
Section 233.415 - State roads — cost of improving and upkeep — how paid.
Section 233.425 - Dissolution of road district — petition — notice.
Section 233.430 - Contracts not affected by disincorporation.
Section 233.435 - Appointment of trustee.
Section 233.440 - Trustee, duties of.
Section 233.445 - Final settlement of trustee.
Section 233.460 - Form of ballot.
Section 233.465 - Bonds to be sold, when — how.
Section 233.470 - Certain sections not to apply, when.
Section 233.500 - Establishment authorized — boundaries of subdistrict.
Section 233.505 - Commissioners, appointment of, terms — requirements — vacancies.
Section 233.507 - Officers, election of, duties — meetings, conduct of.