374.150. Fees paid to director, exception — insurance dedicated fund established, purpose — lapse into general revenue, when.

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374.150. Fees paid to director, exception — insurance dedicated fund established, purpose — lapse into general revenue, when. — 1. All fees due the state under the provisions of the insurance laws of this state shall be paid to the director and deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the insurance dedicated fund unless otherwise provided for in subsection 2 of this section.

2. There is hereby established in the state treasury a special fund to be known as the "Insurance Dedicated Fund". The fund shall be subject to appropriation of the general assembly and shall be devoted solely to the payment of expenditures incurred by the department attributable to duties performed by the department for the regulation of the business of insurance, regulation of health maintenance organizations and the operation of the division of consumer affairs as required by law which are not paid for by another source of funds.

Other provisions of law to the contrary notwithstanding, beginning on January 1, 1991, all fees charged under any provision of chapter 325 , 354 , 374 , 375 , 376 , 377 , 378 , 379 , 380 , 381 , 382 , 383 , 384 or 385 due the state shall be paid into this fund. The state treasurer shall invest moneys in this fund in the same manner as other state funds and any interest or earnings on such moneys shall be credited to the insurance dedicated fund. The provisions of section 33.080 notwithstanding, moneys in the fund shall not lapse, be transferred to or placed to the credit of the general revenue fund unless and then only to the extent to which the unencumbered balance at the close of the biennium year exceeds two times the total amount appropriated, paid, or transferred to the fund during such fiscal year.

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(RSMo 1939 § 5786, A.L. 1945 p. 1018, A. 1949 H.B. 2115, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1739, A.L. 1991 H.B. 575, A.L. 2003 S.B. 675, A.L. 2007 S.B. 66, A.L. 2013 H.B. 1035 merged with S.B. 23, A.L. 2018 S.B. 982)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 5676; 1919 § 6087; 1909 § 6881

Effective 1-01-19