Missouri Revised Statutes § 105.262 - No delinquent taxes, condition of state employment — annual check by department of revenue

105.262. No delinquent taxes, condition of state employment — annual check by department of revenue. — 1. As a condition of continued employment with the state of Missouri, all persons employed full time, part time, or on a temporary or contracted basis by the executive, legislative, or judicial branch shall file all state income tax returns and pay all state income taxes owed. 2. Each chief administrative officer or their designee of each division of each branch of state government shall at least one time each year check the status of every employee within the division against a database developed by the director of revenue to determine if all state income tax returns have been filed and all state income taxes owed have been paid. The officer or designee shall notify any employee if the database shows any state income tax return has not been filed or taxes are owed under that employee's name or taxpayer number. Upon notification, the employee will have forty-five days to satisfy the liability or provide the officer or designee with a copy of a payment plan approved by the director of revenue. To satisfy this section, any approved payment plan shall be in the form of a payroll deduction. Failure to satisfy the liability or provide a copy of the approved payroll deduction payment plan within the forty-five days will result in immediate dismissal of the employee from employment by the state. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the director of revenue from approving modifications to an approved payroll deduction payment plan for good cause; however, if an employee voluntarily suspends or terminates an approved payroll deduction without the agreement of the director of revenue before the tax liability is satisfied, then the employee shall be in violation of this section and shall be immediately dismissed as an employee of this state. 3. The chief administrative officer of each division of the general assembly or their designee shall at least one time each year provide the name and Social Security number of every member of the general assembly to the director of revenue to determine if all state income tax returns have been filed and all state income taxes owed have been paid. The director shall notify any member of the general assembly if the database shows any state income tax return has not been filed or taxes are owed under that member's name or taxpayer number. Upon notification, the member will have forty-five days to satisfy the liability or provide the director with a copy of a payment plan approved by the director of revenue. To satisfy this section, any approved payment plan shall be in the form of a payroll deduction. Failure to satisfy the liability or provide a copy of the approved payroll deduction payment plan within the forty-five days will result in the member's name being submitted to the appropriate ethics committee for disciplinary action deemed appropriate by the committee. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the director of revenue from approving modifications to an approved payroll deduction payment plan for good cause; however, if a member voluntarily suspends or terminates an approved payroll deduction without the agreement of the director of revenue before the tax liability is satisfied, then the member shall be in violation of this section and the member's name shall be immediately submitted to the appropriate ethics committee for disciplinary action deemed appropriate by the committee. 4. The chief administrative officer of each division of the judicial branch or their designee shall at least one time each year provide the name and Social Security number of every elected or appointed member of the judicial branch to the director of revenue to determine if all state income tax returns have been filed and all state income taxes owed have been paid. The director shall notify any member if the database shows any state income tax return has not been filed or taxes are owed under that member's name or taxpayer number. Upon notification, the member will have forty-five days to satisfy the liability or provide the director with a copy of a payment plan approved by the director of revenue. To satisfy this section, any approved payment plan shall be in the form of a payroll deduction. Failure to satisfy the liability or provide a copy of the approved payroll deduction payment plan within the forty-five days will result in the member's name being submitted to the appropriate ethics body for disciplinary action deemed appropriate by that body. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the director of revenue from approving modifications to an approved payroll deduction payment plan for good cause; however, if a member voluntarily suspends or terminates an approved payroll deduction without the agreement of the director of revenue before the tax liability is satisfied, then the member shall be in violation of this section and the member's name shall be immediately submitted to the appropriate ethics body for disciplinary action deemed appropriate by that body. 5. The director of revenue shall at least one time each year check the status of every statewide elected official against a database developed by the director to determine if all state income tax returns have been filed and all state income taxes owed have been paid. The director shall notify any elected official if the database shows any state income tax return has not been filed or taxes are owed under that official's name or taxpayer number. Upon notification, the official will have forty-five days to satisfy the liability or agree to a payment plan approved by the director of revenue. To satisfy this section, any approved payment plan shall be in the form of a payroll deduction. Failure to satisfy the liability or agree to the approved payroll deduction payment plan within the forty-five days will result in the official's name being submitted to the state ethics commission. Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the director of revenue from approving modifications to an approved payroll deduction payment plan for good cause; however, if an official voluntarily suspends or terminates an approved payroll deduction without the agreement of the director of revenue before the tax liability is satisfied, then the official shall be in violation of this section and the official's name shall be immediately submitted to the state ethics commission. (L. 2003 H.B. 600 § 1, A.L. 2005 S.B. 367) Effective 1-01-06