{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-71.980","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 71.980","heading":"Financially insolvent municipalities, state not liable for debt.","body":"Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the state shall not be held liable for the debts of a municipality that is financially insolvent. For purposes of this section, a municipality is financially insolvent if it is not paying its debts as they become due, unless such debts are the subject of a bona fide dispute, or is unable to pay its debts as they become due.","path":["Title VII - CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES","Chapter 71 - Provisions Relative to All Cities and Towns"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=71.980","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:24Z","sha256":"c29a897ad1d9e9e2ca81e608c5c6915c19b20c80d02812ea3e5e7ad96d310389","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-71.948","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-71.990"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}