A substantial compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be sufficient to give effect to all the rules, orders, acts and regulations of the commission, and they shall not be declared inoperative, illegal or void for any omission of a technical nature in respect thereto. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed with a view to the public welfare, efficient facilities and substantial justice between patrons and public utilities.
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 386.610
Substantial compliance with requirements of this chapter sufficient
Known as the Fair Competition Law
The act spans §§ 386–386 (80 sections).
Effective: 28 Aug 1939; (RSMo 1939 § 5707); Prior revisions: 1929 § 5251; 1919 § 10538
Official source: Missouri Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Missouri statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.