Section 11.48 Local-State Law Conflicts

• Library: Local Government Deskbook (2017 Ed.)

1. (§11.48) Local-State Law Conflicts

Local laws are invalid if they are in direct conflict with state law or if they have been preempted by state action. Borron v. Farrenkopf, 5 S.W.3d 618, 622 (Mo. App. W.D. 1999). A direct conflict exists if the express or implied provisions of the local and state law are inconsistent or irreconcilable. Combined Commc’ns Corp. v. City of Bridgeton, 939 S.W.2d 460, 463 (Mo. App. E.D. 1996). To determine whether a conflict exists, the courts examine whether the ordinance prohibits that which the statute permits or permits that which the statute prohibits. City of St. Peters v. Roeder, 466 S.W.3d 538, 544 (Mo. banc 2015). If an irreconcilable conflict does exist, the statute annuls the ordinance. Id.; Miller v. City of Manchester, 834 S.W.2d 904, 907 (Mo. App. E.D. 1992). Local ordinances in...