Title X — TAXATION AND REVENUE

140.480. Record of land sold kept by collector. — A record shall be kept by the county collector in his office containing a brief description of the lands by him conveyed on sales for taxes, the name of the person charged therewith, the date of the sale, the name of the purchaser…

140.490. Action by damaged party against collector. — Whenever the owner of any tract, lot, parcel or piece of land is deprived of his title thereto, or to some portion thereof, or by reason of any suit in relation thereto is put to expense, damages, costs or charges, by reason o…

140.500. Mistake in name not to invalidate sale. — The sale of lands for taxes shall not be invalid on account of such lands having been listed or charged on the tax book in any other name than that of the rightful owner. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 11160)

140.510. Form not to affect validity — presumption of validity. — 1. No tax authorized by the laws of this state, and which shall be assessed on any property within this state by any officer authorized to make assessments shall be held to be illegal or invalid for want of any mat…

140.520. Irregularity and omissions not to invalidate proceedings. — No irregularity in the assessment roll, no omission from the same, nor mere irregularity of any kind in any of the proceedings, shall invalidate any such proceeding, or the title conveyed by the tax deed; nor sh…

140.530. Invalidity of sale, when. — No sale or conveyance of land for taxes shall be valid if at the time of being listed such land shall not have been liable to taxation, or, if liable, the taxes thereon shall have been paid before sale, or if the description is so imperfect as…

140.540. Invalidity of sale — refund of purchase money — tolling of statute. — 1. Whenever the county collector shall discover, prior to the conveyance of any lands sold for taxes, that the sale was for any cause whatever, invalid, he shall not convey such lands; but the purchase…

140.550. Transfer of lien in case of invalid deed. — If any conveyance for taxes shall prove to be invalid and ineffectual to convey title because the description is insufficient, or for any other cause than the first two enumerated in section 140.530, the lien which the state ha…

140.560. Release of lien by holder upon payment. — Every person holding a lien upon any real estate in this state by virtue of any illegal or invalid tax deed, shall, upon the payment or tender to him by the owner or any person having an interest in such real estate, of the full …

140.570. Lien in full force in certain cases when conveyance is invalid. — 1. If any conveyance made by the county collector, pursuant to a sale made for the nonpayment of taxes, under this or any former tax law, shall prove to be invalid and ineffectual to convey title for any o…

140.580. Action for the recovery of possession. — Any person hereafter putting a tax deed on record in the proper county shall be deemed to have set up such a title to the land described therein as shall enable the party claiming to own the same land to maintain an action for the…

140.590. Suits against purchaser of tax lands to be brought within three years. — Any suit or proceeding against the tax purchaser, his heirs or assigns, for the recovery of lands sold for taxes, or to defeat or avoid a sale or conveyance of lands for taxes, except in cases where…

140.600. Suit to set aside tax deeds — actual tender not necessary. — 1. No suit or action in any of the courts of this state, either at law or in equity, shall hereafter be maintained by any person or corporation, against any other person or corporation, for the determination of…

140.610. Proof by claimant of invalidity of sale. — In all suits and controversies involving the title of land claimed and held by virtue of the deed executed by the county collector for nonpayment of taxes thereon, under this tax law, the person claiming by adverse title to such…

140.620. County records, prima facie evidence — moneys paid to successor. — 1. The books and records belonging to the office of county clerk and collector certified by said officers respectively, shall be deemed prima facie evidence to prove the issuance of any certificate, the s…

140.630. Defendant may make claim for taxes paid — not to affect other defenses. — 1. Any defendant in an action under section 140.600, in addition to any other defense he may have, may set up in his answer or other pleading, a claim for taxes and interest thereon paid by him or …

140.640. Personal judgments not authorized. — Nothing in this chapter contained shall be construed to authorize a personal judgment against any owner of any land or lot, or of any interest therein, for any real estate tax levied and/or assessed against such land or lot, nor shall…

140.665. Law applies to counties and cities and certain officers. — Whenever the word "collector" is used in sections 140.050 to 140.660*, as applicable to counties which have adopted township organization, it shall be construed to mean "collector-treasurer". Where applicable it …

140.670. City delinquent taxes, when returned — duties of collector. — 1. The collectors of all cities and incorporated towns having authority to levy and collect taxes under their respective charters or under any law of this state, which return their delinquent tax lists to the …

140.680. Power to collect such taxes. — The power to collect such city or incorporated town tax or special assessments before sale is hereby given to the county collector after said delinquent list is received by him. ­­-------- (RSMo 1939 § 11203) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9971; 1…

140.690. Such taxes a lien. — Real property is in all cases liable for all taxes due any city or incorporated town, and a lien is created in favor of the state of Missouri for all these taxes, and the interest and costs provided by law, the same as for state and county taxes, whi…

140.710. To be embodied in list with state and county taxes. — The tax and special assessments on the property contained in the delinquent list of such city or incorporated town shall be added to the same property, if the same property is contained in the delinquent list for stat…

140.720. Collector to furnish statement to city — fees. — 1. The county collector shall, whenever he makes a statement of tax collections to the county commission as required by law, also furnish the treasurers of the cities and incorporated towns a statement of all delinquent an…

140.722. Conveyances subject to covenants and easements. — Any sale of lands under this chapter shall be subject to valid recorded covenants running with the land and to valid easements of record or in use. ­­-------- (L. 1996 H.B. 979)

140.730. Procedure for collection of personal taxes. — 1. Tangible personal property taxes assessed on and after January 1, 1946, and all personal taxes delinquent at that date, shall constitute a debt, as of the date on which such taxes were levied for which a personal judgment …

140.740. Notification to delinquent taxpayer — fee. — 1. Before any suit shall be brought to recover delinquent tangible personal property taxes, the collector shall notify the delinquent taxpayer by regular mail, addressed to the last known address of such taxpayer, that there a…

140.750. Commission allowed on collection of revenue. — All officers required by law to receive and pay over to the collectors any part of the state and county revenue shall receive as full compensation, commission on the amount received at the rate of two percent; provided, that…

[Repealed or reserved.]

140.855. Vendors, office of administration to pay funds due vendors to department of revenue, when — notice, contents — hearing, procedure, effect of failure to request. — 1. If a vendor identified by the department of revenue is determined by the department to owe tax, the offic…

140.980. Citation of law — definitions. — 1. Sections 140.980 to 140.1015 shall be known and may be cited as the "Chapter 140 Land Bank Act". 2. As used in sections 140.980 to 140.1015, the following terms mean: (1) "Land bank agency", an agency established by a county or municip…

140.981. Land bank agency authorized, purpose — public body corporate and politic. — 1. Any county with more than one million inhabitants may establish a land bank agency for the management, sale, transfer, and other disposition of interests in real estate owned by such land bank…

140.982. Organization, duties, and powers. — 1. If a county establishes a land bank agency under subsection 1 of section 140.981, the members of the first board of directors of a land bank agency shall be appointed within ninety days after the effective date of the ordinance, res…

140.983. Powers of land bank agency. — A land bank agency established under the chapter 140 land bank act shall have all powers necessary or appropriate to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of the chapter 140 land bank act, including the following powers in add…

140.984. Agency income to be tax exempt — acquisition of property, requirements. — 1. The income of a land bank agency shall be exempt from all taxation by the state and by any of its political subdivisions. Upon acquiring title to any real estate, a land bank agency shall immedi…

140.985. Real property to be held in agency name — public inspection of inventory — transfer of property, requirements — proceeds of sales, use of. — 1. A land bank agency shall hold in its own name all real property acquired by such land bank agency irrespective of the identity …

140.986. Productive use of property, time period to show — extension, when — public sale, when. — 1. No later than five years from the date it acquired the property, a land bank agency shall either sell, put to a productive use, or show significant progress towards selling or put…

140.987. Sale of property, buyer restrictions — contract for improvements, when — breach remedies. — 1. A land bank agency shall require that any buyer demonstrate that the buyer is not the owner of any parcel of real estate within the county or municipality that created the land…

140.988. Funding sources for agency — property taxes, distribution by county collector to agency after sale of property — fee for delinquent tax collection. — 1. (1) A land bank agency may receive funding through grants and gifts from political subdivisions, the state, the federa…

140.991. Annual audit, when — performance audit, when. — 1. There shall be an annual audit of the affairs, accounts, expenses, and financial transactions of a land bank agency by a certified public accountant before April thirtieth of each year, which accountant shall be employed…

140.994. Bonds, receipt of funds from — requirements. — 1. A land bank agency shall have power to receive funds from bonds issued by the county or municipality that created the land bank agency, for any of its corporate purposes. The bonds shall be special, limited obligations of…

140.995. Rent or lease of property. — Notwithstanding any provision of sections 140.980 to 140.995 to the contrary, a land bank agency may rent or lease property held by the land bank agency for community, noncommercial agricultural uses. ­­-------- (L. 2024 H.B. 2062)

140.997. Meeting requirements. — Except as otherwise provided under state law, the land bank agency meetings shall cause minutes and a record to be kept of all its proceedings. The land bank agency shall be subject to the provisions of chapter 109, chapter 610, and any other appl…