Section 140.620 – County records, prima facie evidence — moneys paid to successor.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 sale of any land or […]
Section 140.630 – Defendant may make claim for taxes paid — not to affect other defenses.
Effective – 28 Aug 1949 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 […]
Section 140.640 – Personal judgments not authorized.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 this law be […]
Section 140.665 – Law applies to counties and cities and certain officers.
Effective – 28 Aug 2013 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 shall also refer to the collector, or other proper […]
Section 140.500 – Mistake in name not to invalidate sale.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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)
Section 140.510 – Form not to affect validity — presumption of validity.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Section 140.520 – Irregularity and omissions not to invalidate proceedings.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 shall any failure of any […]
Section 140.530 – Invalidity of sale, when.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 […]
Section 140.540 – Invalidity of sale — refund of purchase money — tolling of statute.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 money […]
Section 140.550 – Transfer of lien in case of invalid deed.
Effective – 28 Aug 1939 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 has on […]