Effective - 28 Aug 2008, 2 histories
137.055. County commission to fix rate of tax, when, exceptions — public hearing to be held, when, notice, effect. — 1. After the assessor's book of each county, except in any city not within a county or any county with a charter form of government, shall be corrected and adjusted according to law, but not later than September twentieth, of each year, the county governing body shall ascertain the sum necessary to be raised for county purposes, and fix the rate of taxes on the several subjects of taxation so as to raise the required sum, and the same to be entered in the proper columns in the tax book. Any city not within a county and any county with a charter form of government shall set the tax rate by October first of each year for each calendar year after December 31, 2008.
2. Prior to fixing the rate of taxes, as provided in this section, the county governing body shall hold a public hearing on the proposed rate of taxes at which citizens shall be heard. A notice stating the time and place for the hearing shall be published in at least one newspaper qualified under the laws of Missouri of general circulation in the county at least seven days prior to the date of the hearing. The notice shall include the aggregate assessed valuation by category of real, total personal and other tangible property in the county as entered in the tax book for the fiscal year for which the tax is to be levied, the aggregate assessed valuation by category of real, total personal and other tangible property in the county for the preceding taxable year, the required sums to be raised from the property tax for each purpose for which the county levies taxes as approved in the budget adopted under chapter 50, the proposed rate of taxes which will produce substantially the same revenues as required by the budget, and the increase in tax revenue realized due to an increase in assessed value as a result of new construction and improvement, and the increase, both in dollar value and percentage, in tax revenue as a result of reassessment if the proposed tax rate is adopted. Failure of any taxpayer to appear at said hearing shall not prevent the taxpayer from pursuit of any other legal remedy otherwise available to the taxpayer. Nothing in this subsection absolves county governing bodies of responsibilities under section 137.073 nor to adjust tax rates in event changes in assessed valuation occur that would alter the tax rate calculations.
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(RSMo 1939 § 11044, A.L. 1945 p. 1778, A.L. 1976 H.B. 1162, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22, A.L. 2008 S.B. 711)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9871; 1919 § 12863; 1909 § 11420
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title X - Taxation and Revenue
Chapter 137 - Assessment and Levy of Property Taxes
Section 137.010 - Definitions.
Section 137.015 - Classification of property.
Section 137.017 - Agricultural and horticultural property, how assessed.
Section 137.018 - Certain merchandise exempt from ad valorem taxes.
Section 137.022 - Private car company, defined — subject to assessment and taxation, manner.
Section 137.023 - Rules and regulations — promulgation, procedure.
Section 137.030 - Levy for library purposes.
Section 137.035 - What taxes to be assessed, levied, and collected in counties.
Section 137.037 - Levy to pay cost of property reevaluation — election — form of ballot.
Section 137.045 - Assessment, levy, and collection not to be made except as provided — penalty.
Section 137.060 - Action of county commission to be entered of record.
Section 137.070 - Apportionment in counties having township organization.
Section 137.075 - What property liable for taxes.
Section 137.080 - Annual assessment date — subclasses of tangible personal property.
Section 137.081 - New political subdivisions, assessment, effective when.
Section 137.085 - Government lands become taxable, when — state lien on real property, extent of.
Section 137.092 - Rental or leasing facilities to submit lessee lists.
Section 137.095 - Corporate property, where taxed — tractors and trailers.
Section 137.098 - College fraternity and sorority real property, how assessed.
Section 137.100 - Certain property exempt from taxes.
Section 137.101 - Charitable organizations, exemption from property taxes — assessor's duties.
Section 137.110 - Assessment blanks, books and supplies, furnished, when.
Section 137.112 - Deferred maintenance, defined.
Section 137.113 - Scope of sections.
Section 137.116 - Department of revenue to furnish lists of motor vehicles.
Section 137.120 - Property list, contents.
Section 137.125 - Procedure in case of absence from property and of death.
Section 137.130 - Assessor to make physical inspection, when — assessment.
Section 137.135 - Duplicate list to be left if made during absence of owner.
Section 137.150 - Assessor and other officers to administer oaths — failure of assessor — penalty.
Section 137.155 - Form of oath — refusal to make oath — penalty.
Section 137.160 - Assessment of discovered real property — notice to state tax commission.
Section 137.165 - Procedure of assessing real estate omitted from tax books.
Section 137.170 - Each tract of land charged with its own taxes — notice to owner.
Section 137.175 - Failure to assess taxable property — method of subsequent assessments.
Section 137.185 - Tracts less than one-sixteenth of a section.
Section 137.190 - Penalty for violation of section 137.185.
Section 137.195 - County commissions to procure plats from United States land office.
Section 137.200 - Plats or maps lost — duty of county commissions.
Section 137.205 - Assessor to have free access to plats and maps — board to compare — omissions.
Section 137.210 - Assessor to examine and compare lists — assessor's book.
Section 137.220 - Assessor to prepare plats to all tracts and lots.
Section 137.225 - Assessor to be provided with real estate book and personal assessment book.
Section 137.230 - When section 137.225 does not apply.
Section 137.235 - Assessor's books to have three columns for values — extension of taxes.
Section 137.237 - Tax-exempt properties, assessor to compile list for state tax commission.
Section 137.240 - County commissions to furnish additional books when necessary.
Section 137.250 - List lost or destroyed — new assessment to be made.
Section 137.260 - County clerk to correct tax book.
Section 137.265 - Assessment not illegal because of informality in making.
Section 137.270 - County commission to hear and determine erroneous assessments.
Section 137.275 - Appeals to county board of equalization — lodged where.
Section 137.285 - Double assessment for making fraudulent list.
Section 137.295 - Clerk to make statement.
Section 137.300 - Supplemental tax book.
Section 137.305 - Supplemental tax book same validity and force.
Section 137.320 - Penalty for clerk's neglect or refusal — evidence.
Section 137.325 - Sections 137.325 to 137.420 applicable to first class counties.
Section 137.340 - Taxpayer to file return listing all tangible personal property.
Section 137.350 - Assessment of estates — duty of guardian.
Section 137.360 - Form of oath — penalty for refusal — lists filed with county clerk.
Section 137.380 - Procedure when assessor's lists cannot be included in one book.
Section 137.385 - Appeal from assessment — form — time for filing.
Section 137.390 - County commission to determine tax rate.
Section 137.392 - Clerk to deliver tax books to collector, when — extension of time.
Section 137.395 - County commission to establish system of bookkeeping.
Section 137.400 - County reimbursed for abstract furnished to any city, town or village.
Section 137.405 - Certain sections not applicable to property assessed by state tax commission.
Section 137.410 - Inconsistent laws not applicable.
Section 137.420 - False certification a misdemeanor.
Section 137.435 - Real property assessed, how and where.
Section 137.440 - Assessment of real and tangible property.
Section 137.445 - Assessor's books — how made.
Section 137.450 - Assessment lists to be filed with county clerk.
Section 137.465 - County clerk to submit lists of property — abstracts of all real property.
Section 137.470 - County clerk to estimate state, county, township, school, bridge and other tax.
Section 137.475 - County clerk to deliver assessment roll to collector.
Section 137.480 - State tax commission to instruct and advise county clerks.
Section 137.500 - Assessment blanks, distribution, how signed — penalty.
Section 137.505 - Failure to file return — duty of assessor.
Section 137.510 - Assessor's books — method of preparation — date to be completed.
Section 137.512 - Notice as to time and place of inspection of assessment records.
Section 137.515 - Assessor to make abstract of books, when — copies certified.
Section 137.520 - Assessor to extend book — make tax bills.
Section 137.525 - Duties of city comptroller.
Section 137.535 - Assessor to make daily record of transfers of property.
Section 137.540 - False returns — board of equalization notified — duties of board.
Section 137.545 - False returns — penalty.
Section 137.554 - Portion of tax expended on city streets, city to designate where and how spent.
Section 137.555 - Special road and bridge tax, how levied, collected and disbursed.
Section 137.559 - Portion of road bond construction fund may be expended on system roads.
Section 137.565 - Election for tax — petition — duty of county commission.
Section 137.570 - Form of ballot.
Section 137.575 - County commission to make levy — how collected.
Section 137.585 - Township special road and bridge tax, how levied, collected and disbursed.
Section 137.590 - Such funds to be shown as separate items.
Section 137.595 - Taxes — how collected — how kept.
Section 137.600 - Railroad, telegraph and telephone taxes — rate — how collected and disbursed.
Section 137.715 - Clerks and deputies, appointment, compensation, how paid.
Section 137.900 - Definitions.
Section 137.920 - Warehouse duty to keep records of in-transit property, in-transit defined.
Section 137.930 - Forms for no-situs, tax exemptions, procedure.
Section 137.950 - Evasion of taxes — civil action to recover taxes, costs and attorney's fee.
Section 137.960 - False statements to assessors — penalty.
Section 137.975 - Annual reports to be filed, form, content.
Section 137.977 - Failure to file, penalty — waiver of penalty, when — report deemed filed, when.
Section 137.981 - Administrative and judicial review procedure authorized for private car companies.
Section 137.983 - Private car companies not subject to ad valorem taxation, when.
Section 137.1000 - Title, effective date.
Section 137.1003 - Definitions.
Section 137.1006 - Powers of commission.
Section 137.1015 - Review of original assessment, when — procedures.
Section 137.1024 - Director to notify attorney general of failure to pay taxes due.
Section 137.1027 - Attorney general to institute a suit, when — property subject to seizure, when.
Section 137.1030 - Contingent procedures for freight line company taxes, effective when.