Effective - 28 Aug 2012
141.320. Delinquent land tax attorney — appointment, compensation, assistants, duties — county counselor designated as, when. — 1. The collector shall at his option appoint a delinquent land tax attorney at a compensation of ten thousand dollars per year, or in counties having a county counselor, the collector shall at his option designate the county counselor and such of his assistants as shall appear necessary to act as the delinquent land tax attorney.
2. A delinquent land tax attorney who is not the county counselor, with the approval of the collector, may appoint one or more assistant delinquent land tax attorneys at salaries of not less than two hundred dollars and not more than four hundred dollars per month, and such clerical employees as may be necessary, at salaries to be fixed by the collector at not less than three hundred dollars and not more than four hundred dollars per month; and the appointed delinquent tax attorney may incur such reasonable expenses as are necessary for the performance of his duties.
3. The delinquent land tax attorney and his assistants shall perform legal services for the collector and shall act as attorney for him in the prosecution of all suits brought for the collection of land taxes; but they shall not perform legal services for the land trust or any land bank agency.
4. Salaries and expenses of a delinquent land tax attorney who is not also the county counselor, his assistants and his employees shall be paid monthly out of the treasury of the county from the same funds as employees of the collector whenever the funds provided for by sections 141.150, 141.270, and 141.620 are not sufficient for such purpose.
5. The compensation herein provided shall be the total compensation for a delinquent land tax attorney who is not also a county counselor, his assistants and employees, and when the compensation received by him or owing to him by the collector exceeds ten thousand dollars in any one calendar year by virtue of the sums charged and collected pursuant to the provisions of section 141.150, the surplus shall be credited and applied by the collector to the expense of the delinquent land tax attorney and to the compensation of his assistants and employees, and any sum then remaining shall be paid into the county treasury on or before the first day of March of each year and credited to the general revenue fund of the county.
6. A delinquent land tax attorney who is not also the county counselor shall make a return quarterly to the county commission of such county of all compensation received by him, and of all amounts owing to him by the collector, and of all salaries and expenses of any assistants and employees, stating the same in detail, and verifying such amounts by his affidavit.
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(L. 1943 p. 1029 § 47, A.L. 1945 p. 1761, A. 1949 S.B. 1024, A.L. 1951 p. 837, A.L. 1955 p. 841, A.L. 1961 p. 608, A.L. 1982 H.B. 1351, et al., A.L. 2012 H.B. 1659 & 1116)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title X - Taxation and Revenue
Chapter 141 - Delinquent Taxes — Certain Subdivisions
Section 141.010 - Collection of back taxes — redemption.
Section 141.020 - Compromise of taxes permissible.
Section 141.030 - Deposits by county collector to be made on certain dates — final accounting.
Section 141.050 - Appointment of collector or deputies by sheriff.
Section 141.060 - Collector may employ attorney — compensation.
Section 141.070 - Collector may employ abstracter — compensation.
Section 141.080 - Recovery of taxes, when.
Section 141.090 - Suit in name of state of Missouri — procedure.
Section 141.100 - Judgment — contents — first lien on land.
Section 141.110 - Lien of tax judgment a continuing lien.
Section 141.120 - No execution for two years — redemption by owner.
Section 141.130 - Sale of property — approval by court — acceptance, when.
Section 141.140 - Execution of deed by sheriff.
Section 141.150 - Fees allowed.
Section 141.170 - Personal taxes — tax bills — delinquency.
Section 141.200 - General taxation law applies.
Section 141.202 - Conveyances subject to covenants and easements.
Section 141.210 - Title of law.
Section 141.220 - Definitions (charter counties, and Clay and Buchanan counties).
Section 141.230 - Operation under law.
Section 141.240 - Tax liens on real estate.
Section 141.250 - Equality of tax liens — priorities — distribution of proceeds.
Section 141.260 - Foreclosure of tax lien — tax sale certificate — evidence — priorities.
Section 141.270 - List of tax liens affecting land — filing fees — exemption.
Section 141.280 - Content of list.
Section 141.290 - Tax bill lists — suits pending — time of delivery — filing of petition.
Section 141.300 - Tax bill lists — receipt for aggregate amount by collector — monthly statement.
Section 141.310 - Exclusive power to collect taxes — expenses of suit.
Section 141.330 - Delinquent land tax clerk, appointment, compensation.
Section 141.340 - Foreclosure of tax liens — suits.
Section 141.360 - Suits for foreclosure — naming of parties.
Section 141.370 - County clerk to act as collector, when.
Section 141.380 - Suits for foreclosure — parcels or tracts of land may be joined.
Section 141.390 - Filing of suit, where.
Section 141.400 - Suit for foreclosure — action in rem — pleadings.
Section 141.410 - Suit for foreclosure — petition — caption — contents — notice, filing.
Section 141.420 - Redemption by owner, when barred — duty of collector.
Section 141.430 - Publication of notice of foreclosure — form of notice.
Section 141.440 - Notice to persons named in petition.
Section 141.450 - Form of notice.
Section 141.460 - Affidavit of publication, evidentiary documents.
Section 141.470 - Infants, disabled persons or convicts actions to foreclose, procedure.
Section 141.490 - Rules of civil procedure in equity cases shall be followed.
Section 141.510 - Judgment of foreclosure, appeal, when — bond.
Section 141.535 - Sale of parcel under tax foreclosure judgment stayed, when (Jackson County).
Section 141.560 - Daily adjournment of sale by sheriff — sale to trustees.
Section 141.570 - What title vests on sale.
Section 141.580 - Confirmation or disapproval of sale by court — proceeds applied, how.
Section 141.590 - Appeal from confirmation or disapproval of sale.
Section 141.600 - Performance of sheriff's duties by deputy.
Section 141.610 - Court administrator's, sheriff's deed, effect — action to set aside, limitations.
Section 141.620 - Imposition of suit penalty of five percent — disposition.
Section 141.630 - Attorney's fees.
Section 141.640 - Collector's commission.
Section 141.650 - Apportionment of costs — costs on redemption — how credited.
Section 141.660 - Costs, how taxed.
Section 141.670 - Collector protected from all loss, cost, damages and expenses.
Section 141.680 - Application of law, limitations on.
Section 141.690 - Invalidity of law not to affect foreclosure proceedings.
Section 141.700 - Creation of land trust — powers, generally.
Section 141.710 - Beneficiaries of land trust.
Section 141.730 - Officers of land trust — bond — oath.
Section 141.750 - Land trust, seal, powers, conveyances.
Section 141.760 - Administration of delinquent tax lands by trust.
Section 141.780 - Perpetual inventory by land trust.
Section 141.785 - Quiet title action, when, procedure.
Section 141.790 - Proceeds of sale of real estate disposed of by a land trust — distribution.
Section 141.800 - Exemption from taxation of real estate acquired by land trust.
Section 141.810 - Compensation of employees, limitations — penalty for violation.
Section 141.820 - Sections 141.820 to 141.970 applicable, when.
Section 141.830 - Collection of back taxes — redemption, interest and costs.
Section 141.840 - Compromise of taxes.
Section 141.850 - Collector to file suit to collect taxes — service.
Section 141.860 - Collector may be named deputy sheriff.
Section 141.870 - Collector may employ attorneys — fees.
Section 141.880 - Collector may employ abstracter — duties — fee.
Section 141.890 - Action to recover taxes must be commenced, when (St. Louis).
Section 141.900 - Action to be in name of state — tax bills — evidence.
Section 141.910 - Contents of judgment — fieri facias.
Section 141.920 - Continuation of lien — termination only upon payment.
Section 141.930 - No execution for two years — redemption of property.
Section 141.940 - Approval of sale by court — sheriff to report bids to court — acceptance, when.
Section 141.950 - Execution of deed by sheriff for property sold.
Section 141.982 - Employees authorized — contracts and agreements authorized.
Section 141.988 - Funding sources — four percent fee to be transferred to county.
Section 141.991 - Annual audit — performance audits, when.
Section 141.994 - Issuance of bonds, requirements.
Section 141.997 - Open meetings required.
Section 141.1003 - Same rights as private property owners.
Section 141.1009 - Quiet title action, when, procedure.
Section 141.1012 - Dissolution, procedure.
Section 141.1015 - Power of eminent domain or to tax not authorized.