Effective - 28 Aug 2005
447.622. Petition, requirements. — Any organization may petition to have property declared abandoned pursuant to the provisions of sections 447.620 to 447.640 and for temporary possession of such property, if:
(1) The property has been continuously unoccupied by persons legally entitled to possession for at least six months prior to the filing of the petition;
(2) The taxes are delinquent on the property;
(3) The property is a nuisance; and
(4) The organization intends to rehabilitate the property.
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(L. 1993 S.B. 376 § 2, A.L. 1994 S.B. 513, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1634 merged with S.B. 1086 & 1126, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58)
Structure Missouri Revised Statutes
Title XXIX - Ownership and Conveyance of Property
Chapter 447 - Lost and Unclaimed Property
Section 447.010 - Duty of persons finding lost money, goods.
Section 447.020 - Appointment of appraisers by circuit judge.
Section 447.030 - Appraiser's list, where filed — publication.
Section 447.040 - Procedure if no owner appears, when.
Section 447.050 - Restoration of property, when — owner may sue, when.
Section 447.060 - Failure to discover — penalty.
Section 447.070 - Goods retained until payment of charges.
Section 447.080 - Sale of unclaimed property.
Section 447.090 - Unclaimed proceeds.
Section 447.100 - Carrier's responsibility ceases, when.
Section 447.110 - Sale of property upon which advances are made, when.
Section 447.500 - Law, how cited — exceptions — purpose.
Section 447.503 - Definitions.
Section 447.517 - Utilities, funds held or owing presumed abandoned, when.
Section 447.533 - Interest, dividends or their earnings deemed unclaimed property, when.
Section 447.536 - Abandonment period, effective when — exception for payroll checks.
Section 447.547 - Law of abandoned property not applicable, when.
Section 447.572 - Examination of records by treasurer and persons authorized, when.
Section 447.575 - Enforcing delivery, court action.
Section 447.579 - Rules authorized.
Section 447.583 - Reciprocal agreements with other states — attorney general's duties, when.
Section 447.585 - Another state may recover property from state of Missouri, when.
Section 447.620 - Definitions.
Section 447.622 - Petition, requirements.
Section 447.624 - Proceeding, where commenced, procedure.
Section 447.625 - Procedures in home rule cities.
Section 447.626 - Expeditious treatment.
Section 447.628 - Notice of pendency of suit, effect.
Section 447.630 - Hearing, plan of rehabilitation.
Section 447.632 - Grant of petition, requirements.
Section 447.634 - Grant of temporary possession.
Section 447.636 - Quarterly report.
Section 447.638 - Restoration of possession, compensation.
Section 447.640 - Quitclaim judicial deed may be granted, conditions, effect.
Section 447.700 - Definitions.
Section 447.701 - Eligible projects, director's duties — owner to repay, when.
Section 447.702 - Department loans to eligible projects, guidelines, conditions.
Section 447.706 - Grants, guidelines, conditions.
Section 447.712 - Tort immunity.
Section 447.716 - Failure of purchaser to perform, sanctions.