Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 52

Mo. Rev. Stat. ch. 52
in effect

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.010 Election - term - residency - other requirements.

52.010. Election — term — residency — other requirements. — 1. At the general election in 1906, and every four years thereafter, a collector, to be styled the collector of the revenue, shall be elected in each of the counties of this state, except counties under township organization, who shall hold his or her office for four years and until his successor is duly elected and qualified. The collector shall reside in the county from which such person is elected throughout his or her term in office. 2. Except in any county with a charter form of government, a candidate for the office of collector shall be at least twenty-one years of age and a resident of the state and the county in which he or she is a candidate for at least one year prior to the date of filing for such office. The candidate shall be a registered voter and current in the payment of all state income taxes and personal and real property taxes. 3. The candidate shall present to the election authority a copy of a signed affidavit from a surety company authorized to do business in this state, indicating that the candidate meets the statutory bond requirements for the office for which the candidate is filing. (RSMo 1939 § 11055, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1992 S.B. 833, A.L. 2012 H.B. 1106, A.L. 2013 H.B. 235) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9883; 1919 § 12875; 1909 § 11432 CROSS REFERENCES: Consolidation of offices, certain cities may require certain officers to perform like duties for cities, 82.280 Ex officio collector, county treasurer in township counties, 54.280 to 54.330 Township organization on adoption by county, term of collector, 65.600

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.015 Term - expiration.

52.015. Term — expiration. — The terms for which collectors are elected expire on the first Monday in March of the year in which they are required to make their last final settlement for the tax book collected by them. (RSMo 1939 § 11073, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.020 Bonds - deposits of collections.

52.020. Bonds — deposits of collections. — 1. Every collector of the revenue in the various counties in this state, and the collector of the revenue in the City of St. Louis, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall give bond and security to the state, to the satisfaction of the county commission, and, in the city of St. Louis, to the satisfaction of the mayor of the city, in a sum for any one month equal to the average total monthly collection for the same month during the preceding four years, but not to exceed the largest total collections made during any one month of the year preceding his election or appointment, plus ten percent of the amount and no collector shall be required to give bond in excess of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The bond shall be conditioned that he will faithfully and punctually collect and pay over all state, county and other revenue for the four years constituting his term of office, and that he will in all things faithfully perform all the duties of the office of collector according to law. The official bond shall be a surety bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state. The premium of the bond shall be paid by the county or city protected by it. 2. In all third and fourth class counties the county commission may require the county collector to deposit daily all collections of money in the depositaries selected by the county commission in accordance with the provisions of sections 110.130 to 110.150 to the credit of a fund to be known as "County Collector's Fund". The depositaries are bound to account for the moneys in the county collector's fund in the same manner as the public funds of every kind and description going into the hands of the county treasurer and shall provide security for the deposits in the manner required by section 110.010 . If daily deposits are required to be made, the county commission may also require that the bond of the county collector be written on a monthly basis and such bond shall be in the sum equal to one-fourth of the amount collected during the same month of the year immediately preceding his election or appointment, plus ten percent of the amount. No county collector shall be required to make daily deposits for days when his collections do not total at least one hundred dollars. 3. The collector shall not check on the county collector's fund except for the purpose of making the monthly distribution of taxes and licenses collected for distribution as provided by law or for balancing accounts among different depositaries. (RSMo 1939 § 11056, A.L. 1943 p. 1062, A.L. 1951 p. 385, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1961 p. 286, A.L. 1979 S.B. 385, A.L. 1988 H.B. 1464, A.L. 1989 H.B. 612) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9885; 1919 § 12877; 1909 § 11434 Effective 6-19-89

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.030 Bond in duplicate - where filed.

52.030. Bond in duplicate — where filed. — Such bond shall be executed in duplicate; one part thereof shall be deposited and recorded in the office of the clerk of the county commission, and the other part shall be transmitted by the clerk to the director of revenue. (RSMo 1939 § 11059, A.L. 1945 p. 1820) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9888; 1919 § 12880; 1909 § 11437

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.040 Bond - duties of director of revenue - penalty for evasion.

52.040. Bond — duties of director of revenue — penalty for evasion. — 1. The collector's bond, when received by the director of revenue, shall be carefully examined, and if found to be made in conformity to law, and the sureties satisfactory, the director of revenue shall file the same with the secretary of state, and immediately certify the fact thereof to the clerk of the county commission; but if the director of revenue finds the bond to be not in accordance with law, or if he has reason to doubt the sufficiency of the security, he shall immediately return the bond to the clerk of the county commission, who shall notify the collector to correct the bond, or make a new bond, as may be required by the director of revenue. If a new bond is required, it shall be approved, recorded and subject to the requirements of this section, the same as the first bond given by the collector. 2. No tax books or lists shall be placed in the hands of the county collector until a certificate of the secretary of state, under the seal of his office, has been received by the clerk of the county commission, showing that the collector's bond has been received and filed in the office of the secretary of state. 3. Any evasion of this section by the clerk of the county commission or collector shall subject them each to a penalty of not less than five hundred dollars, and all damages and costs, to be recovered before any court of competent jurisdiction in this state; and the attorney general by direction of the director of revenue is required to bring suit, without delay, for every evasion of the requirements of this section, as soon as the same comes to the knowledge of the director; the amount recovered on such fines to be paid into the state treasury as general revenue. 4. Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving the sureties of a collector from liabilities incurred under a bond not approved by the director of revenue and filed with the secretary of state. (RSMo 1939 § 11062, A.L. 1945 p. 1820, A.L. 1957 p. 322) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9891; 1919 § 12883; 1909 § 11440

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.050 Failure to give bond - penalty.

52.050. Failure to give bond — penalty. — If any collector shall neglect or refuse to give bond, as required by section 52.020 , his office shall, immediately upon such neglect or refusal, be vacant. (RSMo 1939 § 11058) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9887; 1919 § 12879; 1909 § 11436

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.060 Bond - lien against real estate.

52.060. Bond — lien against real estate. — Said bond, when approved and recorded, shall be a lien against the real estate of such collector until he shall have complied with the conditions thereof. (RSMo 1939 § 11060) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9889; 1919 § 12881; 1909 § 11438

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.070 Bond - validity.

52.070. Bond — validity. — Any bonds given in pursuance of sections 52.010 to 52.310 shall not be considered void, nor shall any surety be released from any liability thereon in consequence of any informality in the assessment, or in making out the assessment lists, nor of any change or alteration in the law made by the general assembly, although the same may be made after the execution of said bond. (RSMo 1939 § 11061) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9890; 1919 § 12882; 1909 § 11439

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.080 Bond - examination by commission.

52.080. Bond — examination by commission. — The county commission shall examine the collector's bond each year of his term before the tax book is delivered to him to ascertain whether the bond is sufficient and the sureties still solvent. If found necessary, the commission shall require the collector to give an additional bond with good security to be approved by the county commission. (RSMo 1939 § 11063, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9892; 1919 § 12884; 1909 § 11441

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.090 Failure to give additional bond - penalty.

52.090. Failure to give additional bond — penalty. — If such collector shall fail to give such additional bond and security for ten days after he shall be required to do so by law, his office of collector shall be vacant. (RSMo 1939 § 11064) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9893; 1919 § 12885; 1909 § 11442

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.100 Discharge of sureties - attachment of collector's goods and chattels.

52.100. Discharge of sureties — attachment of collector's goods and chattels. — 1. The sureties on any bond given in pursuance of sections 52.010 to 52.310 , or any of them, may, at any time after the execution of the bond, if they have good reason to believe that the collector is about to fail to comply with the conditions thereof, file with the clerk of the county commission a notice, in writing, verified under oath by the person asking to be discharged, setting forth the facts in the case, and asking to be released from any further liability on the bond. The clerk with whom the notice is filed shall notify the collector to give additional security, equal to the security about to be released by the county commission. The notice may be served by the clerk, or by any person appointed by the commission or clerk. If the collector does not appear and give additional security within ten days from the time he is so notified, the county commission may remove him from office. 2. If the sureties on any collector's bond, or any of them, are satisfied that the collector is making improper use of the funds collected by him, or has absconded or is about to abscond from this state, whereby the sureties may become liable to pay any sum of money, the surety may sue out a writ of attachment against the goods and chattels of the collector, in the manner that he would be authorized to do if the collector was personally indebted to the surety; and the money collected on the attachment shall be paid into the state, county, town or city treasury, by the officer collecting it as if paid over by the collector. (RSMo 1939 § 11065, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9894; 1919 § 12886; 1909 § 11443

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.110 Office, location - exception.

52.110. Office, location — exception. — The collector shall keep his office at the county seat, except when meeting the taxpayers; provided, that in all counties in this state in which there is no bank located at the county seat and in which, according to law, two or more terms of the circuit court are held each year in some other town or city than the county seat and in which town or city are located one or more banks, the county collector may, at his option, keep his office in such town or city. (RSMo 1939 § 11069) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9898; 1919 § 12890; 1909 § 11447

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.120 Branch office - location (certain third class counties).

52.120. Branch office — location (certain third class counties). — In all counties of the third class in this state that may now or hereafter have a population of twenty-five thousand and less than forty thousand, and in which there is a city of over fifteen thousand population, and in which said city there is a courthouse, more than seven miles distant from the courthouse in the county seat, and in which said courthouse in said city there are held regular and legally established sessions of court of district number 2 of the circuit court of that county, it shall be the duty of the collector of the revenues of such county to maintain in addition to his office at the county seat a branch office in the courthouse located in the said city of fifteen thousand population or more, for the convenience of the taxpayers of said county living within the jurisdiction of said district number 2 of the circuit court of that county. (RSMo 1939 § 11070, A.L. 1945 p. 1772, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9899; 1919 § 12891 Effective 1-02-79

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.130 Branch office - records - deputies (certain third class counties).

52.130. Branch office — records — deputies (certain third class counties). — It shall be the duty of the collectors of the revenue of such counties to keep the tax books of such townships as may be under the jurisdiction of said district number 2 of the circuit court of that county in said branch office, and to keep one or more deputies in said office to attend to the duties thereof. (RSMo 1939 § 11071, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9900; 1919 § 12892 Effective 1-02-79

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.140 Branch office - expenses (third class counties).

52.140. Branch office — expenses (third class counties). — In all such counties where the collector of the revenue is required by section 52.120 to maintain a branch office as provided in section 52.120 , he shall be allowed to retain, in addition to the amount now authorized by law, three-fourths of one percent of all taxes collected to cover the additional expense of maintaining such branch office. If the amount retained under this section is more than sufficient to pay the salaries for the deputy and clerical hire in the branch office and for the mileage of the collector in traveling to and from such branch office at the rate allowed as the established per-mile allowance as a deduction by the Internal Revenue Service and other necessary travel expenses, all excess amounts shall be paid into the county treasury. (RSMo 1939 § 11072, A.L. 1977 S.B. 9, A.L. 1979 S.B. 385) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9901; 1919 § 12893 Effective 3-06-79

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.150 Appointee to fill vacancy - powers and duties - audit of collector's office ...

52.150. Appointee to fill vacancy — powers and duties — audit of collector's office required, procedure. — 1. The person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of collector shall execute a bond and collect and pay over the taxes in the manner required of the collector subject to the provisions of subsections 2, 3, 4 and 6 of this section, and his acts shall be as binding and effectual as acts of the regularly elected collector. He may obtain judgment and sell delinquent lands and lots in the manner in which the collector is authorized to act. 2. The person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of collector shall within five days after assuming the duties of the office notify the state auditor of the need for an audit of the office. The state auditor shall within twenty days of receipt of the notice commence an audit of the collector's office. 3. The state auditor shall: (1) Determine the financial condition of the accounts of the office of the collector; (2) Determine the proper compensation that should have been paid to the replaced collector in the past three years and the compensation actually paid during such period; and (3) File a report of his finding with the county governing body and the person appointed to fill the vacancy in the office of the collector. 4. The county governing body shall notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary: (1) Accept the report of the state auditor; and (2) If necessary order the newly appointed collector to withhold and pay any funds owing to the county and the past collector or his estate from current tax revenue; or (3) Direct the prosecuting attorney to file suit against the past collector or his estate or against his bond to recover any overpayment. 5. The prosecuting attorney shall represent the county, the county governing body and the newly appointed collector without additional compensation in any civil action arising as a result of this section. 6. Any moneys recovered pursuant to this section due the county or any political subdivision within the county shall be paid in the year of recovery as if the funds were collected in the current year. 7. The county governing body shall pay to the state auditor from county general revenue the costs of the audit conducted pursuant to subsections 2 and 3 of this section. (RSMo 1939 § 11066, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1982 S.B. 800) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9895; 1919 § 12887; 1909 § 11444

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.160 Expiration of term, resignation or removal - disposition of moneys.

52.160. Expiration of term, resignation or removal — disposition of moneys. — If any collector resigns, dies or is removed from office for any cause, he, or his legal representatives, shall pay over immediately all moneys which are in his or their hands, due the state, to his successor in office and deliver the tax books to the county clerk. (RSMo 1939 § 11073, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9902; 1919 § 12894; 1909 § 11448

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.170 Payment of moneys to director of revenue.

52.170. Payment of moneys to director of revenue. — It shall be the duty of the collector charged with the moneys mentioned in section 52.160 to pay the same to the director of revenue in the same manner and at the same time as they are required to pay their regular revenue therein. (RSMo 1939 § 11074, A.L. 1945 p. 1907) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9903; 1919 § 12895; 1909 § 11449

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.180 Disposition and audit of tax books in case of vacancy.

52.180. Disposition and audit of tax books in case of vacancy. — In case of the death, resignation, removal or other disability of any county collector, during the time the tax books are in his hands, and before the time specified for making settlements, the county clerk shall demand and take charge of the tax books. Said clerk shall appoint one competent person, the legal representatives of the collector may choose a second, and the sureties of the collector may choose a third, and the persons so appointed and chosen shall examine said tax books, and it shall be their duty to ascertain the amount remaining uncollected, and make out a correct abstract of the same. If the representatives or sureties of such collector shall fail or refuse to choose persons to make such examination, then the person appointed by the county clerk shall proceed to make the same and report the same to the county clerk; provided, that should there be but a small portion of the taxes collected at the time of the death of the collector, then the amount actually collected shall be ascertained and the same books used in completing the collections. (RSMo 1939 § 11075) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9904; 1919 § 12896; 1909 § 11450

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.185 Adequate bookkeeping and accounting system to be established by county ...

52.185. Adequate bookkeeping and accounting system to be established by county collector in certain counties using data processing system of record keeping (all noncharter counties). — 1. In all counties, other than counties of the first classification having a charter form of government, using data processing systems of record keeping, in addition to other duties provided by law, the county collector and treasurer ex officio collector shall from the inception establish an adequate system of bookkeeping and accounting, authorize and prescribe the method and manner of calculation, extension and collection of taxes, and specify the format of the tax books, and the form and manner of preparation of tax bills. 2. Any computer enhancements, changes, modifications, or any purchases of new or additional computer software or equipment shall interface with the computer software and equipment in use, so that any such changes and procedures shall not interrupt, cause suffering or any loss of mechanical or electronic performances to the office or offices whose duties are directly affected by such procedural changes. (L. 2003 H.B. 267 § 1)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.200 New collector - receipts for tax book.

52.200. New collector — receipts for tax book. — The new collector shall execute receipts in triplicate, to be attested by the clerk of the county commission, for the tax book so delivered, and showing the amount already collected upon the same; also receipts in triplicate for the amount of taxes collected by his predecessor in office, from all sources, and paid over to him by the predecessor or his administrator or executor; one of each of the receipts shall be certified by the clerk to the director of revenue, who shall thereupon charge the new collector with the balance of the state taxes due on the tax book, and the amount paid over to him by his predecessor or the executor or administrator thereof; another shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the county commission, upon which to charge the new collector with the county revenue; and the third shall be given to the collector who resigned or was removed or to the executor or administrator of the deceased collector. (RSMo 1939 § 11077, A.L. 1945 p. 1907, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9906; 1919 § 12898; 1909 § 11452

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.210 Contents of receipt.

52.210. Contents of receipt. — In the receipts mentioned in section 52.200 , it shall be specified particularly on what account the moneys mentioned were received, whether for taxes on lands, or from merchants', dramshops or peddlers' licenses, or from other sources. (RSMo 1939 § 11078) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9907; 1919 § 12899; 1909 § 11453

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.220 Collector of St. Louis City - duties.

52.220. Collector of St. Louis City — duties. — The collector of the City of St. Louis shall collect the state taxes in the limits of said city in the same manner and to the same extent, and do and perform all other things and matters appertaining thereto, as fully to all intents and purposes as now required, or which may be required, of the county collectors. (RSMo 1939 § 11235) Prior revisions: 1929 § 10004; 1919 § 12994; 1909 § 11546 CROSS REFERENCE: Collector of revenue and deputies in St. Louis City--compensation, 82.605 to 82.680

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.230 Statements and receipts mailed to taxpayers, when, contents - electronic ...

52.230. Statements and receipts mailed to taxpayers, when, contents — electronic transmission (counties of the second, third, fourth and first classification). — 1. Each year the collectors of revenue in all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government, and in all second, third and fourth class counties of the state, not under township organization, shall mail to all resident taxpayers, at least thirty days prior to delinquent date, a statement of all real and tangible personal property taxes due and assessed on the current tax books in the name of the taxpayers. Such statement shall also include the amount of real and tangible personal property taxes delinquent at the time of the mailing of the statement, including any interest and penalties associated with the delinquent taxes. Such statement shall declare upon its face, or by an attachment thereto, that they are delinquent at the time such statement is mailed for an amount of real or tangible personal property taxes, or both. A collector of revenue or other collection authority charged with the duty of tax or license collection may refuse to accept payment not accompanied by such statement. Refusal by the collector of revenue to accept payment not accompanied by such statement shall not relieve or delay the levy of interest and penalty on any overdue unpaid tax or license. Collectors shall also mail tax receipts for all the taxes received by mail. 2. The collectors of revenue may electronically transmit the statement required under subsection 1 of this section to the electronic address provided and authorized by the taxpayer to the collector of revenue. Any electronic address provided by a taxpayer to the collector of revenue for purposes of this subsection shall be a closed record under chapter 610 . (L. 1949 p. 541 § 1, L. 1949 p. 542 § 1, A. 1949 H.B. 2166, L. 1951 p. 403 §§ 52.361, 52.362, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644, A.L. 1996 S.B. 914, A.L. 1997 S.B. 11, A.L. 2006 S.B. 932, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316, A.L. 2013 H.B. 128)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.240 Tax statements and receipts, mailed or electronically transmitted where - ...

52.240. Tax statements and receipts, mailed or electronically transmitted where — postage, how paid — failure to receive, effect of — claim of errors by taxpayer, procedure. — 1. The statement and receipt required by section 52.230 shall be mailed to the address of the taxpayer as shown by the county assessor on the current tax books, and postage for the mailing of the statements and receipts shall be furnished by the county commission or the statement and receipt may be electronically transmitted to the electronic address provided and authorized by the taxpayer to the collector of revenue. The failure of the taxpayer to receive the notice provided for in section 52.230 in no case relieves the taxpayer of any tax liability imposed by law. 2. No penalty or interest imposed under any law shall be charged on any real or personal property tax when the county collector certifies due to system failures or other reason that the statement required by section 52.230 was mailed less than thirty days prior to the delinquent date and the taxpayer paid taxes owed by fifteen days after the delinquent date or fifteen days after the certified date of mailing, whichever is later. 3. No penalty or interest imposed under any law shall be charged on any real or personal property tax when there is clear and convincing evidence that the county made an error or omission in determining taxes owed by a taxpayer. 4. Any taxpayer claiming that the county made an error or omission in determining taxes owed may submit a written request for a refund of penalties, interest, or taxes to the county commission or governing body of the county. If the county commission or governing body of the county approves the refund, then such penalties, interest, or taxes shall be refunded as provided in section 139.031 . The county commission shall approve or disapprove the taxpayer's written request within thirty days of receiving said request. The county collector shall refund penalties, interest, and taxes if the county made an error or omission in determining taxes owed by the taxpayer. 5. Nothing in this section shall relieve a taxpayer from paying taxes owed by December thirty-first and paying penalties and interest owed for failing to pay all taxes by December thirty-first, except as provided with regard to penalties and interest by subsection 2 of this section. (L. 1949 p. 541 § 2, L. 1949 p. 542 § 2, A. 1949 H.B. 2166, L. 1951 p. 403 §§ 52.362, 52.363, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644, A.L. 2008 S.B. 711, A.L. 2013 H.B. 128)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.245 Compensation for attendance at training session for county officials ...

52.245. Compensation for attendance at training session for county officials (second, third, fourth and certain first class counties). — Each county collector, except in counties of the first class with a charter form of government, upon certification by the association of county collectors of attendance at a training program required by the provisions of section 67.130 , shall receive annual compensation of four thousand dollars for the year 1985, and a proportionate part of four thousand dollars for that part of the year 1984 when this section is in effect, for the added duty of attending the training program required by the provisions of section 67.130 . This additional compensation shall be paid in the same manner and at the same times as his other compensation is paid. (L. 1984 S.B. 601 § 7) CROSS REFERENCE: Training commission, county officials, appointment of members, duties, 67.130

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.250 Fees for mailing statements and receipts to be deposited in county treasury ...

52.250. Fees for mailing statements and receipts to be deposited in county treasury (third and fourth class counties). — The collectors in third class counties shall collect a fee of one-half of one percent of all current taxes collected, including current delinquent taxes, exclusive of all current railroad and utility taxes collected on behalf of the county, as compensation for mailing the statements and receipts. All fees collected pursuant to this section shall be collected on behalf of the county and shall be paid into the county treasury. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, or any other provision of law in conflict with the provisions of this section, in all counties which become counties of the second or fourth classification after December 31, 2000, one-half of one percent of all current taxes collected, including current delinquent taxes allocable to each taxing authority within the county and the county shall continue to be deducted each year for mailing the statements and receipts, exclusive of all current railroad and utility taxes collected, and shall be deposited into the county general fund as required by this section as if the county had retained its classification as a county of either the third or the fourth classification. Collectors in third and fourth class counties are entitled to collect such fees immediately upon an order of the circuit court pursuant to section 139.031 . If the protest is later sustained and a portion of the taxes so paid is returned to the taxpayer the county shall return that portion of the fee collected on the amount returned to the taxpayer. Such county collector may accept credit cards as proper form of payment of outstanding taxes due. No county collector may charge a surcharge for payment by credit card which exceeds the fee or surcharge charged by the credit card bank for its service. (L. 1949 p. 541 § 3, L. 1949 p. 542 § 3, A. 1949 H.B. 2166, A.L. 1953 p. 379, A.L. 1955 p. 368, A.L. 1977 S.B. 9, A.L. 1986 S.B. 707, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 2002 H.B. 1634)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.260 Fees for collecting certain taxes and fees to be deposited in county ...

52.260. Fees for collecting certain taxes and fees to be deposited in county general revenue fund (certain counties). — The collector in counties not having township organization shall collect on behalf of the county the following fees for collecting all state, county, bridge, road, school, back and delinquent, and all other local taxes, including merchants', manufacturers' and liquor and beer licenses, other than ditch and levee taxes, and the fees collected shall be deposited in the county general fund: (1) In all counties wherein the total amount levied for any one year exceeds two hundred and fifty thousand dollars and is less than three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, a fee of two and one-half percent on the amount collected; (2) In all counties wherein the total amount levied for any one year exceeds three hundred and fifty thousand dollars and is less than three million dollars, a fee of two and one-half percent on the first three hundred and fifty thousand dollars collected and one percent on whatever amount may be collected over three hundred and fifty thousand dollars; (3) In all counties wherein the total amount levied for any one year exceeds three million dollars, a fee of one percent on the amounts collected. (RSMo 1939 § 11106, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1963 p. 110, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644, A.L. 1977 S.B. 9, A.L. 1983 H.B. 310, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 2015 H.B. 613 merged with S.B. 405) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9935; 1919 § 12927; 1909 § 11481

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.265 Notary in office, when.

52.265. Notary in office, when. — In each county wherein all taxes and licenses levied for any one year exceed two million dollars, the collector shall keep a notary public in his office at all times, who shall administer oaths and take notarial acknowledgments in connection with the office without charge. (RSMo 1939 § 11106, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9935; 1919 § 12927; 1909 § 11481

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.269 Compensation of county collector - training program, attendance required, ...

52.269. Compensation of county collector — training program, attendance required, when, expenses, compensation — certain fees may be retained (certain counties). — 1. In all counties, except first classification counties having a charter form of government and first classification counties not having a charter form of government and not containing any part of a city with a population of three hundred thousand or more, the county collector shall receive an annual salary which shall be paid in equal monthly installments by the county. The salary shall be computed on an assessed valuation basis as provided in this subsection. The assessed valuation factor shall be the amount as shown for the year next preceding the annual salary computation. A county collector subject to the provisions of this section shall not receive an annual compensation less than the total compensation being received by the county collector in that county for services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The county collector shall receive the same percentage adjustments provided by the county salary commissions for county officers in that county pursuant to section 50.333 . The provisions of this section shall not permit or require a reduction in the amount of compensation being paid for the office of county collector on January 1, 1997, or less than the total compensation being received for the services rendered or performed for the period beginning March 1, 1987, and ending February 29, 1988. The salary shall be computed on the basis of the following schedule: 2. Two thousand dollars of the salary authorized in this section shall be payable to the collector only if the collector has completed at least twenty hours of classroom instruction each calendar year relating to the operations of the collector's office when approved by a professional association of the county collectors of Missouri unless exempted from the training by the professional association. The professional association approving the program shall provide a certificate of completion to each collector who completes the training program and shall send a list of certified collectors to the treasurer of each county. Expenses incurred for attending the training session may be reimbursed to the county collector in the same manner as other expenses as may be appropriated for that purpose. 3. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any fee provided for in section 52.250 or 52.275 , when collected on ditch and levee taxes, shall not be collected on behalf of the county and deposited into the county general revenue fund. Such fee shall be retained by the collector as compensation for his services, in addition to any amount provided for such collector in this section. 4. Except as provided in subsection 3 of this section, after the next general election following January 1, 1988, all fees collected by the collector shall be collected on behalf of the county and deposited in the county general revenue fund. (L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1988 S.B. 431, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1452, A.L. 1993 S.B. 250, A.L. 1997 S.B. 11, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al.) CROSS REFERENCE: Compensation in certain first classification counties, 50.343

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.271 Deputies and assistants, compensation.

52.271. Deputies and assistants, compensation. — 1. Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, or any other provision of law in conflict with the provisions of this section, the county collector in each county shall be allowed to employ not less than one full-time deputy and is entitled to employ such number of deputies and assistants as may be necessary to promptly and correctly perform the duties of the collector's office, and for the deputies and assistants is allowed not less than the amount allowed in 2001 or 2002, whichever is greater. 2. For the purpose of computing the various amounts under the provisions of subsection 1 of this section, the salary of the county collector is the total compensation provided in section 52.269 . (L. 1988 S.B. 431 § 5, A.L. 1993 S.B. 250, A.L. 2004 H.B. 795, et al.)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.275 Drainage and levee tax commissions.

52.275. Drainage and levee tax commissions. — The county and township collectors for collecting taxes for drainage and levee districts shall collect on behalf of the county and pay into the county general fund the following amounts: in counties of the first class, except first class counties with a charter form of government, one percent on current taxes; in counties of the second class having less than one hundred thousand inhabitants and in counties of the third class, one and one-half percent of the amount he collects on current taxes; in counties of the third class where the collector is required by law to maintain a branch office, two and one-fourth percent of the amount he collects on current taxes; in counties of the fourth class, two percent of the amount he collects on current taxes; and in counties of the second class having less than one hundred thousand inhabitants and in all counties of the third and fourth classes, two percent of the amount he collects on delinquent drainage and levee taxes. (RSMo 1939 § 11106, A.L. 1955 p. 368, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1961 p. 281, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1998 S.B. 597) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9935; 1919 § 12927; 1909 § 11481

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.285 Delinquent taxes - notice (second class counties).

52.285. Delinquent taxes — notice (second class counties). — The collector of revenue in all counties of the second class shall on or before December thirty-first of each year send appropriate notices of the total amount of delinquent real estate taxes due and owing to each person shown by his records as owing delinquent taxes. (L. 1979 S.B. 385, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al.) Effective 1-01-88

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.290 Collection of back taxes, certain counties - fee deposited in county ...

52.290. Collection of back taxes, certain counties — fee deposited in county general revenue fund and retirement fund — collection of back taxes, certain political subdivisions, fee. — 1. In all counties except counties having a charter form of government before January 1, 2008, and any city not within a county, the collector shall collect on behalf of the county a fee for the collection of delinquent and back taxes of nine percent on all sums collected to be added to the face of the tax bill and collected from the party paying the tax. Of the nine percent of the fees collected pursuant to the provisions of this section, two-ninths shall be paid into the county general fund, two-ninths shall be paid into the tax maintenance fund of the county as required by section 52.312 , and five-ninths shall be paid into the county employees' retirement fund created by sections 50.1000 to 50.1200 . Notwithstanding provisions of law to the contrary, an authorization for collection of a fee for the collection of delinquent and back taxes in a county's charter, at a rate different than the rate allowed by law, shall control. 2. In all counties having a charter form of government, other than any county adopting a charter form of government after January 1, 2008, and any city not within a county, the collector shall collect on behalf of the county and pay into the county general fund a fee for the collection of delinquent and back taxes of two percent on all sums collected to be added to the face of the tax bill and collected from the party paying the tax except that in a county with a charter form of government and with more than two hundred fifty thousand but less than seven hundred thousand inhabitants, the collector shall collect on behalf of the county a fee for the collection of delinquent and back taxes of three percent on all sums collected to be added to the face of the tax bill and collected from the party paying the tax. If a county is required by section 52.312 to establish a tax maintenance fund, one-third of the fees collected under this subsection shall be paid into that fund; otherwise, all fees collected under the provisions of this subsection shall be paid into the county general fund. 3. Such county collector may accept credit cards as proper form of payment of outstanding delinquent and back taxes due. No county collector may charge a surcharge for payment by credit card. (RSMo 1939 § 11182, A.L. 1945 p. 1847, A. 1949 H.B. 2010, A.L. 1957 p. 332, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 1994 S.B. 579, A.L. 2002 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 497, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316, A.L. 2017 S.B. 62) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9969; 1919 § 12959; 1909 § 11511 Effective 1-01-18

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.295 Determination of compensation.

52.295. Determination of compensation. — For the purpose of enabling the state auditor to determine the compensation of the collector to be paid by this state, the clerk of the county commission, immediately after the annual settlement is made by the collector, shall make out and forward a statement to the state auditor, under the seal of the commission, showing the aggregate of all the taxes and licenses levied for the year for which the settlement was made, including local, special and school and all other taxes. (RSMo 1939 § 11106, A.L. 1955 p. 368, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9935; 1919 § 12927; 1909 § 11481

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.300 Deputies and assistants - appointment - powers - collector responsible for ...

52.300. Deputies and assistants — appointment — powers — collector responsible for — bond requirements. — Collectors may appoint deputies and assistants, by an instrument in writing, duly signed, and may also revoke any such appointment at their pleasure. Each such deputy or assistant shall have like authority, in every respect, to collect the taxes levied or assessed within the portion of the county, town, district or city assigned to such deputy or assistant, which, by law, is vested in the collector; but each collector shall, in every respect, be responsible to the state, county, towns, cities, districts and individuals, companies, corporations, as the case may be, for all moneys collected, and for every act done by any deputy or assistant when acting as a deputy or assistant, and for any omission of duty of such deputy or assistant. Before entering upon the duties for which they are employed, deputies and assistants shall give bond and security to the satisfaction of the collector. The bond for each individual deputy or assistant shall not exceed one-half of the amount of the maximum bond required for any collector pursuant to sections 52.020 to 52.100 . The official bond required pursuant to this section shall be a surety bond with a surety company authorized to do business in this state. The premium of the bond shall be paid by the county or city being protected. Any bond or security taken from a deputy or assistant by a collector, pursuant to this chapter, shall be available to such collector or the collector's representatives and sureties, to indemnify them for any loss or damage accruing from any act of such deputy. (RSMo 1939 § 11067, A.L. 2002 S.B. 720) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9896; 1919 § 12888; 1909 § 11445

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.310 Collector, deputy or assistant not eligible to office, when.

52.310. Collector, deputy or assistant not eligible to office, when. — No collector or holder of public moneys, or any assistant or deputy of such holder or collector of public moneys, shall be eligible or appointed to any office of trust or profit until he shall have accounted for and paid over all sums for which he may be accountable. (RSMo 1939 § 11068) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9897; 1919 § 12889; 1909 § 11446

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.312 Tax maintenance fund established, use of money.

52.312. Tax maintenance fund established, use of money. — Notwithstanding any provisions of law to the contrary, in addition to fees provided for in this chapter, or any other provisions of law in conflict with the provisions of this section, all counties, including any county adopting a charter form of government after January 1, 2008, and any county with a charter form of government and with more than two hundred fifty thousand but less than seven hundred thousand inhabitants, other than counties having a charter form of government before January 1, 2008, and any city not within a county, subject to the provisions of this section, shall establish a fund to be known as the "Tax Maintenance Fund" to be used solely as a depository for funds received or collected for the purpose of funding additional costs and expenses incurred in the office of collector. (L. 2002 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 497, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.315 Monthly deposits in tax maintenance fund - additional uses of money - audit ...

52.315. Monthly deposits in tax maintenance fund — additional uses of money — audit of fund. — 1. The two-sevenths collected to fund the tax maintenance fund pursuant to section 52.290 and all moneys collected to fund the tax maintenance fund under subsection 2 of section 52.290 shall be transmitted monthly for deposit into the tax maintenance fund and used for additional administration and operation costs for the office of collector. Any costs shall include, but shall not be limited to, those costs that require any additional out-of-pocket expense by the office of collector and it may include reimbursement to county general revenue for the salaries of employees of the office of collector for hours worked and any other expenses necessary to conduct and execute the duties and responsibilities of such office. 2. The tax maintenance fund may also be used by the collector for training, purchasing new or upgrading information technology, equipment or other essential administrative expenses necessary to carry out the duties and responsibilities of the office of collector, including anything necessarily pertaining thereto. 3. The collector has the sole responsibility for all expenditures made from the tax maintenance fund and shall approve all expenditures from such fund. All such expenditures from the tax maintenance fund shall not be used to substitute for or subsidize any allocation of county general revenue for the operation of the office of collector. 4. The tax maintenance fund may be audited by the appropriate auditing agency. Any unexpended balance shall be left in the tax maintenance fund, to accumulate from year to year with interest. (L. 2002 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22 and A.L. 2007 S.B. 497, A.L. 2011 H.B. 315)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.317 Moneys provided for budget purposes, requirements - moneys remaining in ...

52.317. Moneys provided for budget purposes, requirements — moneys remaining in fund at end of calendar year, requirements — one-time expenditures, common fund permitted. — 1. Any county subject to the provisions of section 52.312 shall provide moneys for budget purposes in an amount not less than the approved budget in the previous year and shall include the same percentage adjustments in compensation as provided for other county employees as effective January first each year. Any moneys accumulated and remaining in the tax maintenance fund as of December thirty-first each year in all counties of the first classification and any county with a charter form of government and with more than two hundred fifty thousand but less than seven hundred thousand inhabitants shall be limited to an amount equal to one-half of the previous year's approved budget for the office of collector, and any moneys accumulated and remaining in the tax maintenance fund as of December thirty-first each year in all counties other than counties of the first classification and any city not within a county, which collect more than four million dollars of all current taxes charged to be collected, shall be limited to an amount equal to the previous year's approved budget for the office of collector. Any moneys remaining in the tax maintenance fund as of December thirty-first each year that exceed the above-established limits shall be transferred to county general revenue by the following January fifteenth of each year. 2. For one-time expenditures directly attributable to any department, office, institution, commission, or county court, the county commission may budget such expenses in a common fund or account so that any such expenditures separately budgeted do not appear in any specific department, county office, institution, commission, or court budget. (L. 2002 H.B. 1634, A.L. 2005 H.B. 58 merged with S.B. 210, A.L. 2007 S.B. 22 merged with S.B. 497)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.320 Record-keeping duties - contracts for collection of municipal taxes, ...

52.320. Record-keeping duties — contracts for collection of municipal taxes, additional compensation (certain counties). — 1. The collector of revenue in counties using data processing systems of record keeping, except counties of the first class having a charter form of government, in addition to other duties provided by law, shall coordinate the purification of the tax data flows from the offices of the recorder, county clerk and assessor with that of the collector of revenue in cooperation with the data processing center handling such records. 2. In all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government and in any county with a charter form of government and with more than two hundred thousand but fewer than three hundred fifty thousand inhabitants the collector of revenue may enter into a contract with a city providing for the collection of municipal taxes by the collector. Any compensation paid by a city for services rendered pursuant to this section shall be paid directly to the county, or collector, or both, as provided in the contract, and all compensation, not to exceed three thousand dollars annually from all such contracts, allowed the collector under any such contract may be retained by the collector in addition to all other compensation provided by law. (L. 1945 p. 574 §§ 2, 3, A. 1949 H.B. 2010, A.L. 1957 p. 346, A.L. 1971 H.B. 484, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644, A.L. 1978 S.B. 775, A.L. 1987 S.B. 65, et al., A.L. 2012 H.B. 1106)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.325 Additional compensation of county collectors, effective when (certain first ...

52.325. Additional compensation of county collectors, effective when (certain first class counties). — In addition to all other compensation provided by law, the collector of revenue in all first class counties not having a charter form of government and adjoining a first class county having a charter form of government shall receive four thousand dollars annually, payable in equal installments at the same time and in the same manner as other compensation for such collectors. The provisions of this section shall not become effective until the supreme court of the state of Missouri has issued an opinion stating that the state of Missouri is not required under the provisions of Sections 16 to 24 of Article X of the Missouri Constitution to pay increases in compensation granted to county officials by state statutes, when such increases in compensation are not granted because of the imposition of additional duties. Once the opinion of the supreme court required herein has been issued, this section shall be effective as of the date such opinion was issued or as of September 28, 1981, whichever date later occurs. (L. 1981 S.B. 388 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.340 Deputies, appointment, compensation.

52.340. Deputies, appointment, compensation. — The collector of revenue of counties of the first class not having a charter form of government shall appoint such clerks and deputies as he deems necessary for the prompt and proper discharge of the duties of his office and may set their compensation within the limits of the allocations made for that purpose by the county commission. The compensation for the assistant clerks and deputies shall be paid in equal installments out of the county treasury in the same manner as other county employees are paid. (RSMo 1939 § 13466, A.L. 1945 p. 1566 § 13135, A.L. 1937 V. I p. 520, A. 1949 H.B. 2010, A.L. 1951 p. 388, A.L. 1955 p. 368, A.L. 1961 p. 267, A.L. 1971 H.B. 484, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644) Prior revisions: 1929 § 11834; 1919 § 11042; 1909 § 10738

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.360 Daily deposits and reports - interest.

52.360. Daily deposits and reports — interest. — The county collector, in all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government and in all counties of the second class, shall deposit each day in the depositaries selected by the county for the deposit of county funds, all money received by him as county collector during the day previous, and make a daily report thereof to the county auditor, as provided in section 55.190 . The interest on all money deposited by the county collector shall be computed upon the daily balances of the deposits, and all of the interest shall be paid and turned over to the county treasurer at the time and in the manner that the monthly settlement and payment are made by the collector, and the interest shall go to the general revenue fund of the county except as otherwise provided by law. (RSMo 1939 § 13909, A.L. 1945 p. 1405, A.L. 1959 S.B. 62, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644, A.L. 1985 H.B. 568) Prior revision: 1929 § 12246

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.361 Back tax books, duty to prepare.

52.361. Back tax books, duty to prepare. — It shall be the duty of the county collector in all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government and in class two counties to prepare and keep in the collector's office, electronically or otherwise, back tax books which shall contain and list all delinquent taxes on real and personal property levied and assessed in the county which remain due and unpaid after the first day of January of each year. Such back tax books shall replace and be in lieu of all "delinquent lists" and other back tax books heretofore prepared by the collector or other county officer. (L. 1951 p. 403, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.370 Disbursements, how made.

52.370. Disbursements, how made. — All money disbursed by the county collector in counties of the first class not having a charter form of government and in counties of the second class by virtue of the collector's office shall be paid by electronic transfer of funds from the collector's account into the accounts of the appropriate taxing authorities or by check signed by the collector and countersigned by the auditor of the county. All disbursements shall be documented by the collector and certified by the auditor. (RSMo 1939 § 13910, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316) Prior revision: 1929 § 12247

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.380 Bond, amount, how set.

52.380. Bond, amount, how set. — The bond of the county collector in all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government and in all counties of the second class shall be not less than fifty thousand dollars nor more than seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars; the amount of the bond shall be fixed by the county commission; the cost of the bond shall be paid out of the general revenue fund of the county; and the bond shall otherwise be executed and subject to the provisions of this chapter. (RSMo 1939 § 13911, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644) Prior revision: 1929 § 12248

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.385 Collector may maintain branch office, where.

52.385. Collector may maintain branch office, where. — 1. In every county of the first classification without a charter form of government and every county of the second classification, the county collector may, upon approval of the county governing body, maintain a branch office for the convenience of taxpayers in any city in such county in addition to the collector's office in the county seat. 2. The county commission shall provide suitable office space and equipment for the branch office. 3. The collector, subject to the approval of the county commission, shall employ necessary deputies, assistants, or clerks to operate the branch office, and shall fix their compensation which shall be paid from the county treasury in the same manner as other county employees are paid. 4. The collector shall not receive any additional compensation for maintaining this branch office. (L. 1967 p. 129 § 1, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1999 H.B. 366)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.390 Depositaries, advertising for, procedure.

52.390. Depositaries, advertising for, procedure. — It is the duty of the county commission in all counties of the first class not having a charter form of government and in all counties of the second class when advertising for the depositaries of the county funds to include in the advertisement a proposal for the deposits of the county collector of the county, and to select in like manner and at the same time the depositaries for the funds of the county collector. (RSMo 1939 § 13912, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644) Prior revision: 1929 § 12249

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.400 Violation - penalty.

52.400. Violation — penalty. — Any county collector who shall violate any of the provisions of section 52.360 or 52.370 may be removed from office upon information being filed by the prosecuting attorney of the county before any judge of the circuit court of said county. If the judge of the circuit court upon hearing shall find that the collector has violated any of the provisions of section 52.360 or 52.370 he shall declare the office of said county collector forfeited, and a vacancy shall be deemed to exist in said office. (RSMo 1939 § 13913) Prior revision: 1929 § 12250

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.410 Deputies and assistants.

52.410. Deputies and assistants. — The county collector, in all counties of the second class, shall be entitled to have and to appoint such deputies and assistants as the county collector, with the approval of the county commission, shall deem necessary for the prompt and proper discharge of the office, and such deputies and assistants, so appointed, shall receive such salaries as may be fixed by the county collector, with the approval of the county commission. The salaries of all such deputies and assistants shall be paid by the county in the same manner as the salary of the county collector is paid. (L. 1945 p. 1556 § 3)

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 52.430 Compensation, limitation on.

52.430. Compensation, limitation on. — No compensation shall be allowed or paid the collector of any county of the first class not having a charter form of government or of any county of the second class, his deputies or assistants, except that and to those expressly provided for, and no amount shall be charged to the county or drawn out of the treasury for the services of any deputy or assistant which is not the exact amount due such deputy or assistant. The county collector and all his employees are forbidden, under penalty of forfeiture of office, to collect, charge or retain, directly or indirectly, any compensation other than that allowed by law. (L. 1945 p. 1556 § 4, A.L. 1973 H.B. 644)
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