Missouri § 109.160 - Statement and affidavit when record lost or destroyed.
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§ 109.160. Statement and affidavit when record lost or destroyed.
When any record of judgments or executions, or any allowances or orders of any probate division of the circuit court or county commission, or any inventory, sale bill or appraisement or other document or paper filed or being in any court of record shall have been mutilated, lost or destroyed, stolen or carried away, any person interested in any such record or paper, or his or her agent or attorney may make out a statement in writing, verified by affidavit, setting out as near as may be the full contents of said lost, mutilated or destroyed record or paper, and file the same in the clerk's office wherein said lost, mutilated or destroyed records belonged.
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(RSMo 1939 § 3639, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 3249; 1919 § 10611; 1909 § 10422
Effective 1-02-79
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Revised Statutes of Missouri § 109.160 cover?
Section 109.160 ("Statement and affidavit when record lost or destroyed.") is part of the Revised Statutes of Missouri, the codified statutory law of Missouri. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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