Missouri § 53.080 - Classification of real property by assessor, requirements.
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§ 53.080. Classification of real property by assessor, requirements.
1. In order to implement the mandate of the voters of this state in their approval of Section 6 of Article X of the Missouri Constitution, the county assessor in all counties and the assessor of each city not within a county shall, in addition to all other duties imposed on him by law, classify all real property within his county or city not within a county into the subclasses provided in section 4(b) of article X of the Missouri Constitution, which subclasses are as follows:
(1) Residential property;
(2) Agricultural and horticultural property;
(3) Utility, industrial, commercial, railroad, and all other property not included in subclasses (1) and (2) of class 1 property.
2. When performing the classification required by subsection 1 of this section, all assessors shall make their classifications in accordance with all applicable definitions provided by or made pursuant to the constitution and laws of this state.
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(L. 1983 S.B. 63, et al.)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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