Missouri § 139.270 - Refusal to pay — forfeiture — distress warrant.
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§ 139.270. Refusal to pay — forfeiture — distress warrant.
1. If any county collector, or ex officio county collector, fails or refuses to pay the taxes and license fees into the county treasuries and to the director of revenue as provided in section 139.210, he shall forfeit his commissions on the amount wrongfully withheld and in addition shall pay a penalty of ten percent of the amount wrongfully withheld.
2. The director of revenue within thirty days shall issue a distress warrant for such state taxes and penalties, and the prosecuting attorney within thirty days shall proceed to collect the county, school, road and municipal taxes by suit on the official bond of the defaulting collector.
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(RSMo 1939 § 11099, A.L. 1945 p. 1907, A. 1949 S.B. 1024)
Prior revisions: 1929 § 9928; 1919 § 12920; 1909 § 11474
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 139.270 ("Refusal to pay — forfeiture — distress warrant.") 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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