Missouri § 140.240 - Second offering of delinquent lands and lots.
Full text of Missouri Revised Statutes of Missouri § 140.240 — Second offering of delinquent lands and lots., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 140.240. Second offering of delinquent lands and lots.
1. If at the first offering of sale of any tract of land or lot under the provisions of this law, no person bids therefor a sum equal to the delinquent taxes thereon with interest, penalty and costs, then the clerk of the sale shall note the fact in his record of sale and the county collector shall note a recital thereof in the back tax book, and the tracts of land or lots shall be again offered for sale, at the next sale of delinquent lands and lots as in this law provided, if the lands or lots are at that time delinquent.
2. If at the second offering for sale no person bids therefor a sum equal to the then delinquent taxes thereon with interest, penalty and costs, then the clerk of the sale shall note the fact upon his record of the sale, and the county collector shall enter a recital of the fact in the back tax book.
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(RSMo 1939 § 11129, A.L. 1959 H.B. 106)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 140.240 ("Second offering of delinquent lands and lots.") 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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