Missouri § 140.460 - Execution of conveyance — form.
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§ 140.460. Execution of conveyance — form.
1. Such conveyance shall be executed by the county collector, under his hand and seal, and acknowledged before the county recorder or any other officer authorized to take acknowledgments and the same shall be recorded in the recorder's office before delivery; a fee for recording shall be paid by the purchaser and shall be included in the costs of sale.
2. Such deed shall be prima facie evidence that the property conveyed was subject to taxation at the time assessed, that the taxes were delinquent and unpaid at the time of sale, of the regularity of the sale of the premises described in the deed, and of the regularity of all prior proceedings, that said land or lot had not been redeemed and that the period therefor had elapsed, and prima facie evidence of a good and valid title in fee simple in the grantee of said deed; and such deed shall be in the following form, as nearly as the nature of the case will admit, namely:
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(RSMo 1939 § 11150, A.L. 2013 H.B. 175 merged with S.B. 248)
(1976) Tax deed held void for failure to state the years of nonpayment of taxes as required by this section despite fact it was amended and rerecorded because amended deed was not reexecuted by collector or rewitnessed by county clerk or reacknowledged. Heppler v. Esther (A.), 534 S.W.2d 533.
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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