# Mo. Rev. Stat. § 140.110: 140.110 Collection of back taxes, payments applied, how, exceptions — removal of lien

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C140_S140.110

## Section

- **Citation:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 140.110
- **Heading:** 140.110 Collection of back taxes, payments applied, how, exceptions — removal of lien
- **Jurisdiction:** Missouri
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MO Code / Chapter 140 / Section 140.110

## Text

140.110. Collection of back taxes, payments applied, how, exceptions — removal of lien. — 1. The collectors of the respective counties shall collect the taxes contained in the back tax book. Any person interested in or the owner of any tract of land or lot contained in the back tax book may redeem the tract of land or town lot, or any part thereof, from the state's lien thereon, by paying to the proper collector the amount of the original taxes, as charged against the tract of land or town lot described in the back tax book together with interest from the day upon which the tax first became delinquent at the rate specified in section 140.100 .

2. Any payment for personal property taxes received by the county collector shall first be applied to the oldest of any back delinquent personal taxes on the back tax book before a county collector accepts any payment for all or any part of personal property taxes due and assessed on the current tax book.

3. Any payment for real property taxes received by the county collector shall first be applied to the oldest of any back delinquent taxes on the same individual parcel of real estate on the back tax book before a county collector accepts payment for real property taxes due and assessed on the current tax book.

4. Subsection 3 of this section shall not apply to payment for real property taxes by financial institutions, as defined in section 381.410 , who pay tax obligations which they service from escrow accounts, as defined in Title 24, Part 3500, Section 17, Code of Federal Regulations.

(RSMo 1939 § 11121, A.L. 1959 H.B. 106, A.L. 1999 S.B. 394, A.L. 2000 H.B. 1238 merged with S.B. 894 merged with S.B. 896, A.L. 2002 S.B. 997, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316) Prior revisions: 1929 § 9949; 1919 § 12941; 1909 § 11495

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