# Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.175: 446.175 Land patent not issued by state, owner may acquire, requirements

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.175

## Section

- **Citation:** Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.175
- **Heading:** 446.175 Land patent not issued by state, owner may acquire, requirements
- **Jurisdiction:** Missouri
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** MO Code / Chapter 446 / Section 446.175

## Text

446.175. Land patent not issued by state, owner may acquire, requirements. — 1. Any person owning land for which a patent should have been issued by the state but was not may acquire a patent for such land by:

(1) Proving, by affidavits or otherwise, to the satisfaction of the secretary of state, that he, or someone under whom he claims title, purchased the land for which the patent is sought from the state and that the state has been paid for such land; and

(2) Proving, by affidavits of two disinterested householders of the township in which the land for which a patent is sought is located, that he, and those under whom he claims title, have been in open, notorious, exclusive, continuous, adverse, and hostile possession of all of such land for the period of ten years immediately prior to the time of applying for a patent under this section, and that during such time no other person has ever set up or made any claim to such land, or any portion thereof, which is hostile or adverse to the title of the applicant and those under whom he claims title.

2. When an applicant has complied with subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection 1 of this section, the secretary of state shall issue the patent requested.

3. The provisions of this section shall only apply when the records in the office of the secretary of state show that the land in question is state land which has not been disposed of to any other person and when all documents and proofs required by this section have been filed in the land department of the secretary of state and preserved among the records thereof.

(L. 1983 S.B. 109)

## Nearby sections

- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.010 446.010 Decayed corners — surveyed when.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.010.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.020 446.020 Surveyor's notes — contents.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.020.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.030 446.030 Surveyor — duties — fees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.030.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.040 446.040 Destroyed corners, how established.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.040.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.050 446.050 Attendance of surveyor and witnesses — judge's duty.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.050.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.060 446.060 Examination of witnesses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.060.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.070 446.070 Adjournment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.070.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.080 446.080 Examination reduced to writing.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.080.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.090 446.090 Notice to take depositions, how given.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.090.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.100 446.100 Evidence of notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.100.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.110 446.110 Surveyors to re-mark decayed corners, when.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.110.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.120 446.120 Plat and certificate of survey.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.120.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.130 446.130 Plat and certificate recorded.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.130.md)
- [Mo. Rev. Stat. § 446.140 446.140 Duty of recorder.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_MO_C446_S446.140.md)

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