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Attorney

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1. What is an arrest warrant?

An arrest warrant is an order signed by a judge that authorizes the police to arrest a person believed to have committed a crime.

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County Collector

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1. How do I obtain a Missouri license plate?

To get a Missouri license plate, you will need the title or registration to the vehicle, proof of insurance, a Missouri State Inspection certificate, and a validated tax receipt from the Perry County Collector's Office or a Tax Waiver for non-assessment clearance from the Assessor's Office.

2. Who is responsible for paying real estate taxes?

The tax liability on real estate remains with the property. Taxes are a lien. When ownership changes, the new owner is liable for any unpaid taxes. On current ownership changes, generally the tax records will reflect the previous ownership. The new owner will need to call us at (573) 547-4422 to request this statement if the previous owner did not forward the statement to you.

3. Where do I go to get license plates?

Perryville License Office, Address: 624 Old St Mary's Rd, Perryville, Mo 63775, Phone: (573)547-6100 Map

4. Do I owe taxes although I am no longer a Missouri resident?

Yes. State law establishes your obligation on January 1. Even if you move out-of-state the next day, you are still obligated to pay Missouri taxes for the year. State law makes no provision for prorating your tax bill.

5. Why haven't I received a Personal Property tax bill?

You are responsible for filling out and turning in an Assessment List at the beginning of each year in the Assessor's Office to receive a bill. (If you were not living in Perry County on January 1, this could be another reason.)

For more information, contact the County Collector at (573) 547-4422.

6. If I have an escrow for my taxes, will I receive a tax bill?

No. The tax bill will be mailed to the lending institution where you have escrow, providing the lending institution has requested it. Should you receive the tax bill, please forward it to the lending institution.

7. What do I need if I am the owner of a vehicle for the first time?

You will need a Tax Wavier for non-assessment clearance from the Assessor's Office ((573)547-5211), proof of insurance, a Missouri State Inspection Certificate, and the title or registration to the vehicle.

8. Who is responsible for paying the taxes on property I purchased, and am I responsible for interest and penalty should taxes become delinquent?

The current owner is responsible for paying all taxes due on property. Partial payments are not accepted. If you did not purchase the property until later in the year, the taxes should have been pro-rated in most transactions and deducted from the selling price at closing or paid to you by the previous owner. Yes. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve you from paying the taxes or any interest and penalty due should they become delinquent. All taxes become delinquent if they are not paid by December 31.

9. Why am I being taxed for a vehicle I no longer own?

Your tax is based on the vehicles you owned on January 1 of the tax year. Even if you no longer own the vehicle, even if you own different vehicles, even if you own no vehicles, you still pay based on what you owned on the first day of that particular year.

10. When are real estate and personal property taxes due?

Real Estate and Personal Property taxes are levied annually and the statements are mailed out in November. Tax payments are due by December 31 of each year. If paying by mail, the postmark determines the timeliness of payment. Payments received after December 31 must include penalty and interest charges. If a tax bill is not received by December 1, please contact the collector's office at (573) 547-4422. Failure to receive a tax bill does not relieve the obligation to pay taxes and applicable late fees. If you are paying taxes after December 31, please refer to the delinquent payment chart on the right side of the statement.

11. Why is someone named Etal on my tax statement?

Etal is not a person's name. It is a phrase which means "and others." It is used when there is not enough space to list all of the owners.

12. What is personal property tax?

Personal property tax is a tax which is based upon the value of taxable personal property. Personal property is everything that is not real property, that is to say, everything that is not real estate.

13. What is taxable personal property?

See RSMO: 137.115 137.120

Taxable personal property consists of motor vehicles, trailers, mobile homes, watercraft, boat motors, aircraft, livestock, farm machinery and equipment, agricultural crops, and any other personal property not exempted by law. Taxation of business enterprises is not included here because its complexity is beyond the scope of this explanation.

14. Who owes personal property tax?

See RSMO: 137.075

Every person owning or holding taxable personal property in Missouri on the first day of January, including all such property purchased on that day, shall be liable for taxes thereon during the same calendar year. This includes the property of non-residents whose property is held in Missouri, but does not include the property of non-residents whose property is regularly kept in another state, but just happens to be in Missouri on the first of January.

15. How much can I expect to pay?

Your tax is calculated by dividing the assessed value of your property by 100 and then multiplying that result by the tax levy. The formula looks like this:

(Assessed Value / 100) x Tax Levy.

16. What is assessed Personal Property value?

All property except that listed below 33 1/3%

Mobile homes used as dwellings 19%

Grain and other Agricultural Crops .05%

Livestock and Poultry 12%

Farm Machinery 12%

Historic motor vehicles
minimum $100

Certain aircraft hours flown in given year

Certain business tools and equipment (see laws)

17. What is a tax levy?

The levy is the figure which is multiplied by the assessed value to arrive at the tax amount. A levy is a tax rate which is set by each taxing district which derives a part of its revenue from property tax. Taxing districts cannot arbitrarily set the tax rate they charge, but instead must put the proposed rate to a vote of the residents living within that district. Once the levy rate has been approved by the voters it typically remains at that rate until another vote is taken.

18. How is the value of my property determined?

The Assessor uses standard valuation manuals for all of the various types of personal property. Vehicles are the most widely owned form of taxable personal property, and for this the Assessor uses a rate book provided by the Missouri State Tax Commission. This rate book is used by all Missouri counties. For any questions concerning the valuation of your property, your point of contact is the Perry County Assessor's Office. The County Assessor is the official whose responsibility is to assess the value of all taxable personal property within the county.

19. What do I do if I believe my property has been overvalued?

Contact the Assessor's Office. The Assessor's phone number is (573) 547-5211.

20. How does personal property get taxed; do I need to do anything?

See RSMO: 137.340

Yes. Each year you are required to make a list, called an assessment list, of all of your taxable personal property and mail or deliver this list to the County Assessor's office in the county where you lived on the first day of January. This list is due no later than the first of March.

21. Is there a form available for this purpose?

Yes. Each January the Assessor mails a form to everyone who submitted an assessment list or opened a new tax account the previous year. If you do not receive one of these forms by the middle of January, you should call the Assessor's office and request one. The Assessor's phone number is (573) 547-5211.

22. Where is personal property assessed?

See RSMO: 137.090

All taxable personal property shall be assessed in the county in which the owner resides on the first day of January with a few exceptions. The exceptions are: houseboats, cabin cruisers, floating boat docks, and immobile mobile homes shall be assessed in the county in which they were located on the first day of January. Personal property owned by an estate shall be assessed in the county in which the division of the circuit court has jurisdiction.

23. For Missouri Sales Tax Information.

Use this website link http://dor.mo.gov/business/sales/

24. What is assessed Real Estate value?

Assessed value is a percentage of market value. In order to calculate the assessed value, multiply the market value by the adjustment factor which applies to the type of property being considered. The property types are agricultural property, commercial property and residential property. The adjustment factors are as follows:

Agricultural Property 12%
Commercial Property 32%
Residential Property 19%

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County Recorder

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1. What is the Recorder's Office?

The Recorder of Deeds Office is a place where all transactions having to do with land, including attachments, sales of property, Deeds of Trust, and Quit Claim Deeds are recorded and kept in a permanent file. This is where land records are kept. Map

2. What is a Deed of Trust?

A Deed of Trust is a lien on the property to ensure payment of the money due to the lender.

3. What is a Warranty Deed?

A Warranty Deed is an instrument by which the buyer obtains title to the piece of property being sold. A deed can come in many forms. The most common source of passing title is the Warranty Deed. The seller warrants that he has not encumbered the title and guarantees that his predecessors have not encumbered the title.

4. What if I have lost my Deed?

The primary evidence of ownership of land is not so much the deed itself as the recording of the deed. However, if misplaced or lost, a copy may be obtained from the Recorder’s Office and certified with the Recorder’s signature and official stamp or seal. This will suffice for the original deed.

5. How do I find the Deed if I don’t recall when the real estate was purchased?

A cross-reference index is maintained to search records. It is helpful to have the approximate year of purchase along with owner’s name.

6. How do I know my Warranty Deed has been recorded?

The Recorder of Deeds office clocks the instrument with the date and time. It is then given a document number and a certificate is added with all of this information on the front page before the document is signed by the Recorder or a Deputy.

7. What else is the Recorder of Deeds Office responsible for?

Marriage License - The Recorder of Deeds office takes Marriage License applications, issues Marriage Licenses, files the license after the marriage is performed and maintains a permanent record of both male and female and the date of the marriage.

Surveys and Plats - The Recorders office also receives Surveys and Plats of subdivisions which are put on record as to date and time. They are scanned for public use and the plat is kept in the Recorder’s office.

Armed Forces Document - The Recorder also files Armed Forces Documents (D.D.214) free of charge.

8. What happens to a document that is brought into the Recorders Office?

A document goes through a number of steps before the document is returned to the patron.

1. The document is checked for dates, signatures, spelling of names, acknowledgments and, depending on the type of instrument, any other information that is needed before recording.
2. If all information is correct and meets state statute and formatting requirements the document is accepted and priced according to the number of pages it contains.
3. The document is then clocked with the date and time, given a document number and certified on the top of the first page.
4. The document is scanned.
5. The document is indexed into the computer system by Grantor and Grantee name.
6. The document images are proofed and indexing verified, to see that they were correctly entered into the computer system and then the documents are returned to the proper address.

9. Can I make my own Deed(s)?

The Recorder always recommends the retention of an attorney or title company for this important process. The Recorders Office is a recording agency and is prohibited by state law from making out deeds or answering those questions which pertain to legal matters.

10. How do I find the deed to my property?

There is a computerized index of Grantor and Grantee information that is available in the Recorder’s vault for public use. Grantor means seller and Grantee means buyer. In order to locate a copy of your deed, you would search for your name as the Grantee since you are the one that last bought the property. Once you ascertain the year you purchased the property, you will utilize either the computer index (1989 through the present) or the Grantee Book (1821 through 1992) to further look up your deed. Within these indexes, you will find your full name arranged alphabetically, which will refer you to a book and page number/document number.

11. How far back do the recordings go?

Our land records go back to 1821. Index to marriage records begin 1825.

12. Can you record property located elsewhere in the Perry County Recorder of Deeds office?

No, property must be recorded in the county in which it is located.

13. Are the Recorder’s records current?

Yes, the documents are put into the computer within a 24-hour period after being recorded. They are timed and Grantee and Grantor are listed as well as the document number. The computer can call up information immediately after being put into the records.

14. How long will it take for a Deed to be returned to the patron?

There are a number of functions that take place when a document is filed. It must be date and time stamped, checked for statutory document requirements and statutory formatting standards. If no errors are found it is then cashiered and indexed into the computer. It must be scanned, proofed and verified before it can be mailed back to the patron. As a result, the amount of time required to complete this process varies, but usually the document is mailed back to the customer the next business day.

If you have questions, contact us at (573) 547-1611.

15. What fees are charged regarding the documents and services provided by the Recorder of Deeds office?

For services the Recorder collects a fee and at the end of each month disburses the fees according to statutory requirements. Fees collected help fund important services such as Domestic Violence, Housing Trust Fund, Children’s Trust Fund, County Employees Retirement Fund, County General Revenue and State and Local Government Records Preservation Fund in order to provide records restoration. Computer maintenance fees help keep the electronic recording system upgraded and maintained for the use and benefit of our patrons.
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County Treasurer

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1. Where is the money of Perry County kept?

The current Depository Banking Agreement runs from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2025.

The Bank of Missouri

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General

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1. Frequently asked question about the community?

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How Do I?

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1. How do I register to vote?

You can register to vote through the Perry County Clerk at:
321 N. Main St., Ste. 2
Perryville, MO 63775

Voter Registration

2. How do I pay my tax bill?

Tax payments are accepted by mail by using the return envelope included with the statement. Payments can also be taken to the drive-up window from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, or dropped off at the 24-hour deposit located outside the Perry County Administration Building.

3. Where do I go to get license plates?

Perryville License Office, Address: 624 Old St Mary's Rd, Perryville, Mo 63775, Phone: (573)547-6100

4. How do I obtain a Missouri license plate?

To get a Missouri license plate, you will need the title or registration to the vehicle, proof of insurance, a Missouri State Inspection certificate, and a validated tax receipt from the Perry County Collector's Office or a Tax Waiver for non-assessment clearance from the Assessor's Office.

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Public Administrator

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1. What is a Public Administrator?

A Public Administrator is an elected official who is appointed through the Probate Court as Guardian and/or Conservator for people who have been declared incapacitated.

2. Who decides whether or not a person is incapacitated?

Usually a judge from the Probate Division makes that decision.