Missouri Laws 140.850 – Contracts with private attorneys or collection agencies for assistance
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Terms Used In Missouri Laws 140.850
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020
For all taxes administered by the department of revenue, the director may enter into contracts with private attorneys or professional collection agencies for the collection of delinquent taxes owed by residents or nonresidents of the state of Missouri; except that, any contract let pursuant to this section shall be awarded in the manner prescribed by chapter 34 and shall be subject to appropriation made therefor. Any contract entered into pursuant to this section shall not provide for a collection fee in excess of twenty-five percent of the amount collected.