MO Rev Stat § 137.355 (2021)
2021 Missouri Revised Statutes|Title X - Taxation and Revenue|Chapter 137 - Assessment and Levy of Property Taxes|Section 137.355 - Notice of increased assessment of listed property — notice to owners, when, contents.

Effective - 28 Aug 2010   137.355. Notice of increased assessment of listed property — notice to owners, when, contents. — 1. If an assessor increases the valuation of any tangible personal property as estimated in the itemized list furnished to the assessor, and if an assessor increases the valuation of any real property, he shall forthwith notify the record owner of the increase either in person or by mail directed to the last known address, and if the address of the owner is unknown notice shall be given by publication in two newspapers published in the county.  2. For all calendar years prior to the first day of January of the year following receipt of software necessary for the implementation of the requirements provided under subsections 3 and 4 of this section from the state tax commission, whenever any assessor shall increase the valuation of any real property, he or she shall forthwith notify the record owner on or before June fifteenth of the previous assessed value and such increase either in person, or by mail directed to the last known address and include on the face of such notice, in no less than twelve-point font, the following statement:  NOTICE TO TAXPAYER: IF YOUR ASSESSED VALUE HAS INCREASED, IT MAY INCREASE YOUR REAL PROPERTY TAXES WHICH ARE DUE DECEMBER THIRTY-FIRST. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE THAT THE VALUE OF YOUR PROPERTY HAS INCREASED, YOU MUST CHALLENGE THE VALUE ON OR BEFORE ______ (INSERT DATE BY WHICH APPEAL MUST BE FILED) BY CONTACTING YOUR COUNTY ASSESSOR.  3. Effective January first of the year following receipt of software necessary for the implementation of the requirements provided under this subsection and subsection 4 of this section from the state tax commission, if an assessor increases the valuation of any real property, the assessor, on or before June fifteenth, shall notify the record owner of the increase and, in a year of general reassessment, the county shall notify the record owner of the projected tax liability likely to result from such an increase either in person or by mail directed to the last known address, and, if the address of the owner is unknown, notice shall be given by publication in two newspapers published in the county. Notice of the projected tax liability from the county shall accompany the notice of increased valuation from the assessor.  4. The notice of projected tax liability, required under subsection 3 of this section, from the county shall include:  (1) Record owner's name, address, and the parcel number of the property;  (2) A list of all political subdivisions levying a tax upon the property of the record owner;  (3) The projected tax rate for each political subdivision levying a tax upon the property of the record owner, and the purpose for each levy of such political subdivisions;  (4) The previous year's tax rates for each individual tax levy imposed by each political subdivision levying a tax upon the property of the record owner;  (5) The tax rate ceiling for each levy imposed by each political subdivision levying a tax upon the property of the record owner;  (6) The contact information for each political subdivision levying a tax upon the property of the record owner;  (7) A statement identifying any projected tax rates for political subdivisions levying a tax upon the property of the record owner, which were not calculated and provided by the political subdivision levying the tax; and  (8) The total projected property tax liability of the taxpayer. ­­-------- (L. 1945 p. 1930 § 7, A.L. 1959 H.B. 108, A.L. 2008 S.B. 711, A.L. 2010 H.B. 1316 merged with S.B. 588)