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Table of Contents » Title 5 Municipal Finance and Taxation » Chapter 2 Real Property Taxes » § 5-204 Authorization to collect delinquent taxes.
Jefferson City
Title 5 : Municipal Finance and Taxation
Chapter 2 : Real Property Taxes

5-204 : Authorization to collect delinquent taxes.

The city attorney is directed to issue distress warrants for the collection of delinquent taxes in accordance with general law. If not otherwise collected, the city attorney, or other attorney designated by the council, shall, at the council's direction, file suit for collection of all delinquent taxes not later than eighteen months following the date of delinquency, in the manner provided for by law. (1996 Code, § 6-204)

Date Last Updated: 01/05/2026
Codification Date: 08/01/2001

Officials at Date of Last Codification:

Mayor - Mitch Cain

Vice Mayor - Kevin Bunch

Council Member - Ailene Combs

Council Member - Dennis (Rocky) Melton

Council Member - Shelia Purkey

City Manager - James A. Gallup

Recorder - Bettina Chandler