361.540. Claims approved or rejected--list of such claims. - Missouri Statutes

Claims approved or rejected--list of such claims.

361.540. 1. The director shall, not later than thirty days after thetime has expired to file objections to claims duly presented, approve orreject every duly filed claim except claims as to which objections arestill pending undetermined by the court or judge.

2. Every claim approved by him, he or she shall endorse "approved"and file so endorsed in his or her office.

3. If he or she doubts the justice or validity of any claim, he orshe shall reject such claim and shall endorse the same "rejected" and filesaid claim so endorsed in his or her office. He or she shall cause noticeof such rejection to be served upon the claimant either personally or bymail.

4. The director shall not determine priorities, in approving orrejecting claims; but approved claims shall be presented to the circuitcourt of Cole County pursuant to section 361.570 for determination as totheir priority of payment.

5. Within thirty days after the director has approved or rejected allclaims duly filed, he or she shall list all claims approved and allrejected by him and file one copy of said list in the public records of thedivision of finance.

(RSMo 1939 § 7931, A.L. 2000 S.B. 896)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 5336; 1919 § 11719