511.440. Transcript of judgment a lien in another county, when--procedure. - Missouri Statutes

Transcript of judgment a lien in another county, when--procedure.

511.440. 1. Judgments and decrees obtained in the supreme court orany district of the court of appeals or any United States court or anycourt of record in this state shall, upon the filing of a transcriptthereof in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any other countyand indexing of such transcript as provided in subsection 2 of thissection, be a lien upon the real estate of the person against whom suchjudgment or decree is rendered, situate in the county in which suchtranscript is filed.

2. Such judgment or decree as provided in subsection 1 of thissection shall be entered in the record kept by the clerk of the circuitcourt having jurisdiction of civil causes within a county or a city notwithin a county, for judgments and decrees of the circuit court of suchcounty as provided in section 511.500, except that the record of entry ofsuch judgment or decree shall also include the name and location of thecourt that rendered such judgment or decree.

(RSMo 1939 § 1306, A. 1949 H.B. 2119, A.L. 1973 S.B. 263, A.L. 1978 H.B. 1634, A.L. 1994 S.B. 424, A.L. 1999 S.B. 1, et al.)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 1142; 1919 § 1593; 1909 § 2162