1. The director of finance shall devise and provide a seal for the division of finance which shall continue to be the seal of the division. The description of the seal, with an impression thereof, shall be filed in the office of the secretary of state.

2. Every paper executed by the director of finance in pursuance of any authority conferred on him by law and sealed with the seal of the division of finance shall be received in evidence and may be recorded in the proper recording offices in the same manner and with the same effect as a deed regularly acknowledged.

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 361.030

  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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