Missouri Revised Statutes Title XXVII. Debtor-Creditor Relations § 430.120. Failure to deliver excess proceeds--penalty

Any lienor failing or refusing to deliver to said treasurer the excess proceeds of sale together with a sworn statement as required in section 430.110 within thirty days after such sale, shall be liable for double the excess proceeds of said sale, to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction by civil action.