(a) Filing—Lien. A judgment entered or registered in any United States court in this state or in any court of record of this state, upon the filing of a transcript thereof in the office of the clerk of the circuit court of any county other than the one in which the judgment was obtained, shall be a lien on the real estate that belongs to the person against whom such judgment is entered and that is situated in the county in which such transcript is filed.
Rule 74.13.Transcript of Judgment--When Lien in Another County.
Part I · Rule 74: Judgments, Orders and Proceedings Thereon · Last amended January 1, 1988 · Last verified July 22, 2026
In one sentenceRule 74.13 lets a judgment become a lien on real estate in a county other than where it was entered once a transcript of the judgment is filed there, with that lien's duration tied to the original judgment's lien and with execution and revival remaining exclusive to the entering court.
Full Text of Rule 74.13
(b) Entry of Time of Filing. The clerk shall enter on the judgment records the time of the filing of the transcript.
(c) Extent and Duration of Lien. The lien created by the filing of a transcript shall exist to the same extent and for the same time only as the lien of the judgment in the county where the same was entered. A transcript of a judgment reviving a judgment may be filed in the same manner as a transcript of an original judgment.
(d) Execution and Revival. Executions may be issued and judgments or liens may be revived only by the circuit court where the judgment was entered.
Amendment History
Adopted May 22, 1987, eff. Jan. 1, 1988.
Plain-English Summary
A Missouri judgment lien attaches to property in the county where the judgment was entered, but judgment debtors often own real estate elsewhere. Rule 74.13 extends the lien's reach: when a transcript of a judgment entered in any Missouri court of record, or in a federal court sitting in Missouri, is filed with the circuit clerk of another county, that filing creates a lien on the debtor's real estate located in that other county.
The clerk who receives the transcript must record the time it was filed, since that filing date fixes when the lien in the new county begins. The rule also makes clear that a transcript of a revived judgment — not just an original judgment — can be filed the same way, so a creditor who has revived a judgment under Rule 74.09 can still extend its reach into other counties.
Importantly, the lien created by a transcript filing does not have an independent life of its own. It exists only to the same extent and for the same duration as the lien of the original judgment in the county where it was entered. If that underlying lien expires or is extinguished, the transcript lien in the other county falls with it. And every lever for enforcing or extending the judgment — issuing executions, or reviving the judgment or its lien — remains exclusively with the circuit court that entered the judgment in the first place; a transcript filed elsewhere does not create a separate forum for those actions.
Frequently Asked Questions
How does a judgment lien reach property in another county?
By filing a transcript of the judgment with the clerk of the circuit court in that other county. The lien then attaches to the debtor's real estate located there.
Does the clerk have to record when the transcript was filed?
Yes. The clerk enters the time of filing on the judgment records, and that time fixes when the lien in the new county begins.
How long does the lien created by a filed transcript last?
Only as long as the lien of the original judgment in the county where it was entered. It rises and falls with the original lien's duration.
Does the transcript filing set up an independent lien that survives the original judgment?
No. The lien created by the transcript exists only to the extent and for the time the original judgment's lien exists in the county where it was entered.
Can a revived judgment's transcript also be filed in another county?
Yes. The rule allows a transcript of a judgment reviving a judgment to be filed the same way as a transcript of an original judgment.
Can I get an execution issued by the county where I filed the transcript?
No. Executions may be issued, and judgments or liens may be revived, only by the circuit court where the judgment was originally entered.
Source & verification. Rule text and amendment history are
reproduced verbatim from the Missouri State & Federal Court Rules, adopted by the
Supreme Court of Missouri. Last verified July 22, 2026. ·
Official source
Also known as: transcript of judgment missourijudgment lien in another countyforeign county judgment lienfiling a judgment transcript