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Recording a Deed or Document in Adair County, MO
Adair County (population 25,684) records real-property documents through the Adair County Recorder of Deeds. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Adair County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Adair County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Adair County Courthouse, 106 W. Washington St., Kirksville, MO 63501
- Phone
- (660) 665-3890
- Checks payable to
- Adair County Recorder of Deeds (not explicitly stated on site; check payable to office per standard MO practice)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Adair County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page
- Other fees
- $25.00 non-standard document surcharge (in addition to per-page fee) if document does not meet Missouri formatting standards; copies not otherwise itemized
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Adair County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Adair County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must meet Missouri State Statute recording format standards (3-inch top margin on first page, 8.5x11in standard, legible font, etc.) per office's 'Recording Requirements for Front Page of Document' guidance
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly required; must comply with Missouri statutory front-page/recording-requirements format (title, grantor/grantee, legal description, return-to address, first page margin)
- Submission & return
- Standard MO practice is return by mail if self-addressed stamped envelope enclosed
- Hours & turnaround
- Recording cutoff 4:00 PM daily (office open 8:30am-4:30pm); no specific turnaround time published
Can you e-record in Adair County?
Yes. Adair County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Adair County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Adair County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Adair County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Adair County Recorder of Deeds (not explicitly stated on site; check payable to office per standard MO practice).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Adair County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Adair County property are searchable at Adair County Assessor - Real Estate Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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