Missouri · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Bates County, MO
Bates County (population 16,512) records real-property documents through the Bates 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.
Bates County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bates County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Bates County Administration Building, 103 W. Dakota, Room 3, Butler, MO 64730
- Phone
- (660) 386-7776, Option 5
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bates County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page
- Other fees
- $25.00 non-standard document penalty; copies $1.00/page; marriage license $48.00 (cash only)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bates County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Bates County requires
- Page formatting
- Document must include title, date, all grantors'/grantees' names, statutory addresses, legal description, and reference information on the first page below a 3-inch top margin
Can you e-record in Bates County?
Bates County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Bates County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Bates 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 by mail to Bates County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
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