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Recording a Deed or Document in Carter County, MO
Carter County (population 5,418) records real-property documents through the Carter 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.
Carter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carter County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 105 Main St / PO Box 1107, Van Buren, MO 63965
- Phone
- 573-323-9656
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Carter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document fee $25; copies $2 first page/$1 additional page; certification $1/document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carter County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Carter County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white/light 20# paper, black/dark ink, one side only, min 8-pt type, 3-in top margin, min 0.75-in other margins, signatures in black/dark ink with typed name beneath, no watermarks/logos/continuous forms/permanent binding
Can you e-record in Carter County?
Carter 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 Carter County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Carter 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 Carter County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carter County property are searchable at Carter County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Missouri
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