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Recording a Deed or Document in Clay County, MO
Clay County (population 265,032) records real-property documents through the Clay 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.
Clay County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clay County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 238, Liberty, MO 64069
- Phone
- 816-407-3550
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; no recordings accepted after 4:00 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Clay County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 for the first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page
- Other fees
- $25.00 extra for non-standard documents; copies $2.00 first page, $1.00 each additional; certification $1.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clay County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Clay County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. white or light-colored 20 lb paper, no watermarks; black or dark ink, one side only; minimum 8-point type; 3 in. top margin on first page, 3/4 in. on all other margins; no permanent binding (staples OK)
- Cover sheet
- Not required; if one is used it needs a 3 in. top margin and the first-page designations
Checked against official Clay County and Missouri sources on October 6, 2026: claycountymo.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Clay County?
Clay 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 Clay County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Clay 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 Clay 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 Clay County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clay County property are searchable at Clay County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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