Missouri · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dallas County, MO
Dallas County (population 18,025) records real-property documents through the Dallas 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.
Dallas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dallas County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Dallas County Recorder of Deeds, 108 S Maple St #10 / PO Box 406, Buffalo, MO 65622
- Phone
- (417) 345-2242
- Checks payable to
- Dallas County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Dallas County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document +$25; copies $1/page (registered online search users)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dallas County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Dallas County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin standard if cover sheet used; 8.5x11 standard paper assumed per statewide norm
- Cover sheet
- Cover page NOT required, but optional; if submitted, must include the top 3-inch margin/first-page designations
Can you e-record in Dallas County?
Yes. Dallas County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Dallas County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Dallas 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 CSC, or by mail to Dallas County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dallas County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dallas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dallas County property are searchable at Dallas County Assessor / GIS (Integrity GIS). 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
Missouri isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.