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Recording a Deed or Document in Dent County, MO
Dent County (population 14,584) records real-property documents through the Dent 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.
Dent County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dent County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 112 E. Fifth St., Suite 2, Salem, MO 65560
- Phone
- 573-729-2198
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Dent County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00/page
- Other fees
- Plats $39 first page/$25 addl (18x24); surveys $24 first/$5 addl; copies $1/page; certification $2
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dent County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Dent County?
Dent 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 Dent County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Dent County's formatting rules: 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 Dent 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 Dent County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dent County property are searchable at Dent 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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