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Recording a Deed or Document in Harrison County, MO
Harrison County (population 8,281) records real-property documents through the Harrison County Recorder of Deeds (office held by Circuit Clerk-Recorder). 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.
Harrison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harrison County Recorder of Deeds (office held by Circuit Clerk-Recorder)
- Mailing address
- 1505 Main St / PO Box 189, Bethany, MO 64424
- Phone
- 660-425-6425
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Harrison County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00/page
- Other fees
- $25 non-standard document surcharge if applicable; copies $2 first page/$1 addl page; certification $1/doc
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harrison County Recorder of Deeds (office held by Circuit Clerk-Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Harrison County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not required, but optional cover page will be recorded as page 1; document must contain 3-inch top margin on first page reserved for recorder's certification, 0.75-inch margins elsewhere, 8.5x11 white/light 20# paper, black/dark ink, one side only, min. 8-point type, first page must show title, date, grantor/grantee names, statutory addresses, and legal description
Can you e-record in Harrison County?
Yes. Harrison County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Harrison County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Harrison 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 Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Harrison County Recorder of Deeds (office held by Circuit Clerk-Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harrison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harrison County property are searchable at Harrison County Assessor (GIS parcel viewer). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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