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Recording a Deed or Document in Mississippi County, MO
Mississippi County (population 12,003) records real-property documents through the Mississippi County Recorder of Deeds (George Bays). 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.
Mississippi County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mississippi County Recorder of Deeds (George Bays)
- Mailing address
- Mississippi County Courthouse, 200 N. Main St., 2nd Floor, P.O. Box 81, Charleston, MO 63834
- Phone
- 573-683-2146 ext. 2226 (direct 573-683-2598; fax 573-683-7696)
- Checks payable to
- Mississippi County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Mississippi County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Copies $1/page; certification $1/document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mississippi County Recorder of Deeds (George Bays) before you mail a check.
What Mississippi County requires
- Page formatting
- Follows Missouri statutory format (RSMo 59.313): 3-inch top margin first page, 1-inch other margins
Can you e-record in Mississippi County?
Yes. Mississippi 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 Mississippi County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Mississippi 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 Mississippi County Recorder of Deeds (George Bays).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mississippi County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mississippi County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mississippi County property are searchable at Mississippi 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
Missouri isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.