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Recording a Deed or Document in Ozark County, MO
Ozark County (population 9,172) records real-property documents through the Ozark 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.
Ozark County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ozark County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Ozark County Recorder of Deeds, PO Box 36, 1 Courthouse Square, Gainesville, MO 65655
- Phone
- (417) 679-4232
- Checks payable to
- Ozark County Recorder of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ozark County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page
- Other fees
- $25.00 non-standard document surcharge; copies $2 first page/$1 additional; certification $1/document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ozark County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Ozark County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 white/light 20# paper, black/dark ink, one side only, minimum 8-point type
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:30am-4:30pm weekdays
Can you e-record in Ozark County?
Ozark 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 Ozark County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Ozark 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 Ozark County Recorder of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ozark County Recorder of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ozark County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ozark County property are searchable at Ozark County Assessor's Office (no dedicated official online owner/situs parcel search portal confirmed). 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.