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Recording a Deed or Document in Putnam County, MO
Putnam County (population 4,546) records real-property documents through the Putnam 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.
Putnam County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Putnam County Recorder of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1600 W. Main St., Room 202, Unionville, MO 63565
- Phone
- (660) 947-3295
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Putnam County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $24.00 (statewide MO noncharter-county recording fee, RSMo 59.310)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $25.00 non-standard-document penalty if applicable
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Putnam County Recorder of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Putnam County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MO standard: 8.5x11 paper, black ink, single-sided, min 8-point type, 3-inch top margin page 1, 3/4-inch other margins
Can you e-record in Putnam County?
Yes. Putnam 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 Putnam County, Missouri
- Prepare the document so it meets Putnam 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 Putnam 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 Putnam County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Putnam County property are searchable at Putnam County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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