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	RECORDERS
59.003	Requests for records dated after December 31, 1969 to be made at original recorder's office. (8/28/2010)
59.005	Definitions. (8/28/2005)
59.010	Office created. (8/28/1945)
59.020	Election — term of office (first, second and third class counties). (8/28/1959)
59.021	Qualifications when offices of clerk of the court and recorder of deeds are separate. (8/28/2021)
59.022	Vacancy when offices of clerk of the court and recorder of deeds are separate, how filled. (8/28/2011)
59.041	Separation of offices of circuit clerk and recorder of deeds (certain second class counties) — office to be placed on ballot, when. (8/28/2003)
59.042	Vote required to separate offices of circuit court clerk and recorder of deeds, when. (8/28/2003)
59.043	Circuit court clerk elected, when. (7/1/2001)
59.044	Certain recorders to be paid statutory compensation. (8/28/2005)
59.080	Failure to give bond — penalty. (8/28/1939)
59.090	Circuit clerk to be ex officio recorder, exceptions (fourth class counties). (7/1/2001)
59.100	Bond. (8/28/2021)
59.110	Bond of clerk — deposited, recorded (fourth class counties). (8/28/1939)
59.120	Place of office — record books. (8/28/1939)
59.130	Seal. (7/1/2001)
59.140	Seal used by ex officio recorder. (8/28/1939)
59.150	Administration of oaths. (8/28/1939)
59.160	Office hours, cities of 300,000 or more population. (8/28/1990)
59.163	Instruments where recorded or filed in counties of first class having two recording offices. (8/28/2003)
59.167	Abstract of instruments in branch offices not required to be kept (first class counties). (8/28/1957)
59.170	Branch of Jackson County recorder's office in Kansas City — recording of documents at county seat of Jackson County permitted. (8/28/2006)
59.180	County commission to provide office and supplies. (8/28/1969)
59.200	Recorder or deputy prohibited from making abstracts of title — penalty. (8/28/1939)
59.210	Accounts audited and settled by county commission. (8/28/1939)
59.220	Compensation of recorder of deeds (St. Louis City). (8/28/1998)
59.227	Fees, record of and disposition of (certain first class counties). (8/28/1973)
59.230	Fees received — reports — deposited where (second class counties). (8/28/1967)
59.240	Fees to be collected — affidavit required — report, contents of (second class and certain first class counties). (8/28/1973)
59.245	Record of conveyances to county assessor (second class and certain first class counties). (8/28/1990)
59.250	Accounting of fees collected — annual report — moneys collected property of county. (7/1/2001)
59.255	Marginal release of deeds of trust book kept, certain counties. (7/1/2001)
59.257	Deputy recorders — appointment — qualifications — certain counties. (7/1/2001)
59.260	Circuit clerk to collect and report fees as recorder, when. (7/1/2001)
59.270	Deputies — compensation (certain first class counties). (8/28/1973)
59.290	Deputies — appointment — qualifications — compensation (second class counties). (8/28/1959)
59.300	Deputies, counties wherein clerk is ex officio recorder — appointment — qualifications. (7/1/2001)
59.310	Documents for recording — page, defined — size of type or print — signature requirements — recorder's fee. (8/28/2022)
59.313	Recorder's fees (St. Louis City) — page, defined — size of type or print — signature requirements. (1/1/2002)
59.318	Donation for homeless, recording of certain instruments (Jackson County). (8/28/2010)
59.319	User fee and an additional fee required to record — collection, deposit, distribution, use of — state treasurer, commissioner of administration, secretary of state, duties. (8/28/2012)
59.320	Fee to be paid before record made, exceptions. (8/28/1986)
59.321	One dollar filing fee required, used for county employees' retirement system or general revenue account. (9/1/2003)
59.330	What shall be recorded — legal description required, when — validity. (8/28/2003)
59.331	Certain personal identifying information not to be included in certain documents for recording, exceptions. (8/28/2006)
59.332	Redaction or removal of sensitive personal identifying information permitted, when, procedure (Jackson County) (8/28/2006)
59.335	Bankruptcy, certified copies of papers to be recorded — fees. (8/28/1951)
59.340	Records to be recorded in separate books by classes. (8/28/1939)
59.350	Conveyances of personal property recorded, how. (8/28/1939)
59.380	Land patents recorded. (8/28/1939)
59.390	Copies of land patents received in evidence. (8/28/1939)
59.400	Manner of recording. (8/28/1994)
59.410	Photographic copies deemed recording — to be bound. (8/28/1939)
59.420	Manner of recording (first class counties and certain cities). (8/28/1945)
59.430	Certificate on instrument recorded. (8/28/1939)
59.440	Abstract and index of deeds. (8/28/1939)
59.450	Index to marriage contracts and certificates. (8/28/1939)
59.460	Index to officers' commissions and bonds. (8/28/1939)
59.470	Index to instruments on file. (8/28/1939)
59.480	Recording of discharges from Armed Forces — definitions — duties of recorders — certain discharge records open records — disclosure of records, when. (8/28/2004)
59.510	Certified copy of deeds for land in different counties to be recorded, when. (8/28/1939)
59.520	Certified copy of record notice to purchasers. (8/28/1939)
59.530	Force and effect of certified copy. (8/28/1939)
59.540	United States land patents. (8/28/1939)
59.550	United States land patents — duties of recorders. (8/28/1939)
59.560	New abstract and index of deeds, when made — fee. (8/28/1939)
59.563	Electronic format for documents may be established. (8/28/1999)
59.565	Electronically transmitted signature valid, when. (8/28/1999)
59.567	Fees, collection procedure. (8/28/1999)
59.568	Electronic records, requirements for certain documents. (8/28/2020)
59.569	Electronic documents with electronic signatures, permissible, when — requirements, certificate — notary public duties — inapplicability, when. (8/28/2020)
59.570	Records rebound, when. (8/28/1939)
59.580	Records transcribed, when. (8/28/1939)
59.590	New record books — designation — certification — validity. (8/28/1939)
59.605	Recorder to furnish assessor with list of mortgages and deeds of trust (second and certain third class counties). (8/28/1975)
59.610	Rerecording of conveyances — when — by whom. (8/28/1939)
59.620	Rerecording — free of charge, when. (8/28/1939)
59.630	Compensation for rerecording copyist. (8/28/1939)
59.640	Rerecorded conveyances admissible in evidence. (8/28/1939)
59.650	Neglect of duty — liability. (8/28/1957)
59.660	Neglect of duty — penalty. (8/28/1939)
	WAIVER OF RIGHTS OF REVERTER
59.700	Waiver of state's rights of reverter in certain property (Scott County). (8/28/2001)
	ADDITIONAL FEE
59.800	Additional five dollar fee imposed, when, distribution — fund established, use of moneys — deficiency, effect of. (8/28/2018)

- Cross References
	Compensation and commissions lost by school operating levy reduction, offset procedure, 50.338
	Compensation in certain counties, 50.334
	Compensation in certain first classification counties, 50.343
	County employees' retirement system, 50.1000 to 50.1300
	Fees to be collected, deposit to retirement system, 50.1190
	Flour brands, recorder to keep record, 417.130
	Fraudulent documents, filing of, system to log required, 570.095
	Homeless assistance program, duties, Jackson, St. Louis County and certain first classification counties, 67.1064
	Land list in certain first classification counties, recorder to keep, 137.415
	Lien for internal revenue taxes, notice filed with recorder, duties, 14.010 to 14.030
	Marriage license or certified copy issued, additional fee to be collected, how deposited, duties of county recorder, 451.151
	Marriage record, statement and affidavit filed with recorder when lost or destroyed, 451.200
	Mechanics lien on property of nonresident, notice filed with recorder, 429.110
	Mortgages and deeds of trust, duties of recorder generally, Chap. 443
	Plats, duties of recorder generally, Chap. 445
	Records, photostatic or other reproducing techniques may be used, 109.120 to 109.140
	Sheriff's deed, recording fee, time allowed, 92.852