STANDARD FORM RECORDING REQUIREMENTS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2002

NOTE:  THERE IS A NONCOMPLIANCE FEE OF AN ADDITIONAL $25.00 PER RECORDING

Statutory changes as found in §59.310 and §59.313 Revised Statutes of Missouri are repealed as of January 1, 2002 and new §59.005, §59.310 and §59.313 are enacted in lieu thereof.  House Bill 606 and Senate Bill 515 are identical in language and  are available on-line at: 

http://www.house.state.mo.us/bills01/biltxt01/sencom01/hb0606e.htm
http://www.senate.state.mo.us/01info/billtext/tat/SB515.htm

FIRST PAGE REQUIREMENTS:

Every document containing any of the items listed in this subsection that is presented for recording, except the exempt documents listed below, shall have such information on the FIRST PAGE below the three-inch horizontal margin:

1. The title of the document
2. The date of the document
3. All grantors names
4. All grantees names
5. Any statutory addresses
6. The legal description of the property and
7. Reference book and pages for statutory requirements, if applicable

(If there is not sufficient room on the first page for all of the information, the page reference within the document where the information is set out shall be stated on the first page.)

EXEMPT DOCUMENTS:

1. Documents executed outside of the U.S.
2. Documents which were signed prior to January 1, 2002
3. Military separation papers
4. Certified copies of documents, including birth and death certificates
5. Any document where one of the original parties is decease or otherwise incapacitated
6. Judgments or other documents formatted to meet court requirements
7. State and Federal Tax Liens
8. Subdivision Plats & Surveys

DOCUMENTS WHICH DO NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS:

Beginning January 1, 2002, documents which do not meet the requirements set forth in §59.005, may be recorded for an additional fee of twenty-five ($25.00) dollars.

PAGE SIZE REQUIREMENTS:

1. All pages (with the exception of the exempted documents outlined above) must be no larger then 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches.

MARGINS REQUIREMENTS:

1. First Page:  3 square inches of space at the top of the document is reserved for the Recorder's use.  There is also a minimum of 3/4 inch margins on both sides and the bottom of the first page.
2. All Other Pages:  A minimum of 3/4 inch margin is required on the top, bottom, and both sides of all other pages.

PAPER REQUIREMENTS:

1. Documents must be printed on white or light-colored paper only
2. Documents must be on pages of not less than 20# weight
3. Document pages must contain no watermarks or other visible inclusions
4. Documents shall consist of one or more individual pages printed on one side only
5. Documents shall not be permanently bound nor in a continuous form
6. Shall not have any attachment stapled or affixed to any page except as necessary to comply with statutory requirements

PRINT REQUIREMENTS:

1. Documents must be printed with typeface no smaller than eight (8) point size
2. All text within the document shall be a sufficient color and clarity to ensure that when the text is reproduced from record, it shall be readable

ATTACHMENTS:

1. No attachments, stapled or otherwise affixed, to any page are permissible except as necessary to comply with statutory requirements.  (For example:  Collectors Deeds, Notice of Sales, etc.)

SIGNATURE REQUIREMENTS:

1. Signatures shall be original signatures, signed in black ink or dark ink, capable of legible reproduction of any media and shall have the corresponding names typed, printed, or stamped underneath the signature.

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