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Land records in Buchanan County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Becky Dunlap.
Historical Index Grantor/Grantee Books are available online at https://gov.arcasearch.com/usmobuc/.
Checked September 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Recorder of Deeds | Buchanan County, MO · Buchanan County 2026 Candidates & Sample Ballot
Recording Fees
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| All documents | $26.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (includes the fees every recorder adds to each instrument) |
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Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $25.00 per document when Documents that meet the statutory requirements, but do not meet the formatting standards |
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| Certification | $1.00 |
StatewideFor a document which releases or assigns more than one item: five dollars for each item beyond one released or assigned in addition to any other charges which may apply. For copying or reproducing any recorded instrument, except surveys and plats: a fee not to exceed two dollars for the first page and one dollar for each page thereafter. For recording a plat or survey of a subdivision, outlets or condominiums: twenty-five dollars for each sheet of drawings or calculations based on a size not to exceed twenty-four inches in width by eighteen inches in height. In a city not within a county (St. Louis City), recorder's fees are set by RSMo 59.313. The $26 first page is the $5 recording fee (RSMo 59.310) plus fees every recorder adds to each instrument: the $6 user fee (59.319.1, $4 before August 28, 2026), the $3 Missouri housing trust fee (59.319.2), $5 under 59.800, and $7 for the county employees retirement fund (50.1190; $6 in counties under 59.321). Additional pages are $3.
Final Plat (18" x 24"): $44 plus $25 each additional page; Final Plat (24" x 36"): $69 plus $50 each additional page. Plat of Survey (18" x 24"): $24 plus $5 each additional page; (24" x 36"): $29 plus $5 each additional page. Lot Line Adjustment (18" x 24"): $44 plus $25 each additional page; (24" x 36"): $69 plus 25 each additional page. Federal Tax Lien $9; Federal Tax Lien Discharge $7.50; State Tax Lien $3; State Tax Lien Discharge $1.50; Military Discharges no charge. Copy of each plat page $5.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Requirements for Standard Documents · Fee Schedule | Buchanan County, MO
Document Requirements
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| First page top margin | 3 in (statewide, RSMo 59.310.1(6); 59.313.1(6)) |
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| Other margins | 0.75 in (statewide, RSMo 59.310.1(6); 59.313.1(6)) |
| Minimum type size | 8 pt (statewide, RSMo 59.310.1(2); 59.313.1(2)) |
| Ink and paper | Black or dark ink; white or light-colored paper of not less than twenty-pound weight without watermarks or other visible inclusions, except for plats and surveys, which may be on materials such as Mylar or velum. (statewide, RSMo 59.310.1(4); 59.313.1(4)) |
| Single sided pages required | Yes |
| Grantee address required | Yes (statewide, RSMo 59.330.2) |
| Printed names under signatures required | Yes (statewide, RSMo 59.310.1(5); 59.313.1(5)) |
| Cover sheet | Optional |
StatewideNonessential information such as form numbers, page numbers or customer notations may be placed in the margin. A document may be recorded if a minor portion of a seal or incidental writing extends beyond the margins.
StatewideEvery document presented for recording, except plats and surveys, shall have on the first page below the three-inch margin: the title of the document; the date of the document; all grantors' names and marital status; all grantees' names; any statutory addresses; the legal description of the property; and reference book and pages for statutory requirements, if applicable. Documents shall not be permanently bound nor in a continuous form. Deeds, mortgages, deeds of trust and similar instruments must contain a legal description of the lands affected. Exempt from format requirements: documents signed prior to January 1, 2002; military separation papers; documents executed outside the United States; certified copies; documents where an original party is deceased or incapacitated; and judgments formatted to meet court requirements.
Grantors Signature needs to be notarized. Grantors and grantees must be designated in order to be indexed, and the designation must include the words ‘grantor’ or ‘grantee’. Statutory addresses must be designated (i.e. “Grantee’s Mailing Address”). The address of the property shall not be accepted as a legal description. Book and page references required on certain documents (i.e. release deeds, assignments, etc.) must be designated. A cover page must have the top 3″ margin and include first page designations. A document presented for re-recording must have a new first page or cover sheet with the top 3″ and the required first page designations. Fixture Filings on the National Approved UCC Forms are also exempt from the formatting requirements.
Submitting documents
| In person | Accepted |
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| By mail | Accepted |
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
No documents shall be recorded after 4:00 PM each business day. Documents presented for recording after 4:00 PM will be recorded, in the order received, commencing at 8:00 AM the following business day.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · RSMo Section 59.330 · Recorder of Deeds | Buchanan County, MO · Requirements for Standard Documents · E Recording | Buchanan County, MO
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