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Cedar County Recorder of Deeds
About the Cedar County Recorder of Deeds
Land records in Cedar County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Melissa Heskett.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recorder · RSMo Section 59.310
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.
Plats and surveys: $46.00 1st page, $25.00 thereafter. Recorder requires 1 original and 4 copies of plats; all plats have to be approved by the Cedar County Commission before recording. UCC fixture filings in real estate use the real estate document fee.
Paying the office
The Recorder does not refund overpayments of documents. A document presented by hand or mail without the correct fee will be rejected until the correct fee is provided. Fees must be paid before recording (RSMo 59.320).
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Recording Requirements - Cedar County Missouri · Recording and Fees - Cedar County Missouri
Document Requirements
Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.
| 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.
Exempt from formatting requirements: fixture filings on the National Approved UCC Forms. A cover page records as the first page and must have the top 3" margin and first page designations. A re-recorded document needs a new first page or cover sheet with the top 3" and required first page designations. Grantors and grantees must be designated using the words 'grantor' or 'grantee'; the property address is not accepted as a legal description.
Submitting documents
| In person | Accepted |
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| By mail | Accepted |
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
No recordings are accepted after 4:00 PM each business day; customers at the counter by 4:00 PM have documents recorded that day. Documents presented after 4:00 PM are recorded commencing at 8:00 AM the following business day. The office is on the Courthouse 3rd floor, elevator access only.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · RSMo Section 59.330 · Recording Requirements - Cedar County Missouri · Recording and Fees - Cedar County Missouri · Electronic Recording - Cedar County Missouri
Deeds.com Resources & Services
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How to Get a Copy of Your Deed
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Deeds.com eRecording
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