Phelps County Recorder Information

Land records in Phelps County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Robin Kordes.

Certified copies may be ordered online through the office's Obtain Your Certified Records link.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Recorder of Deeds - Phelps County

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

Fee schedule effective August 28, 2026.

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.

Email copies of recorded documents: $2.00 per page. Plat/survey copy: $5.00 (8.5x11). Plat up to 18" x 24" (paper and CAD drawing): $46.00, each additional page $25.00. Plat up to 24" x 36": $71.00, each additional page $50.00. Survey up to 18" x 24": $26.00, each additional page $5.00. Survey up to 24" x 36": $31.00, each additional page $10.00. Federal tax liens $9.00; federal tax lien discharge $7.50; state liens $3.00; state tax lien termination $1.50; state tax lien expungement $3.00. DD 214: no charge for copies or to record.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · Recording and Copy Fees – Effective August 28, 2026

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

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.

All documents presented for recording must be originals or certified copies. Documents may not have attachments affixed to any page with staples, tape or otherwise, except firmly attached adhesive labels containing a bar code or return address. Only the first page must have a 3" top margin; a re-recorded document needs a new cover page with a 3" top margin and the required first-page information. Pre-printed deed forms on letter size paper may be recorded with a compliant cover page affixed to the front. National UCC forms are treated as exempt.

Submitting documents

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: RSMo Section 59.310 · RSMo Section 59.330 · Recording Guidelines