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St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds
About the Saint Charles County Recorder of Deeds
Land records in Saint Charles County are recorded by the Recorder of Deeds. The office is held by Mary Dempsey.
Tapestry charges per search; Laredo is a subscription service with free prints. Free searching is offered on the third floor of the Administration Building from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday; prints in the research room are $1 per page. Records are searchable by name or legal description, not by address.
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 · Staff Directory • Recorder of Deeds · Land Records | St Charles County, MO
Recording Fees
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| All documents | $23.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (8.5 x 11 pages) |
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Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $25.00 per document when Documents which do not meet the requirements set forth in RSMo 59.310 (59.313 in St. Louis City) |
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| Certification | $1.00 |
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.
Plats: first page 24 x 36 $68.00, each additional page $50.00; first page 18 x 24 $43.00, each additional page $25.00. Surveys: first page 24 x 36 $28.00, each additional page $10.00; first page 18 x 24 $23.00, each additional page $5.00. Copies of 18 x 24 or 24 x 36 pages: $5.00 printed, $2.00 digital. Self-service research room: $1.00 per page. Federal/state tax lien $3.00; release of tax lien $1.50.
Paying the office
| Accepted | Credit card |
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| Card fee | Mastercard, Visa or American Express accepted with an additional convenience fee. |
Personal checks are not accepted.
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 · St. Charles County Recorder of Deeds Fee Schedule
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)) |
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 and grantees must be designated with the words "Grantor" and "Grantee"; a property address is not accepted as a legal description. Documents presented for re-recording must meet all standard requirements as if presented as a new document.
Forms filed along with a transfer
- Certificate of Value St. Charles County AssessorAny deed or instrument transferring title of real estate presented to the Recorder of Deeds for recordation
Submitting documents
| In person | Accepted |
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| By mail | Accepted |
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
| How recorded documents come back | Returned by mail in a stamped, self-addressed envelope the customer brings, or a standard envelope and postage provided by the office for $1; documents also may be picked up in person. eRecorded documents are returned electronically to the vendor. |
| Processing time | eRecorded documents recorded and returned same day |
Documents must be complete, including signatures and notarization. Documents not claimed after 30 days will be destroyed. Plats and surveys are not eligible for eRecording; paper and mylar plats and surveys are accepted, and the customer is contacted to pick up the original after recording and microfilming. The office does not provide recording forms, notary services or legal advice.
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 · RSMo Section 59.330 · State of Missouri Recording Requirements · Land Records | St Charles County, MO · Electronic Recording | St Charles County, MO
Deeds.com Resources & Services
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