SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1662
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEFISHEL.
3849H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections59.310,59.313,and442.403,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenew
sectionsrelatingtorestrictivecovenants.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections59.310,59.313,and442.403,RSMo,arerepealedandthreenew
2sectionsenactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections59.310,59.313,and442.403,toread
3asfollows:
59.310.1.Thecountyrecorderofdeedsmayrefuseanydocumentpresentedfor
2recordingthatdoesnotmeetthefollowingrequirements:
3 (1)Thedocumentshallconsistofoneormoreindividualpagesprintedonlyonone
4sideandnotpermanentlyboundnorinacontinuousform.Thedocumentshallnothaveany
5attachmentstapledorotherwiseaffixedtoanypageexceptasnecessarytocomplywith
6statutoryrequirements,providedthatadocumentmaybestapledtogetherforpresentationfor
7recording;alabelthatisfirmlyattachedwithabarcodeorreturnaddressmaybeacceptedfor
8recording;
9 (2)Thesizeofprintortypeshallnotbesmallerthaneight-pointtypeandshallbein
10blackordarkink.Shouldanydocumentpresentedforrecordingcontaintypesmallerthan
11eight-pointtype,suchdocumentshallbeaccompaniedbyanexacttypewrittencopynot
12smallerthaneight-pointtypetoberecordedcontemporaneouslyasadditionalpagesofthe
13document;
14 (3)Thedocumentmustbeofsufficientlegibilitytoproduceaclearandlegible
15reproductionthereof.Shouldanydocumentnotbeofsufficientlegibilitytoproduceaclear
16andlegiblereproduction,suchdocumentshallbeaccompaniedbyanexacttypewrittencopy
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17notsmallerthaneight-pointtypetoberecordedcontemporaneouslyasadditionalpagesofthe
18document;
19 (4)Thedocumentshallbeonwhite[paper] orlight-coloredpaperofnotlessthan
20twenty-poundweightwithoutwatermarksorothervisibleinclusions,exceptforplatsand
21surveys,whichmaybeonmaterialssuchasMylarorvelum.Alltextwithinthedocument
22shallbeofsufficientcolorandclaritytoensurethatwhenthetextisreproducedfromrecord,
23itshallbereadable;
24 (5)Allsignaturesonadocumentshallbeinblackordarkink,suchthatsuch
25signaturesshallbeofsufficientcolorandclaritytoensurethatwhenthetextisreproduced
26fromrecord,itshallbereadable,andshallhavethecorrespondingnametyped,printedor
27stampedunderneathsaidsignature.Thetypingorprintingofanynameortheapplyingofan
28embossedorinkedstampshallnotcoverorotherwisemateriallyinterferewithanypartofthe
29documentexceptwhereprovidedforbylaw;
30 (6)Thedocumentsshallhaveatopmarginofatleastthreeinchesofverticalspace
31fromlefttoright,tobereservedfortherecorderofdeeds'certificationanduse.Allother
32marginsonthedocumentshallbeaminimumofthree-fourthsofoneinchonallsides.
33Nonessentialinformationsuchasformnumbers,pagenumbersorcustomernotationsmaybe
34placedinthemargin.Adocumentmayberecordedifaminorportionofasealorincidental
35writingextendsbeyondthemargins.Therecorderofdeedswillnotincuranyliabilityfornot
36showinganysealorinformationthatextendsbeyondthemarginsofthepermanentarchival
37record.
38 2.Everydocumentcontaininganyoftheitemslistedinthissubsectionthatis
39presentedforrecording,exceptplatsandsurveys,shallhavesuchinformationonthefirst
40pagebelowthethree-inchhorizontalmargin:
41 (1)Thetitleofthedocument;
42 (2)Thedateofthedocument;
43 (3)Allgrantors'names;
44 (4)Allgrantees'names;
45 (5)Anystatutoryaddresses;
46 (6)Thelegaldescriptionoftheproperty;and
47 (7)Referencebookandpagesforstatutoryrequirements,ifapplicable.
48
49Ifthereisnotsufficientroomonthefirstpageforalloftheinformationrequiredbythis
50subsection,thepagereferencewithinthedocumentwheretheinformationissetoutshallbe
51statedonthefirstpage.
HB1662 2 52 3.FromJanuary1,2002,documentswhichdonotmeettherequirementssetforthin
53thissectionmayberecordedforanadditionalfeeoftwenty-fivedollars,whichshallbe
54depositedintherecorders'fundestablishedpursuanttosubsection1ofsection59.319.
55 4.Documentswhichareexemptfromformatrequirementsandwhichtherecorderof
56deedsmayrecordincludethefollowing:
57 (1)DocumentswhichweresignedpriortoJanuary1,2002;
58 (2)Militaryseparationpapers;
59 (3)DocumentsexecutedoutsidetheUnitedStates;
60 (4)Certifiedcopiesofdocuments,includingbirthanddeathcertificates;
61 (5)Anydocumentwhereoneoftheoriginalpartiesisdeceasedorotherwise
62incapacitated;[and]
63 (6)Judgmentsorotherdocumentsformattedtomeetcourtrequirements; and
64 (7)Anycertificateofreleaseofprohibitedcovenants.
65 5.Anydocumentrejectedbyarecorderofdeedsshallbereturnedtotheprepareror
66presenteraccompaniedbyanexplanationofthereasonitcouldnotberecorded.
67 6.Recordersofdeedsshallbeallowedfeesfortheirservicesasfollows:
68 (1)Forrecordingeverydeedorinstrument:fivedollarsforthefirstpageandthree
69dollarsforeachpagethereafterexceptforplatsandsurveys;
70 (2)Forcopyingorreproducinganyrecordedinstrument,exceptsurveysandplats:a
71feenottoexceedtwodollarsforthefirstpageandonedollarforeachpagethereafter;
72 (3)Foreverycertificateandseal,exceptwhenrecordinganinstrument:onedollar;
73 (4)Forrecordingaplatorsurveyofasubdivision,outletsorcondominiums:twenty-
74fivedollarsforeachsheetofdrawingsorcalculationsbasedonasizenottoexceedtwenty-
75fourinchesinwidthbyeighteeninchesinheight.Forrecordingasurveyofoneormore
76tracts:fivedollarsforeachsheetofdrawingsorcalculationsbasedonasizenottoexceed
77twenty-fourinchesinwidthbyeighteeninchesinheight.Anyplatorsurveylargerthan
78eighteeninchesbytwenty-fourinchesshallbecountedasanadditionalsheetforeach
79additionaleighteeninchesbytwenty-fourinches,orfractionthereof,plusfivedollarsper
80pageofothermaterial;
81 (5)Forcopyingaplatorsurveyofoneormoretracts:afeenottoexceedfivedollars
82foreachsheetofdrawingsandcalculationsnotlargerthantwenty-fourinchesinwidthand
83eighteeninchesinheightandonedollarforeachpageofothermaterial;
84 (6)Foradocumentwhichreleasesorassignsmorethanoneitem:fivedollarsfor
85eachitembeyondonereleasedorassignedinadditiontoanyotherchargeswhichmayapply;
86however,forrecordingadocumentthatreleasesprohibitedcovenants:nofee;
87 (7)Foreverycertifiedcopyofamarriagelicenseorapplicationforamarriage
88license:twodollars;
HB1662 3 89 (8)Forduplicatecopiesoftherecordsinamediumotherthanpaper,therecorderof
90deedsshallsetareasonablefeenottoexceedthecostsassociatedwithdocumentsearchand
91duplication;and
92 (9)Forallotheruseofequipment,personnelservicesandofficefacilities,the
93recorderofdeedsmaysetareasonablefee.
59.313.1.Therecorderofdeedsinacitynotwithinacountymayrefuseany
2documentpresentedforrecordingthatdoesnotmeetthefollowingrequirements:
3 (1)Thedocumentshallconsistofoneormoreindividualpagesnotpermanently
4boundnorinacontinuousform.Thedocumentshallnothaveanyattachmentstapledor
5otherwiseaffixedtoanypageexceptasnecessarytocomplywithstatutoryrequirements,
6providedthatadocumentmaybestapledtogetherforpresentationforrecording;alabelthat
7isfirmlyattachedwithabarcodeorreturnaddressmaybeacceptedforrecording;
8 (2)Thesizeofprintortypeshallnotbesmallerthaneight-pointtypeandshallbein
9blackordarkink.Shouldanydocumentpresentedforrecordingcontaintypesmallerthan
10eight-pointtype,suchdocumentshallbeaccompaniedbyanexacttypewrittencopynot
11smallerthaneight-pointtypetoberecordedcontemporaneouslyasadditionalpagesofthe
12document;
13 (3)Thedocumentmustbeofsufficientlegibilitytoproduceaclearandlegible
14reproductionthereof.Shouldanydocumentnotbeofsufficientlegibilitytoproduceaclear
15andlegiblereproduction,suchdocumentshallbeaccompaniedbyanexacttypewrittencopy
16notsmallerthaneight-pointtypetoberecordedcontemporaneouslyasadditionalpagesofthe
17document;
18 (4)Thedocumentshallbeonwhiteorlight-coloredpaperofnotlessthantwenty-
19poundweightwithoutwatermarksorothervisibleinclusions,exceptforplatsandsurveys,
20whichmaybeonmaterialssuchasMylarorvelum.Alltextwithinthedocumentshallbeof
21sufficientcolorandclaritytoensurethatwhenthetextisreproducedfromrecord,itshallbe
22readable;
23 (5)Allsignaturesonadocumentshallbeinblackordarkink,suchthatsuch
24signaturesshallbeofsufficientcolorandclaritytoensurethatwhenthetextisreproduced
25fromrecord,itshallbereadable,andshallhavethecorrespondingnametyped,printedor
26stampedunderneathsaidsignature.Thetypingorprintingofanynameortheapplyingofan
27embossedorinkedstampshallnotcoverorotherwisemateriallyinterferewithanypartofthe
28document,exceptwhereprovidedforbylaw;
29 (6)Everydocument,exceptplatsandsurveys,shallhaveatopmarginofatleastthree
30inchesofverticalspacefromlefttoright,tobereservedfortherecorderofdeeds'certification
31anduse.Allothermarginsonthedocumentshallbeaminimumofthree-fourthsofoneinch
32onallsides.Nonessentialinformationsuchasformnumbers,pagenumbersorcustomer
HB1662 4 33notationsmaybeplacedinthemargin.Adocumentmayberecordedifaminorportionofa
34sealorincidentalwritingextendsbeyondthemargins.Therecorderofdeedswillnotincur
35anyliabilityfornotshowinganysealorinformationthatextendsbeyondthemarginsofthe
36permanentarchivalrecord.
37 2.Everydocumentcontaininganyoftheitemslistedinthissubsectionthatis
38presentedforrecording,exceptplatsandsurveys,shallhavesuchinformationonthefirst
39pagebelowthethree-inchhorizontalline:
40 (1)Thetitleofthedocument;
41 (2)Thedateofthedocument;
42 (3)Allgrantors'names;
43 (4)Allgrantees'names;
44 (5)Anystatutoryaddresses;
45 (6)Thelegaldescriptionordescriptionsoftheproperty;and
46 (7)Referencebookandpageforstatutoryrequirements,ifapplicable.
47
48Ifthereisnotsufficientroomonthefirstpageforalltherequiredinformation,thepage
49referencewithinthedocumentwheretheinformationissetoutshallbeplacedonthefirst
50page.
51 3.FromJanuary1,2002,documentswhichdonotmeettherequirementssetforthin
52thissectionmayberecordedforanadditionalfeeoftwenty-fivedollars,whichshallbe
53depositedintherecorders'fundestablishedpursuanttosubsection1ofsection59.319.
54 4.Documentswhichareexemptfromformatrequirementsandwhichtherecorderof
55deedsmayrecordincludethefollowing:
56 (1)DocumentswhichweresignedpriortoJanuary1,2002;
57 (2)Militaryseparationpapers;
58 (3)DocumentsexecutedoutsidetheUnitedStates;
59 (4)Certifiedcopiesofdocuments,includingbirthanddeathcertificates;
60 (5)Anydocumentwhereoneoftheoriginalpartiesisdeceasedorotherwise
61incapacitated;[and]
62 (6)Judgmentsorotherdocumentsformattedtomeetcourtrequirements; and
63 (7)Anycertificateofreleaseofprohibitedcovenants.
64 5.Anydocumentrejectedbyarecorderofdeedsshallbereturnedtotheprepareror
65presenteraccompaniedbyanexplanationofthereasonitcouldnotberecorded.
66 6.Recordersofdeedsshallbeallowedfeesfortheirservicesasfollows:
67 (1)Forrecordingeverydeedorinstrument:tendollarsforthefirstpageandfive
68dollarsforeachpagethereafter;
HB1662 5 69 (2)Forcopyingorreproducinganyrecordedinstrument,exceptsurveysandplats:
70threedollarsforthefirstpageandtwodollarsforeachpagethereafter;
71 (3)Foreverycertificateandseal,exceptwhenrecordinganinstrument:twodollars;
72 (4)Forrecordingaplatorsurveyofasubdivision,outlotsorcondominiums:forty-
73fourdollarsforeachsheetofdrawingsandcalculationsbasedonasizeofnottoexceed
74twenty-fourinchesinwidthbyeighteeninchesinheight,plustendollarsforeachpageof
75othermaterials;
76 (5)Forrecordingasurveyofonetractofland,intheformofonesheetnottoexceed
77twenty-fourinchesinwidthbyeighteeninchesinheight:eightdollars;
78 (6)Forcopyingaplatorsurvey:eightdollarsforeachpage;
79 (7)Foreverycertifiedcopyofamarriagelicenseorapplicationforamarriage
80license:fivedollars;
81 (8)Forreleasingonthemargin:eightdollarsforeachitemreleased;
82 (9)Foradocumentwhichreleasesorassignsmorethanoneitem:sevendollarsand
83fiftycentsforeachitembeyondonereleasedorassignedinadditiontoanyothercharges
84whichmayapply;however,forrecordingadocumentthatreleasesaprohibited
85covenant:nofee;and
86 (10)Forduplicatereelsofmicrofilm:thirtydollarseach.
87
88Forallotheruseofequipment,personnelservicesandofficespacetherecorderofdeedsshall
89setattendantfees.
442.403.1.Anyrestrictivecovenantrecitalsonproperty,realorpersonal,foundin
2anydeeds,plats,restrictions,covenants,orotherconveyancesofanytypeornature,filedfor
3recordatanytimeintheofficeoftherecorderofdeedsinanycounty[, whichrelate] that
4relatetotherace,color,religion,ornationaloriginofanyperson[,] shallbevoidand
5unenforceable[,] andshallbeignored,asifthesameneverexisted.
6 2.Anypersonorlegalentitywithaninterestinrealpropertyoranyagentofsuch
7personorentity,shallnotincuranyliabilitybyreasonofthemereexistenceofarestrictive
8covenantdescribedinsubsection1ofthissectioninanydocumentfiledforrecordbefore
9May3,1948,inanyrecorderofdeeds'office.
10 3.NodeedrecordedonorafterAugust28,2022,shallcontainareferencetothe
11specificportionofarestrictivecovenantpurportingtorestricttheownershiporuseof
12thepropertyasprohibitedundersubsection1ofthissection.Arecorderofdeedsmay
13refusetoacceptanydeedsubmittedforrecordingthatreferencesthespecificportionof
14anysuchrestrictivecovenant.Theattorneywhopreparesorsubmitsadeedfor
15recordinghastheresponsibilityofensuringthatthespecificportionofsucharestrictive
16covenantisnotspecificallyreferencedinthedeedpriortosuchdeedbeingsubmittedfor
HB1662 6 17recording.Adeedmayincludeageneralprovisionthatstatesthatsuchdeedissubject
18toanyandallcovenantsandrestrictionsofrecord;however,suchprovisionshallnot
19applytothespecificportionofarestrictivecovenantpurportingtorestrictthe
20ownershiporuseofthepropertyasprohibitedundersubsection1ofthissection.Any
21deedthatisrecordedafterAugust27,2022,thatmistakenlycontainssucharestrictive
22covenantshallneverthelessconstituteavalidtransferofrealproperty.
23 4.Anyrestrictivecovenantprohibitedundersubsection1ofthissectionmaybe
24releasedbytheownerofrealpropertysubjecttosuchcovenantbyrecordinga
25certificateofreleaseofprohibitedcovenants.Therealpropertyownermayrecorda
26certificateeitherpriortorecordingofadeedconveyingrealpropertytoapurchaseror
27whensuchrealpropertyownerdiscoversthatsuchprohibitedcovenantexistsand
28choosestoaffirmativelyreleasethesame.Acertificatemaybepreparedwithout
29assistanceofanattorneybutshallconformsubstantiallytothefollowingcertificateof
30releaseofprohibitedcovenantsform:
31CertificateofReleaseofProhibitedCovenants
32
33Placeofrecord:____________________
34
35Dateofinstrumentcontainingprohibitedcovenant(s):______
36
37Instrumenttype:_________________________
38
39Deedbook______page____orplatbook_______page_____
40
41Name(s)ofgrantor(s):________________
42
43Name(s)ofcurrentowner(s):________________
44
45Realpropertydescription:______________________
46
47Briefdescriptionofprohibitedcovenant:______________________
48
49Thecovenantcontainedintheabove-mentionedinstrumentisreleasedfromtheabove-
50describedrealpropertytotheextentthatitcontainstermspurportingtorestrictthe
51ownershiporuseofthepropertyasprohibitedby442.403,RSMo.
52
53Theundersigned(is/are)thelegalowner(s)ofthepropertydescribedherein.
HB1662 7 54
55Givenundermy/ourhand(s)this________dayof________,20__.
56
57________________
58
59________________
60
61(Currentowners)
62
63(County/city)of____________.
64
65StateofMissouri
66
67Subscribedandsworntobeforemethis________dayof________,20__.
68
69________________
70
71Notarypublic
72 Mycommissionexpires:____________
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