FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNO.1125
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
2496H.02C JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection59.310,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingto
documentspresentedforrecording.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section59.310,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection59.310,toreadasfollows:
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
17notsmallerthaneight-pointtypetoberecordedcontemporaneouslyasadditionalpagesofthe
18document;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 19 (4)Thedocumentshallbeonwhiteorlight-coloredpaperofnotlessthantwenty-
20poundweightwithoutwatermarksorothervisibleinclusions,exceptforplatsandsurveys,
21whichmaybeonmaterialssuchasMylarorvelum.Alltextwithinthedocumentshallbeof
22sufficientcolorandclaritytoensurethatwhenthetextisreproducedfromrecord,itshallbe
23readable;
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.(1)Everydocument[containinganyoftheitemslistedinthissubsection] thatis
39presentedforrecording,exceptplatsandsurveys,shallcontainthefollowingandshallhave
40suchinformationonthefirstpagebelowthethree-inchhorizontalmargin:
41 [(1)](a)Thetitleofthedocument;
42 [(2)](b)Thedateofthedocument;
43 [(3)](c)Allgrantors'namesandmaritalstatus;
44 [(4)](d)Allgrantees'names;
45 [(5)](e)Anystatutoryaddresses;
46 [(6)](f)Thelegaldescriptionoftheproperty;and
47 [(7)](g)Referencebookandpagesforstatutoryrequirements,ifapplicable.
48 (2)Ifthereisnotsufficientroomonthefirstpageforalloftheinformationrequired
49bysubdivision(1)ofthissubsection,thepagereferencewithinthedocumentwherethe
50informationissetoutshallbestatedonthefirstpage.
51 3.FromJanuary1,2002,documentswhichdonotmeettherequirementssetforthin
52thissectionmayberecordedforanadditionalfeeoftwenty-fivedollars,whichshallbe
53depositedintherecorders'fundestablishedpursuanttosubsection1ofsection59.319.
54 4.Documentswhichareexemptfromformatrequirementsandwhichtherecorderof
55deedsmayrecordincludethefollowing:
HCSHB1125 2 56 (1)DocumentswhichweresignedpriortoJanuary1,2002;
57 (2)Militaryseparationpapers;
58 (3)DocumentsexecutedoutsidetheUnitedStates;
59 (4)Certifiedcopiesofdocuments,includingbirthanddeathcertificates;
60 (5)Anydocumentwhereoneoftheoriginalpartiesisdeceasedorotherwise
61incapacitated;and
62 (6)Judgmentsorotherdocumentsformattedtomeetcourtrequirements.
63 5.Anydocumentrejectedbyarecorderofdeedsshallbereturnedtotheprepareror
64presenteraccompaniedbyanexplanationofthereasonitcouldnotberecorded.
65 6.Recordersofdeedsshallbeallowedfeesfortheirservicesasfollows:
66 (1)Forrecordingeverydeedorinstrument:fivedollarsforthefirstpageandthree
67dollarsforeachpagethereafterexceptforplatsandsurveys;
68 (2)Forcopyingorreproducinganyrecordedinstrument,exceptsurveysandplats:a
69feenottoexceedtwodollarsforthefirstpageandonedollarforeachpagethereafter;
70 (3)Foreverycertificateandseal,exceptwhenrecordinganinstrument:onedollar;
71 (4)Forrecordingasurvey,subdivisionplat[orsurveyofasubdivision,outletsor
72condominiums:twenty-fivedollarsforeachsheetofdrawingsorcalculationsbasedonasize
73nottoexceedtwenty-fourinchesinwidthbyeighteeninchesinheight.Forrecordinga
74surveyofoneormoretracts:fivedollarsforeachsheetofdrawingsorcalculationsbasedon
75asizenottoexceedtwenty-fourinchesinwidthbyeighteeninchesinheight.Anyplator
76surveylargerthaneighteeninchesbytwenty-fourinchesshallbecountedasanadditional
77sheetforeachadditionaleighteeninchesbytwenty-fourinches,orfractionthereof,plusfive
78dollarsperpageofothermaterial], condominiumplat,orotherdrawingdepictingthe
79divisionoflandpreparedbyaprofessionallandsurveyor:
80 (a)Fordrawingssmallerthaneighteeninchesbytwenty-fourinches,thefee
81shallbetwenty-fivedollars;
82 (b)Thefeeforanysuchdrawingthatmeasuresoneofthefollowingdimensions
83shallbeasfollowsforeachsheetofdrawingsorothercalculations:
84 18"by24" $25.00
85 24"by36" $50.00;
86 (c)Foranysuchdrawingthatmeasuresbetweendimensionslistedinparagraph
87(b)ofthissubdivision,thefeeforeachsheetofdrawingsorcalculationsshallbe
88calculatedattherateforthelargerlisteddimension;and
89 (d)Fordrawingsexceedingtwenty-fourinchesbythirty-sixinches,thefeefor
90eachsheetofdrawingsorothercalculationsshallbesixtydollars;
91 (5)Forcopyingasurvey,subdivisionplat[orsurveyofoneormoretracts:afeenot
92toexceedfivedollarsforeachsheetofdrawingsandcalculationsnotlargerthantwenty-four
HCSHB1125 3 93inchesinwidthandeighteeninchesinheightandonedollarforeachpageofothermaterial],
94condominiumplat,orotherdrawingdepictingthedivisionoflandpreparedbya
95professionallandsurveyor:
96 (a)Thefeeforanysuchdrawingthatmeasuresoneofthefollowingdimensions
97shallbeasfollowsforeachsheetofdrawingsorothercalculations:
98 81/2"by11" $1.00
99 11"by17" $2.00
100 18"by24" $5.00
101 24"by36" $10.00;
102 (b)Foranysuchdrawingthatmeasuresbetweendimensionslistedinparagraph
103(a)ofthissubdivision,thefeeforeachsheetofdrawingsorcalculationsshallbe
104calculatedattherateforthelargerlisteddimension;and
105 (c)Fordrawingsexceedingtwenty-fourinchesbythirty-sixinches,thefeefor
106eachsheetofdrawingsorothercalculationsshallbefifteendollars;
107 (6)Foradocumentwhichreleasesorassignsmorethanoneitem:fivedollarsfor
108eachitembeyondonereleasedorassignedinadditiontoanyotherchargeswhichmayapply;
109 (7)Foreverycertifiedcopyofamarriagelicenseorapplicationforamarriage
110license:twodollars;
111 (8)Forduplicatecopiesoftherecordsinamediumotherthanpaper,therecorderof
112deedsshallsetareasonablefeenottoexceedthecostsassociatedwithdocumentsearchand
113duplication;and
114 (9)Forallotheruseofequipment,personnelservicesandofficefacilities,the
115recorderofdeedsmaysetareasonablefee.
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