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MO SB1624
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Brian Williams
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AI Summary
- Allows the recorder of deeds in a city not within a county (St. Louis City) to require that all grantors and grantees identified in documents filed in person be physically present and sign the documents in the presence of authorized recorder of deeds office personnel
- Retains existing authority for the recorder to refuse documents that fail to meet formatting requirements, including minimum type size (eight-point), paper specifications (white or light-colored, twenty-pound weight), margin requirements (three-inch top margin, three-fourths inch on other sides), and legibility standards
- Maintains a $25 additional fee for recording documents that do not meet formatting requirements, deposited into the recorders' fund
- Preserves exemptions from format requirements for documents signed before January 1, 2002, military separation papers, documents executed outside the U.S., certified copies (including birth and death certificates), documents involving deceased or incapacitated parties, and court-formatted judgments
- Retains the existing fee schedule for recorder services, including $10 for the first page of a deed or instrument, $5 for each additional page, and various other fees for copies, plats, surveys, and margin releases
Legislative Description
Modifies authority of the St. Louis City Register of Deeds
Last Action
Second Read and Referred S Local Government, Elections and Pensions Committee
2/12/2026
Committee Referrals
Local Government, Elections and Pensions2/12/2026
Full Bill Text
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