Missouri Revised Statutes

Mo. Rev. Stat. § 59.330 (2026)

What shall be recorded

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59.330. What shall be recorded — legal description required, when — validity. — 1. It shall be the duty of recorders to record:

(1) All deeds, mortgages, conveyances, deeds of trust, assignments, bonds, covenants, defeasances, or other instruments of writing, of or concerning any lands and tenements, or goods and chattels, which shall be proved or acknowledged, and authorized to be recorded in their offices;

(2) All papers and documents found in their respective offices, of and concerning lands and tenements, or goods and chattels, and which were received from the Spanish and French authorities at the change of government;

(3) All marriage contracts and certificates of marriage;

(4) All commissions and official bonds required by law to be recorded in their offices;

(5) All written statements furnished to him for record, showing the sex and date of birth of any child or children, the name, business and residence of the father and maiden name of the mother of such child or children.

2. All deeds, mortgages, conveyances, deeds of trust, assignments, bonds, covenants or defeasances, except supplemental indentures of utility companies and rural electric cooperatives, must contain a legal description of the lands affected. All deeds, except deeds of easement or right-of-way conveying any lands or tenements must contain a mailing address of one of the grantees named in the instrument. The recorder of deeds shall not record such instrument absent such address or legal description; provided, however, that the statutory constructive notice or the validity of the instrument shall not be affected by the absence of the address or the absence of the legal description.

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(RSMo 1939 § 13161, A.L. 1963 p. 115, A.L. 1985 H.B. 210, A.L. 1989 H.B. 786, A.L. 1990 H.B. 1190, A.L. 1997 S.B. 164, A.L. 2003 S.B. 383)

Prior revisions: 1929 § 11543; 1919 § 10568; 1909 § 10381

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1955–2025 · leading case: Investors Title Co., Inc. v. Hammonds, 217 S.W.3d 288 (Mo. 2007).

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Investors Title Co., Inc. v. Hammonds, 217 S.W.3d 288 (Mo. 2007). · cites it 2× “Louis City) specify the correct format for documents to be filed and further provide that the recorder of deeds “shall be allowed” certain fees based upon the type and size of the documents to be filed, (emphasis added).”

Foreclosures of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes Ex Rel. Collector of Revenue v. Bhatti, 334 S.W.3d 444 (Mo. 2011). · cites it 4× “[7] See section 59.330. Despite that address being the address of the vacant home, Owner never corrected the address with officials.”

Wyper v. Camden Cnty., 160 S.W.3d 850 (Mo. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 4× “Reliance upon section 59.330 and section 228.190 is misplaced.”

Hamrick v. Herrera, 744 S.W.2d 458 (Mo. Ct. App. 1987). · cites it 2× “The document was not recorded, it did not qualify for *464 recording under § 59.330, RSMo 1986, and it therefore imparted no notice to subsequent grantees.”

Cook v. Tide Water Associated Oil Co., 281 S.W.2d 415 (Mo. Ct. App. 1955). · cites it 2× “2d 1419 , 1422-1425]; and, as will have become apparent from what we have said above, we have no doubt but that the bond in the instant case was an instrument “affecting real estate” within the meaning of the quoted Missouri statutes, 15 properly was accepted for record under…”

Monia v. Oberle, 530 S.W.2d 452 (Mo. Ct. App. 1975). · cites it 2× “§ 59.330, RSMo 1969. If intended to affect title to real estate an instrument must be acknowledged before it is entitled to be recorded.”

Foreclosure of Liens for Delinquent Land Taxes by Action in Rem ex rel. Dir. of Collections v. Holton, 428 S.W.3d 670 (Mo. Ct. App. 2014). “” § 59.330 (emphasis added). All statutory references are to the Missouri Revised Statutes 2000, as updated through the 2013 Cumulative Supplement, unless otherwise noted.”

Pedersen v. Brantner, 503 S.W.2d 25 (Mo. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 2× “1945); § 59.330, RSMo 1969, V.A.M.S. Appellant stakes his right to ownership of the stock on the theory that delivery to him of the bill of sale was symbolic delivery of title to the stock.”

Justin Brownfield v. Darrin Heman, Angela Heman, & Creighton Storage (Mo. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “, section 59.330; section 59.310. At a minimum, however, to be recordable, a 8 All statutory references are to RSMo 2016 as supplemented through the date of this opinion unless otherwise noted.”

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