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Indexed data without images is available to the general public online. The search shall render information regarding grantor/grantee, recording date, book and page number. The indexed information also provides a search for marriage licenses and tax liens. Images and the ability to print documents are only available by contract agreement. If you wish to have a subscription to the service, please fill out the Online Service Agreement Form.

Pursuant to RSMO 59.563, electronic format for documents may be established.

 The Recorder of Deeds in any municipality or county of this state may establish an electronic format for the recording or filing of documents which such Recorder has a constitutional or statutory duty to maintain. Such documents may be recorded, filed, transmitted, stored and maintained in an electronic format as prescribed by the Recorder of Deeds of any municipality or county. No document presented pursuant to this section shall be required to be submitted in duplicate. Nothing in this section shall require any Recorder of Deeds to establish, accept or transmit any document in an electronic format.

 You will need an agreement to begin the process of eRecording:

Contact iCounty Technologies, LLC: Dave Mudd or Lisa Norris (816-295-1540)

Benefits of eRecording:

• Same day recording
• Minimize recording errors
• Reduced courier fees
• ACH (electronic transfer of funds) through Icounty for recording fees
• Convenient submission

If a document is rejected, it will be corrected quickly and resubmitted rather than returning it in the mail and then the sender returning it to the Recorder’s office.

Marriage License Requirements

• Must appear together, in person, to complete the application, Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (office closed from 11:30 -12:30 for lunch) 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (except holidays). The license may be issued at the time of application.
• Must be 18 years of age or over.
• Must present a valid, government-issued photo ID.
• Must bring payment of $46.00 (cash, check or money order) at the time of application. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN.
• Will be asked to affirm all information is true and correct to the best of your knowledge on the application and that you are free to marry under the laws of the state of Missouri. Your signature on the application is considered sworn affirmation.
• Must have the license given to the person performing the ceremony, before the wedding.
• Must have a ceremony performed within 30 days from the date of issuance in the State of Missouri. If the wedding date is more than 30 days from the application date, the couple must wait to pick up the license.
• Must not be related to each other, through and including first cousins.
• Must provide, if previously married, the date their last marriage dissolved.

No recorder shall issue a license authorizing the marriage of any person under sixteen years of age. (RSMo 451.090)

No recorder shall issue a license authorizing the marriage of any person twenty-one years of age or older to a person under eighteen years of age. (RSMo 451.090)

No recorder shall issue a license authorizing the marriage of any person under the age of eighteen years, except with the consent of his or her custodial parent or guardian. (RSMo 451.090)

Note: It is a misdemeanor for anyone to perform a marriage ceremony if a license is not presented prior to the ceremony (451.120 RSMo.) The marriage is invalid if the ceremony takes place before the license is picked up.

Return and Record of Marriage

• The person performing the ceremony is required by law to return the completed license to the Mercer County Recorder of Deeds office within 15 days of the ceremony.
• The Recorder’s office then provides the state with the marriage information and retains the original for preservation and permanent record.
• The couple must request a certified copy.
• The License used or not used, must be returned to our office.

Marriage license records from 1950 to present are searchable on our terminals which are available for public use.

Military discharges are recorded at no cost.  The original DD-214 must be presented.

Pursuant to RSMO 59.563, electronic format for documents may be established.

The Recorder of Deeds in any municipality or county of this state may establish an electronic format for the recording or filing of documents which such Recorder has a constitutional or statutory duty to maintain. Such documents may be recorded, filed, transmitted, stored and maintained in an electronic format as prescribed by the Recorder of Deeds of any municipality or county. No document presented pursuant to this section shall be required to be submitted in duplicate. Nothing in this section shall require any Recorder of Deeds to establish, accept or transmit any document in an electronic format.

You will need an agreement to begin the process of eRecording:

Contact:  iCounty Technologies, LLC at 816-295-1540

BENEFITS OF ERECORDING:

*Same day recording
*Minimize recording errors
*Reduced courier fees
*ACH (electronic transfer of funds) through Icounty for recording fees
*Convenient submission

If a document is rejected, it will be corrected quickly and resubmitted rather than returning it in the mail and then the sender returning it to the Recorder’s office.