Recording a Deed or Document in DeKalb, MO

Can you e-record in DeKalb?

Yes. DeKalb accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in DeKalb, Missouri

1. Prepare the document so it meets DeKalb formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to DeKalb County Recorder of Deeds at DeKalb County Recorder of Deeds, PO Box 248, Maysville, MO 64469.
4. Pay the recording fee ($24.00 standard document, first page first / $3.00 per additional page add'l (+Non-standard document: standard fee + $25; plats 18x24 $44 (+$25/addl pg), 24x36 $69 (+$25/addl pg); surveys 18x24 $24 (+$5/addl pg), 24x36 $29 (+$5/addl pg); UCC fixture filing $24/$3; federal tax lien $9 (discharge $7.50); state tax lien $3 (discharge $1.50); military discharges no charge)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in DeKalb

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a DeKalb property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.