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Buchanan County: Recorder's Office

Recording Fees
Standard document $24.00 plus $3.00 each additional page
Non-Standard Document Standard Document fee plus $25.00
Plat (24" X 36") $69.00
Plat (18" X 24") $44.00
Federal Tax Lien $9.00
Federal Tax Lien Discharge $7.50
State Tax Lien $3.00
State Tax Lien Discharge $1.50
Military Discharges No charge
Real Estate Fees If the fee tendered is greater than the required fee we will assume you prefer to have the document recorded rather than rejected. Unless a letter requesting rejection is sent to the recorder with each document, overpayment will not be refunded up to $10.00 per document. Over $10.00 will be rejected.
Real Estate Copy Fees
First page of document $2.00
Each additional page $1.00
Certification fee per document $1.00
Each plat page $5.00

U.C.C. Fees
  Termination $6.00
UCC 11
Information Request (per debtor) $14.00
  Copy Request (per debtor) $14.00
  Information and Copy (per debtor) $28.00
  Copy fee per page $0.50
Overpayment of UCC termination and search requests will not be refunded.

Marriage License Fees
Marriage License $51.00
Certificate of Letter of Marriage License $2.00
Certified copy of Marriage License $10.00

Returned Check Fees
Returned Check Service Fee $10.00

Karen Higginbotham
Recorder of Deeds

Contact This Office:
Room: 103
Phone:(816) 271-1437
Fax: (816) 271-1582