St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds, Missouri Fax Number — Copies, Recording, and Records Requests
The paperwork behind a St. Louis County property is recorded through the recorder of deeds; a copy of a recorded deed is public and can often be requested. St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds, Missouri, working out of Clayton, records and indexes deeds, mortgages, and liens for St. Louis County. This page walks through the recorded documents, what a copy request needs, and what you might actually fax.
St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds, Missouri Fax Number
Confirm the recorder of deeds's current fax on St. Louis County's official website — a document to record goes in as an original, not by fax
Hours: The recorder of deeds keeps weekday business hours; a fax sent overnight is handled the next business day.
Send a Fax NowWhat You Can Fax to St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds, Missouri
- A public-records or open-records request to the office
- A completed copy-request form where the office accepts it by fax
- A records-search or chain-of-title inquiry to the office
- A document to your lender or escrow agent during closing
- A certified- or plain-copy request for a recorded deed or mortgage
Deeds, liens, and copies in St. Louis County
The public land records for St. Louis County run on a handful of instruments — deeds, deeds of trust or mortgages, liens, releases, and plats — kept by the recorder of deeds. Once a lien is paid, the release or satisfaction is recorded so the record shows clear title. Reserve fax for a copy or a records question the recorder of deeds confirms it takes, and keep recordings on the original.
Making sure your fax lands with the right office in St. Louis County
How you label the pages decides whether staff can tie your request to the correct recorded document. Add your callback number and the sender's name so staff can reach you with a question. Send multi-page requests as one combined PDF so the pages stay in order.
Faxing a St. Louis County records matter without a machine
Sending a document in a St. Louis County records matter is faster online than finding a fax machine or driving to an office. The document travels over a secure, encrypted channel rather than an open machine in a shared space. Send FAX Mail's plans begin at $12.99/month and there is a 7-day free trial with no card required to try it.
Faxing to St. Louis County Recorder of Deeds, Missouri — FAQ
The legal description or the recorded document number tells staff exactly which instrument you mean. Address the cover sheet to the recorder of deeds in St. Louis County or the party, with a number staff can call. Keep the confirmation, especially where the fax carries a release or a payoff.
Yes — much of the faxing in a St. Louis County closing is between the title company, lender, escrow agent, and counsel, not to the recorder. A lien release, a satisfaction of mortgage, or a correction document often goes by fax between the parties. Verify the number, send from your computer, and note it in the file.
The current line comes from the county's official website, since a public office's number changes. Use the county's records-office page, which states how copy requests and searches are handled today. A quick check beats faxing to a number that has moved.
As a rule, no. The recorder of deeds records an original document, so a fax is not how something is recorded in St. Louis County. E-recording, in-person, and mail are the real channels; the office returns a stamped copy once recorded. For anything that is not the recording itself, ask the receiving office whether it accepts fax first.
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