Benton County Recorder of Deeds' Office

Carla Brown, Recorder

Duties of Recorder of Deeds

Recording land instruments

Most recording can be done by mail, if needed. For businesses who contract for that type of service, E-recording IS available. For more info, contact I-County at (816) 295-1540 or your current provider.

Issuing of marriage licenses

Hours for marriage license applications are 8:00-11:30 am and 1:00-4:00 pm. No appointment is necessary. BOTH parties have to appear together with photo IDs for the application process. Payment of $60 ($51 for license plus $9 for 1 certified copy after license is returned to be recorded) is due at time of application. Payment must be by cash or debit/credit card (NO checks). Use of debit/credit card incurs an additional $2 fee collected and kept by the credit card processor.

Issuing of other certified copies of marriage licenses for use in proving marriage to Department of Motor Vehicles, Social Security or other agencies

We can only issue certified copies of licenses obtained in Benton County. If you were married here, but applied for your license in another Missouri county, you will need to contact that county for any copies you need. If you obtained your marriage license in Benton County, but do not have a certified copy or need an additional copy, those can be picked up in our office or mailed to you. Certified copies are $9.00 each.

Recording military discharge records (DD214)

This is a free service and any copies of the recorded instrument are also free.

Searches of our land records index are available at https://bentonmo.icounty.com/

 There you can set up a free account as a New User that enables you to search for items recorded as far back as January 1962 up to present. You are only able to see the index (Grantors, grantees, abbreviated legal description, date, etc) – NOT the actual deed itself. Copies of documents can be ordered online or directly from us by phone or email. Companies wishing to buy a monthly subscription to obtain images must contact I-County at (816) 295-1540.

Our land records go back to the 1830’s but are currently only in searchable digital form to 01/1962 (except for a few scanned before that time). Prior to 1962, items are in books and on microfilm in our office. For a copy of the actual instrument before 01/1962, you would need to contact us by phone or email. Copies are $1 per page.

Fee Schedule

Effective May 1, 2009

Real Estate	$24.00 $3.00	First page Each additional page thereafter*
Plats	$44.00 $25.00	First page Each additional page thereafter**
Surveys	$24.00 $5.00	First page Each additional page thereafter**
Copywork	$1.00	Per page
Certification	$1.00	Per document
Marriage License	$51.00 $9.00	Marriage license Certified Copy
IRS Tax Liens	$9.00 $7.50	Tax Liens Discharge

*page defined as 8 x 11 inches
**page defined as 18 x 24 inches

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