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Monroe County, Missouri

Recorder

Lori Decker
Monroe County Recorder

300 North Main Street, Room 103
Paris, MO 65275

Phone: 877-433-3061 ext. 410

Email

Office Hours: 8:00am – 4:30pm Monday- Friday Closed 12-1pm for lunch

Appointments:
Recommended during office hours 8:00am to 3:00pm
Required after 3:30pm

Duties:
The responsibility of the Recorder of Deeds office is to record, maintain and preserve all the land records of Monroe County.  Marriage license records and military discharge papers are also recorded in this office.

MARRIAGE APPLICATION AND LICENSE POLICY

APPOINTMENTS RECOMMENDED during office hours 8:00am to 3:00pm
REQUIRED after 3:30pm. Application takes 30 minutes to complete.

Marriage Application Requirements:

  • Both parties must be at least 18 years old to marry as of 08/28/2025
  • Both parties must be present at the time of application signing
  • Must bring a valid U.S. Government photo ID for proof of ID and age (Driver’s License, Military, Passport)
  • Social Security Number/Name Proof by Card, W-2, Tax Returns

Requirements of Previous Marriage— Must have proof of:

  • LAST DIVORCE – Bring decree or casenet (online) or
  • DEATH – Certificate or Obituary

If divorced less than 30 days of Marriage, must bring Judge signed decree or waiver. A copy will be made for Marriage Application.

COSTS

  • $60.00 — cash or check is due at the time of application
  • $9.00 — certified Marriage License
  • $2.00 — uncertified copy

MARRIAGE LICENSE:

  • No waiting period required
  • License valid for 30 days of date and good in all counties in Missouri
  • Return to Recorder’s Office within 15 days of marriage to be recorded
  • No refund for unused, lost or destroyed license

Recorder’s Fees:

Marriage Application $60.00
Certified Marriage License $9.00
Standard Document
(Page defined as 8 1/2″ x 11″)		 $24.00 First Page
$3.00 each additional page thereafter
Non-Standard Document $25.00 Penalty Fee
Additional Fees  $ 5.00 per each additional referenced document
Plats  $44.00 First Page (18″ x 24″),
$25 for each additional page
Surveys $24.00 First page (18″ x 24″),
$5 for each additional page

$29.00 First page (24″ x 36″),
$10 for each additional page
Copy of Real Estate Document  $ 0.50 per page
Certified Copy of Real Estate Document $2.00 Certification, plus $1.00 per page

**Cash or Check is Accepted**

All documents to be mailed must be accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope of sufficient size to accomodate the document. 

Searches from 1831-1995 can only be completed in the Monroe County Courthouse.  The Monroe County Recorder’s office does not do searches, unless a specific information request is made and sent with $14.00/per hour.

Online search available from year 1996 to current:

https://tapestry.fidlar.com/Tapestry2/

Official Records Online – Starting January 2021
** Search marriage licenses and/or certified land documents online
** This website validates requestor identity
** Pay for fees by credit card
** $10 fee per certificate order (includes copies)

officialrecordsonline.com

Property Fraud Alert
**Subscriber will ONLY be notified by the PFA service when the name they have submitted matches any names that have been indexed from documents recorded within the Client’s office.

propertyfraudalert.com