Missouri § 59.240 - Fees to be collected — affidavit required — report, contents of (second class and certain first class counties).
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§ 59.240. Fees to be collected — affidavit required — report, contents of (second class and certain first class counties).
The recorder of deeds of each county of the first class not having a charter form of government and of each county of the second class shall charge, receive and collect in all cases every fee, charge, or money due his office by law. He shall also, when he makes and files the report required by section 59.227 or by section 59.230 at the end of each year of his official term, verify the same by affidavit, and the report shall show the source and amount of every fee or charge collected. All fees, charges and moneys collected by the recorder of deeds shall be the property of the county.
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(L. 1945 p. 1560 § 2, A.L. 1967 p. 137, A.L. 1973 H.B. 685)
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Source: official Missouri text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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