Missouri Laws 59.650 – Neglect of duty — liability
If any recorder to whom any deed or other writing, proved or acknowledged according to law, is delivered for record
(1) Neglects or refuses to make an entry thereof as required by section 59.470, or
Terms Used In Missouri Laws 59.650
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- instrument: any writing or drawing presented to the recorder of deeds for recording. See Missouri Laws 59.005
- Record: "recorded" or "recording", the recording of a document into the official public record, regardless of the process used. See Missouri Laws 59.005
(2) Neglects or refuses to record the deed or other writing within a reasonable time after receiving the same, or
(3) Records any deed or other instrument in writing before another first brought into his office and entitled to be recorded, or
(4) Records any deed or other instrument of writing untimely or in any manner other than as herein directed, or
(5) Neglects or refuses to provide and keep in his office such an index as required by this chapter, he shall pay to the party aggrieved double the damages which may be occasioned thereby, to be recovered by civil action on the official bond of the recorder.