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The St. Louis County Recorder's Office provides protection and public notice by recording, indexing, maintaining and displaying records of legal documents and the issuance and updating of land title certificates. The Recorder's Office offers information to walk-in and telephone customers. The County Recorder's office accepts for recording over 150 types of legal documents, most of which pertain to real estate or personal property. The office accepts for filing and issues copies of military discharges, state and federal tax liens as well as birth and death records. The office also maintains many indexes where one may research information by legal description, name or document number.
What is Torrens title property and Abstract title property: Abstract title property is the most common form of title found in the United States. An abstract of title is a history of the recorded title to a particular tract of land. It is a document which consists of a summary of material parts of every recorded instrument affecting the title. It begins with a legal description of the land covered by the abstract, and then shows the original patent and all subsequent recorded documents. In St. Louis County approximately two thirds of documents recorded are abstract title property. Torrens title property is property in which the title is under the supervision of the District Court. Under the supervision of the Court, the Registrar of Titles issues an original certificate of title, which is kept in the office of the Registrar and issues an owners duplicate certificate of title which is delivered to the registered owner. Torrens title property is legally separate and distinct from title to abstract property. Approximately one third of documents recorded in St. Louis County are Torrens title.
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