Missouri Revised Statutes § 60.653

*60.653. Recorder of deeds, duties — copies of plats to be evidence when certified. — 1. It shall be the duty of the recorder of deeds to maintain a copy of all survey plats delivered to his custody in an appropriate file medium capable of reproduction. 2. Survey plats shall be placed in the plat books or such other record books as have been previously established. 3. A duplicate of the recorded survey plat shall be provided to the land survey program of the department of agriculture at an amount not to exceed the actual cost of the duplicate. 4. The recorder shall maintain an index of all survey plats, subdivision plats, and condominium plats by section, township, and range and by subdivision or condominium name. 5. Copies of survey plats shall be evidence in all courts of justice when properly certified under the hand and official seal of the recorder. (L. 1990 S.B. 580, A.L. 2013 H.B. 28 merged with H.B. 650) Effective 8-28-13 (H.B. 28); 10-11-13 (H.B. 650) *H.B. 650 effective 10-11-13, see § 21.250. H.B. 650 was vetoed July 12, 2013. The veto was overridden on September 11, 2013.