Mo. Rev. Stat. § 442.380 : OWNERSHIP AND CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY — Titles and Conveyance of Real Estate —GENERALLY — Instruments to be recorded

Every instrument in writing that conveys any real estate, or whereby any real estate may be affected, in law or equity, proved or acknowledged and certified in the manner herein prescribed, shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the county in which such real estate is situated.