Alaska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK
Ketchikan Gateway Borough (population 13,549) records real-property documents through the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Office of the Recorder — Ketchikan Recording District (serviced by the Anchorage Recorder's Office). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Ketchikan Gateway Borough recorder — contact
- Recording office
- State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Office of the Recorder — Ketchikan Recording District (serviced by the Anchorage Recorder's Office)
- Mailing address
- 550 West 7th Ave, Suite 108, Anchorage, AK 99501-3564
- Phone
- (907) 269-8875 / (907) 269-8876
- Checks payable to
- Department of Natural Resources
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Ketchikan Gateway Borough recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Indexing per name/claim over six: $2.00; non-standard document fee: $50.00; certification: $5.00 per document; conformed copy at recording: $2.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Office of the Recorder — Ketchikan Recording District (serviced by the Anchorage Recorder's Office) before you mail a check.
What Ketchikan Gateway Borough requires
- Page formatting
- Opaque white paper, max 8.5" x 14"; 2-inch top margin/1-inch other margins; minimum 10-point font; legal description with section/township/range/meridian; party mailing addresses; 'Return To' address required
- Submission & return
- Original returned by mail to 'Return To' address after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Contact Anchorage office (907-269-8875)
Can you e-record in Ketchikan Gateway Borough?
Yes. Ketchikan Gateway Borough accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Ketchikan Gateway Borough, Alaska
- Prepare the document so it meets Ketchikan Gateway Borough's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources, Office of the Recorder — Ketchikan Recording District (serviced by the Anchorage Recorder's Office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Department of Natural Resources.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ketchikan Gateway Borough property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ketchikan Gateway Borough property are searchable at Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assessment Department (Director of Assessment: Adam Thompson, 1900 First Ave. Suite 219, Ketchikan, AK 99901, 907-228-6640). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Ketchikan Gateway Borough
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Ketchikan Gateway Borough property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Ketchikan Gateway Borough? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.