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Recording a Deed or Document in Northwest Arctic Borough, AK
Northwest Arctic Borough (population 7,095) records real-property documents through the Alaska State Recorder's Office - Fairbanks Office (Kotzebue Recording District). 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.
Northwest Arctic Borough recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Alaska State Recorder's Office - Fairbanks Office (Kotzebue Recording District)
- Mailing address
- 3700 Airport Way, Fairbanks, AK 99709-4699
- Phone
- (907) 452-3521
- Checks payable to
- Department of Natural Resources (Alaska DNR Recorder's Office)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Northwest Arctic Borough recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $50.00 non-standard document fee; $2.00 per name indexed over six names; $5.00 certification per document; plat/survey $20 first sheet + $5 each addl sheet
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Alaska State Recorder's Office - Fairbanks Office (Kotzebue Recording District) before you mail a check.
What Northwest Arctic Borough requires
- Page formatting
- Opaque white paper, max 8.5in x 14in; 2-inch top margin first page, 1-inch other margins; 10-point minimum font
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet required, but 'Return To' name/address must be clearly stated on the document or accompanying letter
- Submission & return
- Original mailed back to designated 'Return To' party after imaging/microfilming
Can you e-record in Northwest Arctic Borough?
Yes. Northwest Arctic Borough accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska
- Prepare the document so it meets Northwest Arctic 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, or by mail to Alaska State Recorder's Office - Fairbanks Office (Kotzebue Recording District).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Department of Natural Resources (Alaska DNR Recorder's Office).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Northwest Arctic Borough property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Northwest Arctic Borough property are searchable at Northwest Arctic Borough does not levy property tax (per Borough Charter Sec. 11.03, requires voter approval, not yet enacted); Assessment Office exists nominally within Finance Dept but has no online property/owner search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Northwest Arctic 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 Northwest Arctic 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 Northwest Arctic Borough? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.