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Recording a Deed or Document in Chautauqua County, KS
Chautauqua County (population 3,379) records real-property documents through the Chautauqua County Register of Deeds. 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.
Chautauqua County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Chautauqua County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 215 N Chautauqua St., Sedan, KS 67361
- Phone
- (620) 725-5830
- Checks payable to
- Chautauqua County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Chautauqua County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (not to exceed legal size 8"x14", includes Heritage Trust & Technology fund fees)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Town plats $32.00/page; release/assignment of mortgage $20.00 first page/$4.00 addl page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Chautauqua County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Chautauqua County requires
- Page formatting
- Legal size not to exceed 8" x 14"
- Submission & return
- Mail; documents may be reviewed/copied in person during business hours (8am-4pm M-F)
Can you e-record in Chautauqua County?
Chautauqua County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Chautauqua County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Chautauqua County'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 by mail to Chautauqua County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Chautauqua County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Chautauqua County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Chautauqua County property are searchable at Chautauqua County Appraiser's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Kansas
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