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Recording a Deed or Document in Clark County, KS
Clark County (population 1,991) records real-property documents through the Clark 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.
Clark County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clark County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Clark County Courthouse, 811 Main St., Ashland, KS 67831
- Phone
- (620) 635-2812
- Checks payable to
- Clark County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Clark County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (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; addl book/page listed $16.00; lien filing (K.S.A. 58-201) $17.00; Lis Pendens (KSA 60-2201) $5.00; Federal Tax Lien Notice/Release $32.00 each
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clark County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Clark County requires
- Submission & return
Can you e-record in Clark County?
Clark 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 Clark County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Clark 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 Clark County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clark County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Clark County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clark County property are searchable at Clark County Appraiser's Office (Parcel Search). 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
Kansas isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.