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Recording a Deed or Document in Cowley County, KS
Cowley County (population 34,549) records real-property documents through the Cowley 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.
Cowley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cowley County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Cowley County Register of Deeds, Cowley County Courthouse, 311 E. 9th Avenue, Winfield, KS 67156-2843
- Phone
- 620-221-5400 (office main); 620-221-5461 (Register of Deeds direct)
- Checks payable to
- Cowley County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cowley County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (incl. Heritage Trust & Technology Fund fees) per K.S.A. 28-115 (statewide rate; county's own recordingfees page did not display full first-page/additional-page schedule but references certificate $13.00 and acknowledgment $12.50)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof (statewide K.S.A. 28-115 rate)
- Other fees
- Certificate certifying instrument $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50; $1.00 surcharge if signer/notary name not typed/printed under signature
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cowley County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Cowley County requires
- Page formatting
- Kansas statewide standard margins/legal size 8x14 max
Can you e-record in Cowley County?
Cowley 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 Cowley County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Cowley 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 Cowley County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cowley County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cowley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cowley County property are searchable at Cowley County Appraiser. 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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