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Recording a Deed or Document in Decatur County, KS
Decatur County (population 2,764) records real-property documents through the Decatur 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.
Decatur County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Decatur County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Decatur County Register of Deeds, PO Box 167, Oberlin, KS 67749 (physical: 120 E Hall Street #8, Oberlin, KS 67749)
- Phone
- 785-475-8105
- Website
- dccoks.org/register-of-deeds
- Checks payable to
- Decatur County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Decatur County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (incl. Heritage Trust & Technology Fund fees) per K.S.A. 28-115
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof
- 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 Decatur County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Decatur County requires
- Page formatting
- Kansas statewide standard margins/legal size 8x14 max
- Submission & return
- Fax 785-475-8150, email decaturdeeds@dccoks.org
Can you e-record in Decatur County?
Decatur 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 Decatur County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Decatur 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 Decatur County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Decatur County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Decatur County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Decatur County property are searchable at Decatur 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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