Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dickinson County, KS
Dickinson County (population 18,402) records real-property documents through the Dickinson 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.
Dickinson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dickinson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Dickinson County Register of Deeds, PO Box 517, Abilene, KS 67410 (physical: 109 E. 1st St., Suite 210, Abilene, KS 67410)
- Phone
- 785-263-4073
- Website
- dkcoks.gov/register-of-deeds
- Checks payable to
- Dickinson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Dickinson 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)
- 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
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dickinson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Dickinson County requires
- Page formatting
- Kansas statewide standard margins/legal size 8x14 max; see county's own 'Basic Recording Requirements' page for county-specific detail
- Cover sheet
- Dickinson County publishes 'General Recording Requirements' at https://www.dkcoks.gov/Basic-Recording-Requirements; Kansas statewide standard is 3-inch top margin page one, 1-inch remaining sides, 1-inch all sides on subsequent pages, cover sheet required and counted as a page if space insufficient
- Submission & return
- Fax 785-263-0428, email rjohns@dkcoks.gov
Can you e-record in Dickinson County?
Yes. Dickinson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Dickinson County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Dickinson 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Dickinson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dickinson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dickinson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dickinson County property are searchable at Dickinson 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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