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Recording a Deed or Document in Doniphan County, KS
Doniphan County (population 7,510) records real-property documents through the Doniphan 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.
Doniphan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Doniphan County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 120 E. Chestnut St., PO Box 73, Troy, KS 66087
- Phone
- 785-985-3932
- Checks payable to
- Doniphan County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Doniphan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (deeds/mortgages/instruments, per KSA 28-115); mortgage release/assignment first page $20.00
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page (deeds/mortgages); $4.00 per additional page (mortgage release/assignment)
- Other fees
- Certificate certifying instrument of record $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50; town plat $32.00/page; UCC filings $15.00; extra $17.00 fee if first-page margin insufficient for recording stamp (KSA 28-115(e)); copies $1.00/page, certified $7.50 additional
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Doniphan County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Doniphan County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide KSA 28-115 standard: first page must have 3-inch blank top margin, 0.5-inch bottom/side margins; additional pages 1-inch top margin, 0.5-inch bottom/side margins; legible for reproduction; notary names must be typed/printed under signature
- Cover sheet
- Not required by statute; office adds a cover sheet at submitter's cost if first page lacks the required 3-inch top margin (KSA 28-115(e))
- Submission & return
- Mail-back with self-addressed stamped envelope (paper submissions)
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days for paper mail submissions (not separately confirmed on county site)
Can you e-record in Doniphan County?
Doniphan 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 Doniphan County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Doniphan 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 Doniphan County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Doniphan County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Doniphan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Doniphan County property are searchable at Doniphan County Appraiser (uses statewide ORKA - Kansas GIS 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
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