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Recording a Deed or Document in Douglas County, KS
Douglas County (population 118,785) records real-property documents through the Douglas 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.
Douglas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Douglas County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS 66044
- Phone
- 785-832-5282
- Website
- dgcoks.gov/register-of-deeds
- Checks payable to
- Douglas County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Douglas 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 margin insufficient for recording stamp
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Douglas County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Douglas County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide KSA 28-115 margins: 3-inch top margin blank on first page, 1-inch top on additional pages, 0.5-inch bottom/sides; document must be an original (except certified court copies); at least part of the property must lie in Douglas County
- Cover sheet
- Not required by statute; office adds one if first-page margin insufficient
- Submission & return
- Mail-back (paper) or instant electronic return via e-recording vendor (typically minutes)
- Hours & turnaround
- In-person/paper: same day (5-10 minutes at counter per county FAQ); e-recording: minutes
Can you e-record in Douglas County?
Yes. Douglas County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Douglas County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Douglas 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, ePN, or by mail to Douglas County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Douglas County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Douglas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Douglas County property are searchable at Douglas County Appraiser - Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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