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Recording a Deed or Document in Finney County, KS
Finney County (population 38,470) records real-property documents through the Finney 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.
Finney County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Finney County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 311 N. Ninth Street, Garden City, KS 67846
- Phone
- 620-272-3520
- Checks payable to
- Finney County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Finney 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
- Town plat $32.00/page; Federal Tax Lien Notice/Release $32.00 each; extra $17.00 fee if margin insufficient (fees set by KSA 28-115)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Finney County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Finney County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide KSA 28-115 margins: 3-inch blank top margin on first page, 1-inch top on additional pages, 0.5-inch bottom/sides; see county's General Recording Requirements page
- Cover sheet
- Not required by statute; office adds one if first-page margin insufficient per county's General Recording Requirements page
- Submission & return
- Mail-back with SASE for paper submissions
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours Mon-Fri 8:00 AM-5:00 PM
Can you e-record in Finney County?
Yes. Finney County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Finney County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Finney 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, or by mail to Finney County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Finney County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Finney County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Finney County property are searchable at Finney County Appraiser - Online Property Search (CIC Web Portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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