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Recording a Deed or Document in Ford County, KS
Ford County (population 34,287) records real-property documents through the Ford 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.
Ford County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ford County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 100 Gunsmoke Street, Dodge City, KS 67801
- Phone
- 620-227-4565
- Checks payable to
- Ford County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Ford 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); extra $17.00 fee if margin doesn't accommodate recording stamp
- Other fees
- Certificate certifying instrument of record $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50; town plat $32.00/page; mortgage registration tax no longer required as of 1/1/2019
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ford County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Ford County requires
- Page formatting
- Ford County-published margins (consistent with statewide KSA 28-115): first page 3-inch top, 0.5-inch bottom/sides; additional pages 1-inch top, 0.5-inch bottom/sides; documents accepted until 5:00 PM recorded next business day; include contact phone/return address for mailed submissions
- Cover sheet
- Not required by statute; document may be rejected/returned by mail if margins insufficient (county explicitly warns of this)
- Submission & return
- Mail-back with contact phone number and return address required for mailed submissions
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents accepted by 5:00 PM recorded the next business day; office hours Mon-Fri 8:30 AM-5:00 PM (recording window 8:00 AM-4:00 PM)
Can you e-record in Ford County?
Yes. Ford 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 Ford County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Ford 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 Ford County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ford County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ford County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ford County property are searchable at Ford County Appraiser's Office - Parcel 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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