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Recording a Deed or Document in Geary County, KS
Geary County (population 36,739) records real-property documents through the Geary 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.
Geary County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Geary County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 200 E 8th Street, Junction City, KS 66441
- Phone
- 785-238-5531
- Checks payable to
- Geary County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Geary County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (includes technology fee $2/page for ROD, $0.50/page each Treasurer's/Clerk's Office, $1/page Heritage Trust Fund)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page; release/assignment of mortgage $20 first page + $4 addl page; plats of additions $32/page
- Other fees
- UCC fixture filings $15 up to 10 pages + $1/page after; certified copy $13.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Geary County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Geary County?
Geary 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 Geary County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Geary County's formatting rules: 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 Geary County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Geary County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Geary County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Geary County property are searchable at Geary 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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