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Recording a Deed or Document in Harvey County, KS
Harvey County (population 34,024) records real-property documents through the Harvey 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.
Harvey County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harvey County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 800 N. Main St., P.O. Box 687, Newton, KS 67114
- Phone
- (316) 284-6950
- Checks payable to
- Harvey County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Harvey County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (includes Heritage Trust & Technology fund fees, statewide KS statutory fee)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page/fraction
- Other fees
- Release/assignment of mortgage $20 first page/$4 addl; town plats $32/page; each addl book/page listed $16; liens for materials/services $17; Lis Pendens $5; Federal tax lien notices/releases $32; UCC filings $15
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harvey County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Harvey County requires
- Page formatting
- First page not to exceed legal size 8"x14"
- Cover sheet
- Legal size page max 8"x14"
- Submission & return
- Mail or in person
Can you e-record in Harvey County?
Harvey 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 Harvey County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Harvey 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 Harvey County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Harvey County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harvey County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harvey County property are searchable at Harvey County Appraiser (Real Estate/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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