Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Miami County, KS
Miami County (population 34,191) records real-property documents through the Miami 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.
Miami County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Miami County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Miami County Register of Deeds, Administration Building, 201 S. Pearl St., Suite 102, Paola, KS 66071
- Phone
- (913) 294-3716
- Checks payable to
- Miami County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Miami County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (deeds, mortgages, other instruments of writing)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 second page and each additional page or fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Certificate certifying any instrument of record $13.00; Acknowledgment of signature $12.50; +$1.00 if signer/notary names not typed/printed; copies $1/page, $3/plat
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Miami County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Miami County requires
- Page formatting
- 3" top margin first page, 1" other margins, legal size max 8.5x14
- Cover sheet
- Yes if first page lacks required 3-inch top margin (statewide KS standard)
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person pickup
Can you e-record in Miami County?
Yes. Miami 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 Miami County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Miami 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 Miami County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Miami County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Miami County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Miami County property are searchable at Miami 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
Kansas isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.