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Recording a Deed or Document in Morris County, KS
Morris County (population 5,386) records real-property documents through the Morris 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.
Morris County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morris County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 501 W Main Street, Ste 10, Council Grove, KS 66846
- Phone
- 620-767-5614
- Checks payable to
- Morris County Register of Deeds (standard KS practice, not explicitly confirmed on site)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Morris County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (deeds, mortgages, other instruments of writing, not exceeding legal size 8.5x14; K.S.A. 28-115)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per second/additional page
- Other fees
- Mortgage assignment/release $20 first page/$4 addl page; filing fees capped at $125 for single-family mortgage on principal residence ≤$75,000 (requires Mortgage Cap Affidavit)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morris County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Morris County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate mandatory cover sheet form; documents lacking required 3-inch top margin/space for recording data will have a cover sheet added and charged as an additional page
- Submission & return
- Mail to submitter; not explicitly detailed on site
Can you e-record in Morris County?
Morris 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 Morris County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Morris 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 Morris County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Morris County Register of Deeds (standard KS practice, not explicitly confirmed on site).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Morris County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morris County property are searchable at Morris County Appraiser (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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