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Recording a Deed or Document in Morton County, KS
Morton County (population 2,701) records real-property documents through the Morton 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.
Morton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1025 Morton Street, PO Box 756, Elkhart, KS 67950
- Phone
- 620-697-2561
- Checks payable to
- Morton County Register of Deeds (standard KS practice, not explicitly confirmed on site)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Morton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (deeds, mortgages, other instruments of writing; K.S.A. 28-115)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per second/additional page
- Other fees
- Town plats $32/page; assignment/release of mortgage $20 first page/$4 addl page; additional book/page listed $16; lien filing $17; Lis Pendens $5; federal tax lien notice/release $32 each; UCC filings $15 each; copies $0.50/page in person, $1/page by mail
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Morton County requires
- Page formatting
- Originals must be signed and properly notarized and legible; Kansas Real Estate Sales Validation Questionnaire required with deeds/affidavits; Mortgage Cap Affidavit required for reduced fee on single-family mortgages ≤$75,000
- Cover sheet
- No standalone mandatory cover sheet; first page requires 1.5-inch top margin (3-inch top margin required specifically for e-recorded documents), 1-inch top/bottom and 0.5-inch side margins on subsequent pages, or a cover page will be added and billed
- Submission & return
- Mail to submitter or pickup; not explicitly detailed on site
Can you e-record in Morton County?
Yes. Morton County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Morton County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Morton 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, CSC, or by mail to Morton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Morton 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 Morton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morton County property are searchable at Morton County Appraiser (Parcel/Property 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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