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Recording a Deed or Document in Nemaha County, KS
Nemaha County (population 10,273) records real-property documents through the Nemaha 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.
Nemaha County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Nemaha County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 607 Nemaha St, PO Box 213, Seneca, KS 66538
- Phone
- 785-336-2170 (option 4)
- Website
- nmcoks.us/register-of-deeds
- Checks payable to
- Nemaha County Register of Deeds (standard KS practice, not explicitly confirmed on site)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Nemaha 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; mortgage assignment/release $20 first page/$4 addl page; additional book/page listed $16; materials/services lien (K.S.A. 58-201) $17; certificate $13; acknowledgment $12.50
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Nemaha County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Nemaha County requires
- Page formatting
- Legal/letter size documents (not exceeding 8.5x14 in); Kansas Real Estate Sales Validation Questionnaire has restricted public access unlike the recorded deed itself
- Cover sheet
- No standalone mandatory cover sheet; 3-inch top margin required on first page per statewide K.S.A. 28-115 rule or a cover sheet is added and charged as an extra page
- Submission & return
- Mail to submitter; not explicitly detailed on site
Can you e-record in Nemaha County?
Nemaha 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 Nemaha County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Nemaha 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 Nemaha County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Nemaha 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 Nemaha County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Nemaha County property are searchable at Nemaha County Appraiser (CIC Appraiser Web Portal / ORION). 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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