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Recording a Deed or Document in Ness County, KS
Ness County (population 2,687) records real-property documents through the Ness 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.
Ness County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ness County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 202 W Sycamore St, Suite 7, Ness City, KS 67560
- Phone
- 785-798-3127
- Checks payable to
- Ness County Register of Deeds (standard KS practice, not explicitly confirmed on site)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ness County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (deeds/mortgages)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Mortgage release/assignment (1 page) $20.00; UCC filings $15.00 each; certified copies $13.00; certificate certifying instrument $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50 (+$1 if signer/notary name not typed/printed); copies $0.50/page in office, $1/page mailed/emailed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ness County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Ness County requires
- Page formatting
- Original document required; all signatures included; names clearly printed/typed beneath signatures; documents received after 4pm recorded next business day; no charge to record military discharge papers for veterans
- Cover sheet
- No standalone mandatory cover sheet; 3-inch top margin required on first page, 1-inch margins on all other sides, per statewide K.S.A. 28-115 rule, else a cover sheet is added and billed as extra page
- Submission & return
- Mail to submitter; not explicitly detailed on site
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents received after 4:00 PM are recorded the next business day
Can you e-record in Ness County?
Ness 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 Ness County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Ness 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 Ness County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ness 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 Ness County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ness County property are searchable at Ness County Appraiser (CIC Web Portal / Assessment Rolls). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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