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Recording a Deed or Document in Norton County, KS
Norton County (population 5,459) records real-property documents through the Norton 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.
Norton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Norton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 105 S Kansas Ave, Courthouse 2nd Floor, PO Box 70, Norton, KS 67654
- Phone
- 785-877-5765 (or 785-877-5710)
- Checks payable to
- Norton County Register of Deeds (standard KS practice, not explicitly confirmed on site)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Norton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (deeds, mortgages, other instruments of writing; includes Heritage Trust and Technology fund fees; 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 $17; federal tax lien notice/release $32 each; UCC filings (original/amended/continuation) $15 each; copies $0.25/page office, $1/page mailed/emailed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Norton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Norton County requires
- Page formatting
- Records not available online (must request copies by mail/in person); legal-size 8.5x14 max standard KS format
- Cover sheet
- No standalone mandatory cover sheet; 3-inch top margin required on first page per statewide K.S.A. 28-115 rule, else a cover sheet is added and billed as an extra page
- Submission & return
- Mail to submitter; not explicitly detailed on site
Can you e-record in Norton County?
Norton 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 Norton County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Norton 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 Norton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Norton 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 Norton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Norton County property are searchable at Norton County Appraiser (ParcelViewer). 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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