Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Osborne County, KS
Osborne County (population 3,500) records real-property documents through the Register of Deeds, Osborne County, Kansas. 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.
Osborne County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Register of Deeds, Osborne County, Kansas
- Mailing address
- Osborne County Register of Deeds, PO Box 160, 423 West Main Street, Courthouse First Floor, Osborne, KS 67473
- Phone
- 785-346-2452
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Osborne County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (includes Heritage Trust and Technology fund fees)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page or fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Included in page fees; town plats $32/page; release/assignment of mortgage $20 first page + $4 addl page; each additional book/page listed $16
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Register of Deeds, Osborne County, Kansas before you mail a check.
What Osborne County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be originals, signed and notarized, and of sufficient legibility to produce a clear and legible reproduction
- Submission & return
- Returned by mail to sender after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Original document returned to sender within one week
Can you e-record in Osborne County?
Yes. Osborne County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Osborne County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Osborne 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, or by mail to Register of Deeds, Osborne County, Kansas.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Osborne County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Osborne County property are searchable at Osborne County Appraiser. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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