Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Rawlins County, KS
Rawlins County (population 2,561) records real-property documents through the Register of Deeds, Rawlins 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.
Rawlins County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Register of Deeds, Rawlins County, Kansas
- Mailing address
- Rawlins County Register of Deeds, PO Box 201, Atwood, KS 67730 (607 Main Street, County Courthouse)
- Phone
- 785-626-3172
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Rawlins 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; lien filing (K.S.A. 58-201) $17; certificate certifying instrument $13; acknowledgment of signature $12.50; $1 additional fee if signer/notary name not typed/printed under signature
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Register of Deeds, Rawlins County, Kansas before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Rawlins County?
Yes. Rawlins 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 Rawlins County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Rawlins County's formatting rules: 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, Rawlins 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 Rawlins County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rawlins County property are searchable at Rawlins County Appraiser. 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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