Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Rice County, KS
Rice County (population 9,427) records real-property documents through the Rice 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.
Rice County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rice County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Register of Deeds, Rice County Courthouse, 101 W. Commercial, Lyons, KS 67554
- Phone
- 620-257-2931
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Rice County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (incl. Heritage Trust & Technology fund fees, effective schedule dated Jan 1 2018, consistent with KSA 28-115)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page/fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Town plats $32/page; mortgage release/assignment $20 first page/$4 addl page; $125 cap for single-family principal residence under $75,000 (affidavit required for exemption over $125); $1 addl fee if signer/notary name not typed/printed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rice County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Rice County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be clearly legible/reproducible quality; names of signers/notary typed or printed or $1 fee applies
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope required from submitter
Can you e-record in Rice County?
Yes. Rice 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 Rice County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Rice 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 Rice County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rice County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rice County property are searchable at Rice 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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