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Recording a Deed or Document in Riley County, KS
Riley County (population 71,959) records real-property documents through the Riley 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.
Riley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Riley County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Riley County Register of Deeds, 110 Courthouse Plaza, 2nd Floor, Rm B202, Manhattan, KS 66502
- Phone
- 785-537-6340 (fax 785-537-6343)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Riley County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (incl. Heritage Trust & Technology fund fees per KSA 28-115) - see 2026 fee schedule
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page/fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Town plats $20/page; certificate certifying instrument $32; acknowledgment of signature $13; death certificates $12.50; $125 cap on recording fee for mortgages ≤$75,000 on single-family principal residence
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Riley County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Riley County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be originals (no copies), font at least 6-point or larger, notarization with visible seal and expiration date; 3" top margin on first page, 1" top margin on subsequent pages required to avoid extra page fees
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope requested for mailed return of documents
Can you e-record in Riley County?
Riley 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 Riley County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Riley 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 Riley 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 Riley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Riley County property are searchable at Riley 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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