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Recording a Deed or Document in Rooks County, KS
Rooks County (population 4,919) records real-property documents through the Rooks 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.
Rooks County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rooks County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Rooks County Register of Deeds, Courthouse, 115 North Walnut St, 2nd floor, PO Box 151, Stockton, KS 67669
- Phone
- 785-425-6291
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Rooks County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 first page (incl. Heritage Trust & Technology fund fees per KSA 28-115)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page/fraction thereof
- Other fees
- Town plats $32/page; in-office copies $0.50/page; mailed/emailed copies $1.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rooks County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Rooks County?
Rooks 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 Rooks County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Rooks 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 by mail to Rooks 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 Rooks County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rooks County property are searchable at Rooks 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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