Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sedgwick County, KS
Sedgwick County (population 523,824) records real-property documents through the Sedgwick 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.
Sedgwick County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sedgwick County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Ruffin Building, 100 N Broadway, Suite 105, Wichita, KS 67202
- Phone
- (316) 660-9400
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Sedgwick County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (K.S.A. 28-115; final fee confirmed only upon document inspection)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Certification of instrument $13; microfilm copies $1/page; other statutory riders per K.S.A. 28-115 fee schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sedgwick County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Sedgwick County requires
- Page formatting
- Legal size max 8.5"x14"; legible signer/notary names required (else $1 surcharge)
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory statewide cover sheet; 3-inch blank top margin required on first page per K.S.A. 28-115(e) or added page is required and billed as extra page
- Submission & return
- Standard practice is mail return of original after recording
Can you e-record in Sedgwick County?
Yes. Sedgwick County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Sedgwick County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Sedgwick 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, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Sedgwick County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sedgwick County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sedgwick County property are searchable at Sedgwick County Appraiser's Office. 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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