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Recording a Deed or Document in Shawnee County, KS
Shawnee County (population 178,909) records real-property documents through the Shawnee 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.
Shawnee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Shawnee County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 200 SE 7th St., Room 108, Topeka, KS 66603-3971
- Phone
- 785.251.4020
- Website
- snco.gov/rd
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Shawnee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (K.S.A. 28-115, incl. Heritage Trust/Technology fund fees)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Town plats $32/page; release/assignment $20 first page/$4 addl page; Federal Tax Lien Notices $32; Lis Pendens $5; +$1 if signer/notary names not typed/printed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Shawnee County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Shawnee County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be prepared legibly; properly titled, dated, executed; include complete legal description; include preparer's name/address and return address; 2.5"x2.5" blank recording-stamp square on first page
- Cover sheet
- Cover page optional (extra fee applies) if document lacks a 2.5"x2.5" blank square at top of first page for the recording stamp
- Submission & return
- Recording cutoff 4:15 PM weekdays
- Hours & turnaround
- eRecording processed same day through Friday afternoons until 3:30 PM; in-person recording cutoff 4:15 PM
Can you e-record in Shawnee County?
Yes. Shawnee 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 Shawnee County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Shawnee 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 Shawnee 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 Shawnee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Shawnee County property are searchable at Shawnee County Appraiser's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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