Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Smith County, KS
Smith County (population 3,570) records real-property documents through the Smith 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.
Smith County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Smith County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 218 S. Grant, Suite #7, Smith Center, KS 66967
- Phone
- 785-282-5160
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Smith County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (K.S.A. 28-115)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Release/assignment $20 first/$4 addl; town plats $32/page; lien filings $17; Lis Pendens $5; Federal Tax Lien Notice/Release $32 each
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Smith County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Smith County requires
- Page formatting
- Legal size max 8.5"x14"; must meet Kansas statutes re: formatting, signatures, notarization
- Cover sheet
- No statewide mandatory cover sheet; documents must meet KS statutory formatting/signature/notarization requirements; 3-inch blank top margin on first page per K.S.A. 28-115(e)
Can you e-record in Smith County?
Smith 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 Smith County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Smith 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 Smith 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 Smith County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Smith County property are searchable at Smith 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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