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Recording a Deed or Document in Trego County, KS
Trego County (population 2,808) records real-property documents through the Trego 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.
Trego County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Trego County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Register of Deeds, 216 N Main St, WaKeeney, KS 67672
- Phone
- 785-743-6622
- Checks payable to
- Trego County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Trego County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (first page, statutory KS fee incl. Heritage Trust/Technology fund)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Release/assignment of mortgage $20.00 first page/$4.00 addl; Lis Pendens $5.00; Federal Tax Lien Notice/Release $32.00 each
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Trego County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Trego County requires
- Page formatting
- Kansas statewide standard margins/font/paper apply; fees must accompany documents before recording
- Cover sheet
- Original document must be signed and notarized; no statewide cover sheet mandate; 3in top margin first page, 1in other margins per K.S.A. 28-115
- Submission & return
- Mail (not explicitly specified on site)
Can you e-record in Trego County?
Yes. Trego County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Trego County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Trego 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, or by mail to Trego County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Trego County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Trego County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Trego County property are searchable at Trego 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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