Kansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wichita County, KS
Wichita County (population 2,152) records real-property documents through the Wichita 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.
Wichita County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wichita County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Wichita County Courthouse, 206 South 4th St. (P.O. Box 472), Leoti, KS 67861
- Phone
- (620) 375-2733
- Checks payable to
- fees deposited to county general fund (per office); check payable to Wichita County Register of Deeds recommended
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wichita County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $21.00 (first page, incl. Heritage Trust & Technology Fund fees)
- Additional pages
- $17.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Town plats $32.00/page; certificate of instrument $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50; UCC filings $15.00; +$1.00 if signer/notary name not typed/printed under signature
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wichita County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Wichita County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in.; 12-pt black-ink font; min 1-inch margins (3-inch top recommended); original notarized signatures; preparer name/address required; typed names under signatures
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet; 3-inch top margin recommended on first page for recording stamp/certification
- Submission & return
- Mail (office requests self-addressed stamped envelope for documents to be mailed back)
Can you e-record in Wichita County?
Wichita 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 Wichita County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Wichita 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 Wichita County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to fees deposited to county general fund (per office); check payable to Wichita County Register of Deeds recommended.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wichita County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wichita County property are searchable at Wichita County Appraiser (via Kansas ORKA statewide parcel search). 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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