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Recording a Deed or Document in Woodson County, KS
Woodson County (population 3,115) records real-property documents through the Woodson 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.
Woodson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Woodson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 105 W. Rutledge St, Rm 101, Yates Center, KS 66783
- Phone
- (620) 625-8600 ext 3
- Checks payable to
- Woodson County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Woodson 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; UCC $15.00; certificate of instrument $13.00; acknowledgment $12.50
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Woodson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Woodson County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in.; 12-pt black-ink font; self-addressed stamped envelope requested for mailed-back documents
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet; 3-inch top margin required on first page for recording info/certification
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope requested)
Can you e-record in Woodson County?
Woodson 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 Woodson County, Kansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Woodson 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 Woodson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Woodson County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Woodson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Woodson County property are searchable at Woodson County Appraiser (CIC Web Portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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