Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Aitkin County, MN
Aitkin County (population 16,252) records real-property documents through the Aitkin County Recorder. 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.
Aitkin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Aitkin County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 307 2nd St NW, Rm. 122, Aitkin, MN 56431
- Phone
- 218-927-7336
- Checks payable to
- Aitkin County Recorder (deed/mortgage tax fees payable to Aitkin County Treasurer)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Aitkin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 per document (standard MN statutory recording fee)
- Additional pages
- Included in flat per-document fee (no separate per-page charge); Well Certificate recording fee $54.00 (effective July 1, 2025)
- Other fees
- State Deed Tax: consideration x 0.0033 (min $1.65); Mortgage Registration Tax: mortgage amount x 0.0023
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Aitkin County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Aitkin County requires
- Cover sheet
- Not explicitly required; formatting per MN Stat. 507.093: max page size 8.5x14in, min 8-point black-ink font, white paper min 20lb weight, 3-inch blank space top of first page, 0.5in margins all sides (other pages)
- Submission & return
- Mail-in with self-addressed envelope; original returned per instructions
- Hours & turnaround
- Abstract documents ~2 weeks; Torrens documents longer depending on workload; same-day possible if pre-arranged
Can you e-record in Aitkin County?
Aitkin 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 Aitkin County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Aitkin 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 Aitkin County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Aitkin County Recorder (deed/mortgage tax fees payable to Aitkin County Treasurer).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Aitkin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Aitkin County property are searchable at Aitkin County Assessor - LINK parcel search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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