Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Douglas County, MN
Douglas County (population 40,120) records real-property documents through the Douglas 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.
Douglas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Douglas County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Douglas County Recorder's Office, 305 8th Ave W, Alexandria, MN 56308
- Phone
- 320-762-3877
- Website
- douglascountymn.gov/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Douglas County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Douglas County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 flat (per document, abstract or Torrens) per MN Statute 357.18
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee; $46 flat regardless of page count
- Other fees
- Well disclosure certificate $50 (statewide MN schedule)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Douglas County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Douglas County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MN Stat. 507.093 standards apply: 8.5x14 max sheet, black ink, min 8-point type, white 20 lb+ paper, 1/2 in borders except first-page top (3 in blank space)
- Cover sheet
- No dedicated cover sheet required; MN Stat. 507.093 3-inch blank top-of-first-page space applies statewide
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person; not detailed on official page
Can you e-record in Douglas County?
Douglas 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 Douglas County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Douglas 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 Douglas County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Douglas County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Douglas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Douglas County property are searchable at Douglas County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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