Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Koochiching County, MN
Koochiching County (population 11,587) records real-property documents through the Koochiching 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.
Koochiching County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Koochiching County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Koochiching County Recorder, 715 4th Street, International Falls, MN 56649
- Phone
- (218) 283-1193
- Checks payable to
- Koochiching County Recorder (separate payment to Koochiching County Auditor/Treasurer for deed/mortgage tax)
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Koochiching County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 (standard document recording)
- Additional pages
- No separate per-page fee (flat $46)
- Other fees
- Multiple filing fee (satisfactions/partial releases/assignments) $10 per document after first 4; plat filing $56; Torrens documents same base fee with additional charges for amendments/CECT plats/exchange certificates
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Koochiching County Recorder before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Koochiching County?
Yes. Koochiching County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Koochiching County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Koochiching County's formatting rules: 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 CSC, or by mail to Koochiching County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Koochiching County Recorder (separate payment to Koochiching County Auditor/Treasurer for deed/mortgage tax).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Koochiching County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Koochiching County property are searchable at Koochiching County Assessor property 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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