Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Meeker County, MN
Meeker County (population 23,603) records real-property documents through the Meeker 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.
Meeker County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Meeker County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Meeker County Recorder, Meeker County Government Center, 114 N Holcombe Avenue, Ste 150, Litchfield, MN 55355
- Phone
- 320-693-5440 (fax 320-693-5444)
- Website
- co.meeker.mn.us/209/Recorder
- Checks payable to
- Meeker County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Meeker County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 (flat statutory fee per MN Statute 357.18; well disclosure certificate $50)
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee — flat $46 regardless of pages
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Meeker County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Meeker County requires
- Cover sheet
- See county Recording Checklist page; must meet MN Stat. 507.093 formatting (3-inch top blank margin, legible print)
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via e-recording vendor
Can you e-record in Meeker County?
Yes. Meeker County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Meeker County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Meeker 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Meeker County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Meeker County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Meeker County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Meeker County property are searchable at Meeker County Assessor (Missi Voigt). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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