Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Morrison County, MN
Morrison County (population 34,620) records real-property documents through the Morrison 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.
Morrison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morrison County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Morrison County Recorder, Government Center, 213 1st Avenue SE, Little Falls, MN 56345
- Phone
- 320-632-0146
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–4:30
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Morrison County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 flat per real estate document (abstract or Torrens)
- Additional pages
- None; flat fee covers all pages
- Other fees
- Well certificate $54.00; Torrens memorial on multiple certificates $20.00; certified copy $10.00 per document; no conservation fee
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Minnesota deed tax 0.33% of net consideration ($1.65 minimum if $3,000 or less), paid to the county at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morrison County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Morrison County requires
- Page formatting
- Max 8.5 x 14 white paper, 20 lb or heavier; black ink, 8-point or larger; 3-inch blank top margin on page 1, 0.5-inch borders elsewhere
- Cover sheet
- Not required; an optional administrative page may be added before page 1 to meet the top-margin rule
Checked against official Morrison County and Minnesota sources on October 6, 2026: morrisoncountymn.gov, revisor.mn.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Morrison County?
Morrison 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 Morrison County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Morrison 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 Morrison County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Morrison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morrison County property are searchable at Morrison County Assessor / Beacon-Schneider GIS 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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