Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Murray County, MN
Murray County (population 7,942) records real-property documents through the Murray County Recorder's Office. 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.
Murray County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Murray County Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- Murray County Recorder, 2500 28th Street, P.O. Box 57, Slayton, MN 56172-0057
- Phone
- 507-836-1161
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Murray County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 (flat statutory fee per MN Stat 357.18, regardless of page count)
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee (flat $46 covers all pages)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Murray County Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Murray County?
Murray 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 Murray County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Murray 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 by mail to Murray County Recorder's Office.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Murray County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Murray County property are searchable at Murray 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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