Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Nicollet County, MN
Nicollet County (population 34,273) records real-property documents through the Nicollet 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.
Nicollet County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Nicollet County Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- Nicollet County Recorder, 501 S. Minnesota Avenue, St. Peter, MN 56082
- Phone
- 507-934-7320
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Nicollet 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); $50 well disclosure certificate
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Nicollet County Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
What Nicollet County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be dated, signed, properly notarized (legible notary seal/signature/expiration date), include legal description and grantor/grantee info; white-out not permitted
- Cover sheet
- Note: white-out is prohibited on recorded documents; eCRV required (no paper CRV for post-Oct 2014 sales)
Can you e-record in Nicollet County?
Nicollet 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 Nicollet County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Nicollet 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 Nicollet 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 Nicollet County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Nicollet County property are searchable at Nicollet 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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