Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Redwood County, MN
Redwood County (population 15,265) records real-property documents through the Redwood 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.
Redwood County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Redwood County Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- Redwood County Recorder, PO Box 130, 403 South Mill Street, Redwood Falls, MN 56283 (Redwood County Government Center)
- Phone
- (507) 637-4032
- Checks payable to
- Redwood County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Redwood County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 flat statutory fee to record a deed or other instrument (Minn. Stat. 357.18) - covers all pages of the document
- Additional pages
- None - MN's $46 statutory fee is flat regardless of page count; multiple assignments/releases beyond first 4 instruments add $10 each
- Other fees
- Plat recording $56; well disclosure certificate $50 (statewide MN fees per Minn. Stat. 357.18/103I)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Redwood County Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
What Redwood County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard MN margin/font requirements per Minn. Stat. 507.093 apply
- Cover sheet
- Not state-mandated; Minnesota statute (Minn. Stat. 507.093) requires 3-inch top margin on page 1, 1-inch margins elsewhere, min. 8-pt type, white paper, letter or legal size
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mail submissions; electronic return via e-recording vendor
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day for e-recorded documents; approx. 1-2 weeks for mailed paper submissions
Can you e-record in Redwood County?
Yes. Redwood County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Redwood County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Redwood 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, or by mail to Redwood County Recorder's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Redwood County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
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