Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Stearns County, MN
Stearns County (population 164,110) records real-property documents through the Stearns 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.
Stearns County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Stearns County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Stearns County Recorder, 3301 County Road 138, Room 2203, Waite Park, MN 56387
- Phone
- 320-656-3855
- Checks payable to
- Stearns County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Stearns County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 flat statutory fee (Minn. Stat. 357.18) per document
- Additional pages
- No per-page charge; $46 flat regardless of number of pages
- Other fees
- $50 well disclosure certificate (statewide statutory add-on where applicable)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Stearns County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Stearns County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MN Stat. 507.093 standards: 8.5x14in max, black ink, min 8-pt type, white 20-lb+ paper, ~0.5in clear border
- Cover sheet
- No standalone cover sheet mandated; must comply with MN Stat. 507.093 3-inch top blank on first page
- Submission & return
- Mail or pickup; eRecording returns document electronically via submitter's eRecording vendor
Can you e-record in Stearns County?
Yes. Stearns 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 Stearns County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Stearns 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 Stearns County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Stearns County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Stearns County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Stearns County property are searchable at Stearns County Property Assessment Services / Beacon (Schneider Corp) parcel 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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