Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Steele County, MN
Steele County (population 37,464) records real-property documents through the Steele 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.
Steele County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Steele County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Steele County Recorder, 630 Florence Ave, Owatonna, MN 55060 (Mail also accepted at PO Box 890, Owatonna, MN 55060)
- Phone
- 507-444-7450
- Checks payable to
- Steele County (recording fees); Finance Department (land records fee); Treasurer (parcel splits)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Steele County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46.00 flat statutory fee (Minn. Stat. 357.18) per document
- Additional pages
- No per-page charge; plat recording $56.00 plus $300 land records fee (payable to Finance Dept)
- Other fees
- $50 well disclosure certificate; $5.00 late-payment charge if invoice unpaid within 10 business days for faxed/emailed copies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Steele County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Steele 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; see county Recording Checklist page
- Cover sheet
- No standalone cover sheet mandated for recording itself; must comply with MN Stat. 507.093 3-inch top blank on first page
- Submission & return
- Mail or drop-off; turnaround 10 business days or less if mailed/dropped off
- Hours & turnaround
- 10 business days or less if mailed or dropped off
Can you e-record in Steele County?
Steele 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 Steele County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Steele 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 Steele County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Steele County (recording fees); Finance Department (land records fee); Treasurer (parcel splits).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Steele County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Steele County property are searchable at Steele County Assessor - Real Estate 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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