Minnesota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Yellow Medicine County, MN
Yellow Medicine County (population 9,477) records real-property documents through the Yellow Medicine 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.
Yellow Medicine County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yellow Medicine County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Yellow Medicine County Recorder, 180 8th Ave, Granite Falls, MN 56241
- Phone
- 320-564-3132
- Checks payable to
- Yellow Medicine County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Yellow Medicine County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $46 flat per document (including Certificate of Title), regardless of number of pages
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee; multiple satisfactions/assignments/partial releases $46 for 4 or fewer citations, $10 per additional citation over four
- Other fees
- Well certificate $50; deed tax $1.65 per $500 of purchase price
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yellow Medicine County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Yellow Medicine County requires
- Submission & return
- Standard mail return; shared mailbox recorders@co.ym.mn.gov for inquiries
Can you e-record in Yellow Medicine County?
Yes. Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota
- Prepare the document so it meets Yellow Medicine 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 Yellow Medicine County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Yellow Medicine County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yellow Medicine County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yellow Medicine County property are searchable at Yellow Medicine County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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