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Recording a Deed or Document in Arthur County, NE
Arthur County (population 396) records real-property documents through the Arthur County Clerk (serves as Register of Deeds - Arthur County has no separate Register of Deeds due to small population). 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.
Arthur County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Arthur County Clerk (serves as Register of Deeds - Arthur County has no separate Register of Deeds due to small population)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 126, Arthur, NE 69121
- Phone
- 308-764-2203
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Arthur County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 (first page)
- Additional pages
- $6.00 each additional page (UCC filings excepted)
- Other fees
- Documentary stamp tax statewide $2.25 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Arthur County Clerk (serves as Register of Deeds - Arthur County has no separate Register of Deeds due to small population) before you mail a check.
What Arthur County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide NE requirements: 1-inch margins on two vertical sides and bottom; 3x8.5-inch blank top margin on page 1 per NE Rev Stat 23-1503.01
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet form; statewide NE Rev. Stat. 23-1503.01 requires blank 3in x 8.5in space at top of first page for recording info, plus return address/title below margin
Can you e-record in Arthur County?
Arthur 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 Arthur County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Arthur 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 Arthur County Clerk (serves as Register of Deeds - Arthur County has no separate Register of Deeds due to small population).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Arthur County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Arthur County property are searchable at Arthur County Assessor (gworks GIS 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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