Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Brown County, NE
Brown County (population 2,826) records real-property documents through the Brown County Register of Deeds. 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.
Brown County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Brown County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Brown County Register of Deeds, PO Box 25, Ainsworth, NE 69210
- Phone
- (402) 387-2705 (fax 402-387-0918)
- Checks payable to
- Brown County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Brown County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per page
- Other fees
- UCC filings flat $14.00; certified copies $1.50/page; standard copies $0.50/page; fax $1.00/page; documentary stamp tax $2.25/$1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Brown County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Brown County requires
- Submission & return
- Documents searchable via Nebraska Deeds Online (nebraskadeedsonline.us)
Can you e-record in Brown County?
Brown 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 Brown County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Brown 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 Brown County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Brown County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Brown County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Brown County property are searchable at Brown County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Nebraska
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