Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Butler County, NE
Butler County (population 8,507) records real-property documents through the Butler 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.
Butler County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Butler County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Butler County Register of Deeds, 451 N 5th Street, David City, NE 68632 (no separate PO Box mailing address confirmed - submit to physical address)
- Phone
- 402-367-7430 (fax 402-367-7436)
- Checks payable to
- Butler County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Butler County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per page
- Other fees
- Certified copies $1.50/page; UCC filings flat $14.00; documentary stamp tax $2.25/$1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Butler County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Butler County requires
- Submission & return
- Documents searchable via Nebraska Deeds Online (search.aspx?county=25)
Can you e-record in Butler County?
Butler 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 Butler County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Butler 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 Butler County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Butler County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Butler County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Butler County property are searchable at Butler 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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