Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Colfax County, NE
Colfax County (population 10,934) records real-property documents through the Colfax County Clerk / 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.
Colfax County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Colfax County Clerk / Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 411 E 11th St, Schuyler, NE 68661
- Phone
- (402) 352-8504
- Checks payable to
- Colfax County Clerk / Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Colfax County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00/page
- Other fees
- UCC filings flat $14.00; copies $0.50/page (up to 8.5x14), $0.70/page (11x17); certified copy $1.50/page; documentary stamp tax $2.25/$1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Colfax County Clerk / Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Colfax County requires
- Cover sheet
- Real Estate Transfer Statement Form 521 required for deeds, land contracts, and memoranda of contract; 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, white paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14, black ink, min. 8-point font
- Submission & return
- Not explicitly specified; mail or pickup
Can you e-record in Colfax County?
Colfax 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 Colfax County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Colfax 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 Colfax County Clerk / Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Colfax County Clerk / Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Colfax County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Colfax County property are searchable at Colfax County Assessor (gWorks parcel/property 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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