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Recording a Deed or Document in Dakota County, NE
Dakota County (population 21,687) records real-property documents through the Dakota County Register of Deeds (Clerk also serves as 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.
Dakota County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dakota County Register of Deeds (Clerk also serves as Register of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- PO Box 511 (also seen as PO Box 39), 1601 Broadway Street, Dakota City, NE 68731-0039
- Phone
- (402) 987-2166
- Checks payable to
- Dakota County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Dakota County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00/page
- Other fees
- UCC filings $14.00 first page + $0.50/addl page; certified copy $1.50/page; documentary stamp tax $2.25/$1,000 of value; $5.00 extra-sheet fee if the required 3in x 8.5in blank recording space is not provided on the first page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dakota County Register of Deeds (Clerk also serves as Register of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Dakota County requires
- Page formatting
- 3in x 8.5in blank recording-info box (not just a margin) at top of first page is Dakota-specific requirement; 1in side/bottom margins
- Cover sheet
- Real Estate Transfer Statement Form 521 must accompany deeds; 3in x 8.5in blank space at top of first page reserved for recording info only, plus 1-inch side/bottom margins
- Submission & return
- Not explicitly specified; mail or pickup; office also offers Nebraska Deeds Online for remote document image retrieval (records back to March 2002)
Can you e-record in Dakota County?
Dakota 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 Dakota County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Dakota 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 Dakota County Register of Deeds (Clerk also serves as Register of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dakota County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dakota County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dakota County property are searchable at Dakota 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.
Filing with Jurably in Nebraska
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