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Recording a Deed or Document in Greeley County, NE
Greeley County (population 2,154) records real-property documents through the Greeley County Register of Deeds (office is held by the County Clerk ex officio). 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.
Greeley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Greeley County Register of Deeds (office is held by the County Clerk ex officio)
- Mailing address
- Greeley County Register of Deeds, Courthouse, 101 S Kildare St / PO Box 287, Greeley, NE 68842
- Phone
- (308) 428-3625
- Checks payable to
- Greeley County Register of Deeds / Greeley County Treasurer
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Greeley County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per page
- Other fees
- UCC filings $10 + $0.50/attachment; documentary/transfer tax $2.25 per $1,000 of value (Neb.Rev.Stat. 76-902); certified copies typically $1.50/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Greeley County Register of Deeds (office is held by the County Clerk ex officio) before you mail a check.
What Greeley County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; 3-inch top margin on first page, 1-inch other margins; black ink, min. 8-point font; signatures in dark black/blue ink with typed names below
- Cover sheet
- Real Estate Transfer Statement (Form 521) must accompany deeds; no separate cover sheet mandated but 3-inch top margin required for recording stamp
- Submission & return
- Standard practice is return by mail to submitter
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:00 AM-4:00 PM M-F
Can you e-record in Greeley County?
Greeley 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 Greeley County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Greeley 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 Greeley County Register of Deeds (office is held by the County Clerk ex officio).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Greeley County Register of Deeds / Greeley County Treasurer.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Greeley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Greeley County property are searchable at Greeley County Assessor (Gerri Behnk) - 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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