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Recording a Deed or Document in Holt County, NE
Holt County (population 10,067) records real-property documents through the Holt 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.
Holt County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Holt County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Holt County Register of Deeds, 204 N 4th St, Ste #1 / PO Box 329, O'Neill, NE 68763
- Phone
- (402) 336-2250
- Checks payable to
- Holt County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Holt 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; copies $0.50/page (up to 8x14) or $0.70/page (11x17); documentary stamp tax $2.25 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Holt County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Holt County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins; black ink, min. 8-point font; signatures in dark black/blue ink with typed names below
- Submission & return
- Standard practice is return by mail
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:00 AM-4:30 PM M-F
Can you e-record in Holt County?
Holt 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 Holt County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Holt 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 Holt County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Holt County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Holt County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Holt County property are searchable at Holt County Assessor (Timothy L. Wallinger) - Nebraska Assessors Online parcel 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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