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Recording a Deed or Document in Howard County, NE
Howard County (population 6,538) records real-property documents through the Howard County Register of Deeds (County Clerk 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.
Howard County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Howard County Register of Deeds (County Clerk serves as Register of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Howard County Register of Deeds, PO Box 25, St. Paul, NE 68873 (office: 612 Indian St #9, St. Paul, NE 68873)
- Phone
- (308) 754-4343 (fax 308-754-4266)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Howard County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 (statewide statutory fee, Neb. Rev. Stat. 33-109)
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per additional page (Neb. Rev. Stat. 33-109)
- Other fees
- Documentary stamp tax $2.32 per $1,000 of sale price (effective 9/3/2025); Real Estate Transfer Statement Form 521 required with deeds; non-compliant formatting may incur an added cover-page fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Howard County Register of Deeds (County Clerk serves as Register of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Howard County requires
- Page formatting
- Per statewide Neb. Rev. Stat. 23-1503.01 (applies to all NE recorders): paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in., white 20lb+ stock, black ink, min. 8-pt font, 1-inch margins on sides/bottom, 3"x8.5" blank space at top of page 1 for recording info, signatures in black/dark blue ink with typed name beneath
- Cover sheet
- Not required if document meets state formatting rules; office will add a cover page (at fee) if the required 3"x8.5" top blank space is missing
- Submission & return
- Typically mail return of original after recording
Can you e-record in Howard County?
Howard 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 Howard County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Howard 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 Howard County Register of Deeds (County Clerk serves as Register of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Howard County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Howard County property are searchable at Howard County Assessor (gWorks 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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