Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Johnson County, NE
Johnson County (population 5,218) records real-property documents through the Johnson 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.
Johnson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Johnson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Johnson County Register of Deeds, PO Box 416, Tecumseh, NE 68450
- Phone
- 402-335-6300 (fax 402-335-6311)
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Johnson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 (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; Form 521 Real Estate Transfer Statement required with deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Johnson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Johnson County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; black ink; min 8-pt font; 3-inch top margin page 1; 1-inch margins elsewhere (statewide Neb. Rev. Stat. 23-1503.01)
- Cover sheet
- Not required if formatting compliant; added page/fee if 3-inch top margin missing
Can you e-record in Johnson County?
Yes. Johnson County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Johnson County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Johnson 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 electronically through CSC, or by mail to Johnson County 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 Johnson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Johnson County property are searchable at Johnson 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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