Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Kearney County, NE
Kearney County (population 6,790) records real-property documents through the Kearney County Register of Deeds (County Clerk's office). 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.
Kearney County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Kearney County Register of Deeds (County Clerk's office)
- Mailing address
- Kearney County Register of Deeds, PO Box 339, Minden, NE 68959 (office: 424 N Colorado, Minden, NE 68959)
- Phone
- 308-832-2723 (fax 308-832-2729; countyclerk@kearneycountyne.gov)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Kearney County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- UCC filings $14.00 (as of 7/1/2021, no charge for terminations); documentary stamp tax $2.32 per $1,000 of sale price
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Kearney County Register of Deeds (County Clerk's office) before you mail a check.
What Kearney 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; extra page/fee if 3-inch top margin missing
Can you e-record in Kearney County?
Kearney 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 Kearney County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Kearney 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 Kearney County Register of Deeds (County Clerk's office).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Kearney County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Kearney County property are searchable at Kearney 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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