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Recording a Deed or Document in Kimball County, NE
Kimball County (population 3,391) records real-property documents through the Kimball 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.
Kimball County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Kimball County Register of Deeds (County Clerk serves as Register of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Kimball County Register of Deeds, 114 East 3rd St, Suite 6, Kimball, NE 69145
- Phone
- (308) 235-2241 (fax 308-235-3654; clerk@kimballcountyne.gov)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Kimball County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Cover-page fee $6.00 if formatting requirements not met; documentary stamp tax $2.32 per $1,000 of sale price; standard copies $0.50/page, certified copies $1.50/page, faxed copies $1/page plus $1 fax fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Kimball County Register of Deeds (County Clerk serves as Register of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Kimball County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 20lb+, 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; black ink; min 8-pt font; 3"x8" blank space top of page 1; 1-inch margins all other sides; signatures black/dark blue ink with typed name beneath; Form 521 and Affidavit Refuting Foreign Government Affiliation required with deeds
- Cover sheet
- Required (with $6.00 fee) only if 3"x8" top blank space on page 1 is not provided
- Submission & return
- Documents typically photocopied on Fridays and returned via mail to sender
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents processed/copied weekly (Fridays), then mailed back
Can you e-record in Kimball County?
Kimball 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 Kimball County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Kimball 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 Kimball 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 Kimball County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Kimball County property are searchable at Kimball 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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