Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Nuckolls County, NE
Nuckolls County (population 4,100) records real-property documents through the Nuckolls County Clerk / 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.
Nuckolls County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Nuckolls County Clerk / Register of Deeds (County Clerk serves as Register of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Nuckolls County Register of Deeds, PO Box 366, Nelson, NE 68961 (physical: 150 S Main St, Nelson, NE 68961)
- Phone
- (402) 225-4361
- Checks payable to
- Nuckolls County Clerk/Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Nuckolls County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 first page (statewide NE statutory rate, consistent with neighboring counties)
- Additional pages
- $6.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Documentary stamp tax $2.25/$1,000
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Nuckolls County Clerk / Register of Deeds (County Clerk serves as Register of Deeds) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Nuckolls County?
Nuckolls 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 Nuckolls County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Nuckolls County's formatting rules: 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 Nuckolls County Clerk / Register of Deeds (County Clerk serves as Register of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Nuckolls County Clerk/Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Nuckolls County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Nuckolls County property are searchable at Nuckolls County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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