Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Platte County, NE
Platte County (population 35,649) records real-property documents through the Platte 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.
Platte County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Platte County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 2610 14th Street, Columbus, NE 68601
- Phone
- 402-563-4911
- Checks payable to
- Platte County Register of Deeds (assumed; not explicitly confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Platte County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 (statutory rate typical of NE counties; not independently confirmed from Platte's own fee sheet due to scanned/unreadable PDF)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Platte County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Platte County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin commonly required by NE counties for stamp space (confirmed for Richardson; not independently confirmed for Platte)
Can you e-record in Platte County?
Platte 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 Platte County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Platte 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 Platte County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Platte County Register of Deeds (assumed; not explicitly confirmed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Platte County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Platte County property are searchable at Platte County Assessor (GIS/parcel search via gWorks). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Nebraska
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