Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Polk County, NE
Polk County (population 5,270) records real-property documents through the Polk County Clerk / 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.
Polk County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Polk County Clerk / Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 400 Hawkeye Street (Courthouse, 2nd Floor), Osceola, NE 68651
- Phone
- 402-747-5431
- Checks payable to
- Polk County Clerk/Register of Deeds (assumed)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Polk County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 for first two pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Polk County Clerk / Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Polk County?
Polk 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 Polk County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Polk 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 Polk County Clerk / Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Polk County Clerk/Register of Deeds (assumed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Polk County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Polk County property are searchable at Polk County Assessor (parcel/assessment 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
Nebraska isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.