Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Richardson County, NE
Richardson County (population 7,530) records real-property documents through the Richardson 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.
Richardson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Richardson County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 1700 Stone St, Room 201, Falls City, NE 68355
- Phone
- 402-245-2535
- Checks payable to
- Richardson County Register of Deeds (assumed)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Richardson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 (front and back counts as 2 pages)
- Additional pages
- $6.00
- Other fees
- Documentary stamp tax and Revenue Form 521 required for all property transfers (separate from recording fee)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Richardson County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Richardson County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin for stamp; Revenue Form 521 required on transfers
- Cover sheet
- Three-inch blank space required at top of first page for recording stamp; correct legal description, signatures, notarization, and "name and address to return original document to" required
- Submission & return
- Document returned by mail to the return name/address specified by filer on the document
Can you e-record in Richardson County?
Yes. Richardson County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Richardson County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Richardson 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Richardson County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Richardson County Register of Deeds (assumed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Richardson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richardson County property are searchable at Richardson County Assessor (Nebraska Assessors Online). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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