Nebraska · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Scotts Bluff County, NE
Scotts Bluff County (population 35,586) records real-property documents through the Scotts Bluff 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.
Scotts Bluff County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Scotts Bluff County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Scotts Bluff County Administration Building, 1825 10th Street, 1st Floor, Gering, NE 69341
- Phone
- 308-436-6600
- Checks payable to
- Scotts Bluff County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Scotts Bluff County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per page
- Other fees
- UCC filings $14.00 flat; oversize plats $34 (18x24)/$52 (24x36); certified copies $1.50/pg; Documentary stamp tax $2.25 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Scotts Bluff County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Scotts Bluff County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; black ink min 8-pt font; 3-inch top margin on first page, 1-inch other margins; signatures in dark black/blue ink with typed names below; return address/title below top margin
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person; recorded original typically returned by mail to submitter
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Scotts Bluff County?
Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Scotts Bluff 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 Scotts Bluff County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Scotts Bluff County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Scotts Bluff County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Scotts Bluff County property are searchable at Scotts Bluff 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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