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Recording a Deed or Document in Seward County, NE
Seward County (population 18,032) records real-property documents through the Seward County Register of Deeds (County Clerk acts 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.
Seward County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Seward County Register of Deeds (County Clerk acts as Register of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Seward County Courthouse, 529 Seward St, Suite 205 / PO Box 190, Seward, NE 68434
- Phone
- (402) 643-2883
- Checks payable to
- Seward County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Seward County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00
- Additional pages
- $6.00 per page
- Other fees
- UCC filings $14.00 flat; certified copies $1.50/pg; Documentary stamp tax $2.25 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Seward County Register of Deeds (County Clerk acts as Register of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Seward County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; black ink min 8-pt font; 3-inch top margin, 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
Can you e-record in Seward County?
Seward 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 Seward County, Nebraska
- Prepare the document so it meets Seward 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 Seward County Register of Deeds (County Clerk acts as Register of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Seward County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Seward County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Seward County property are searchable at Seward 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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