North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Adams County, ND
Adams County (population 2,275) records real-property documents through the Adams County Recorder (Sheri Uecker, County Recorder). 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.
Adams County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Adams County Recorder (Sheri Uecker, County Recorder)
- Mailing address
- 602 Adams Avenue, PO Box 589, Hettinger, ND 58639
- Phone
- 701-567-2460
- Checks payable to
- Adams County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Adams County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 for documents 1-6 pages; $65.00 for documents 7-25 pages (ND statutory recording fee structure)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page over 25 pages
- Other fees
- $10.00 margin fee if less than 1-inch margin on any page; $3.00 per related document referenced after first 10; $1.00 per section listed after first 10 sections
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Adams County Recorder (Sheri Uecker, County Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Adams County requires
- Page formatting
- ND statutory recording fee structure with page-count tiers and margin-noncompliance surcharge; office also serves as Clerk of District Court
- Cover sheet
- ND statutory margin requirement (1-inch margin) enforced via fee surcharge
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording
Can you e-record in Adams County?
Adams 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 Adams County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Adams 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 Adams County Recorder (Sheri Uecker, County Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Adams County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Adams County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Adams County property are searchable at Adams County Director of Tax Equalization - Property Search (Kaite Roseland). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in North Dakota
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