North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Barnes County, ND
Barnes County (population 10,573) records real-property documents through the Barnes 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.
Barnes County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Barnes County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 230 4th St NW, Room 201, Valley City, ND 58072
- Phone
- 701-845-8506
- Checks payable to
- Barnes County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm
Barnes County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 for documents 1-6 pages
- Additional pages
- $65.00 for 7-25 pages; $3.00/page over 25 pages
- Other fees
- $10.00 margin non-compliance fee (if no 1-inch margin on one side); $3.00 per related document number after first 10; $1.00 per section listed after first 10
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Barnes County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Barnes County requires
- Page formatting
- 1-inch margin one side of each page or $10 fee; 3-inch top margin for recorder stamp/info; 10-pt Calibri minimum font per statewide ND recording requirements
- Cover sheet
- Statewide ND standard: 3-inch blank margin across top of first page for recording info; document must be legible for reproduction; 10-point Calibri or larger font (per ND Recording Requirements July 2017)
- Submission & return
- Original returned by mail after recording (standard ND practice)
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for mail submissions per ND small-county norm
Can you e-record in Barnes County?
Yes. Barnes County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Barnes County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Barnes 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, CSC, Indecomm, or by mail to Barnes County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Barnes County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Barnes County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Barnes County property are searchable at Barnes County Director of Tax Equalization / Assessor. 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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