North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grant County, ND
Grant County (population 2,206) records real-property documents through the Grant 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.
Grant County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grant County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Grant County Recorder, PO Box 258, Carson, ND 58529
- Phone
- (701) 622-3544 (fax 701-622-3717)
- Checks payable to
- Grant County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Grant County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (documents 1-6 pages)
- Additional pages
- $65.00 for 7-25 pages total; $3.00/page over 25 pages
- Other fees
- $10.00 margin fee if <1" margin; $3.00 per related document after first 10; $1.00 per section after first 10
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grant County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Grant County requires
- Page formatting
- 1-inch margin on one side of each page; font equal to or greater than 10-point Calibri; SSNs must be redacted; original handwritten signatures; notary seal/expiration must be clearly readable/scannable
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet; 3-inch blank top margin required on first page for recorder stamp
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope)
Can you e-record in Grant County?
Grant 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 Grant County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Grant 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 Grant County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grant County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grant County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grant County property are searchable at Grant County Director of Tax Equalization. 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
North Dakota isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.