North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Griggs County, ND
Griggs County (population 2,239) records real-property documents through the Griggs 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.
Griggs County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Griggs County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Griggs County Recorder, PO Box 237, 805 Odegard Ave SW, Cooperstown, ND 58425-0237
- Phone
- (701) 797-2771 (fax 701-797-3587)
- Checks payable to
- Griggs County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Griggs County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (documents 1-6 pages, excluding plats)
- 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 Griggs County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Griggs County requires
- Page formatting
- 1-inch margin on at least one side of each page; standard ND statewide margin/font rules apply
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet form; top 3 inches of all documents must be blank and free of any lines/return addresses
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope)
Can you e-record in Griggs County?
Griggs 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 Griggs County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Griggs 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 Griggs County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Griggs County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Griggs County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Griggs County property are searchable at Griggs County Director of Tax Equalization (Tax Director) - Linda Morris. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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