North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Morton County, ND
Morton County (population 34,601) records real-property documents through the Morton County Recorder's Office. 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.
Morton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morton County Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- Morton County Recorder, County Courthouse, 210 2nd Ave NW, Mandan, ND 58554
- Phone
- 701-667-3306 (fax 701-667-3380)
- Website
- mortonnd.gov/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Morton County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Morton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (1-6 pages, excluding plats)
- Additional pages
- $65.00 (7-25 pages); $3.00/page over 25 pages
- Other fees
- $10.00 margin fee if <1 inch margin on one side of each page; $3.00 per related document after first 10 listed; $1.00 per section after first 10 listed sections
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morton County Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
What Morton County requires
- Page formatting
- 1-inch margins required or $10 fee applies; see Pre-Recording Checklist at mortonnd.gov
- Cover sheet
- No mandated cover sheet; top 3-inch blank margin required on first page per Pre-Recording Checklist; sections listed individually
- Submission & return
- Return by mail to submitter or pickup
Can you e-record in Morton County?
Yes. Morton County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Morton County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Morton 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, or by mail to Morton County Recorder's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Morton County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Morton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morton County property are searchable at Morton County Director of Equalization / Property Assessment (Tyler Technologies iTax search — search by parcel number, address, subdivision, or Section/Township/Range). 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.