North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mountrail County, ND
Mountrail County (population 9,395) records real-property documents through the Mountrail 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.
Mountrail County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mountrail County Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- Mountrail County Recorder, PO Box 69, Stanley, ND 58784 (street: 101 N Main St, Stanley, ND 58784)
- Phone
- 701-628-2945
- Checks payable to
- Mountrail County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Mountrail 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 Mountrail County Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
What Mountrail County requires
- Page formatting
- 1-inch margins required or $10 fee applies; standard letter/legal paper, black ink
- Cover sheet
- No mandated cover sheet; top 3-inch blank margin required on first page; sections listed individually
- Submission & return
- Return by mail to submitter or pickup; also offers ServND online portal (www.servnd.org)
Can you e-record in Mountrail County?
Yes. Mountrail 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 Mountrail County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Mountrail 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 Mountrail County Recorder's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mountrail County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mountrail County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mountrail County property are searchable at Mountrail County Director of Tax Equalization / Property Assessor (NorthDakotaAssessors.com Real Estate Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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