North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Richland County, ND
Richland County (population 16,731) records real-property documents through the Richland 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.
Richland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Richland County Recorder's Office
- Mailing address
- 418 2nd Ave N, Dept. 20, Wahpeton, ND 58075
- Phone
- (701) 642-7800
- Website
- co.richland.nd.us/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Richland County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Richland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (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; $3.00 per related document after first 10; $1.00 per section after first 10; copies $1/page, certified $5 first page/$2 additional; fax/email $3 fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Richland County Recorder's Office before you mail a check.
What Richland County requires
- Page formatting
- ND statewide standard: 3-inch top margin, 1-inch margin one side, 10-point+ font, max page 8.5 x 14 in; ND is a race-to-record state
- Cover sheet
- Statewide 3-inch top blank margin used for recorder stamp
- Submission & return
- Mail or eRecording
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:30am-4:00pm M-F
Can you e-record in Richland County?
Yes. Richland County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Richland County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Richland 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Richland County Recorder's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Richland County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Richland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richland County property are searchable at Richland County Assessor / Tax Equalization (iTax property 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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