North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Sioux County, ND
Sioux County (population 3,667) records real-property documents through the Sioux 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.
Sioux County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sioux County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Sioux County Courthouse, 300 2nd Ave (P.O. Box L), Fort Yates, ND 58538
- Phone
- (701) 854-3853
- Checks payable to
- Sioux County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sioux 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 fee; $3.00 per related document after first 10; certified copies $5 first page/$2 additional
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sioux County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Sioux County requires
- Page formatting
- Top 3-inch margin on first page blank; 1-inch margin minimum one side; font 10-point or larger; max page size 8.5 x 14 in; grantee address and statement of consideration required
- Cover sheet
- Top 3 inches of first page must be blank per statewide standard
- Submission & return
- Mail; requests for copies also accepted by email (vironeyes@nd.gov) or fax (701-854-3854)
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:00am-4:00pm M-F
Can you e-record in Sioux County?
Sioux 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 Sioux County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Sioux 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 Sioux County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Sioux County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sioux County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sioux County property are searchable at Sioux County Director of Tax Equalization (North Dakota Assessors). 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.