North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Traill County, ND
Traill County (population 7,920) records real-property documents through the Traill 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.
Traill County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Traill County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Traill County Recorder, PO Box 399, Hillsboro, ND 58045 (office: 13 1st St NW, Hillsboro, ND 58045)
- Phone
- 701-636-4457
- Checks payable to
- Traill County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Traill County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (1-6 pages)
- Additional pages
- $65.00 (7-25 pages); $3.00/page over 25 pages
- Other fees
- $10.00 no-margin fee; first 10 related document numbers free, $3 each after; first 10 sections free, $1 each after; certified copies $5 first page/$2 each additional; email delivery $3 fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Traill County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Traill County requires
- Cover sheet
- 3-inch top margin required on page 1 (cover page permitted, title at least 3 inches from top); minimum font 'equal to or larger than 10-point Calibri' unless government form; 1-inch margin on one side ($10 fee if absent)
- Submission & return
- Mail (PO Box 399, Hillsboro, ND 58045)
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recorded docs submitted after 3:30pm CST processed next morning at 9:00am CST
Can you e-record in Traill County?
Yes. Traill 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 Traill County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Traill 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 Traill County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Traill County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Traill County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Traill County property are searchable at Traill County Director of Tax Equalization. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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