North Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Wells County, ND
Wells County (population 3,729) records real-property documents through the Wells 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.
Wells County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Wells County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 700 Railway Street N, Ste 125, Fessenden, ND 58438-7418
- Phone
- 701-547-3141
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Wells 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 (excludes plats)
- Other fees
- $10.00 margin fee if less than 1-inch margin on one side of each page for barcode space; ND statewide statutory fees under NDCC 11-18-05
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Wells County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Wells County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide (NDCC 11-18-05): minimum 10-point Calibri (or larger) legible font; 3-inch top margin on first page; 1-inch margin on one edge of every page for barcodes ($10 fee if missing)
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory cover sheet form, but statewide NDCC 11-18-05 requires a blank 3-inch margin across the top of page one for recording information (recorder adds a page and charges the additional-page fee if not provided)
Can you e-record in Wells County?
Wells 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 Wells County, North Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Wells 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 Wells County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Wells County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Wells County property are searchable at Wells County Tax Equalization/Director of Tax Equalization (no confirmed online owner-address parcel search). 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.