South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Brookings County, SD
Brookings County (population 34,364) records real-property documents through the Brookings County Register of Deeds. 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.
Brookings County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Brookings County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Brookings County Register of Deeds, 520 3rd Street, Suite 120, Brookings, SD 57006
- Phone
- 605-696-8240
- Checks payable to
- Brookings County Register of Deeds (Beverly Chapman)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Brookings County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 to record most land records (deeds, mortgages, etc.), first 50 pages, per SD statewide statutory schedule
- Additional pages
- Flat $30 within 50 pages; SD marriage license: $40; certified copies: $15
- Other fees
- Deed transfer fee: $0.50 per $500 of value; consistent with statewide SD schedule (master deeds/leases $75, mechanics liens $30)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Brookings County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Brookings County requires
- Page formatting
- Follows SD statewide document formatting standards (3-inch top margin, legal description, grantee address)
- Cover sheet
- No dedicated cover sheet mandated; SD statewide 3-inch top margin on first page required
- Submission & return
- Mail or electronic return via Simplifile
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically several business days for mail, same-day for e-recording
Can you e-record in Brookings County?
Yes. Brookings 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 Brookings County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Brookings 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 Brookings County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Brookings County Register of Deeds (Beverly Chapman).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Brookings County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Brookings County property are searchable at Brookings County Equalization Office (property search via Beacon/qPublic). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Brookings County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Brookings County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Brookings County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.