South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Clark County, SD
Clark County (population 3,835) records real-property documents through the Clark 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.
Clark County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clark County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 294, Clark, SD 57225
- Phone
- (605) 532-5363
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Clark County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 per document, covering the first 50 pages
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page after 50 pages
- Other fees
- Certified copy $5.00 first page + $1.00 each additional page; uncertified copy $1.00 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $0.50 per $500 of value, paid by the grantor; collected by the Register of Deeds at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clark County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Clark County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper of at least 20 lb, 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 14 in.; black ink, 10-point minimum; 3-inch blank top margin on page 1 (right half for recorder, left half for preparer statement); 1-inch other margins; title at top of page 1
- Cover sheet
- Certificate of Value required with deeds and contracts for deed (not for transfer on death deeds)
Checked against official Clark County and South Dakota sources on October 6, 2026: clark.sdcounties.org, sdlegislature.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Clark County?
Clark 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 Clark County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Clark 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 Clark County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Clark 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 Clark 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 (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Clark County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.