South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Douglas County, SD
Douglas County (population 2,833) records real-property documents through the Douglas 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.
Douglas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Douglas County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 267, Armour, SD 57313 (Kim Huebner, Register of Deeds)
- Phone
- 605-724-2204
- Checks payable to
- Douglas County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Douglas County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 for first 50 pages (real estate documents per SDCL 7-9-15(1)); plus $0.50 per $500 of value transfer fee on deeds with consideration (SDCL 43-4-21)
- Additional pages
- No per-page charge until beyond 50 pages, then approx. $2/page beyond the 50-page base
- Other fees
- Not applicable - no separate rider/records-management fee under South Dakota's statewide flat per-document schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Douglas County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Douglas County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide standard (SDCL 43-28-23): sheets 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 in.; black ink, min. 10-point type; white paper min. 20 lb; top 3-inch blank space on page 1; all other margins min. 1 inch; title displayed below blank space
- Submission & return
- Mail or pickup after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically several business days for mail-in
Can you e-record in Douglas County?
Douglas 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 Douglas County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Douglas 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 Douglas County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Douglas County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Douglas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Douglas County property are searchable at Douglas County Director of Equalization - property search via District III GIS (note: apps.douglas.co.us belongs to Douglas County, Colorado, NOT this SD county - do not use). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.