South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Faulk County, SD
Faulk County (population 2,127) records real-property documents through the Faulk 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.
Faulk County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Faulk County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Faulk County Register of Deeds, 110 9th Ave S, PO Box 309, Faulkton, SD 57438-0309
- Phone
- (605) 598-6225
- Checks payable to
- Faulk County Register of Deeds (Faulk County Treasurer for statutory fees)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Faulk County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 (first 50 pages) per SD statewide fee schedule (SDCL 7-9-15); transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value on deeds with consideration
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page beyond 50 (double-sided counts as 2 pages)
- Other fees
- Certified copy $5 first page/$1 each add'l page; uncertified copy $1/page; no separate records-management/archive fee identified
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Faulk County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Faulk County requires
- Cover sheet
- No dedicated SD-wide cover sheet mandated; document must have 3-inch top margin on page 1 (recorder stamp/prepared-by block) and 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11-8.5x14 white paper 20lb+, black ink, min. 10pt font, title (e.g., Warranty Deed) below top margin
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed, postage-paid return envelope required for mailed returns
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for in-person/mail recording
Can you e-record in Faulk County?
Faulk 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 Faulk County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Faulk 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 Faulk County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Faulk County Register of Deeds (Faulk County Treasurer for statutory fees).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Faulk County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Faulk County property are searchable at Faulk County Director of Tax Equalization (Assessor). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Faulk 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 Faulk 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 Faulk County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.