South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Grant County, SD
Grant County (population 7,561) records real-property documents through the Grant 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.
Grant County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Grant County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Grant County Register of Deeds, 210 E 5th Ave, Milbank, SD 57252
- Phone
- (605) 432-4752
- Checks payable to
- Grant County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Grant 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
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Grant County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Grant County requires
- Cover sheet
- No SD-wide cover sheet mandated; 3-inch top margin page 1, 1-inch other margins, white 8.5x11-8.5x14 paper 20lb+, black ink, min 10pt font
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed, postage-paid return envelope required for return of all documents
- Hours & turnaround
- Office open M-F 8am-5pm
Can you e-record in Grant County?
Yes. Grant County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Grant County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Grant 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, CSC, or by mail to Grant County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Grant County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Grant County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Grant County property are searchable at Grant County Director of Equalization. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Grant 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 Grant 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 Grant County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.