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Recording a Deed or Document in Haakon County, SD
Haakon County (population 1,875) records real-property documents through the Haakon 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.
Haakon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Haakon County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Haakon County Register of Deeds, 140 S Howard St, PO Box 668, Philip, SD 57567
- Phone
- (605) 859-2785
- Checks payable to
- Haakon County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Haakon 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; master deeds/leases $75 first 50 pages
- Other fees
- Mortgage assignments $30/assignment first 50 pages
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Haakon County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Haakon 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
- Mail return
Can you e-record in Haakon County?
Yes. Haakon 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 Haakon County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Haakon 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 Haakon County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Haakon County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Haakon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Haakon County property are searchable at Haakon County Director of Equalization (Sara Pfeifle). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Haakon 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 Haakon 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 Haakon County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.