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Recording a Deed or Document in Hamlin County, SD
Hamlin County (population 6,171) records real-property documents through the Hamlin 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.
Hamlin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hamlin County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Hamlin County Register of Deeds, 300 4th Street, PO Box 56, Hayti, SD 57241-0056
- Phone
- (605) 783-3206
- Checks payable to
- Hamlin County Register of Deeds (Amber Raasch)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hamlin 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 Hamlin County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hamlin 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; office notes documents/UCCs/plats etc. maintained, e-recording procedures 'available (see website)'
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT
Can you e-record in Hamlin County?
Hamlin 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 Hamlin County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Hamlin 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 Hamlin County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hamlin County Register of Deeds (Amber Raasch).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hamlin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hamlin County property are searchable at Hamlin 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 Hamlin 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 Hamlin 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 Hamlin County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.