South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hand County, SD
Hand County (population 3,145) records real-property documents through the Hand 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.
Hand County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hand County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Hand County Register of Deeds, 415 W 1st Avenue, Miller, SD 57362
- Phone
- (605) 853-3512
- Checks payable to
- Hand County Register of Deeds (Suzy Wernsmann)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hand County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 document recording fee (statewide SDCL 7-9-15 fee, first 50 pages)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page beyond 50 (statewide standard); plat recording $60.00
- Other fees
- Copies $1.00/page; transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value on deeds with consideration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hand County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hand 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; original documents only, no photocopies/whiteout accepted
- Submission & return
- Copies mailed or emailed on request
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours 8:00am-5:00pm M-F (lunch hour varies)
Can you e-record in Hand County?
Hand 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 Hand County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Hand 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 Hand County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hand County Register of Deeds (Suzy Wernsmann).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hand County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hand County property are searchable at Hand County Director of Equalization / Assessor's Office (Jaime Russell). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Hand 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 Hand 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 Hand County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.