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Recording a Deed or Document in Harding County, SD
Harding County (population 1,305) records real-property documents through the Harding 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.
Harding County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harding County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Harding County Register of Deeds, 410 Ramsland St, PO Box 101, Buffalo, SD 57720-0101
- Phone
- (605) 375-3321 (Register of Deeds); (605) 375-3234 (Director of Equalization)
- Website
- hardingsd.net
- Checks payable to
- Harding County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Harding 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; mechanic's liens/assignments $30, satisfactions no fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harding County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Harding 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 hours M-Th 7:30am-12pm/12:30-5pm, Fri 7:30-11:30am
Can you e-record in Harding County?
Harding 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 Harding County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Harding 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 Harding County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Harding County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Harding 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 Harding 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 Harding County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.