South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Hughes County, SD
Hughes County (population 17,769) records real-property documents through the Hughes 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.
Hughes County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hughes County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 104 E Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD 57501 (P.O. Box 1238, Pierre, SD 57501 for mail)
- Phone
- (605) 773-7495; fax (605) 773-7479
- Website
- hughescounty.org/deeds
- Checks payable to
- Hughes County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hughes County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 per document (covers first 50 pages) — SDCL 7-9-15
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page after the first 50 pages; transfer fee of $0.50 per $500 (or fraction) of value on deeds with consideration
- Other fees
- Mortgage assignments $30/first 50 pages; Master deeds/leases $75/first 50 pages; mechanic's liens $30/first 50 pages; mineral records/oil & gas leases $30/first 50 pages; certified vital record copies $15/copy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hughes County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Hughes County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard 8.5x11 paper, black ink, legible font recommended; South Dakota statewide statutory format applies uniformly per SDCL 43-28-27 (or successor recording-format statute)
- Cover sheet
- No statutory cover sheet, but SDCL requires a blank 3-inch top margin on page 1 (right half reserved for recording stamp, left half for 'Prepared by' name/address/phone); all other margins minimum 1 inch; document title must be shown below the blank margin
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope) or in-person pickup; recorded document mailed back to submitter/grantee per instructions on document
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for mailed/in-person submissions (no e-recording vendor identified)
Can you e-record in Hughes County?
Hughes 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 Hughes County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Hughes 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 Hughes County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Hughes County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Hughes County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Hughes County property are searchable at Hughes County Director of Equalization (Real Estate/Equalization Office). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Hughes 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 Hughes 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 Hughes County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.