South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Meade County, SD
Meade County (population 29,847) records real-property documents through the Meade 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.
Meade County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Meade County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Meade County Register of Deeds, 1300 Sherman Street, Suite 138, Sturgis, SD 57785
- Phone
- 605-347-2356
- Checks payable to
- Meade County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Meade County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 for first 50 pages (deeds, mortgages, assignments, satisfactions, easements, contracts, covenants, resolutions, surveys, lis pendens, leases); Plats $60
- Additional pages
- $2 for each additional page over 50
- Other fees
- Certified copies $5 first page + $1/additional page; transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Meade County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Meade County requires
- Cover sheet
- No standalone cover sheet form identified; statewide preparer-statement-in-top-margin rule applies
Can you e-record in Meade County?
Yes. Meade 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 Meade County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Meade 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 Meade County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Meade County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Meade County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Meade County property are searchable at Meade County Equalization & Planning / Beacon property search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Meade 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 Meade 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 Meade County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.