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Recording a Deed or Document in Minnehaha County, SD
Minnehaha County (population 197,205) records real-property documents through the Minnehaha 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.
Minnehaha County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Minnehaha County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Minnehaha County Register of Deeds, 415 N. Dakota Ave., Sioux Falls, SD 57104
- Phone
- (605) 367-4223
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., open over the noon hour
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Minnehaha County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 per document for the first 50 pages
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page over 50 pages
- Other fees
- Certified copy $5.00; copies $1.00 per page; master deed/lease $75.00; plat $60.00; federal tax lien $20.00
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $0.50 per $500 of value, paid by the seller and collected by the Register of Deeds at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Minnehaha County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Minnehaha County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper, 20 lb or heavier, 8.5 x 11 to 8.5 x 14 in.; black ink, 10-point type or larger; 3-inch blank space at top of first page (preparer's name, address and phone on the left half); 1-inch other margins; title below the top space
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; deeds need a completed Certificate of Real Estate Value
Checked against official Minnehaha County and South Dakota sources on October 6, 2026: minnehahacounty.gov, sdlegislature.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Minnehaha County?
Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Minnehaha County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Minnehaha County property are searchable at Minnehaha County Director of Equalization (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 Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha 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 Minnehaha County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.