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Recording a Deed or Document in Oglala Lakota County, SD
Oglala Lakota County (population 13,673) records real-property documents through the Oglala Lakota 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.
Oglala Lakota County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Oglala Lakota County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Oglala Lakota County Register of Deeds, 906 N. River St., Hot Springs, SD 57747
- Phone
- (605) 745-5139
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Oglala Lakota 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 first page + $1.00 each additional page; copies $1.00 per page; master deed/lease $75.00; plat $60.00
- 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 Oglala Lakota County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota County and South Dakota sources on October 6, 2026: oglalalakotacountysd.gov, fallrivercountysd.gov, sdlegislature.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Oglala Lakota County?
Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Oglala Lakota County property are searchable at Oglala Lakota County Director of Equalization (Vanguard Appraisals-hosted 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 Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota 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 Oglala Lakota County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.