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Recording a Deed or Document in Pennington County, SD
Pennington County (population 109,231) records real-property documents through the Pennington 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.
Pennington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pennington County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Pennington County Register of Deeds, 900 Concourse Dr, Suite 110, Rapid City, SD 57703
- Phone
- (605) 394-2177
- Checks payable to
- Pennington County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm
Pennington County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 per document for the first 50 pages (SDCL 7-9-15, 11-3-11, 43-15A-9, 44-8-13, 44-9-50, 43-20-10 govern schedule); transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value on deeds with consideration
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page over 50 pages
- Other fees
- Certified copies $5 first page + $1/each additional page; uncertified copies $1/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pennington County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Pennington County requires
- Cover sheet
- Blank space of no less than 3 inches from top of page required; left half for preparer info, right half reserved for recorder use; must include title, legal description, grantor/grantee names with grantee address, and original notarized signatures; formatting governed by SDCL 43-28-23; "Prepared by" field required per SDCL 7-9-1
- Submission & return
- Mail return to submitter, or electronic return via e-recording delivery agent
Can you e-record in Pennington County?
Yes. Pennington County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Pennington County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Pennington 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Pennington County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Pennington County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pennington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pennington County property are searchable at Pennington County Equalization Department (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 Pennington 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 Pennington 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 Pennington County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.