South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Potter County, SD
Potter County (population 2,473) records real-property documents through the Potter 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.
Potter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Potter County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Potter County Register of Deeds, 201 South Exene St, Gettysburg, SD 57442
- Phone
- 605-765-9467
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Potter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 per document for the first 50 pages (deeds, mortgages, assignments, satisfactions, easements, contracts, covenants, resolutions, surveys, lis pendens, leases) per statewide SDCL 7-9-15 schedule; transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value on deeds with consideration
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page over 50 pages (statewide standard)
- Other fees
- No county-specific records-management/archive rider fee published in sources reviewed; certified/uncertified copy fees follow statewide standard, not separately itemized
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Potter County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Potter County?
Potter 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 Potter County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Potter County's formatting rules: 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 Potter 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 Potter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Potter County property are searchable at Potter County Director of Tax 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 Potter 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 Potter 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 Potter County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.