South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Stanley County, SD
Stanley County (population 2,978) records real-property documents through the Stanley 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.
Stanley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Stanley County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Stanley County Register of Deeds, PO Box 595, Fort Pierre, SD 57532 (physical: Stanley County Courthouse, 08 E 2nd Avenue, Fort Pierre, SD 57532)
- Phone
- Courthouse main line — see county website for Register of Deeds direct extension (Equalization Dept: (605) 223-7789)
- Checks payable to
- Stanley County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Stanley County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 for first 50 pages (deeds, mortgages, assignments, satisfactions, easements, contracts, covenants, resolutions, surveys, lis pendens, leases)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page after 50 pages; transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value on deeds with consideration
- Other fees
- Certified copies $5 first page/$1 each add'l page (statewide fee schedule)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Stanley County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Stanley County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch blank top margin on first page for recording stamp; black ink; standard letter/legal paper
- Cover sheet
- Not state-mandated; standard SD margin requirements apply
- Submission & return
- Mail (SASE) or pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically a few business days for mailed submissions
Can you e-record in Stanley County?
Stanley 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 Stanley County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Stanley 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 Stanley County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Stanley County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Stanley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Stanley County property are searchable at Stanley County Equalization Dept GIS parcel viewer (Planning & Development District III). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Stanley 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 Stanley 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 Stanley County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.