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Recording a Deed or Document in Sully County, SD
Sully County (population 1,447) records real-property documents through the Sully 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.
Sully County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sully County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Sully County Register of Deeds, Sully County Courthouse, PO Box 265, Onida, SD 57564
- Phone
- (605) 258-2000
- Checks payable to
- Sully County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sully 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; uncertified copies $1/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sully County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Sully 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 Sully County?
Sully 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 Sully County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Sully 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 Sully County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Sully County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sully County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sully County property are searchable at Sully County Equalization 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 Sully 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 Sully 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 Sully County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.