South Dakota · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Walworth County, SD
Walworth County (population 5,317) records real-property documents through the Walworth 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.
Walworth County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Walworth County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- PO Box 159, Selby, SD 57472-0159 (physical: Walworth County Courthouse, 415 1st Ave. E, Selby, SD 57472)
- Phone
- (605) 649-7057
- Checks payable to
- Walworth County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Walworth County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 flat fee covers first 50 pages (SD statutory fee for deeds/mortgages/assignments etc.)
- Additional pages
- Included in $30 up to 50 pages; transfer/deed tax of $0.50 per $500 of value applies to deeds with consideration
- Other fees
- Not separately published
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Walworth County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Walworth County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide SD standard: paper 8.5x11 to 8.5x14, min 20lb white paper, black ink, min 10-point font, 3-inch blank margin at top of first page (right half reserved for recording stamp), 1-inch margins elsewhere
- Cover sheet
- Cover sheet required only if first page lacks the statutory 3-inch top margin (SDCL recording-format rule applies statewide); must show requesting party name, return-mailing address, and document title(s)
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope recommended) or pickup; no e-recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for mailed documents
Can you e-record in Walworth County?
Walworth 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 Walworth County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Walworth 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 Walworth County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Walworth County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Walworth County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Walworth County property are searchable at Walworth County Director of Equalization. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Walworth 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 Walworth 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 Walworth County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.