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Recording a Deed or Document in Yankton County, SD
Yankton County (population 23,317) records real-property documents through the Yankton 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.
Yankton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yankton County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 321 West 3rd Street, Suite 205, Yankton, SD 57078
- Phone
- 605-260-4400
- Checks payable to
- Yankton County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Yankton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 flat fee covers first 50 pages of deeds/mortgages/assignments/etc.
- Additional pages
- Included in $30 up to 50 pages; $0.50 per $500 of value transfer fee applies to deeds with consideration
- Other fees
- Not separately published
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yankton County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Yankton County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide SD standard: 8.5x11 to 8.5x14 paper, min 20lb white paper, black ink, min 10-point font, 3-inch top margin, 1-inch margins otherwise
- Cover sheet
- Cover sheet required only if first page lacks the statutory 3-inch top margin (statewide SD rule)
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person pickup; office confirms it does not currently offer e-recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Office open M-F 9am-5pm, typical mail turnaround a few business days
Can you e-record in Yankton County?
Yankton 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 Yankton County, South Dakota
- Prepare the document so it meets Yankton 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 Yankton County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Yankton County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yankton County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yankton County property are searchable at Yankton County Equalization Department (Beacon/Schneider Corp 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 Yankton 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 Yankton 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 Yankton County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.