Wisconsin · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dane County, WI
Dane County (population 561,491) records real-property documents through the Dane 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.
Dane County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dane County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Register of Deeds, PO Box 1438, Madison, WI 53701-1438
- Phone
- (608) 266-4141
- Website
- rod.danecounty.gov
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Dane County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 per document (deeds, mortgages, land contracts, satisfactions, CSMs) regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $30 fee; copies $2.00 first page + $1.00 each additional page (+$1 for certification)
- Other fees
- Termination of Decedent's Property Interest forms $30; no separate records-management rider identified beyond statutory fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dane County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Dane County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide formatting standard: white paper, black ink, 3in x 3in blank upper-right corner, 1/2 in top margin, parcel ID number, document title/return address on page 1
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned to the submitter; time-stamped copy available if a photocopy and self-addressed envelope are included
- Hours & turnaround
- Not a fixed turnaround; documents recorded in order received (can be backlog behind title company submissions per office statement)
Can you e-record in Dane County?
Yes. Dane County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Dane County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Dane 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Dane County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dane County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dane County property are searchable at AccessDane (Dane County Land Records / Parcel Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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