Wisconsin · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Portage County, WI
Portage County (population 70,375) records real-property documents through the Portage County Register of Deeds / Land Description. 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.
Portage County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Portage County Register of Deeds / Land Description
- Mailing address
- Portage County Register of Deeds, 1516 Church Street, Stevens Point, WI 54481
- Phone
- 715-346-1428 (office); 715-346-1364 also listed
- Checks payable to
- Portage County Register of Deeds (typical WI convention; not separately itemized on site)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm
Portage County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 flat fee (Wis. Stat. 59.43(2)(ave) statewide statutory fee, regardless of page count) for deeds, mortgages, land contracts, satisfactions, misc. real-estate documents
- Additional pages
- Included in the $30 flat fee (no per-page charge for original recordings); document copies are $2 first page / $1 each additional page
- Other fees
- Rider/attachment pages count toward total page count for copy-fee purposes only; not separately charged on original recording under the flat statutory fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Portage County Register of Deeds / Land Description before you mail a check.
What Portage County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide WI requirements: white 20#+ paper, letter/legal size up to 8.5x14 max, 3in x 3in blank space in upper right corner of first page for recording stamp, minimum 1/2in top margin and 1/4in side/bottom margins, no hinged/stapled pages, return-to name/address in upper left below title
- Submission & return
- Mail-in with self-addressed stamped envelope, in-person, or eRecording
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day for in-person/eRecording; mail-in typically several business days to ~2 weeks (not separately published)
Can you e-record in Portage County?
Yes. Portage County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Portage County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Portage 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Portage County Register of Deeds / Land Description.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Portage County Register of Deeds (typical WI convention; not separately itemized on site).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Portage County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Portage County property are searchable at Portage County Land Information / Real Estate Tax Parcel Search (Land Records). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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