Wisconsin · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Shawano County, WI
Shawano County (population 40,878) records real-property documents through the Shawano 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.
Shawano County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Shawano County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Shawano County Courthouse, 1st Floor, 311 N. Main St., Shawano, WI 54166
- Phone
- (715) 524-2129
- Checks payable to
- Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Shawano County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30 flat (deed/mortgage/land contract/satisfaction, any page count, per Wis. Act 314)
- Additional pages
- Included in $30 flat fee; copies of recorded documents $2 first page/$1 each addl page
- Other fees
- Transfer fee $3 per $1,000 of value (Wisconsin Real Estate Transfer Return required); plats $50; certified copy +$1
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Shawano County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Shawano County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide standard doc format under Wis. Stat. 59.43(2m): white paper >=20lb, 8.5"x11" or 8.5"x14" max, min 1/2" top margin, min 1/4" side/bottom margins, black/blue/red ink, 3"x3" blank space top-right for recording stamp, not hinged/stapled through text
- Cover sheet
- Not mandatory but recommended for out-of-state/nonconforming documents to add required 3"x3" blank recording-stamp space, title, and return address (statewide Wis. Stat. 59.43(2m) standard)
- Submission & return
- Mail to address in designated return-address block on document (per statewide standard); office also offers RecordEASE online search
Can you e-record in Shawano County?
Yes. Shawano County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Shawano County, Wisconsin
- Prepare the document so it meets Shawano 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, or by mail to Shawano 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 Shawano County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Shawano County property are searchable at Shawano County Land Information / Real Property Listing (Ascent Land Records tax 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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