RECORDING
FEES
$10 for the first page and $3 for each additional page.
One inch margin on the top, bottom, left, or right of each
page. (If not, an additional $10 fee will be applied). A
4 x 3 ½ inch space must be provided on the top of
the first page or bottom of the last page of each instrument.
(If not, an additional page charge will be levied). For more
information on Recording Fees see NDCC 11-18-05).
PRE-RECORDING
CHECKLIST
DOCUMENT MUST BE LEGIBLE
- Document must be an original or certified
copy.
- All dates filled in.
- Adequate county legal description.
- All signatures must be original handwritten
- Acknowledgment(s):
- Acknowledgments for
all signatures
- Notary Seal(s)
(ND notary seal must be surrounded by a
border, if not must have embossed seal on document).
- State
filled in.
- County filled in.
- Date of acknowledgement filled
in.
- Name(s) of all individuals signing
appear in the acknowledgement (as having appeared
before notary).
- Expiration date of notary's commission.
- ND
notary's place of notarization was in North Dakota
(ND Notary's notaries act outside of ND)
DEEDS - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Statement of full consideration (not required
on a deed covering mineral interest only).
- Auditor's
transfer stamp and seal (not required on a deed covering
mineral interest only). All real estate taxes must
be paid before any deed can be recorded.
- Post
Office address for Grantee(s).
- Name and address of Drafter
of legal description on deed or contract for deed, executed
on or after 01/01/2000 that contains a metes and bounds
legal description (NDCC 47-19); in the form of "This legal
description was prepared by (name ) (address)." or
a statement that reads " The legal description was obtained
from a previously recorded document".
MORTGAGES - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Post Office address of the mortgagee(s)
- Post
Office address of the Assignee(s) on assignments of mortgages.
UCC/CNS:
Uniform Commercial Code Financing Central Notice Sytem (UCC/CNS) - The County recorder's statewide computer service links all 53 counties and the Secretary of States office. The UCC/CNS statewide system provides a secure, expedient and accurate method to process, store and retrieve personal property liens fro both debtors and secured parties. The Secretary of State website can be accessed by using www.state.nd.us/sec/businessserv/centralindex
NDRIN:
North Dakota Recorders Information
Network (NDRIN) - A group
of North Dakota counties have joined together to extend the
application of the 1999 disaster-proofing FEMA grant and
provide access to real estate records via the Internet. These
records have previously been available only through books
and microfilm in the Recorder's Offices in the county courthouses.
The service allows users to log onto the web-site to search,
view and print records, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from
the counties publishing data to the network. Potential customers
interested in subscribing to NDRIN can do so on line at www.ndrin.com .
FOR MORE INFORMATION ON:
Marriage licenses: Contact the Treasurer's
Dept.
Birth & Death Records: www.vitalnd.com
Divorce Decrees: Clerk of
Courts
Passport Information: www.travel.state.gov
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