Brown County Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) Form
Last validated July 22, 2026 by our Forms Development Team
Brown County Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) Form
Fill in the blank Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) form formatted to comply with all South Dakota recording and content requirements.

Brown County Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) form.

Brown County Completed Example of the Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) Document
Example of a properly completed South Dakota Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) document for reference.
All 3 documents above included • One-time purchase • No recurring fees
Immediate Download • Secure Checkout
Additional South Dakota and Brown County documents included at no extra charge:
Where to Record Your Documents
Brown County Register of Deeds
Aberdeen , South Dakota 57402-1307
Hours: 8:00am-5:00pm M-F
Phone: (605) 626-7140
Recording Tips for Brown County:
- Verify all names are spelled correctly before recording
- Double-check legal descriptions match your existing deed
- If mailing documents, use certified mail with return receipt
Cities and Jurisdictions in Brown County
Properties in any of these areas use Brown County forms:
- Aberdeen
- Barnard
- Bath
- Claremont
- Columbia
- Ferney
- Frederick
- Groton
- Hecla
- Houghton
- Mansfield
- Stratford
- Warner
- Westport
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Brown County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Brown County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Brown County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Brown County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.
Can I reuse these forms?
Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Brown County you only need to order once.
What do I need to use these forms?
The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.
Are there any recurring fees?
No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
How much does it cost to record in Brown County?
Recording fees in Brown County vary. Contact the recorder's office at (605) 626-7140 for current fees.
Questions answered? Let's get started!
A severed mineral interest held by two South Dakota joint tenants needs exactly two recorded instruments to carry the full succession: the joint tenancy already in the title, which passes the minerals to the survivor at the first death, and this transfer on death deed, which names who takes when the survivor dies. This fillable form prepares that second instrument under the South Dakota Real Property Transfer on Death Act, SDCL 29A-6-401 to 29A-6-435, for a mineral interest held by exactly two record owners as joint tenants with right of survivorship.
A deed that waits for the second death
The act writes the two-owner timing directly into statute. Under SDCL 29A-6-417, when a transferor who is a joint owner dies survived by another joint owner, the property belongs to the surviving joint owner with right of survivorship; when the transferor is the last surviving joint owner, the transfer on death deed takes effect. So the deed, searched for as a TOD deed or beneficiary deed, sits quietly in the county record through the first death and operates at the second, passing the mineral interest to the designated beneficiaries outside probate. Until then it is nontestamentary and fully revocable, the transferors keep every right to lease, sell, mortgage, or develop the minerals, and the beneficiaries hold no present interest of any kind (SDCL 29A-6-405, 29A-6-406, 29A-6-414).
Two transferors, one revocation rule
Joint owners who designate together also revoke together. Under SDCL 29A-6-411, a transfer on death deed made by joint owners is revoked only if it is revoked by all of the living joint owners, so neither co-owner can quietly undo the recorded designation alone while both live; after the first death, the surviving transferor is the only living joint owner and can revoke by that owner's own recorded instrument. Revocation happens only of record, by a later transfer on death deed, an instrument of revocation, or an ordinary deed that expressly revokes, recorded before death (SDCL 29A-6-410); marking up or destroying the paper deed revokes nothing once it is recorded (SDCL 29A-6-412).
What the two-transferor mineral form recites
The form carries a numbered block for each of the two transferors, a marital status line following the optional statutory form in SDCL 29A-6-430, and an operative section stating that the transferors hold the described mineral interest as joint tenants with right of survivorship and that both join in the deed. The land appears by its formal legal description, and the mineral interest, the undivided fraction and the substances it covers, appears in its own section in the words of the instrument that created it. The beneficiary section names one or more primary designated beneficiaries with mailing addresses, taking in equal shares as tenants in common unless the deed states otherwise, with a contingent beneficiary section and the statutory election on the one hundred twenty hour survival requirement, measured here from the last surviving transferor. Two signature lines and two acknowledgment certificates complete it, so the transferors may acknowledge on different dates or before different notaries. Spouses who took a mineral deed in both names as express joint tenants, and two relatives who deliberately re-vested inherited minerals in a declared joint tenancy, present the pattern this deed recites; the express declaration matters, because under SDCL 43-2-12 a South Dakota joint tenancy exists only where the transfer declares it, and co-owners without that language hold as tenants in common, a different configuration from the one this form recites.
Recorded while both transferors live
SDCL 29A-6-408 makes recording an effectiveness condition: the register of deeds of the county where the minerals lie holds the deed of record before the transferor dies, or the deed transfers nothing, and on a two-transferor deed the working practice the statute invites is prompt recording after signing, while both are living. The recording counter treats the deed gently: no certificate of real estate value accompanies it (SDCL 7-9-7(5)), and the printed exemption line citing SDCL 43-4-22(18) means the register collects no transfer fee, only the statewide recording fee of SDCL 7-9-15.
The download contains the blank deed as a fillable PDF, laid out to South Dakota's SDCL 43-28-23 recording standards with the three inch first-page reserve; a completed example carrying a Perkins County joint-tenancy mineral fact pattern from both transferor entries through the two notary blocks; and a plain language guide walking through each section, the signing requirements, and the steps at the register of deeds counter. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Brown County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) meets all recording requirements specific to Brown County.
Our Promise
The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Brown County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.
Save Time and Money
Get your Brown County Transfer on Death Deed (Mineral Interest - Two Joint Tenant Transferors) form done right the first time with Deeds.com Uniform Conveyancing Blanks. At Deeds.com, we understand that your time and money are valuable resources, and we don't want you to face a penalty fee or rejection imposed by a county recorder for submitting nonstandard documents. We constantly review and update our forms to meet rapidly changing state and county recording requirements for roughly 3,500 counties and local jurisdictions.
4.8 out of 5 - ( 4767 Reviews )
John C.
January 28th, 2021
These forms are easy to use and a lot cheaper than going to an attorney. I highly recommend Deeds.com
We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
alex b.
February 16th, 2021
I appreciate the very quick response that I received and I am very impressed with the access that you provide to records. I'm still in the process of trying to find out what's there but that will take a bit of time. All in all, you are to be commended for a first class operation.
Thank you!
Kenneth R.
May 26th, 2023
Easy to use and saves money.
Thank you!
Michael M.
June 19th, 2019
Deeds.com had what I needed at the time that I needed it. Thank you very much.
We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Ronald W.
July 23rd, 2021
Easy to use and very helpful
Thank you!
Eleanor W.
November 27th, 2019
Easy to find the form I needed. And the instructions helpful on how to fill out the form.
We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Nanette G.
March 4th, 2020
The Website was easy to use. I live in Houston Texas and mother recently passed away in California and I need affidavit of joint tenant forms. I was provided all the forms necessary to complete the documents. I had been a legal secretary in California about 20 years ago and just need the current forms and received them all very quickly.
Thank you!
Ed S.
October 1st, 2021
This is the first time that I have used this service. An employee at the Clerk and Register office in Arizona suggested that I try Deeds.com to find the form I needed and the county office could not provide. I am a licensed Realtor in Colorado with a 43-year career and this service has not been necessary in my own state but it was extremely helpful in finding a form in Arizona. Five star rating for the very user-friendly website!
Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate it. Have a great day!
Yunyan B.
November 12th, 2019
Great website, fraction of the price if doing title research elsewhere
Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate it. Have a great day!
Gail J.
November 23rd, 2021
Great! Got the document I needed
Thank you for your feedback. We really appreciate it. Have a great day!
James R.
August 10th, 2022
This site is a blessing in disguise-/>
Thank you!
Arturo P.
August 16th, 2021
Super easy to use! Totally satisfied. Thanks.
We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Aldona P.
April 9th, 2020
Awesome Job! thank you
We appreciate your business and value your feedback. Thank you. Have a wonderful day!
Michael F.
February 22nd, 2024
This service wasn't helpful at all.
We're sorry the records you were looking for were not available Michael. We understand how frustrating that can be. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts. We're continually working to expand our database and hope to better serve your needs in the future.
Alexander M.
June 13th, 2025
Great recording service ! Very professional and easy to navigate !!!!
It was a pleasure serving you. Thank you for the positive feedback!