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Morton County Register of Deeds
About the Morton County Register of Deeds
Land records in Morton County are recorded by the Register of Deeds. The office is held by Stephanie Sinclair.
StatewideReal estate sales validation questionnaires are not filed of record; the register of deeds retains them for five years and then destroys them.
Records are permanent and date back to 1886. The office retains land records for public inspection but does not provide searches of records. The Kansas Real Estate Sales Validation Questionnaire and military discharges are closed by state statute.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: K.S.A. 28-115, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · K.S.A. 79-1437c, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · Staff Directory • Register of Deeds · Register of Deeds | Morton County, KS
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $21.00 first page, $17.00 each additional page (includes the technology and heritage trust fees on every page) |
|---|---|
| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $21.00 first page, $17.00 each additional page (includes the technology and heritage trust fees on every page) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $20.00 first page, $4.00 each additional page (release or assignment of a mortgage; includes the technology and heritage trust fees on every page) |
| Other standard documents | $21.00 first page, $17.00 each additional page (includes the technology and heritage trust fees on every page) |
Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $1.00 per document when The name or names of any signer or notary public are not plainly typed or printed under the signatures |
|---|---|
| Additional references or marginal notations | $16.00 each beyond the 1 included (each additional book and page on a mortgage release or assignment) |
| Copies, per page | $0.50 |
| Certification | $13.00 |
Fee schedule effective January 1, 2018.
StatewideTown plats are recorded at $32 per page. The fee may not exceed $125 for recording single family mortgages on principal residences where the principal debt or obligation secured by the mortgage is $75,000 or less (K.S.A. 28-115(j)). Fees are due and payable before the register of deeds is required to do the work, except for federal tax liens and releases (K.S.A. 28-115(g)). The recording fees shown include two fees charged on every page: the $3 technology fee (K.S.A. 28-115(b)) and the $1 heritage trust fee (K.S.A. 28-115(i)). The statutory fee alone is $17 for the first page and $13 for each additional page; a mortgage release or assignment is $16.
A certificate is $13 plus $0.50 per page in office or $1 per page if mailed or emailed. Mailed or emailed copies are $1 per page. A lis pendens (K.S.A. 60-2201) is $5, and a notice of release of lis pendens is recorded at no charge. The acknowledgment of a signature is $12.50.
Transfer tax
No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide)
StatewideThe mortgage registration tax (formerly K.S.A. 79-3101 et seq.), once levied at 0.26 percent of the principal debt or obligation secured by mortgages, was phased out from 2015 and repealed altogether beginning in calendar year 2019.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: K.S.A. 28-115, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · Mortgage Registration Tax and Statutory Fees, Kansas Legislative Research Department · Kansas Deed Forms (DeedClaim) · Register of Deeds | Morton County, KS · Fee Schedule | Morton County, KS · Other Miscellaneous Fees | Morton County, KS
Document Requirements
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| Paper size | First page not to exceed legal size, 8 ½" x 14" (statewide, K.S.A. 28-115) |
|---|---|
| First page top margin | 1.5 in |
| Other margins | 1 in |
First page: 1.5 inch top margin for paper documents and 3 inch top margin for e-recorded documents, left completely blank. Each additional page: 1 inch top and bottom margins and ½ inch side margins.
StatewideIf sufficient space is not provided for the necessary recording information and certification, that information is placed on an added sheet counted as a page. A document not of sufficient legibility to produce a clear and legible reproduction must be accompanied by an exact copy, recorded contemporaneously and counted as additional pages, and the register of deeds may reject an illegible document (K.S.A. 28-115(e)).
Documents presented for recording must be originals, signed and properly notarized. If there is not enough space for the recording information, a cover page is required; it is counted as a page and charged the required fees.
Forms filed along with a transfer
- Kansas Real Estate Sales Validation Questionnaire Statewide Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Property ValuationAccompanies any deed or instrument providing for the transfer of title to real estate or affidavit of equitable interest, unless an exemption under K.S.A. 79-1437e applies and is clearly stated on the document
- Mortgage Cap Affidavit Morton County Register of DeedsAttached to the mortgage for the lower recording fee for single family mortgages on principal residences where the principal debt or obligation secured by the mortgage is $75,000 or less (K.S.A. 28-115(j))
Submitting documents
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
|---|---|
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: K.S.A. 28-115, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · K.S.A. 79-1437c, Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes · Register of Deeds | Morton County, KS
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