Phillips County Recorder Information

Office locations, recording fees, and document requirements in Kansas

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Recorder Office

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Phillips County Register of Deeds
301 State St. Suite B, Phillipsburg, Kansas 67661
Monday-Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm; Closed for Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm
785-543-6875
rod@phillipscoks.com
Checked October 2026.

About the Phillips County Register of Deeds

Land records in Phillips County are recorded by the Register of Deeds. The office is held by Bailey Bogart.

StatewideReal estate sales validation questionnaires are not filed of record; the register of deeds retains them for five years and then destroys them.

Documents are not online. Requests may be made in person, by phone, or by email. The office also holds rural school and teacher records dating back to the 1800s. 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 · Register of Deeds Contacts - Phillips County Kansas · Official Website for the County of Phillips Kansas - Register of Deeds FAQ

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 names of signers or any notary public are not plainly typed or printed under the signatures
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.

Copies of indexes or reports are $1.00 per page. Requests that take over an hour and consist of over 50 pages are billed hourly per K.S.A. 45-219(c)(1).

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) · Official Website for the County of Phillips Kansas - Fee Schedule

Document Requirements

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Paper sizeLetter-size paper requested
First page top margin3 in
Other margins1 in

Page one: 3-inch top margin and 1-inch margins on the other three sides. All subsequent pages: 1-inch margin on all four sides.

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 must be originals or certified copies, signed with all signatures properly notarized, and must contain the names of the first and second parties and the full legal description. Assignments of mortgage require the book and page of each mortgage assigned and the name and address of the assignee. A document notarized remotely requires a Remote Notary Certificate completed by the original notary.

Forms filed along with a transfer

  • Kansas Real Estate Sales Validation Questionnaire Statewide Kansas Department of Revenue, Division of Property Valuation
    Accompanies 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

Submitting documents

In personAccepted
By mailAccepted
Electronic recordingNot accepted

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 · Official Website for the County of Phillips Kansas - Document Requirements · Official Website for the County of Phillips Kansas - Register of Deeds FAQ

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Recorder Office

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Phillips County Register of Deeds
301 State St. Suite B, Phillipsburg, Kansas 67661
Monday-Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm; Closed for Lunch 12:00pm - 1:00pm
785-543-6875
rod@phillipscoks.com
Checked October 2026.

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