Saline County Recorder Information

Land records in Saline County are recorded by the Register of Deeds. The office is held by Diann Nettifee.

Indexes are online from the late 1800s to the present; document images are online from June 24, 2009 to the present. Older copies are available in the office or on a USB drive sold by the office. Only tax liens received from the Nebraska Secretary of State's office are recorded.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Nebraska Revised Statute 23-1503.01 · Register of Deeds – Saline County · Register of Deeds FAQ – Saline County

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

StatewideOf the $10 first-page fee, $2.50, and of each $6 additional-page fee, $0.50, is used exclusively for preserving and maintaining register of deeds public records and for modernization and technology needs. If the required blank space at the top of the first page, or the information required by section 23-1510, is missing, the register of deeds may add a page or use the back of an existing page and charge the section 33-109 recording fee for that page.

Photocopies requested by email or phone are $1.50 per page. Certified copies are $2.00 for the first page and $1.50 for each page after.

Paying the office

No charges are allowed without prior authorization, and no underpayment or overpayment is allowed.

Transfer tax

Documentary stamp tax. Three dollars and thirty-two cents for each one thousand dollars value or fraction thereof for transfers before January 1, 2032, and at the rate of two dollars and thirty-two cents for each one thousand dollars value or fraction thereof for transfers on or after January 1, 2032. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, Neb. Rev. Stat. 76-901 (as amended by Laws 2026, LB1067))

StatewideThe tax is imposed on the grantor executing the deed and is evidenced by stamps attached to the deed. Value means the full actual consideration, including any liens assumed, or, for a gift or a deed with nominal or no stated consideration, the current market value of the property transferred. All deeds purporting to transfer legal title or beneficial interest are presumed taxable unless it clearly appears on the face of the deed, or sufficient documentary proof is presented to the register of deeds, that the instrument is exempt under section 76-902.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Nebraska Revised Statute 33-109 · Nebraska Revised Statute 76-901 · Register of Deeds – Saline County · Register of Deeds FAQ – Saline County

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewidePrinted forms primarily intended for recording have a one-inch margin on both vertical sides and at the bottom. Nonessential information such as page numbers or customer notations may be placed within the side and bottom margins.

StatewideNo attachment or affirmation may cover any information or printed material on the instrument. An embossed or inked stamp may not cover or materially interfere with any part of the instrument. Signatures may be digital or electronic. These requirements do not apply to instruments signed before August 27, 2011; instruments executed outside the United States; certified copies issued by governmental agencies; instruments signed by an original party who is incapacitated or deceased at presentation; instruments formatted to meet court requirements; federal and state tax liens; Uniform Commercial Code forms; and plats, surveys, or related drawings.

The return address and the title of the document go on the first page below the 3-inch margin. Handwritten documents will not be accepted. Plat Mylars must be one page and have a blank recording space of 8 1/2 by 3 inches somewhere on the document. Rural Mylars may be 16 x 24 to 18 x 25 inches; Mylars within a city or village may be 16 x 24 inches up to 2 by 3 feet.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Real Estate Transfer Statement, Form 521 Statewide Nebraska Department of Revenue
  Filed with the register of deeds when a deed, land contract, memorandum of contract, or a death certificate being recorded pursuant to a transfer on death deed is presented for recording; not required for easements or oil, gas, or mineral leases, except conservation, preservation, and qualifying recreational trail easements

Submitting documents

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Nebraska Revised Statute 23-1503.01 · Real Estate Transfer Statement - Form 521 · Register of Deeds FAQ – Saline County · Recording Requirements – Saline County