Logan County Recorder

The recorder is responsible for recording and maintaining records related to real property situated in Logan County.

$20.00 -documents with 1 to 6 pages. (excluding Plats)
$65.00 -documents with 7 to 25 pages. (excluding Plats)
$3.00 per page over 25 pages.
$10.00 margin fee if there is not at least one inch margin on one side of each page.
$3.00 for each related document listed AFTER the first 10 documents.
$1.00 for each section listed AFTER the first 10 listed sections.

Please note: The top 3 inches of ALL documents MUST be blank and free of any lines, return addresses, or ANYTHING else. If 3 inches are not available on the top of the first page, the recorder SHALL add a page to the end of the recording and charge accordingly, if necessary.

The fee to make certified copies of a recorded instrument or a filed non-central indexing instrument is $5 for the first page and $2 for each additional page.

For further information regarding fees or transfer taxes, contact the Logan County Recorder at (701) 754-2751.

* A document consists of individual pages sized 8.5 x 14 inches or 8.5 x 11 inches and should contain single sided printing only.

* The printed, written, or typed words must be considered legible by the County Recorder before it is accepted for recording. Black ink, a standard font, and a font size of at least 12 point will help to ensure legibility.

* A space measuring at least 4 x 3.5 inches square must be provided at the top of the first page of the instrument or on the last page. If recording information can only be placed on the reverse side of a page, an additional page will be added. This will result in extra fees.

* Provide a top, bottom, or side margin of at least 1 inch on the top, bottom, or sides of each page.

* All persons named in the document are the signatories and should also be named in the acknowledgment. The signatures contained in the document must be original and handwritten. A North Dakota notary seal must be surrounded by a border. If it is not, there must be an embossed seal on the document.

* An adequate legal description of the real property must be included in the document. The following should appear after a metes and bounds legal description: "This legal description was prepared by (name and address)," or a statement that reads "The legal description was obtained from a previously recorded document."

* Each grantee named in the deed must have an address listed on the instrument.

* A recorder will refuse any deed or other instrument that changes the current property description unless there is a certificate from the county auditor showing that a transfer of the lands described in the instrument has been entered and that the delinquent and current taxes and special assessments have been paid or that the instrument is entitled to record without regard to taxes.

STATEMENT OF CONSIDERATION

A statement of full consideration should be filed with the state board of equalization or with the recorder when a document is presented for recording. A grantee (or grantee's agent) who presents a deed in the county recorder's office shall certify one of the following on the face of the deed:

a. A statement that the grantee has filed a report of the full consideration paid for the property conveyed with the state board of equalization or with the county recorder.

b. A statement of the full consideration paid for the property conveyed.

c. A statement designating one of the exemptions which the grantee believes applies to the transaction.

Exempt transactions are listed in the North Dakota Code Chapter 11-18-02-2.

North Dakota has a race-notice recording statute. Under this statute, a later buyer who pays fair value, does not have any notice of any earlier conflicting interests, and records first, wins and will have priority over later recordings.