Recorder Office
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Door County Register
About the Door County Register of Deeds
Land records in Door County are recorded by the Register of Deeds. The office is held by Carey Petersilka.
Tapestry searches cost $8.75 each, and printed images cost $1.00 per page. Laredo is available by monthly subscription. Public access terminals in the office are free during normal office hours. The grantor/grantee index goes back to 1981 only and has not been completely verified. Recorded and filed documents date from 1854 to present.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Wisconsin Legislature: 59.43 · Register of Deeds | Door County, WI · Online Real Estate Search | Door County, WI
Recording Fees
These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.
| All documents | $30.00 flat |
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Other charges
| Certification | $1.00 |
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StatewideCopies of recorded documents are $2 for the first page plus $1 for each additional page of each document. Recording a cemetery plat, subdivision plat, or condominium plat is $50. Of each $30 recording fee, $15 is submitted to the Department of Administration for land record modernization, less up to $8 a qualifying county may retain (Wis. Stat. § 59.72(5)).
Transportation plats are $25.00 per plat. Copies are $3.00 per page for 10" x 13" and $5.00 per page for large plats.
Paying the office
| Checks payable to | Door County Register of Deeds |
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StatewideFees are payable in advance by the party procuring the services of the register of deeds; fees for services to a state department, board, or commission or a contracting person may be invoiced.
Credit cards are accepted for certified copies of vital record certificates and copies of real estate documents.
Transfer tax
Real estate transfer fee. 30 cents for each $100 of value or fraction thereof. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, Wis. Stat. § 77.22(1))
StatewideThe register collects the fee when the conveyance is submitted for recording and enters the fee paid on the face of the instrument. Except as provided in s. 77.255, a completed real estate transfer return and payment of the fee are prerequisites to acceptance for recording. Exemptions are listed in s. 77.25, and an exempt conveyance must state the reason for exemption on its face by reference to the subsection of s. 77.25. Twenty percent of fees collected is retained by the county (s. 77.24). No city, village, town, or county may impose a fee on a conveyance exempt under s. 77.25 (s. 77.256).
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Wisconsin Legislature: 59.43 · Wisconsin Legislature: 77.22 · Services and Fees | Door County, WI · About Register of Deeds | Door County, WI
Document Requirements
Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.
| Paper size | 8.5 inches wide by 11 or 14 inches long, with a maximum deviation of 0.25 inch (statewide, Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2m)(a)7.) |
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| First page top margin | 0.5 in (statewide, Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2m)(a)14.) |
| Other margins | 0.25 in (statewide, Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2m)(a)15.) |
| Ink and paper | White paper of at least 20 pound weight; black, blue, or red ink, except that signatures and coded notations on maps may be other colors (statewide, Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2m)(a)6., 13.) |
| Return address required | Yes (statewide, Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2m)(a)4m.) |
| Prepared-by statement required | Yes (statewide, Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2m)(a)16.) |
| Parcel number required | Yes |
| Cover sheet | Optional (statewide, Wis. Stat. § 59.43(2m)(c)) |
StatewideTop margin of each page is 0.5 inch; company logos may appear within it. The first page must have a blank space of at least 3 inches by 3 inches in the upper right corner, within the margins, for recording information. A document without this space may not be recorded.
StatewideThe register of deeds may refuse to record a document that does not substantially comply with the standard format. The document name must be clear and located not less than 0.5 inch nor more than 6 inches from the top of the first page. Multiple pages may not be hinged or otherwise joined completely at the top or sides. The document must be legible when copied or scanned. A register of deeds may not record a document that contains an individual's social security number, subject to statutory exceptions. A county that requires parcel identification numbers may require one for each parcel affected.
The title of the document must be within the top 3 inches of the page but not in the 3 by 3 inch corner left blank for the recording stamp. Only the original deed with original signatures may be recorded, not photocopies.
Forms filed along with a transfer
- Wisconsin Electronic Real Estate Transfer Return (eRETR) Statewide Wisconsin Department of RevenueExecuted at the time a conveyance is submitted for recording, except as provided in s. 77.255; filed electronically
Submitting documents
| In person | Accepted |
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| By mail | Accepted |
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
| Stamped, self-addressed return envelope | Required |
| How recorded documents come back | Original recorded documents are returned in a self addressed stamped envelope included with the document. |
StatewideDocuments are recorded in the order received and endorsed with the date, hour, and minute of recording. Except as provided in any agreement with the submitter, documents left for recording are delivered to the recipient the submitter authorizes, once the submitter provides adequate postage. A register of deeds may return unrecorded an entire group of related documents identified as a single transaction if one of them may be refused.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Wisconsin Legislature: 59.43 · Wisconsin Legislature: 77.22 · Wisconsin Legislature: 59.43(2m) · Standard Document Format | Door County, WI · Deeds (Instruments of Conveyance) | Door County, WI · eRecording Companies | Door County, WI
Deeds.com Resources & Services
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How to Get a Copy of Your Deed
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Deeds.com eRecording
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