Recording a Deed or Document in Douglas, KS

Can you e-record in Douglas?

Yes. Douglas accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Douglas, Kansas

1. Prepare the document so it meets Douglas formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Douglas County Register of Deeds at Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.
4. Pay the recording fee ($21.00 (deeds/mortgages/instruments, per KSA 28-115); mortgage release/assignment first page $20.00 first / $17.00 per additional page (deeds/mortgages); $4.00 per additional page (mortgage release/assignment) add'l (+Certificate certifying instrument of record $13.00; acknowledgment of signature $12.50; town plat $32.00/page; UCC filings $15.00; extra $17.00 fee if margin insufficient for recording stamp)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Douglas

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Douglas property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.