Recording a Deed or Document in Kearny, KS

Can you e-record in Kearny?

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

How to record a document in Kearny, Kansas

1. Prepare the document so it meets Kearny 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, or by mail to Kearny County Register of Deeds at P.O. Box 86, Lakin, KS 67860 (physical: 304 N. Main St., Lakin, KS 67860).
4. Pay the recording fee ($21.00 first page (statutory KS fee schedule, K.S.A. 28-115) first / $17.00 per additional page add'l (+Town plats $32/page; release/assignment of mortgage $20 first page + $4 addl page; each additional book/page listed $16; lien filings $17; Lis Pendens $5; Federal Tax Lien Notice/Release $32 each)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Kearny

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 Kearny 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.