Recording a Deed or Document in Lyon, KS

Can you e-record in Lyon?

Yes. Lyon 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 Lyon, Kansas

1. Prepare the document so it meets Lyon 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 Lyon County Register of Deeds at Lyon County Register of Deeds, 430 Commercial Street, County Courthouse, 1st Floor, Emporia, KS 66801.
4. Pay the recording fee ($21.00 first page (deeds, mortgages, other instruments; not to exceed legal size 8.5x14; includes Heritage Trust Fund + Technology fee) first / $17.00 second page and each additional page or fraction thereof add'l (+Town plats $32.00/page; mortgage release/assignment $20.00 first page + $4.00 addl page (per statewide fee elsewhere confirmed); certification of instrument $13/document; UCC/tax lien copies $1/page)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Lyon

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 Lyon 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.