Recording a Deed or Document in Shawnee, KS

Can you e-record in Shawnee?

Yes. Shawnee 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 Shawnee, Kansas

1. Prepare the document so it meets Shawnee 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 Shawnee County Register of Deeds at 200 SE 7th St., Room 108, Topeka, KS 66603-3971.
4. Pay the recording fee ($21.00 (K.S.A. 28-115, incl. Heritage Trust/Technology fund fees) first / $17.00 per additional page add'l (+Town plats $32/page; release/assignment $20 first page/$4 addl page; Federal Tax Lien Notices $32; Lis Pendens $5; +$1 if signer/notary names not typed/printed)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Shawnee

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 Shawnee 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.