Recording a Deed or Document in Aurora, SD

Can you e-record in Aurora?

Yes. Aurora 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 Aurora, South Dakota

1. Prepare the document so it meets Aurora 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 Aurora County Register of Deeds at Aurora County Register of Deeds, Aurora County Courthouse, 401 N Main St, Plankinton, SD 57368.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30 per document (real estate documents: deeds, mortgages, assignments, satisfactions, easements, contracts, covenants, resolutions, surveys, lis pendens, leases) for first 50 pages, per SD statewide fee schedule (SDCL 7-9-15/related) first / No per-page fee within first 50 pages (flat $30); pages beyond 50 billed per statute (contact office); deed transfer fee of $0.50 per $500 of consideration value also applies to grantor add'l (+Master deeds/master leases: $75; mortgage assignments: $30; mechanic's liens: $30; mineral/oil & gas leases: $30 (statewide SD fee schedule))).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Aurora

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 Aurora 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.