Recording a Deed or Document in Haakon, SD

Can you e-record in Haakon?

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

How to record a document in Haakon, South Dakota

1. Prepare the document so it meets Haakon 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, or by mail to Haakon County Register of Deeds at Haakon County Register of Deeds, 140 S Howard St, PO Box 668, Philip, SD 57567.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30 (first 50 pages) per SD statewide fee schedule (SDCL 7-9-15); transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value on deeds with consideration first / $2.00 per additional page beyond 50; master deeds/leases $75 first 50 pages add'l (+Mortgage assignments $30/assignment first 50 pages)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Haakon

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 Haakon 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.