Recording a Deed or Document in Kingsbury, SD

Can you e-record in Kingsbury?

Yes. Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury, South Dakota

1. Prepare the document so it meets Kingsbury 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 Kingsbury County Register of Deeds at 204 2nd Street SE, De Smet, SD 57231 (Kingsbury County Courthouse).
4. Pay the recording fee ($30 per document (covers first 50 pages) — SDCL 7-9-15 first / $2.00 per page after the first 50 pages; transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value on deeds with consideration add'l (+Mortgage assignments $30/first 50 pages (no more than one assignment per document); Master deeds/leases $75/first 50 pages; mechanic's liens $30/first 50 pages (satisfactions no fee))).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Kingsbury

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 Kingsbury 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.