Recording a Deed or Document in Perkins, SD

Can you e-record in Perkins?

Yes. Perkins 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 Perkins, South Dakota

1. Prepare the document so it meets Perkins 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 Perkins County Register of Deeds at Perkins County Register of Deeds, PO Box 127, Bison, SD 57620 (physical: 100 E Main St / Perkins County Courthouse, Bison, SD 57620).
4. Pay the recording fee ($30 per document for the first 50 pages (deeds, mortgages, assignments, satisfactions, easements, contracts, covenants, resolutions, surveys, leases) per SDCL 7-9-15 statewide schedule first / $2.00 per additional page over 50 pages (statewide standard; county publishes a separate "List of Fees" PDF not fully extracted) add'l (+Transfer fee $0.50 per $500 of value on deeds with consideration; certified/uncertified copy fees follow statewide standard ($5/$1 first page, $1/page after) — not separately itemized on site)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Perkins

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 Perkins 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.