Morton County Register of Deeds Office

The Office of the Register of Deeds has been entrusted to provide the people the most effective form of government we can achieve. It is our duty to provide accurate information, and to record and preserve the records in our custody. It is an honor and privilege to serve the Citizens of Morton County. We hold that trust sacred.

Fee Schedule of the Register of Deeds

The Register of Deeds shall charge and collect the following fees:

For recording Deeds, Mortgages or other instruments of writing

For the first page not to exceed legal sized page 8 1/2 x 14

$8.00

Second page and each additional page or fraction thereof

$4.00

Recording Town Plats, for each page

$20.00

For recording Release or Assignment of Real Estate Mortgage;

$5.00 per Assignment or Release
Plus $2.00 per page

For filing Notice of Tax Liens under the internal revenue law of the United States

$20.00

For filing Release of Tax Lien, Certificate of Discharge under The Internal Revenue laws of the United States or the Revenue Laws of the State of Kansas both prior to and after the effect date of this act.

$20.00

For filing liens for Materials and Services under K.S.A. 58-201 and amendments thereto

$5.00

For filing Threshing/Husking Liens under K.S.A. 58-203, 58-204

$15.00

Uniform Commercial Code

Original Financing Statement, any Amendments thereto, or for a Continuation statement, K.S.A. 84-9-403(5)

$15.00

Separate statement of Assignment

$15.00

Statement of Release of all or part of any collateral described in a filed Financing statement, K.S.A. 84-9-406

$15.00

Financing statement as a Fixture Filing subject to K.S.A 84-9-402(5)

$15.00

For any Attachment to a financing statement, amendment, continuation; Financing statement of release or partial release (per page after first 10 pgs)

$1.00

Termination of a Financing Statement

$15.00

If the name or names of any signer or notary public are not plainly typed or printed under the signatures, the register of deeds shall charge and collect a fee of $1.00 in addition to all other fees provided in this schedule. KSA28-115
If sufficient space is not provided for the necessary recording information and certification on a document, such information shall be placed on additional sheet and such sheet shall be counted as a page.
The document shall be of sufficient legibility to produce a clear and legible reproduction.
If a document is judged not to be of sufficient legibility, such document shall be accompanied by an exact copy thereof which shall be of sufficient legibility to produce a clear and legible reproduction and which shall be recorded contemporaneously with the document and shall be counted as additional pages.
The Register of Deeds may reject any document, which is not of sufficient legibility.

Written Information Request per Debtor Name, K.S.A. 84-9-407(2)

$15.00

Copy Requests: A copy of any filed financing statement or related statement, per page

$1.00

Liens

Discharge of State Tax Lien From Department of Human Resources KSA 44-717(e)

$46.00

U.S. District Court Liens Federal Code

Liens for Materials and Services under K.S.A. 58-201 and Amendments thereto

$5.00

LIS PENDENS K.SA. 60-2201

$5.00

Notice of Release of LIS PENDENS

N/C

Other Miscellaneous Fees

Certificate, certifying any instrument of record in the Register of Deeds Office

$1.00

Mortgage Registration Fee is .26 per 100.00 of the principal debtor obligation which is secured by a mortgage.

Fax Charges

$2.00 per page in and out. Local faxes not charged.

Copies mailed: $1.00 first page, 25¢ each subsequent page
Copies made in office, not mailed, 25¢ each page.

Computer printouts $1.00 per monthly printouts 25¢ per page.

$60.00 per hour computer printout time

Plats on CD

Retrieval $20.00 per hour, $5.00 minimum Charge

$20.00/hr

Plats $1.00 each copied from computer

$1.00 ea

Plats From Appraiser's Office 18" x 24"

$5.00

E-Mailed copies $1.00 first page, 25¢ each subsequent page