2023 Kansas Register of Deeds Fee Schedule

 * All fees will be based on the date that the documents are received in our office, not the date the documents are executed.

 * The Mortgage Recording Fee Cap Affidavit will count as a page when calculating fees.

Register of Deeds Office - Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2023


 (Effective 7-1-2014)

All fees are due and payable prior to filing.

For recording deeds, mortgages or other instruments of writing, for the first page

(Not to exceed legal size page 8 1/2" x 14")

(Includes Technology Fees and Heritage Trust Fund Fee)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $21.00

 ** For second page and each additional page or fraction thereof

(Includes Technology Fees and Heritage Trust Fund Fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$17.00

Recording a release or assignment of real estate mortgage for the first page**

(Includes Technology Fees and Heritage Trust Fund Fee) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$20.00

 ** For second page and each additional page or fraction thereof of assignment or release $4.00. (Each referenced Book/Page is $16.00, each page is $4.00).

Recording town plats, for each page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32.00

Certificate, certifying any instrument of record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $13.00

Acknowledgement of signature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... $12.50

Death Certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38.00

For filing liens for materials and services under K.S.A. 58-201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17.00

Lis Pendens K.S.A. 60-2201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .$5.00

Federal Tax Lien Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. $32.00 

Federal Tax Lien Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . $32.00

K.S.A. 79-2616(d) Copy of Federal Tax Lien (per page) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .. . . $1.00

K.S.A. 44-717(e)(1)  Employment Security Law Lien Release (First page only, additional

fees apply for second and additional pages and fractions thereof) . . . . . . . . . .. . . .$71.00

K.S.A. 39-709(g) Medical Assistance Lien due at time of filing (First page only, additional

fees apply for second and additional pages and fractions thereof)* . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .. 0.00

K.S.A. 39-709(g) Medical Assistance Lien assignment of release for the first page* . . .0.00

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.  K.S.A. 28-155(d)

If sufficient space is not provided for the necessary recording information and certification on a document, such information shall be placed on an 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 sufficient legibility.

*No fee shall be charged or collected for any filing made by the secretary of health and environment or the secretary’s designee pursuant to K.S.A. 28-115(c).  If it is unclear that the person filing is the secretary’s designee, standard filing fees shall be collected.

*We would like to request a self-addressed stamped envelope for any document that is to be mailed out.