Recording Requirements

NDCC 11-18

1. Document must be an Original or a Certified Copy.  
2. Document must have a One-inch Margin on either the top, bottom, left, or right side of each page of instrument.  
3. A 4 X 3 1/2 inch space must be provided on the first or last page of each instrument. If recording information can only be placed on the reverse side of an instrument, an additional page charge must be levied.
4. All Dates filled in.
5. Adequate  County Legal Description
6. All Signatures must be Original Handwritten  
7. All original documents presented for recording must be notarized.

    

DEEDS-Additional Requirements

1. Statement of Full Consideration NDCC 11-18-02.2 (not required on a deed covering minerals only)  
2. Post Office address for Grantee(s)
3. Name & address of Drafter on a Deed or Contract for Deed, executed 01/01/2000 or after or any instrument executed or acknowledged outside the state, containing a metes and bounds legal description
4. All previous years taxes must be paid in full.  Meaning taxes must be paid in full up to January of the current year.

    

MORTGAGES- Additional Requirements

1. Post-Office Address of the Mortgagee(s)  
2. Post-Office Address of the Assignee(s)