Fee Schedule

Related Documents

  1. Fee Schedule_Updated
  2. Additional Recording Fees
  3. Document Request Form

Recording Fees

EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017;  NDCC 11-18-05.1.a  and  NDCC 11-18-05.1.b

  • $20.00 for documents with one (1) to six (6) pages 
  • $65.00 for documents with seven (7) to twenty-five (25) pages 
  • $3.00 per page for any additional page over 25 
  • A one-inch margin must still be provided on one side of each page, or a $10.00 margin fee will be assessed, as it is today.
  • Related document numbers first 10 free than any additional related document numbers will be at a fee of $3.00 per document number.
  • The first 10 sections listed will be free and each additional section listed after 10 will be a fee of $1.00 per section listed.
  • FONT SIZE NDCC 11-18-05.1.a.(2) "The printed, written, or typed words must be considered legible by the recorder before the page will be accepted for recording and, unless the form was issued by a government agency, must have a font size equal to or larger than ten point Calibri." 
  • ALL DOCUMENTS MUST have a three (3) inch (7.62 centimeters] margin across the top of the first page of each instrument for recording information. 
  1. NDCC 11-18-05.1.a.4 "A space of at least three inches [7.62 centimeters] must be provided across the top of the first page of each instrument for the recorder's recording information. If a space of at least three inches [7.62 centimeters) is not provided across the top of the first page, the recorder shall add a page, and an additional page charge must be levied in accordance with the fee structure."
  • Submitters can add a cover page with the title of the document at least three inches from the top of the page and this will serve as the first page. This would ensure the submitter knows exactly how many pages will be counted.
  • If a recorder must add a page and a 6-page document results in 7 pages the $65.00 fee will be charged.
  • If the recorder adds a page to a 25 or more-page document the additional
  • $3.00 per page will be assessed.

STATEMENTS OF CONSIDERATION

EFFECTIVE AUGUST 1, 2017   NDCC 11-18-02.2 

Only 1 of 2 statements of consideration will be accepted on a Deed or Affidavit of Affixation:

A statement of full consideration paid for the property conveyed.

A statement designating one of the exemptions in subsection 6 which the grantee believes applies to the transaction.

Plats

Subdivision plat fee for lots 1-20 is $20; over 20 lots is $50

Filed Documents

  • $10 filing fee
  • Original documents that are stored in our office
  • Corner Monument Records
  • Burial Permits
  • Wills for safekeeping
  • Power of Attorneys (you may also Record these)

Copy Request Fees

  • $1 per page
  • $3 fee to Email a recorded document
  • For a certified copy, $5 for the first page and $2 for each additional page
  • For a full-size copy of a Subdivision Plat, $5 

Please submit a document request form: Please mail request and payment to: Traill County Recorder, PO Box 399 Hillsboro, ND 58045. Payment is required upfront. (You can also email the request and mail the payment. The request will be fulfilled after receipt of payment)

North Dakota Recorders Information Network (NDRIN)

  • $30 a month
  • $7 for a 1-day pass
  • $1 per page for copies
  • Traill County and 49 other ND counties upload their documents to NDRIN's website
  • Traill County records go back to 1998 online

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Fees / Central Notice System Fees (CNS)

  • UCC/CNS filings are to be filed online with the Secretary of State
  • Fixture Filings are to be filed online and also recorded in the proper County, with the same recording fees as above