Codington County

Register of Deeds

 

 

 

 

Register of Deeds
Ann Rasmussen
 
Mailing Address
Codington County Courthouse
Register of Deeds
14 lst Ave. SE
Watertown, SD 57201

 
Email Address
codrod@codington.org
 
Phone Number
(605)882-6278
 
Fax Number
(605)882-5230
 
Office Location
Codington County Courthouse
 
Hours of Operation
8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Monday through Friday
 
Helpful Links

South Dakota State Website
South Dakota Codified Laws
Data, Statistics & Vital Records(SD Dept of Health)

Search births over 100 yrs old

Local Archives

     Your county register of deed office can most appropriately be thought of as a library of local records. This office is a storage facilities for a host of local documents. From land title transfers to birth, marriage, and death records, this office has a wealth of information about the local population. Although these are only a few of the documents recorded in this office, they remain some of the most widely requested by the general public. One reason the public may visit this office is to access documents for research known as genealogy. Genealogy is the study of ones ancestry, or more simply, tracing one's family heritage. The register of deeds office is a vital resource for people trying to discover their family tree.
 

Recording Documents

     Documents brought to the register of deeds office are recorded, which is an official method for documenting the time and date a legal instrument is placed in the public record. This is necessary because not only does this office record all instruments brought to them including property deeds, but everything else that affects that property. Instruments affecting property deeds such as a lien on a house or a mortgage, must be recorded with date, hour, and minute of the recording so as to give notice to the public that another party has an interest in that property. This vital function helps maintain an orderly transfer of title to property. In addition to recording deeds, the register of deeds also records each mortgage, plat, and lease which provides a record when doing a thorough title search. Without this local central office to record and maintain these records, society as well as real estate professionals would face an unreliable system for buying and selling property. In this function, the register of deeds office is essential to bankers, abstract companies, real estate agents, land developers, and the public in providing an orderly method for documenting changes in property.
 

Fee Schedule

For a list of fees please check this page out.  
 

Printable Forms & Documents:

Birth Record Military Discharge Vital Records Addendum
Marriage Record Military Fee Waiver Fictitious Name
Death Record Certificate of Real Estate Value
Marriage Record Amendment Death Record Amendment Birth Amendment Request


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