| What to do if the Original Document is Lost |
If you have lost or misplaced your original deed (or other legal document
which has been recorded), you can obtain a certified copy from the Register
of Deeds
where the original document was recorded. A certified copy has the legal
validity of the original document.
The Davison County Register of Deeds can provide certified copies of documents
recorded in the County since the late 1800’s. Copies of documents
pertaining to the ownership of real estate located in Davison County are available
from this office. Copies of mortgages, assignment of mortgages, contract
for deeds, easements etc.
Certified copies or uncertified copies can be obtained from this office, in person
or by mail. If by mail, the customer needs to provide specific information
to be able to find the document such as book and page. If you do not have
the book and page, we need to know the legal description, the grantor’s
names and the grantees name and the approximate date of the document.
The cost,
by law, for an uncertified document is $1.00 up to five pages. Any document
over five pages, there is an additional $.20 per page. For certification
of that document, you must add $1.00 on to the uncertified fee. (For example,
if you want a two-page document certified, the total fee would be $2.00 and if
you want a certified document that consists of 6 pages, the fee would be $2.20)
Once we have received the fee and the request for the documents, if you want
us to fax the documents to you so it is quicker we would be more then happy to. Some
documents do not fax very well or at all, however, because of the condition of
the documents when they were microfilmed. Lots of the old records will
not fax very well and neither will most plats. |
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Mailing
Address:
Davison
County
Register
of Deeds
Debra Young
200
East 4th
Ave.
Mitchell, SD 57301
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Telephone:
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605-995-8616
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Fax:
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605-995-8648
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