Pre-Recording Checklist
- Document must be Original or Certified Copy.
- One-inch Margin on top, bottom, left, or right of each page of instrument.
- A 3 inch space must be provided on the top of the first page of each instrument. If this space is not provided we will attach a blank sheet of paper to the end of the document and adjust recording fees accordingly.
- All Dates filled in.
- Adequate County Legal Description
- If the legal description is a subdivision/addition the legal needs to be worded exactly as the plat reads.
- Don't copy legal description from a deed without checking the plat also.
- Don't copy a legal description from a tax statement.
- All Signatures must be Original Handwritten with the exception of a Remote Online Notary which requires additional verbiage/attachments.
- Acknowledgement(s)
- Acknowledgments for all signatories
- Notary's Seal(s) (ND notary seal must be surrounded by border)
- State filled in
- County filled in
- Date of acknowledgement filled in
- Name(s) of signatory appear in acknowledgment (as having appeared before the Notary Public)
- Expiration Date of Notary's commission
- Notary's handwritten original Signature unless it is a RON which will need additional verbiage/attachments
- All text on documents must be as big as 10pt Calibri or larger.
DEEDS-Additional Requirements
- Statement of Full Consideration (not required on a deed covering minerals only)
- Auditor's Transfer Stamp & Seal (not required on a deed covering minerals only)
- Post Office address for Grantee(s)
- Name & address of Drafter on a Deed or Contract for Deed, executed 01/01/2000 or after or any instrument executed or acknowledged inside the state of ND, containing a metes and bounds legal descriptio
MORTGAGES- Additional Requirements
- Post-Office Address of the Mortgagee(s)
- Post-Office Address of the Assignee(s)