Morton County Recorder
The county recorders office is one of the offices formally organized by the Constitutional Convention of 1889, and in some counties existed as part of the Territorial Offices. County Recorder officers are elected to four-year terms which begin January 1. In a few counties the position is appointed, but election remains the predominant method for citizens to select a recorder. Some counties have combined the recorder position with either the clerk of court or treasurer.
The information filed and recorded in the recorders office is used by the auditor, treasurer, commissioners and other county officials, along with the general public and business entities. The real estate record is the basis for the auditor's assessment rolls and the tax collection process of the treasurer.
The County Recorders Association was organized in 1929 to help North Dakota's 53 counties keep up-to-date with changes in methods of recording and with changes in laws affecting their offices. The County Recorders Association also monitors and proposes legislation to better serve the state. An annual summer meeting is held along with training sessions and Quad meetings.
County Recorder Duties
- Keep a record of each patent, deed, mortgage, bill of sale, judgment, decree, lien, certificate of sale and other instruments that are required to be filed in proper books and the computer system provided for such recording, upon receipt of the filing and recording fees.
- Each recorded document shall state the date, hour and minute of recording, along with the book and page or document number.
- Maintain the land tract index and computer system.
- Assist the public in finding information as found in the real estate record's
Our DOCUMENT/FRAUD ALERT system is now live, you can sign up by following the links below. This service is free of charge. If you own land in another county you will have to register for that county also. This is available for 50 of the 53 counties in ND. If you need assistance signing up, please call 800-728-3858 and the Fidlar Technologies
Fraud Alert team will help you.
Notice: If you receive an alert, it does not mean fraud has happened. This system will alert you anytime a document has been recorded against your property. If you get a message and weren't aware of the document, you can call the number in with the message. They will help you determine if you need to reach out to the Recorder's office or take further action.