Deed Recording and Filing Information

Recorded Documents (Deeds, Mortgages, Land Contracts, Satisfactions, etc.)

• Only one Mortgage can be Partially Released, Assigned or Satisfied with a single instrument
• Recording fee: $30.00 per document (regardless of pages)
• For general recording requirements see Document Recording Checklist (see link below)

Real Estate Transfer Return Form

• Effective July 1, 2009 - All Deeds received on or before July 1, 2009 must be accompanied with an eRETR receipt (see link below).
• A transfer form and fee or exemption number is required for all conveyances.
• Current rate of fee is $3.00 per $1,000 of value rounded up to the next higher hundred.
• Real estate value is required (#18)

Termination of Decedent's Interest

• Document must provide proof (typically the vesting deed) of either marital property or joint tenancy.
• Recorded copy of deed exhibiting joint ownership must be attached.
• Recording fee: $30.00

Certified Survey Maps (CSM)

• CSMs must be drafted on legal sized paper with a minimum weight of 30#.
• Must leave a 3"x3" space for recording information.
• Recorded CSMs will not be returned to sender.  Remain on file in ROD.
• Recording fee: $30.00

Plat Maps

• Recorded plats will not be returned to sender.  Remain on file in ROD.
• Recording fee: $50.00 (with the exception of Highway Plats which are $25.00).

UCC Financing Statements

• Only UCCs pertaining to real estate in Sauk County are recorded in the Register of Deeds.
• All other UCC Financing Statements, please visit the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions website (see link below).
• Recording fee: $30.00

Military Discharges

• Register of Deeds provides certified recorded Military Discharges.
• Military Discharges are not public record.
• For information regarding discharges or benefits, please contact the Sauk County Veterans Service Office.