County Recorder defined:

Legal Custodian of all records pertaining to Real Property existing within the political boundaries of Lac qui Parle County, also the local filing office for Marriage Licenses and non-DVS Personal Property lien transactions, and local registrar for issuance of Minnesota Vital Statistics records.

 

The Recorder’s Office is responsible for recording and for maintaining the database of documents affecting REAL PROPERTY, and for filing of UCC instruments as a Satellite Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State.  We accept applications and requests for copies of Certificates of Birth, Death and Marriage records.  We now are also the legal custodian for Notary Public Commission filings and Ordination/Minister Credential filings for LqP County residents.  Please phone, fax, email or visit us with any requests and we will find the best way to accommodate your needs.  Please note we are able to accept cash, check and NOW certain CREDIT CARD payments. 

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eRecord with Lac qui Parle County! 

eRecording Real Estate documents can now be accomplished at the Lac qui Parle County

Recorder’s Office through partnership with either Simplifile https://simplifile.com/eRecording/

or with Ingeo http://ingeo.com/Contact/Contact.aspx .  Please contact them to establish

an account and begin eRecording the following instrument types:

Text Box: Deed
Mortgage
Assignment
Affidavit
Lien
Transfer on Death Deed


Text Box: Modification
Release
Cancellation/Revocation
Appoint/Power of Att’y
Notice
Agreement

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lac qui Parle County Recorder’s Office          Lac qui Parle County Courthouse

                                                                                     Recorder’s Office

Joshuah Amland          Julie Wollschlager                   600 - 6th Street, Suite #4, PO Box 132

County  Recorder         Deputy  Recorder                     Madison, MN 56256

                                                                                     320-598-3724 phone

recorder@lqpco.com                                                       320-598-3125 fax

                                                                                     An Equal Opportunity Employer

Subscriber’s Enhanced Online Remote Access to

Lac qui Parle County Abstract Real Estate Records - iDoc Website

To establish an online doc access account, contact Josh!


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We are now able to accept certain Credit Card Payments for most Recorder Office Services!

You may request this service by calling our office by phone if paying with Visa, MasterCard, Discover

or American Express. In addition to the charges for the Recorder service/product you seek

(see entire Recorder Office fee schedule below), you will also incur a “Convenience Fee” payable

to the third-party vendor GovTeller when utilizing this service, as displayed by the following schedule:

Consumer Convenience Fees:

Visa, MasterCard & Discover Credit = 2.75% + $1.50 (by phone or in-person)

PIN Debit = 1.5% + $1.50 (cannot accept Pin-Debit by phone)

Visa Signature Debit = $3.95 (cannot accept Pin-Debit by phone)

American Express = 3.5% + $1.50 (by phone or in-person)

 

There is a Consumer Convenience fee charged to the cardholder/payer

to use your Credit Card for payment.  Two separate charges will appear on your

cardholder statement (one for payment + one for Consumer Fee):

This Fee will be added to your total payment and is Non-Refundable. The Convenience Fee will be displayed

prior to completion of the transaction and the charge for the Convenience Fee will be included in the total

transaction on receipt. Your completion of the transaction acknowledges your acceptance of these payment

terms. Completion of your payment transaction is contingent upon successful authorization and payment

of this transaction by your card company/bank. A Third Party Company charges this fee.

 

FEE SCHEDULE FOR RECORDER’S OFFICE

Real Estate Recording

            Most documents                       $46.00

            PLATS                                     $56.00

            Well Disclosure Certificate         $50.00  (NOTICE THIS FEE INCREASE EFFECTIVE 7/21/2011)  

                        Download form:                        http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/wells/disclosures/certificateform.pdf

                        Look up existing well filings:      http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/eh/wells/disclosures/dsclad.cfm

 

Certified Copies                                   Application forms are available in our office or at the links below:                                   

Birth Certificates                        $26.00 for first copy Birth Record Application Form (.pdf)

                                                            $19.00 each additional copy Birth Record Application Form (word.doc)

Death Certificates                      $13.00 for first copy Death Record Application Form (.pdf)

                                                            $6.00 each additional copy Death Record Application Form (word.doc)

Marriage Certificates                  $9.00 each        For indexed Marriage Records, search the free “MOMS” database at:

                                                                        http://www.mncounty.com/Modules/Certificates/Marriage/Default.aspx

Real Estate Documents             $10.00 each     

 

                        NOTE: ALL COPIES ARE AVAILABLE ONLY UPON RECEIPT OF REQUEST AND FUNDS

 

Real Estate Records, non-certified

            Counter per-page paper copy of Real Estate Document Records:                $1.00/page

            Counter per-Record paper copy of Real Estate Plats (reduced size):           $3.00/record

            Counter per-Record paper copy of Real Estate Plats (full size):                 $10.00/record

                        Add certification to full-size paper copy of Plat, additional:              $5.00/record

            Fax/Email per-page Real Estate Document Records:                                 $2.00/page, max $10.00/record

            Fax/Email per-Record of Real Estate Plats:                                               $3.00/record

 

            This office has acquired a large-scale printer/scanner, up to 36” wide format. 

            We can now scan to file in color, or scan to print in B&W, large format material:

            Scan to file/to customer provided electronic media                                    $5.00/page

            Scan to file/to customer provided electronic media AND full size print       $10.00/page

            Print from file/from customer provided electronic media                            $10.00/page

 

UCC Financing Statements           $20.00 per filing      Fillable Form - Original Filing: UCC-1 Filing

UCC Amendments                          $20.00 per Amended Item - Fillable Form: UCC-3 Amendment

UCC Search Orders                       $20.00 per Name Searched, includes report and copies

                             Fillable Forms: UCC-11 Search UCC-12 Tax Lien Search UCC- 12 Tax Lien Search

 

Notary Public Commission Filing        $20.00 per Commission

Minister Credential/Ordination Filing   No Charge

                                               

Marriage Licence Applications                

Reduced with Pre-Marital Ed.     $ 40.00 – Also requires signed Certificate of Completion

Standard Fee                           $115.00

                        Marriage License Application (word.doc)

                        Marriage License Application (.pdf)

            Click the link above to complete your application, print; then visit our office to sign and apply!

            Both Bride-and-Groom-to-be must appear to sign in the presence of the County Recorder.  If one

            applicant cannot appear at our window, please compete an absentee supplement:

                        Supplement to Marriage License App - absentee (word.doc)

                        Supplement to Marriage License App - absentee (.pdf)

                       

Passport Applicants may now contact the Lac qui Parle County Environmental Office, as they

are now accepting Passport Applications!  Please visit them or call 320-598-3132 for more

information http://lqpco.com/environment.php .  Past and future Passport Applicants may still

visit the following websites for the following additional information:

Check the STATUS of your Passport Application at PASSPORT ISSUANCE STATUS WEBPAGE

Application forms are available at the following link: PASSPORT APPLICATION FORM WEBPAGE          

                                                            

 

Courthouse in summer