Register of Deeds

The Register of Deeds is an elected position and is required by the Laws of the State of Kansas to record all documents meeting the recording standards. This office maintains, preserves, and is the guardian of all accurate real estate records for the citizens of Wallace County. 

The Register of Deeds office records many different kinds of documents. Examples are deeds, mortgages, oil & gas leases, military discharges, power of attorneys, cemetery deeds, death certificates, affidavits, and many more. 

All records in the office are required by law to be open to the public for inspection during regular business hours, per the Kansas Open Records Act, except information on the Sales Validation Questionnaire and Military Discharges. 

All fees collected by the Register of Deeds office are set by state statue, KSA 28-115. These fees must be paid at the time of recording. 

The Wallace County Register of Deeds office is here to assist you in any way we can and will do our best to provide the information you request.

Wallace County Property Fraud Alert!    *Sign up today!*

The Wallace County Register of Deeds office would like to inform ALL property owners of the online subscription service that allows owners to have their individual name(s) or business name(s) monitored within the Register of Deeds office in order to track possible fraudulent activity. Subscribers will be notified when the name(s) they have submitted for notification is/are used in any recording activities within the office. When subscribing to the service, the property owner will have the option to choose one of the following notification methods: e-mail, text message, or phone call. The subscription service for Property Fraud Alert is FREE!

Protecting the consumers’ information and real estate property are top priorities for the Wallace County Register of Deeds office staff. While Property Fraud Alert does not prevent fraud from happening, it does provide an early warning system for property owners to take the appropriate actions should they determine possible fraudulent activity has taken place.

The Property Fraud Alert Notification System is now available by subscription online at: www.propertyfraudalert.com/KSWallace   or by calling 1-800-728-3858 to sign up. You may also call the Wallace County Register of Deeds office and either Maggie or Jenny can help sign you up as well or answer any questions!