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Marilyn L. Nichols

Serving Shawnee County since January, 1997

Our Pledge

To serve the public and preserve the records of all real estate and related transactions with professionalism and courtesy to all our constituents.

Possible Scam Alert

Do I need a certified copy of my deed?  That question has risen to the forefront in recent days.  There are companies that suggest that property owners obtain a "certified copy" of their deed, and offer to provide that service for you.  Property owners need not incur such an exorbitant expense for what the Registers of Deeds across Kansas stand ready to provide at a minimal cost.  The average cost is around $2.00, including certification.  These service companies are usually not federally sponsored or otherwise related to any governmental offices even though they may sound like it .  The Kansas Register of Deeds Association urges consumers to contact their County Register of Deeds if they need this service.  After all, that is one of the reasons we are in office as your "record keepers" of real estate related matters.

Unlawful Use of Names Derived from Public Records

KSA 45-230 states in part,

(a) No person shall knowingly sell, give or receive, for the purpose of selling or offering for sale any property or service to persons listed therein, any list of names and addresses contained in or derived from public records…

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What we do

The First Territorial Assembly established the Shawnee County Recorders Office in 1855, for the recording of deeds, mortgages, conveyances, commissions and bonds. It was later to become the Register of Deeds Office in 1858. Since that time the Kansas Statutes have provided for the duty of the Register of Deeds for each county to include having the custody of and solely keep and preserve all the books, records, deeds, maps and papers deposited or kept in the office. Today the duly elected Register of Deeds is responsible for the preservation of those same records along with the electronic images of those records that are being recorded today. Technological advancements have been rapid and sweeping in the past couple of years and total electronic recordings are on the horizon. No matter what form those records take the Register of Deeds will be the office in which preservation is paramount. A public records office with retrieval of records for the asking, come in and see history and current technology at work in Shawnee County!

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