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Recorder's
Office
COUNTY
RECORDER:
Dawn Crouse, elected official
WHAT
WE DO:
The County Recorder is an elected official. The Recorder's Office
has 4 full-time employees. The office handles
recording all real estate and personal property (UCC) documents.
They do vital statistics such as birth certificates on a statewide computer
system. Other areas handled include death certificates, marriage
licenses, notary commission registration, passports, military discharges
and ordinations.
eRecording:
Douglas County accepts certain real estate documents for e-recording. Please see the eRecording Document Type Listing for documents available. For eRecording process contact trusted submitters:
Simplifile
Dallen Miner
Dallen.Miner@simplifile.com
801-373-0151
Ingeo
Jim DeGaetano
jdegaetano@ingeo.com
630-832-3308
Indecomm Global Services
Amber Wheaton(Armstrong)
amber.armstrong@indecomm.net
651-766-5126
FEE
SCHEDULE:
certified birth certificate $26
$19 for each additional
copy of the same record issued at the same time
death certificate $13
$6 for each additional
copy received at the same time by the same person
marriage license $115
reduced marriage fee $40 - This
reduced marriage fee is available if, at the time you apply, you provide
an Educator’s Statement that has been filled out properly and signed
by the appropriate individual according to Minnesota Statute 517.
certified copy of marriage $9
**can only be obtained
from the same county as where the marriage license was issued
notary public $20
Fees for passport services:
Passport
Book
Age 16 and over |
$110
to US Department of State
plus $25 to the County Recorder's Office
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Passport
Book
Under age 16 |
$80
to US Department of State
plus $25 to the County Recorder's Office |
Passport
Card
Age 16 and Over, DS-11 |
$30
to US Department of State
plus $25* to the County Recorder's Office |
Passport
Card
Age 15 and Under, DS-11 |
$15
to US Department of State
plus $25 to the County Recorder's Office |
| Passport Photos |
$10 to the County Recorder's
Office |
* The $25 Execution
Fee is not charged when adults 16 and over with
fully valid
passport books apply for the passport card using a DS-82 form.
Marriage licenses, notary public and passport applications must be done
in person at the Recorder's Office.
A copy of a certified
birth certificate or a copy of a certified death certificate can be requested
by printing and completing the appropriate application form and bringing
it to the Recorder's Office or it can be mailed if your signature is notarized
and you include a check for the appropriate fee. The application
forms below are in Adobe Acrobat format. If you do not have Adobe
Acrobat Reader, click the link at the bottom of this page to download
the free reader. After you have printed your application form, use
your browser's Back button to return to this page.
Birth
Record Application
Death
Record Application
WHERE
WE ARE LOCATED:
Our office is on the first floor of the Douglas County Courthouse.
There is public parking available on the southwest side of the Courthouse.
Entering the building from this parking lot, we are up a short flight
of stairs and to the right at the end of the hallway. There is also
an elevator in the lobby at this entrance to take you to Floor 1.
Links:
US Department of State - Passport Information
Minnesota
Notary Public Website
MOMS-Minnesota
Official Marriage System
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