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FAQ

Following are frequently asked questions and answers. They are divided into four topic areas: Counties, NDACo, Oil, Gas & Minerals and Voting & Elections.

Please read through them first, and if you don't see an answer to your queestion, to ask your own question, please send an email to jeff.eslinger@ndaco.org. We will respond to you by email, and if we feel others would be interested in the same question, we'll post it below for everyone.

 

What does it cost to file a mortgage? Does North Dakota have mortgage registration tax? If so how do you go about figuring out the total amount of mortgage registration tax?

Fees are as follows:

  • $20.00 for documents containing one (1) to six (6) pages
  • $65.00 for documents containing seven (7) to twenty five (25) pages
  • $3.00 per page for any additional page(s) over 25

There is no mortgage registration tax in North Dakota.

There are many rules on filing, from fonts to margin sizes, so it is best to contact your county recorder if you have any questions. Find them at https://www.ndaco.org/cod/browse-by-department/#/department/Recorder's%20Office

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