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Register of Deeds
Diane Kapels
2610 14th Street
Columbus NE 68601
Phone: 402-563-4911
Fax: 402-563-9173
Email: pcroddk@megavision.com
Deputy: Dianne Hellbusch
Hours from: 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday
The Register of Deeds is located on the first floor, east side of the
Platte County Courthouse building on 26th Avenue, 14th Street in Columbus
NE.
Mission Statement:
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mission of the Platte County Register of Deeds is to record all
documents promptly and efficiently; preserving them for the future.
Our office shall be committed to providing information and serving
the public in an efficient, courteous and economical manner. |
The Register of Deeds
Department is responsible for recording and maintaining all transactions
having to do with Real Property. The duties of the office are to record
the documents presented at the time of delivery, proofread and index them accordingly.
Documents received in the Register of Deeds Department include, but are
not limited to, various Deeds, Plats, Deeds of Trust, Death Certificates,
and State and Federal Tax Liens. The Register of Deeds Department makes
hard copies and scans documents and processes them for use.
The records in the Register
of Deeds Department are vital part of our county's Geographical
Information System (GIS).
The register of Deeds is a
public office. In addition to the Public, this office is utilized by Real
Estate Companies, Title and Abstract Companies, Banks, Law Firms,
Appraisers and genealogists.
Documentary Stamp Tax
Rate History
| November 18, 1965 through September 5, 1985 |
$0.55 per each $500 of value or fraction thereof |
| September 6, 1985 through December 31, 1992 |
$1.50 per each $1000 of value or fraction thereof |
| January 1, 1993 through June 30, 2005 |
$1.75 per each $1000 of value or fraction thereof |
| July 1, 2005 through current |
$2.25 per each $1000 of value or fraction thereof |
| Note: In 1965 Nebraska adopted a
documentary stamp tax act to become law upon repeal of the Federal
documentary stamp act. The Nebraska Documentary Stamp Act became
effective January 1, 1968. The Federal rate at the time of repeal
was $0.55 per each $500.00 of value or fraction thereof. |
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