Covid-19 Notice: Recorder's Office is operating as normal.
Mission Statement
The Mission of the Brown County Recorder's Office is to preserve and provide for the public a true and reliable, readily accessible, permanent account of real property and other official records and vital human events, both historic and current, and to do so with commitment, courtesy, and excellence.
Notices
Effective, January 2, 2018, there will be a $2.00 service fee to all credit/debit card transactions. This charge is pursuant to Minnesota Statute 471.381, Subd 2
Available Services
- Issuance of certified copies of birth and death certificates filed in Minnesota
- Online Marriage Licenses (PDF)
- Issuance of Marriage License
- Issuance of certified copies of marriage license filed in Brown County
- Notary Services
- Filing of Notary Commissions & Ordination Credentials
- Passport Photos
- Passport Agents to assist with new application or a renewal
- Title services: to include Abstracting (create new or continue abstracts); O & E Reports; and Tract Searches (30 year, 40 year and gap searches)
- Genealogy Records Request Form (PDF)
- Landshark - Access Land Records through the Internet.