Attorney General Opinion No.

William W. Jeter Ellis County Counselor P.O. Box 128 Hays, Kansas 67601

Dear Mr. Jeter:

As Ellis County Counselor you ask our opinion on whether the Ellis County Register of Deeds may set a policy of waiting until the following day to post any documents received by that office after 3:00 p.m. The Register of Deeds is an elected county officer whose duties are prescribed by law.

K.S.A. 19-1206 states in part:

"Whenever any instrument has been received by the register of deeds for record, the register of deeds shall immediately endorse upon such instrument the certificate of the register of deeds,…