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Recording a Deed or Document in Cochise County, AZ
Cochise County (population 125,447) records real-property documents through the Cochise County Recorder. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Cochise County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cochise County Recorder
- Mailing address
- 1415 Melody Lane, Building B, Bisbee, AZ 85603 (or PO Box 1840, Bisbee, AZ 85603)
- Phone
- (520) 432-8350
- Website
- cochise.az.gov/498/Recorder
- Checks payable to
- Cochise County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Cochise County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat statutory fee (all documents except plats/surveys); Plats/Surveys: $24.00 first page
- Additional pages
- Plats/Surveys only: $20.00 per additional page; standard documents flat $30
- Other fees
- Government agency rate $15/$14/$10; copies $1/page; certification $3/document; $1 processing fee to mail/email a copy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cochise County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Cochise County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard AZ recording format expected (8.5x11 or 8.5x14in white paper, 10pt font, 2in top margin p.1, 0.5in other margins) - not separately itemized on county page
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recorded documents usually process within hours or a day (per official FAQ)
Can you e-record in Cochise County?
Yes. Cochise County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Cochise County, Arizona
- Prepare the document so it meets Cochise County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Cochise County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cochise County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cochise County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cochise County property are searchable at Cochise County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Cochise County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Cochise County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Cochise County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.