Arizona · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Yavapai County, AZ
Yavapai County (population 236,209) records real-property documents through the Yavapai 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.
Yavapai County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yavapai County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Yavapai County Recorder, 1015 Fair Street, Room 228, Prescott, AZ 86305
- Phone
- 928-771-3244 (Recorder main line per county directory)
- Checks payable to
- Yavapai County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Yavapai County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 basic recording fee (includes return postage)
- Additional pages
- No separate stated per-page tier beyond the flat $30 base fee for standard instruments (multi-page documents may incur added indexing/page fees per current fee schedule PDF)
- Other fees
- None separately itemized beyond base fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yavapai County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Yavapai County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard letter/legal size pages; legible originals with notarization; blank space for recording stamp on first page
- Cover sheet
- A cover letter listing return name/address is recommended
- Submission & return
- Mail — original recorded document returned via included SASE
Can you e-record in Yavapai County?
Yes. Yavapai County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Yavapai County, Arizona
- Prepare the document so it meets Yavapai 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, or by mail to Yavapai County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Yavapai County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yavapai County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yavapai County property are searchable at Yavapai County Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Yavapai 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 Yavapai 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 Yavapai County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.