Arizona · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Yuma County, AZ
Yuma County (population 203,881) records real-property documents through the Yuma 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.
Yuma County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yuma County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Yuma County Recorder's Office, Attention: Recording Division, 102 South Main Street, Yuma, AZ 85364
- Phone
- 928-373-6020
- Checks payable to
- Yuma County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Yuma County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $30.00 flat fee for all instruments (includes Affidavit of Property Value, extra indexing, and state surcharge), unless otherwise specified
- Additional pages
- Included within the $30 flat instrument fee; no separate published per-page tier for standard documents
- Other fees
- None separately itemized
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yuma County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Yuma County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard letter/legal size, legible originals with notarization; first-page margin space for recording stamp
- Submission & return
- Mail return to submitter after recording
Can you e-record in Yuma County?
Yes. Yuma 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 Yuma County, Arizona
- Prepare the document so it meets Yuma 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 Yuma County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Yuma County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yuma County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yuma County property are searchable at Yuma 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 Yuma 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 Yuma 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 Yuma County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.