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Recording a Deed or Document in Boulder County, CO
Boulder County (population 330,758) records real-property documents through the Boulder County Clerk and 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.
Boulder County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Boulder County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Boulder County Clerk & Recorder, 1750 33rd St., Suite 201, Boulder, CO 80301
- Phone
- 303-413-7770
- Checks payable to
- Boulder County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Boulder County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43.00 flat (per document), effective 7/1/2025
- Additional pages
- None - flat fee regardless of page count
- Other fees
- Death certificate recording free; marriage license $30; certified copy of marriage license $1.25; document copy certification $1; per-page copies $0.25; UCC 1-2pg $13, 3+pg $18; electronic UCC $8; state documentary fee $0.01/$100 of consideration >$500
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Boulder County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Boulder County requires
- Page formatting
- Top margin at least 1 inch; left/right/bottom margins at least 0.5 inches (CRS 24-10-406(3)(a)); deeds must note grantee's legal/mailing address per CRS 38-35-109(2); plats must be exactly 24in x 36in with original inked seals, no watermarks
Can you e-record in Boulder County?
Yes. Boulder County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Boulder County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Boulder 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Boulder County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Boulder County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Boulder County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Boulder County property are searchable at Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder 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 Boulder County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.