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Recording a Deed or Document in Costilla County, CO
Costilla County (population 3,499) records real-property documents through the Costilla 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.
Costilla County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Costilla County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- USPS: PO Box 308, San Luis, CO 81152 | FedEx/UPS: 400 Gasper St., Ste. 101, San Luis, CO 81152
- Phone
- (719) 937-7671
- Checks payable to
- Costilla County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Costilla County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40 flat state-mandated fee + $3 surcharge ($2 Electronic Recording Technology Board + $1 Clerk & Recorder technology fee) = $43 total per document, regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- None — flat $43 covers unlimited pages
- Other fees
- Documentary fee of $0.05 per $500 of sale consideration must be marked on the deed and transfer declaration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Costilla County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Costilla County requires
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory cover sheet found; TD-1000 transfer declaration required with deeds; statewide margin rules apply (1 in. top / 0.5 in. sides)
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or eRecording return
Can you e-record in Costilla County?
Yes. Costilla County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Costilla County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Costilla 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, or by mail to Costilla County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Costilla County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Costilla County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Costilla County property are searchable at Costilla 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 Costilla 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 Costilla 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 Costilla County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.