Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Denver County, CO
Denver County (population 715,522) records real-property documents through the City and County of Denver, Office of the Clerk and Recorder (Recording Division). 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.
Denver County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- City and County of Denver, Office of the Clerk and Recorder (Recording Division)
- Mailing address
- Clerk & Recorder Recording Dept., 200 W. 14th Ave., Denver, CO 80204
- Phone
- 311 or (720) 913-1311
- Checks payable to
- Manager of Finance
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Denver County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43 per document flat fee (standard statewide $40 + $3 surcharge)
- Additional pages
- None — flat fee, no per-page charge; Deed of Trust release recordings total $73
- Other fees
- Documentary fee $0.10 per $1,000 of consideration (minimum $500 exemption threshold)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the City and County of Denver, Office of the Clerk and Recorder (Recording Division) before you mail a check.
What Denver County requires
- Cover sheet
- No state-mandated cover sheet; formatting requirement is 1-inch top margin, 0.5-inch side margins; maximum document size 24 in. x 36 in.
- Submission & return
- Include self-addressed stamped envelope for mailed return of recorded originals
- Hours & turnaround
- Paper mail submissions: about 1–2 weeks ("a week to 10 days"); eRecording: minutes
Can you e-record in Denver County?
Yes. Denver 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 Denver County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Denver 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 City and County of Denver, Office of the Clerk and Recorder (Recording Division).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Manager of Finance.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Denver County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Denver County property are searchable at City and County of Denver Assessor (Property Search / Assessment and Taxation System). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Denver 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 Denver 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 Denver County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.