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Recording a Deed or Document in Dolores County, CO
Dolores County (population 2,326) records real-property documents through the Dolores 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.
Dolores County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dolores County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Dolores County Clerk & Recorder, PO Box 58, Dove Creek, CO 81324 (physical: 409 N. Main Street, Dove Creek, CO 81324)
- Phone
- (970) 677-2381
- Checks payable to
- Dolores County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, ePN, Indecomm
Dolores County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43 flat fee per document, regardless of page count (statewide $40 + $3 surcharge) — inferred from statewide HB24-1269 rule; not independently confirmed on county site due to fetch block
- Additional pages
- None expected — flat fee statewide
- Other fees
- Not independently confirmed for this county
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dolores County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Dolores County requires
- Cover sheet
- No mandatory cover sheet identified; 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 Dolores County?
Yes. Dolores County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, 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 Dolores County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Dolores 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Dolores County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dolores County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dolores County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dolores County property are searchable at Dolores 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 Dolores 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 Dolores 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 Dolores County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.