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Recording a Deed or Document in Garfield County, CO
Garfield County (population 61,685) records real-property documents through the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder – Recording Department. 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.
Garfield County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Garfield County Clerk and Recorder – Recording Department
- Mailing address
- 109 8th St, Suite 200 (Recording: Suite 207), Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
- Phone
- 970-384-3700 (main); 970-945-9134 (Assessor line, separate)
- Checks payable to
- Garfield County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Garfield County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43 flat statewide fee (deposited plats $40) + documentary fee $0.01/$100 of consideration over $500
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $43 fee
- Other fees
- Copies $0.25/page; emailed copies add $1/page; overpayment refunds only issued if >$5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Garfield County Clerk and Recorder – Recording Department before you mail a check.
What Garfield County requires
- Cover sheet
- No dedicated cover sheet form; must comply with CRS 30-10-406 margin requirements and reserve blank space for recording stamp; grantee address required on deed face; TD-1000 required for conveyances
- Submission & return
- Mail or e-recording; documents may be rejected and returned if formatting requirements unmet (see county's 'Preventing rejected documents' guidance)
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few days for e-recording; longer for mail
Can you e-record in Garfield County?
Yes. Garfield 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 Garfield County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Garfield 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 Garfield County Clerk and Recorder – Recording Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Garfield County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Garfield County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Garfield County property are searchable at Garfield 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 Garfield 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 Garfield 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 Garfield County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.