Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Jackson County, CO
Jackson County (population 1,379) records real-property documents through the Jackson 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.
Jackson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Jackson County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Jackson County Clerk and Recorder, 396 La Fever St / PO Box 517, Walden, CO 80480
- Phone
- 970-723-4334
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Jackson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43.00 flat fee per document (effective 7/1/2025 statewide flat fee under HB24-1269), regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $43 fee (no separate per-page charge under new statewide flat-fee structure)
- Other fees
- Documentary fee $.05 per $500 of sales consideration on transfers
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Jackson County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Jackson County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide requirement (C.R.S. 30-10-406): top margin >=1 inch; left/right/bottom margins >=0.5 inch; clerk may refuse non-conforming documents
- Cover sheet
- Statewide C.R.S. 30-10-406 sets 1-inch top margin, 0.5-inch left/right/bottom margins; no cover sheet mandate found
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person
Can you e-record in Jackson County?
Jackson County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Jackson County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Jackson 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 by mail to Jackson County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Jackson County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Jackson County property are searchable at Jackson County Assessor (EagleWeb property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Jackson 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 Jackson 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 (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Jackson County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.