Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mesa County, CO
Mesa County (population 155,703) records real-property documents through the Mesa 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.
Mesa County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mesa County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Mesa County Clerk and Recorder, PO Box 20,000, Grand Junction, CO 81502-5001 (physical: 200 S. Spruce St., Grand Junction, CO 81501)
- Phone
- (970) 244-1607 / (970) 244-1679
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Mesa County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43.00 flat fee per document (includes $3 surcharge), effective 7/1/2025
- Additional pages
- None - flat $43 fee covers all pages (Death Records and UCC filings excluded from flat fee)
- Other fees
- Documentary fee $0.05 per $500 of sales consideration on taxable conveyances
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Mesa County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5x11 in.; black ink, min. 12-pt font; top margin min. 1 in., other margins min. 0.5 in.; complete return address required on front or back page
Can you e-record in Mesa County?
Yes. Mesa 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 Mesa County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Mesa 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mesa County property are searchable at Mesa County Assessor (Assessor Lookup). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Mesa 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 Mesa 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 Mesa County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.