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Recording a Deed or Document in Montezuma County, CO
Montezuma County (population 25,849) records real-property documents through the Montezuma 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.
Montezuma County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- 140 West Main Street, Suite 1, Cortez, CO 81321
- Phone
- (970) 565-3728
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Montezuma 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
- Other fees
- Documentary fee $0.01 per $100 of sales consideration; mining documents have different rate schedule
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Montezuma County requires
- Page formatting
- Black ink on white paper, 8.5x11 min. to 8.5x14 in. max.; font min. 10 pt (note: differs slightly from other CO counties' 12-pt standard); margins 1 in. top, 0.5 in. other sides; return address required
Can you e-record in Montezuma County?
Yes. Montezuma County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Montezuma County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Montezuma 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 CSC, or by mail to Montezuma 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 Montezuma County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montezuma County property are searchable at Montezuma 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 Montezuma 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 Montezuma 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 Montezuma County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.