Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Montrose County, CO
Montrose County (population 42,679) records real-property documents through the Montrose 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.
Montrose County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Montrose County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- 320 South 1st Street, Room 103, Montrose, CO 81401 (also listed as 317 South 2nd Street, Montrose, CO 81401)
- Phone
- (970) 249-3362 ext. 2
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Montrose 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 $0.05 per $500 of sales consideration; mining claims $6.00 first page + $5.00 additional page + $0.25 per claim; credit card processing surcharge of 3.50%; copies $0.25/page, plats $7, certification $1
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Montrose County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Montrose County requires
- Page formatting
- Paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in.; black ink, min. 12-pt font; top margin min. 1 in., other margins min. 0.5 in.; grantee's address and return address required
Can you e-record in Montrose County?
Yes. Montrose 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 Montrose County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Montrose 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 Montrose 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 Montrose County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montrose County property are searchable at Montrose 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 Montrose 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 Montrose 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 Montrose County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.