Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Otero County, CO
Otero County (population 18,690) records real-property documents through the Otero 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.
Otero County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Otero County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Otero County Clerk and Recorder, 13 W. 3rd Street, Room 210, La Junta, CO 81050
- Phone
- 719-383-3020
- Checks payable to
- Otero County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Otero County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40 base + $3 surcharge ($2 Electronic Recording Technology Board + $1 Clerk & Recorder technology fee) = $43 flat, regardless of page count (statewide flat fee effective July 1, 2025 per HB24-1269)
- Additional pages
- Included in $43 flat fee (no per-page charge)
- Other fees
- Documentary fee of $0.01 per $100 (i.e., $.05/$500) of sales consideration applies to conveyances transferring title
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Otero County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Otero County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide requirement (C.R.S. 30-10-406): top margin at least 1 inch, other margins at least 0.5 inch, legible/reproducible, first page must show return-to name/address
- Submission & return
- Mail or pickup per submitted return address; e-recorded documents returned electronically via vendor
Can you e-record in Otero County?
Yes. Otero 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 Otero County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Otero 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 Otero County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Otero County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Otero County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Otero County property are searchable at Otero 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 Otero 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 Otero 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 Otero County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.