Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Ouray County, CO
Ouray County (population 4,874) records real-property documents through the Ouray 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.
Ouray County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ouray County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Ouray County Clerk and Recorder, PO Box C, Ouray, CO 81427 (physical: 541 4th Street, Ouray, CO 81427)
- Phone
- 970-325-4961
- Checks payable to
- Ouray County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ouray County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40 base + $3 surcharge = $43 flat per document, regardless of page count (statewide flat fee effective July 1, 2025)
- Additional pages
- Included in $43 flat fee
- Other fees
- Documentary fee of $0.05 per $500 of sales consideration on conveyances
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Ouray County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Ouray County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide margin rule (C.R.S. 30-10-406): 1-inch top margin, 0.5-inch other margins, legible for recording
- Submission & return
- Mail to submitted return address or pickup
Can you e-record in Ouray County?
Ouray 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 Ouray County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Ouray 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 Ouray County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ouray County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Ouray County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Ouray County property are searchable at Ouray 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 Ouray 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 Ouray 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 Ouray County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.