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Recording a Deed or Document in Rio Blanco County, CO
Rio Blanco County (population 6,529) records real-property documents through the Rio Blanco 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.
Rio Blanco County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 1067, Meeker, CO 81641 (physical: 555 Main Street, Meeker, CO 81641; Rangely office: 209 E. Main Street, Rangely, CO 81648)
- Phone
- 970-878-9460 (Meeker); 970-878-9465 (Rangely)
- Website
- rbc.us/181/Recorder
- Checks payable to
- Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Rio Blanco 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); see county's 2026 Fee Schedule for current totals
- 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 Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Rio Blanco County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide margin rule (C.R.S. 30-10-406): 1-inch top margin, 0.5-inch other margins; documents must be clear/legible
- Cover sheet
- Office states documents must be 'clear and legible'; no explicit cover-sheet mandate found
- Submission & return
- Mail or pickup
Can you e-record in Rio Blanco County?
Yes. Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Rio Blanco County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rio Blanco County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rio Blanco County property are searchable at Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco 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 Rio Blanco County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.