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Recording a Deed or Document in Rio Grande County, CO
Rio Grande County (population 11,539) records real-property documents through the Rio Grande 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 Grande County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rio Grande County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Rio Grande County Clerk & Recorder, P.O. Box 160, Del Norte, CO 81132 (office: 965 6th Street, Del Norte)
- Phone
- 719-657-3334
- Recording hours
- Mon–Thu 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Fri 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Rio Grande County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43.00 per document, any number of pages
- Additional pages
- None; the $43.00 flat fee covers all pages
- Other fees
- Copies $0.25/page (letter), $1.25/page (legal); certification $1.00 per document; UCC in real estate $13.00 (1–2 pages) / $18.00 (3+ pages)
- Transfer tax on deeds
- State documentary fee of $0.01 per $100 of consideration over $500, paid to the Clerk and Recorder at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rio Grande County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Rio Grande County requires
- Page formatting
- Top margin at least 1 inch; left, right and bottom margins at least 1/2 inch on every page (C.R.S. 30-10-406)
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; deeds conveying title need a Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000)
Checked against official Rio Grande County and Colorado sources on October 6, 2026: riograndecounty.colorado.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Rio Grande County?
Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rio Grande County property are searchable at Rio Grande 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 Grande 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 Grande 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 Rio Grande County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.