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Recording a Deed or Document in Saguache County, CO
Saguache County (population 6,368) records real-property documents through the Saguache 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.
Saguache County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Saguache County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Saguache County Clerk & Recorder, Attn: Recording, PO Box 176, Saguache, CO 81149 (physical: 501 4th St., Main Floor, Saguache, CO 81149)
- Phone
- 719-655-2512 (fax 719-655-2730)
- Checks payable to
- Saguache County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Saguache County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43.00 flat (statewide flat fee effective 7/1/2025) per document, regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- $0 (flat fee covers unlimited pages per document); Mining Claims (Affidavit of Labor/Intent to Hold) also $43 flat
- Other fees
- State documentary fee $0.01 per $100 of consideration over $500; overpayments of $10 or less not refunded; insufficient fees result in document return
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Saguache County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Saguache County requires
- Page formatting
- C.R.S. 30-10-406(3)(a): top and bottom margins at least 1 inch, left and right margins at least 1/2 inch; documents must be legible; no SSNs; may not reject documents or refund fees for margin issues but recorder may refuse noncompliant docs
- Submission & return
- Mail (original returned after recording) or in person
- Hours & turnaround
- Not specifically published on site
Can you e-record in Saguache County?
Yes. Saguache County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Saguache County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Saguache 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, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Saguache County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Saguache County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Saguache County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Saguache County property are searchable at Saguache 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 Saguache 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 Saguache 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 Saguache County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.