Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Teller County, CO
Teller County (population 24,710) records real-property documents through the Teller 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.
Teller County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Teller County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Teller County Clerk and Recorder, P.O. Box 1010, Cripple Creek, CO 80813 (in person: Teller County Courthouse, 101 W Bennett Avenue, Cripple Creek, CO 80813)
- Phone
- 719-686-8035
- Checks payable to
- Teller County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Teller County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43.00 flat per document (statewide flat fee per House Bill 24-1269, effective 7/1/2025), regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- $0 (flat fee covers unlimited pages per document)
- Other fees
- Documentary fee per C.R.S. 39-13-102 on transfers over $500 consideration; copies $0.25/page (8.5x11); plat maps (24x36) $1.45/page; certification $1.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Teller County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Teller County requires
- Page formatting
- Statutory CO margin rules apply (C.R.S. 30-10-406(3)(a)): 1-inch top margin, 1/2-inch other margins
- Submission & return
- Original documents scanned and returned in approximately 14 business days, via mail or in person
- Hours & turnaround
- Approximately 14 business days for original document return after scanning
Can you e-record in Teller County?
Yes. Teller County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Teller County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Teller 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, or by mail to Teller County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Teller County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Teller County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Teller County property are searchable at Teller County Assessor (Property Records Database Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Teller 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 Teller 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 Teller County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.