Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Washington County, CO
Washington County (population 4,817) records real-property documents through the Washington 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.
Washington County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Washington County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- 150 Ash Avenue / PO Box L, Akron, CO 80720-1510
- Phone
- (970) 345-6565
- Checks payable to
- Washington County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Washington County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $43.00 flat (includes $40 base fee + $3 tech surcharge) per document, regardless of page count
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $43 fee (no per-page charge for standard conveyance docs); Mining claims $5/page + $0.25 per additional claim
- Other fees
- Documentary fee: $0.01 per $100 of consideration (when total consideration >$500); TD-1000 Real Property Transfer Declaration required with conveyances
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Washington County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Washington County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in.; minimum 1-inch top margin, 0.5-inch side/bottom margins (per C.R.S. 30-10-406); legible font; grantor signature/acknowledgment, grantee address, and return name/address required
- Submission & return
- Return name and address must be provided on document or via self-addressed stamped envelope
- Hours & turnaround
- Standard CO county recorders typically same-day to a few business days
Can you e-record in Washington County?
Yes. Washington 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 Washington County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Washington 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 Washington County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Washington County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Washington County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Washington County property are searchable at Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.