Colorado · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Yuma County, CO
Yuma County (population 9,988) records real-property documents through the Yuma 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.
Yuma County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yuma County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Yuma County Clerk and Recorder, 310 Ash Street, Wray, CO 80758 (Courthouse)
- Phone
- 970-332-5809
- Checks payable to
- Yuma County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Yuma County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $13.00 base first page (site lists legacy per-page schedule) PLUS $3.00 surcharge; note statewide flat $43/document fee took effect July 1, 2025
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- Documentary fee: $0.05 per $500 of consideration; TD-1000 Real Property Transfer Declaration required
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yuma County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Yuma County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard CO statutory margins (1-inch top, 0.5-inch sides/bottom); legible font; grantor/grantee info required
- Submission & return
- Mail, fax, or e-mail return available (surcharge applies)
Can you e-record in Yuma County?
Yes. Yuma 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 Yuma County, Colorado
- Prepare the document so it meets Yuma 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 Yuma County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Yuma County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yuma County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yuma County property are searchable at Yuma 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 Yuma 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 Yuma 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 Yuma County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.