Montana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Blaine County, MT
Blaine County (population 7,044) records real-property documents through the Clerk & Recorder, Blaine County. 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.
Blaine County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk & Recorder, Blaine County
- Mailing address
- PO Box 278, Chinook, MT 59523 (physical: 420 Ohio Street, Chinook, MT 59523)
- Phone
- 406-357-3240
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Blaine County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 first page (conforming document)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 additional for non-conforming documents; $5.00 filing fee per document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk & Recorder, Blaine County before you mail a check.
What Blaine County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated; standard MCA 7-4-2636 formatting (3-inch top margin) applies
- Submission & return
- Mail or documents can reportedly be mailed/emailed for recording per county note; not officially detailed
Can you e-record in Blaine County?
Blaine 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 Blaine County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Blaine 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 Clerk & Recorder, Blaine County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Blaine County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Blaine County property are searchable at Montana Department of Revenue - Property Record Card (statewide search, filter by county). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Blaine 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 Blaine 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 Blaine County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.