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Recording a Deed or Document in Carbon County, MT
Carbon County (population 10,473) records real-property documents through the Clerk & Recorder, Carbon 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.
Carbon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk & Recorder, Carbon County
- Mailing address
- PO Box 887, Red Lodge, MT 59068 (physical: 17 West 11th Street, Red Lodge, MT 59068)
- Phone
- 406-446-1220
- Website
- carbonmt.gov/clerk-recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Carbon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per consecutive page or fraction of a page
- Other fees
- Standard fee + $10.00 for documents not meeting formatting requirements
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk & Recorder, Carbon County before you mail a check.
What Carbon County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated; standard MCA 7-4-2636 formatting (3-inch top margin) applies; documents received after 4:30pm not recorded until next business day
- Hours & turnaround
- Documents received after 4:30 PM are recorded the next business day (confirmed on official site)
Can you e-record in Carbon County?
Yes. Carbon County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Carbon County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Carbon 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, or by mail to Clerk & Recorder, Carbon County.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carbon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Carbon 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 Carbon County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.