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Recording a Deed or Document in Daniels County, MT
Daniels County (population 1,661) records real-property documents through the Daniels County Clerk & 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.
Daniels County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Daniels County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- PO Box 247, Scobey, MT 59263 (physical/courier: 213 Main St, Scobey, MT 59263)
- Phone
- 406-487-5561 / 406-487-5564
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Daniels County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (effective 10/1/2025 per MCA 7-4-2637; prior rate $8.00/page)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 additional fee for non-standard documents
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Daniels County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Daniels County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin first page/1-inch subsequent pages, return address upper-left of first page, blue/black ink on white 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, legal description required (not street address), no highlighting
Can you e-record in Daniels County?
Daniels 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 Daniels County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Daniels 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 Daniels County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Daniels County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Daniels County property are searchable at Montana Department of Revenue - Property Assessment Division (Property Record Card / Montana Cadastral) - no separate 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 Daniels 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 Daniels 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 Daniels County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.