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Recording a Deed or Document in Deer Lodge County, MT
Deer Lodge County (population 9,421) records real-property documents through the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Clerk & Recorder (consolidated city-county government). 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.
Deer Lodge County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Clerk & Recorder (consolidated city-county government)
- Mailing address
- A-DLC Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 800 Main Street, Anaconda, MT 59711
- Phone
- 406-563-4060
- Website
- adlc.us/156/Clerk-Recorder
- Checks payable to
- ADLC Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Deer Lodge County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (effective 10/1/2025 per MCA 7-4-2637, explicitly cited on county page)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 additional charge for non-standard documents; $5.00 per document for filing (non-recording statutory filings)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Clerk & Recorder (consolidated city-county government) before you mail a check.
What Deer Lodge County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin first page/1-inch subsequent pages, return address upper-left within top margin, blue/black ink on white 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, legal description required, no highlighting; notary acknowledgments exempt from color/margin rules
- Submission & return
- Documents can be mailed or emailed in for recording (per office); scanned records available online 2006-forward via iDoc Market
Can you e-record in Deer Lodge County?
Yes. Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Deer Lodge 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 Anaconda-Deer Lodge County Clerk & Recorder (consolidated city-county government).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to ADLC Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Deer Lodge County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge 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 Deer Lodge County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.