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Recording a Deed or Document in Judith Basin County, MT
Judith Basin County (population 2,023) records real-property documents through the Judith Basin 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.
Judith Basin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Judith Basin County Clerk and Recorder
- Mailing address
- Judith Basin County Courthouse, 91 Third Street North, PO Box 427, Stanford, MT 59479
- Phone
- (406) 566-2277
- Checks payable to
- Judith Basin County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Judith Basin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (per MCA 7-4-2636 as amended by HB 192, eff. 10/1/2025; was $8.00 before)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document surcharge $10.00/document; certified copies $2/page plus certified plat fees ($3-$5)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Judith Basin County Clerk and Recorder before you mail a check.
What Judith Basin County requires
- Cover sheet
- Realty Transfer Certificate required for real property transfers per state law; MCA 7-4-2636 document standards apply (margins/paper/ink) or $10 non-standard fee applies
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail to submitter's address
Can you e-record in Judith Basin County?
Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County Clerk and Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Judith Basin County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Judith Basin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Judith Basin County property are searchable at Montana Department of Revenue - Property Assessment Division (Property Record Card / Montana Cadastral, statewide, covers Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin 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 Judith Basin County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.