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Recording a Deed or Document in Lewis and Clark County, MT
Lewis and Clark County (population 70,973) records real-property documents through the Lewis and Clark County Clerk and Recorder / Treasurer - Records Department. 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.
Lewis and Clark County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lewis and Clark County Clerk and Recorder / Treasurer - Records Department
- Mailing address
- 316 North Park Ave, Room 202, Helena, MT 59623 (Lewis and Clark County Courthouse - Clerk and Recorder Records Dept)
- Phone
- (406) 447-8306
- Checks payable to
- Lewis and Clark County Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lewis and Clark 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 ~$2.00/page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lewis and Clark County Clerk and Recorder / Treasurer - Records Department before you mail a check.
What Lewis and Clark County requires
- Submission & return
- Original recorded document returned by mail to submitter
Can you e-record in Lewis and Clark County?
Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County Clerk and Recorder / Treasurer - Records Department.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lewis and Clark County Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lewis and Clark County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lewis and Clark County property are searchable at Montana Department of Revenue - Property Assessment Division (Property Record Card / Montana Cadastral, statewide, covers Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark 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 Lewis and Clark County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.