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Recording a Deed or Document in Meagher County, MT
Meagher County (population 1,927) records real-property documents through the Meagher 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.
Meagher County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Meagher County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Meagher County Clerk & Recorder, P.O. Box 309, White Sulphur Springs, MT 59645 (physical: County Courthouse, 15 W. Main St.)
- Phone
- 406-547-3021
- Checks payable to
- Meagher County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Meagher County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 first page (effective 10/1/2025 per HB 192; was $8.00/page prior)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $10.00 additional if document is non-standard (does not meet MCA 7-4-2636 formatting); Montana Realty Transfer Certificate required with real-property transfers (no extra fee cited)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Meagher County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Meagher County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet form; statewide standard (MCA 7-4-2636) requires 3-inch top margin on page 1 with return-address name/mailing address in blue or black ink in upper-left corner, 1-inch top/bottom margins on subsequent pages, 1/2-inch side margins, white 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper; Realty Transfer Certificate must accompany real-property transfers
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to the return address shown on document (no in-house e-recording return pickup confirmed)
Can you e-record in Meagher County?
Meagher 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 Meagher County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Meagher 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 Meagher County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Meagher County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Meagher County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Meagher County property are searchable at Montana Cadastral (Montana State Library / Dept. of Revenue statewide parcel & owner search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Meagher 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 Meagher 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 Meagher County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.