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Recording a Deed or Document in Prairie County, MT
Prairie County (population 1,088) records real-property documents through the Prairie 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.
Prairie County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Prairie County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- 217 Park St W, PO Box 125, Terry, MT 59349-0125
- Phone
- (406) 635-5575
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Prairie County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20 (statewide MCA 7-4-2637 rate effective 10/1/2025, per HB 192)
- Additional pages
- $10 per additional page
- Other fees
- +$10 surcharge for non-standard documents; Realty Transfer Certificate required with deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Prairie County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Prairie County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MCA document standards: 8.5x11/8.5x14 white paper, black/blue ink, 3 in. top margin first page, 1 in. subsequent pages, 1 in. bottom, 0.5 in. sides
Can you e-record in Prairie County?
Prairie 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 Prairie County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Prairie 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 Prairie 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 Prairie County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Prairie County property are searchable at Montana Dept. of Revenue - Property Assessment Division (statewide Montana Cadastral / Property Record Card system; 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 Prairie 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 Prairie 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 Prairie County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.