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Recording a Deed or Document in Richland County, MT
Richland County (population 11,491) records real-property documents through the Richland 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.
Richland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Richland County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- 201 W Main Street, Sidney, MT 59270
- Phone
- 406-433-1708
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Richland 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 Richland County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Richland County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MCA document standards apply (referenced by county site as 'Document Standards' link): 8.5x11/8.5x14 white paper, black/blue ink, 3 in. top margin first page, 1 in. subsequent, 1 in. bottom, 0.5 in. sides
Can you e-record in Richland County?
Richland 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 Richland County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Richland 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 Richland 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 Richland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Richland 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 Richland 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 Richland 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 Richland County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.