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Recording a Deed or Document in Rosebud County, MT
Rosebud County (population 8,329) records real-property documents through the Rosebud 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.
Rosebud County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Rosebud County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- 1251 Main St, PO Box 47, Forsyth, MT 59327
- Phone
- 406-346-7318
- Checks payable to
- Clerk and Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Rosebud County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20 for the first page (effective 10/1/2025 per statewide MCA 7-4-2637/HB 192)
- Additional pages
- $10 for each subsequent page
- Other fees
- $10 per document surcharge for non-standard documents; $5.00 for filed documents; Realty Transfer Certificate required with deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Rosebud County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Rosebud County requires
- Page formatting
- Legibly printed/typed in black, at least 10-point type, on white paper of at least 20-lb weight, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 in.; margins: 3 in. top first page, 1 in. top subsequent pages, 1 in. bottom, 0.5 in. sides; return address required in upper-left margin; party names and full legal description required
- Submission & return
- Documents/records also available online via IDocMarket (www.idocmarket.com) for search/download/print
Can you e-record in Rosebud County?
Rosebud 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 Rosebud County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Rosebud 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 Rosebud County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk and Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Rosebud County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Rosebud 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 Rosebud 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 Rosebud 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 Rosebud County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.