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Recording a Deed or Document in Sheridan County, MT
Sheridan County (population 3,539) records real-property documents through the Sheridan 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.
Sheridan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Sheridan County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Sheridan County Clerk & Recorder, 100 W Laurel Ave, Plentywood, MT 59254
- Phone
- (406) 765-3403
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sheridan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (standard document, per MCA 7-4-2637, effective 10/1/2025)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document surcharge: +$10.00; portions of fee allocated to Records Preservation Fund ($2), County Land Information Account ($0.75), MT Geospatial Information Account ($2.25) per MCA 7-4-2637
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Sheridan County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Sheridan County requires
- Page formatting
- Per MCA 7-4-2636 (statewide, applies to this county): legibly printed/typed, blue or black ink, white paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14; margins: 3" top of first page, 1" top of subsequent pages, 1" bottom, 0.5" sides; return-to name/address in upper left corner
- Submission & return
- Document returned to the name/address specified by filer in upper-left corner (per office site and state statute)
Can you e-record in Sheridan County?
Sheridan 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 Sheridan County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sheridan County property are searchable at Montana Department of Revenue - Property Assessment Division (Montana Cadastral / Property Record Card, statewide system covering Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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 Sheridan County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.