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Recording a Deed or Document in Silver Bow County, MT
Silver Bow County (population 35,133) records real-property documents through the City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, 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.
Silver Bow County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Butte-Silver Bow Clerk & Recorder, 155 W Granite St, Butte, MT 59701
- Phone
- 406-497-6335 (Land Records: 406-497-6348)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Silver Bow County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (effective 10/1/2025 per MCA 7-4-2637)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Non-standard document: +$10.00 per document; statutory fund allocations per MCA 7-4-2637
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Silver Bow County requires
- Page formatting
- Per MCA 7-4-2636: blue/black ink, white paper 8.5x11 or 8.5x14, 3" top margin page 1, 1" top margin subsequent pages, 1" bottom, 0.5" sides
- Submission & return
- Typically returned to address noted in upper left corner per state standard
- Hours & turnaround
- Recording window 8:00 AM-4:10 PM Mon-Fri
Can you e-record in Silver Bow County?
Yes. Silver Bow County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Silver Bow County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Silver Bow 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to City and County of Butte-Silver Bow, 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 Silver Bow County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Silver Bow County property are searchable at Montana Department of Revenue - Property Assessment Division (Montana Cadastral / Property Record Card, statewide system covering Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow 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 Silver Bow 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 (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Silver Bow County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.