Montana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Valley County, MT
Valley County (population 7,578) records real-property documents through the Valley County Clerk & Recorder / Superintendent of Schools. 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.
Valley County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Valley County Clerk & Recorder / Superintendent of Schools
- Mailing address
- Valley County Clerk & Recorder, 501 Court Square #2, Glasgow, MT 59230
- Phone
- 406-228-6220 (also 406-228-6226; fax 406-228-9027)
- Electronic recording
- Available via CSC
Valley 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; statutory fund allocations per MCA 7-4-2637
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Valley County Clerk & Recorder / Superintendent of Schools before you mail a check.
What Valley 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" subsequent pages, 1" bottom, 0.5" sides
- Submission & return
- Copies of records available via written mail request or fax (406-228-9027); recorded original return method per state standard (upper-left address)
Can you e-record in Valley County?
Yes. Valley County accepts electronic recording through CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Valley County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Valley 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 CSC, or by mail to Valley County Clerk & Recorder / Superintendent of Schools.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Valley County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Valley County property are searchable at Montana Department of Revenue - Property Assessment Division (Montana Cadastral / Property Record Card, statewide system covering Valley 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 Valley 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 Valley 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 Valley County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.