Montana · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Yellowstone County, MT
Yellowstone County (population 164,731) records real-property documents through the Yellowstone 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.
Yellowstone County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yellowstone County Clerk & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Yellowstone County Clerk & Recorder, PO Box 35001, 217 N. 27th Street, Rm. 401, Billings, MT 59107
- Phone
- (406) 256-2785 (Clerk & Recorder Jeff Martin's office; general clerk line (406) 256-2783)
- Checks payable to
- Yellowstone County Clerk & Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Yellowstone County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 (standard document, first page)
- Additional pages
- $10.00 per subsequent page (standard); see county fee-notice PDF for non-standard schedule
- Other fees
- UCC lien filing $7.00; construction lien filing $5.00; subdivision plats/certificates of survey $25.00 plus tiered lot fees; no separate archive rider identified
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yellowstone County Clerk & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Yellowstone County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- Office processes approximately 200 documents per day
Can you e-record in Yellowstone County?
Yes. Yellowstone County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Yellowstone County, Montana
- Prepare the document so it meets Yellowstone 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, or by mail to Yellowstone County Clerk & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Yellowstone County Clerk & Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Yellowstone County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Yellowstone County property are searchable at Yellowstone County Treasurer Property Tax and Assessment Data Search / Montana Cadastral. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.