New Mexico · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Bernalillo County, NM
Bernalillo County (population 667,601) records real-property documents through the Bernalillo County Clerk – Recording & Filing Division. 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.
Bernalillo County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bernalillo County Clerk – Recording & Filing Division
- Mailing address
- Bernalillo County Clerk's Office, Attn: Recording & Filing, P.O. Box 542, Albuquerque, NM 87103-0542 (physical: 415 Silver Ave SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102)
- Phone
- 505-468-1290
- Checks payable to
- Bernalillo County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Bernalillo County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 for document with up to 10 indexed entries
- Additional pages
- N/A (fee is per indexed-entry block, not per page)
- Other fees
- Each additional block of 10 indexed entries: $25.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bernalillo County Clerk – Recording & Filing Division before you mail a check.
What Bernalillo County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard letter-size (8.5x11) legible black-ink document per NM statewide recording practice
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail or per e-recording vendor portal
- Hours & turnaround
- Office hours M-F 8am-5pm (lunch break noon-1:15pm)
Can you e-record in Bernalillo County?
Yes. Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County, New Mexico
- Prepare the document so it meets Bernalillo 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 Bernalillo County Clerk – Recording & Filing Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Bernalillo County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Bernalillo County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Bernalillo County property are searchable at Bernalillo County Assessor – Property Record Search Portal. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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