New Mexico · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Harding County, NM
Harding County (population 617) records real-property documents through the Harding County Clerk. 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.
Harding County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harding County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Harding County Clerk, 35 Pine Street, Mosquero, NM 87733
- Phone
- (575) 673-2301
- Checks payable to
- Harding County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Harding County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25 for 1-10 indexed entries
- Additional pages
- $25 per additional block of 10 indexed entries
- Other fees
- Copies $0.50/page (customer-made), $1.00/page (staff-made); certified copies $1.50 first page, $1.00 each additional page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harding County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Harding County requires
- Cover sheet
- No statutory cover sheet mandated; standard NM formatting applies: white paper 8.5x11/8.5x14, black ink, minimum 10-point font, original notarization, full legal description
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to submitter
Can you e-record in Harding County?
Yes. Harding 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 Harding County, New Mexico
- Prepare the document so it meets Harding 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 Harding County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Harding County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harding County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harding County property are searchable at Harding County Assessor's Office (GIS parcel viewer). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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