New Mexico · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Luna County, NM
Luna County (population 25,407) records real-property documents through the Luna 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.
Luna County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Luna County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Luna County Clerk, 700 South Silver Avenue, Deming, NM 88030
- Phone
- (575) 546-0491
- Checks payable to
- Luna County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Luna 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; certification $1.00/document; emailed/faxed images $1.00; plat copy $10.00; plat Mylar (18x24) $15.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Luna County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Luna 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 notarized document
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail, or electronically if e-recorded
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recording processed same day per Simplifile marketing
Can you e-record in Luna County?
Yes. Luna 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 Luna County, New Mexico
- Prepare the document so it meets Luna 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 Luna County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Luna County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Luna County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Luna County property are searchable at Luna County Assessor property record lookup (Physical Address search tab). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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