New Mexico · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Roosevelt County, NM
Roosevelt County (population 18,615) records real-property documents through the Roosevelt County Clerk (Recorder of Deeds). 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.
Roosevelt County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Roosevelt County Clerk (Recorder of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Roosevelt County Administration, 109 W. First St., Portales, NM 88130
- Phone
- (575) 356-8562
- Checks payable to
- Roosevelt County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Roosevelt County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 for ten (10) entries or less (statewide NM fee schedule)
- Additional pages
- Additional $25.00 per each additional block of 10 entries (11-20, 21-30, etc.)
- Other fees
- Copy: $0.50/page self-service, $1.00/page staff-prepared; certification $1.00 (marriage $1.50); faxed $1.00/page; emailed $1.00/image; CD burn $0.10/image + $15 setup; plat/survey copies $1.00-$8.00 depending on size
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Roosevelt County Clerk (Recorder of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Roosevelt County requires
- Submission & return
- Mail with self-addressed stamped envelope, or in person
Can you e-record in Roosevelt County?
Roosevelt County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Roosevelt County, New Mexico
- Prepare the document so it meets Roosevelt 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 by mail to Roosevelt County Clerk (Recorder of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Roosevelt County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Roosevelt County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Roosevelt County property are searchable at Roosevelt County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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