New Mexico · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Taos County, NM
Taos County (population 34,564) records real-property documents through the Taos 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.
Taos County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Taos County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Taos County Clerk, 105 Albright Street, Suite D, Taos, NM 87571
- Phone
- (575) 737-6380
- Checks payable to
- Taos County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Taos County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 per document (first 10 indexed entries)
- Additional pages
- $25.00 per each additional block of 10 indexed entries
- Other fees
- Copies $0.50/page (standard), certified $1.50 first page + $0.50/additional page; $5 fee for emailed/faxed copies; plats require 1 original + 1 black-line copy
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Taos County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Taos County requires
- Submission & return
- Original documents returned immediately after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- Normally fulfilled within 24 hours; complex/large requests may take longer
Can you e-record in Taos County?
Taos 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 Taos County, New Mexico
- Prepare the document so it meets Taos 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 Taos County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Taos County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Taos County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Taos County property are searchable at Taos County Assessor - Property Lookup. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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