Utah · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carbon County, UT
Carbon County (population 20,680) records real-property documents through the Carbon County Recorder. 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.
Carbon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carbon County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Carbon County Recorder, 751 E 100 N, Suite 1300, Price, UT 84501
- Phone
- (435) 636-3265
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
- Checks payable to
- Carbon County Recorder's Office
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Carbon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $45.00 per document (includes up to 10 legal descriptions)
- Additional pages
- No per-page fee; $2.00 for each additional description, lot, unit, easement, right of way or exception over 10
- Other fees
- Certified copy $5.00 plus $1.00 per additional page; copies $0.50 per page (8.5" x 11")
- Transfer tax on deeds
- None. Utah has no real estate transfer tax
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carbon County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Carbon County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5" x 11" paper, single-sided; 1" margins on left, right and bottom; 2.5" x 4.5" blank space in the upper right corner of page 1; 1" top margin on later pages; black ink, legible; brief title on page 1; tax parcel number and legal description; printed name under each signature; notarized
- Submission & return
- Mailed back after recording; include a self-addressed stamped envelope (large enough for large documents)
Checked against official Carbon County and Utah sources on October 6, 2026: carbon.utah.gov, le.utah.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Carbon County?
Yes. Carbon County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Carbon County, Utah
- Prepare the document so it meets Carbon 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, or by mail to Carbon County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Carbon County Recorder's Office.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carbon County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carbon County property are searchable at Carbon County Property Search. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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