Utah · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Davis County, UT
Davis County (population 381,227) records real-property documents through the Davis 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.
Davis County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Davis County Recorder
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 618, Farmington, UT 84025-0618 (physical: 61 South Main Street, Suite 106, Farmington, UT 84025)
- Phone
- (801) 451-3225
- Website
- daviscountyutah.gov/recorder
- Checks payable to
- Davis County Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Davis County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 per document (up to 10 legal descriptions)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 for each additional description over 10; military discharge documents recorded free
- Other fees
- See https://www.daviscountyutah.gov/recorder/fees for full list
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Davis County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Davis County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper, 8.5x11 in.; 1 in. margins; 2.5in x 4.5in blank space upper-right corner page 1; single-sided, black ink, min. 7 lines/vertical inch
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope for mail; REDI-Web subscription available for document images
Can you e-record in Davis County?
Yes. Davis 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 Davis County, Utah
- Prepare the document so it meets Davis 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 Davis County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Davis County Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Davis County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Davis County property are searchable at Davis County Property Search 2.0. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Utah
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