Utah · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Garfield County, UT
Garfield County (population 5,256) records real-property documents through the Garfield 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.
Garfield County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Garfield County Recorder
- Mailing address
- Garfield County Recorder, P.O. Box 77, Panguitch, UT 84759-0077 (physical: Garfield County Courthouse, 55 South Main Street, Panguitch, UT 84759)
- Phone
- 435-676-1110 / 435-676-1112
- Checks payable to
- Garfield County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Garfield County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $40.00 per document
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional lot/unit or legal description
- Other fees
- Copies $1.00 first page, $0.50 succeeding pages
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Garfield County Recorder before you mail a check.
What Garfield County requires
- Page formatting
- Recorder's office does not provide documents online; standard statutory Utah formatting (white paper, notarized, legible) expected
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person pickup
Can you e-record in Garfield County?
Yes. Garfield 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 Garfield County, Utah
- Prepare the document so it meets Garfield 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 Garfield County Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Garfield County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Garfield County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Garfield County property are searchable at Garfield 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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