Wyoming · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Big Horn County, WY
Big Horn County (population 11,521) records real-property documents through the Big Horn County Clerk - Real Estate/Recording (recording office). 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.
Big Horn County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Big Horn County Clerk - Real Estate/Recording (recording office)
- Mailing address
- Big Horn County Clerk, 420 W C St / P.O. Box 31, Basin, WY 82410
- Phone
- 307-568-2357 (clerk main line, per county directory)
- Checks payable to
- Big Horn County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Big Horn County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 first page (Wyo. Stat. 18-3-402)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1 per additional grantor/grantee (5+ different surnames); $1 per additional legal description over 10 sections/blocks; $2 per additional mortgage release (2+); certification $5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Big Horn County Clerk - Real Estate/Recording (recording office) before you mail a check.
What Big Horn County requires
- Page formatting
- Original/certified copy only, up to legal size 8.5x14, must be notarized per WY law, Statement of Consideration required with deeds
- Cover sheet
- Not required; cover letters appreciated for contact info
- Submission & return
- Documents needing correction returned via the Simplifile system for e-filed submissions
- Hours & turnaround
- Most e-filed documents recorded same day received
Can you e-record in Big Horn County?
Yes. Big Horn County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Big Horn County, Wyoming
- Prepare the document so it meets Big Horn 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, CSC, or by mail to Big Horn County Clerk - Real Estate/Recording (recording office).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Big Horn County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Big Horn County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Big Horn County property are searchable at Big Horn County Assessor. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Wyoming
Wyoming's recording statute for purchase contracts requires the owner's acknowledgment (Wyo. Stat. §34-1-104). See the states we file in.