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Recording a Deed or Document in Washakie County, WY
Washakie County (population 7,685) records real-property documents through the Washakie County Clerk (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.
Washakie County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Washakie County Clerk (Recorder)
- Mailing address
- PO Box 260, Worland, WY 82401 (physical: 1001 Big Horn Ave., Worland, WY 82401)
- Phone
- (307) 347-3131
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Washakie County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1.00 per additional grantor/grantee surname over 5; $1.00 per additional section/lot/block/tract description over 10; $2.00 per additional book/page reference over 2 (per Wyo. Stat. 18-3-402(XVI)); certified copies $5/document plus copy rate
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Washakie County Clerk (Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Washakie County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper 8.5x11 inches; black ink, minimum 12-point font; 3-inch top margin on first page for recording stamp; Statement of Consideration required with deeds
Can you e-record in Washakie County?
Washakie 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 Washakie County, Wyoming
- Prepare the document so it meets Washakie 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 Washakie County Clerk (Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Washakie County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Washakie County property are searchable at Washakie 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.