Santa Cruz County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form
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Santa Cruz County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Form
Fill in the blank Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) form formatted to comply with all Arizona recording and content requirements.

Santa Cruz County Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Guide
Line by line guide explaining every blank on the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) form.

Santa Cruz County Completed Example of the Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) Document
Example of a properly completed Arizona Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) document for reference.
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Where to Record Your Documents
Recorder's Office
Nogales, Arizona 85621
Hours: 8:00am - 5:00pm M-F
Phone: 520-375-7990
Recording Tips for Santa Cruz County:
- Bring your driver's license or state-issued photo ID
- Check that your notary's commission hasn't expired
- Avoid the last business day of the month when possible
- Request a receipt showing your recording numbers
- Recorded documents become public record - avoid including SSNs
Cities and Jurisdictions in Santa Cruz County
Properties in any of these areas use Santa Cruz County forms:
- Amado
- Elgin
- Nogales
- Patagonia
- Rio Rico
- Sonoita
- Tubac
- Tumacacori
Hours, fees, requirements, and more for Santa Cruz County
How do I get my forms?
Forms are available for immediate download after payment. The Santa Cruz County forms will be in your account ready to download to your computer. An account is created for you during checkout if you don't have one. Forms are NOT emailed.
Are these forms guaranteed to be recordable in Santa Cruz County?
Yes. Our form blanks are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable formatting requirements used for recording in Santa Cruz County, including margin requirements, font requirements, and other layout standards. This guarantee applies to formatting, not to the legal sufficiency of information entered by the user or the suitability of a form for a particular transaction.
Can I reuse these forms?
Yes. You can reuse the forms for your personal use. For example, if you have multiple properties in Santa Cruz County you only need to order once.
What do I need to use these forms?
The forms are PDFs that you fill out on your computer. You'll need Adobe Reader (free software that most computers already have). You do NOT enter your property information online - you download the blank forms and complete them privately on your own computer.
Are there any recurring fees?
No. This is a one-time purchase. Nothing to cancel, no memberships, no recurring fees.
How much does it cost to record in Santa Cruz County?
Recording fees in Santa Cruz County vary. Contact the recorder's office at 520-375-7990 for current fees.
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Arizona reads a deed to a trustee differently than a deed to anyone else. Under A.R.S. Section 33-404, a conveyance to a grantee described as a trustee discloses the names and addresses of the trust beneficiaries and identifies the trust, or points to a recorded document containing that disclosure; a conveyance recorded without it is voidable by the other party for two years. This quitclaim deed is built around that requirement, pairing the statutory quitclaim language with a dedicated trust identification and beneficiary disclosure section.
The statutory quitclaim, applied to trust funding
A.R.S. Section 33-402(1) supplies Arizona's quitclaim form: for a stated consideration, the grantor quit claims all of the grantor's interest in the described property. No covenant or warranty attaches unless warranty words are added, and this form adds none. That posture matches the transaction the form most often documents: an owner conveying real property to the trustee of a revocable living trust. The grantor and the trustee are frequently the same person in two capacities, and the interest moves from individual into fiduciary ownership under the trust instrument. Under A.R.S. Section 33-1104(C), a transfer to the trustee of a revocable trust in which the settlor keeps the power to administer and revoke is not an abandonment of the homestead exemption.
The disclosure that makes a trustee deed complete
Section 33-404 leaves a drafting choice, and the form carries both paths: a box for beneficiary names and addresses, and an optional line referring to a recorded instrument that contains the disclosure. For a revocable living trust during the settlor's life, the beneficiary entry is commonly the settlor, which is what the completed example shows. Interests acquired for value are protected even where a disclosure was missing, but the two year voidability window is why the section sits on the face of the form.
One grantor, two capacities on one page
The form recites one grantor with a marital status recital, a grantee section split into trustee and trust entries so the fiduciary capacity and the trust identification each hold their own line, and a single signature line closed by one acknowledgment certificate. An owner funding a revocable living trust and appearing on both sides of the conveyance, in an individual capacity and again as trustee, presents the pattern this deed recites; the completed example documents exactly that transfer for a Phoenix parcel. Because Arizona characterizes property acquired during marriage as presumptively community, and A.R.S. Section 25-214(C) makes disposition of community real property a two spouse act, the form is drafted for a single grantor conveying an interest the statute lets one owner convey alone; it is not set up as a two spouse conveyance of community real property into a trust.
One notation instead of a transfer tax
Arizona has no deed transfer tax; recording an ordinary instrument costs a flat thirty dollars under A.R.S. Section 11-475, with a two dollar transfer fee folded in. What the recorder does check is the Affidavit of Property Value. A deed transferring title is refused without a completed affidavit unless its face carries an A.R.S. Section 11-1134 exemption notation, and a person to trustee transfer for only nominal actual consideration is exemption B8. The form places the notation line exactly where the Department of Revenue instructions put it, beneath the legal description, and the completed example shows the entry: A.R.S. 11-1134 B8.
Signing and recording
The grantor signs before a notary; Arizona requires acknowledgment and no witnesses, and the form carries the short form certificate of A.R.S. Section 41-265. Beginning September 12, 2026, a notary taking a deed acknowledgment also records the signer's thumbprint in the notary journal under the state's 2026 anti-fraud act. The deed is recorded with the county recorder of the county where the property is located, on pages that meet the format rules of A.R.S. Section 11-480.
The download includes the fillable blank deed, a completed example documenting a Maricopa County trust funding transfer, and a section by section guide to every entry, from the marital status recital to the exemption notation. The materials are informational and are not legal advice.
Important: Your property must be located in Santa Cruz County to use these forms. Documents should be recorded at the office below.
This Quitclaim Deed (Trustee Grantee) meets all recording requirements specific to Santa Cruz County.
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The documents you receive here are guaranteed to meet or exceed the applicable Santa Cruz County recording format requirements. If there is a rejection caused by our formatting, we will correct the issue or refund your payment. This guarantee applies to document formatting only and does not extend to information entered by the user, the selection of the form, or the legal effect of the completed document.
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