Yavapai County Recorder Information

Land records in Yavapai County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by Michelle M. Burchill.

Recorded Document Alert is offered through the office's self-service document searching website as a free service to citizens concerned about potential deception through recordings in Yavapai County; a subscriber may monitor a specific individual's name and/or business name and receive an alert email with basic information and a link to the document.

Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: A.R.S. 11-475 - Fees; exemptions · Social Security Number Redaction Form · Recorded Document Alert flyer

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Other charges

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2019.

StatewideA.R.S. § 11-475(A)(2) sets $15 per instrument for recording papers to which the United States, this state or a political subdivision of this state, including cities, towns and irrigation, drainage and electrical districts, is a party, when recorded at the request of that entity. The fees in § 11-475(A), paragraphs 1 and 2 include the special recording surcharge of not to exceed four dollars for each instrument authorized by § 11-475.01 and the two dollar real estate transfer fee under § 11-1132. Copies and certifications are furnished at one-half of the established fee when requested by any state agency for official purposes. No fee is received for duties performed for an office, agency or department of the county where the document is to be recorded when the fees would otherwise be paid from public monies, or for any act necessary to record or release a restitution lien filed pursuant to § 13-806 or any lien necessary to enforce a support order.

Maps, plats and land surveys (must be reproducible mylar or paper) are $24.00 for the first page and $20.00 for each additional page; for government agencies, $14.00 first page and $10.00 each additional page. Papers recorded for government agencies when fees are paid out of public funds are $15.00 per instrument. Military discharges are recorded free and include three (3) certified copies. Copies of maps, plats and land surveys are $4.00 per page for 24x18 or 36x24 and $1.00 per page for 11x17 or smaller; government agency copies are $.50 per page and $1.50 per certification; copies of military discharges are free.

Paying the office

Payment is required before copies will be mailed.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide, Ariz. Const. art. 9, § 24)

StatewideA.R.S. § 11-1132 provides that before recording a deed or contract relating to the sale or transfer of real property, the county recorder shall collect a fee of two dollars for the deed or contract. That fee is included in the amount charged pursuant to § 11-475(A), and the county retains all monies collected in the same manner as monies collected under § 11-475. Under A.R.S. § 11-1134 the affidavit and fee required by that article do not apply to the instruments and transfers of title listed in that section, and any instrument describing a transaction that is exempt must note the exemption on the face of the instrument at the time of recording, indicating the specific exemption claimed.

Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: A.R.S. 11-475 - Fees; exemptions · Arizona Constitution Article 9 Section 24 - Prohibition of new real property sale or transfer taxes · A.R.S. 11-1132 - Real estate transfer fee; collection; disposition of proceeds · Yavapai County Recorder Fee Schedule · Official Copy Request Form

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideThe left three and one-half inches of the top margin of the first page or sheet may be used by the public to show the name of the person requesting recording and the name and address to which the document is to be returned following recording. Markings, entries or text within the one-half inch margin are deemed not to impart the notice otherwise imparted by recordation unless they appear in the reproduction produced under the direction and control of the county recorder; failure to meet the one-half inch margin requirement may affect notice but is not grounds for rejection.

StatewideA.R.S. § 11-480(A) provides that only an instrument that, on presentation to a county recorder for recordation, fails to meet the listed conditions may be rejected at the time of presentation: each instrument shall have a caption briefly stating the nature of the instrument, such as warranty deed, release of mortgage and like captions; each instrument shall be an original and shall be sufficiently legible for the recorder to make certified copies from the photographic or micrographic record; each instrument shall have original signatures except when otherwise provided by law; and the size and print size requirements. The recorder has no obligation to index an instrument under any subject index category unless that category is included in the caption. Any instrument that modifies in any way the provisions of a previously recorded document must state the date of recordation and the docket and page of the document being modified. Any instrument accepted for recordation is not subject to a later claim of invalidity for failure to comply with the requirements of that section.

Subdivisions: 36" x 24" with left margin of 2", accurate scale not exceeding 200' = 1". Land Survey: 24" x 18" and 36" x 24" with left margin of 2", accurate scale not exceeding 300' = 1". Any map not exceeding 8-1/2" x 14" may only be recorded as an attachment to a document, an "Exhibit"; there are no special requirements as to scale or material for Exhibits, however they will not be indexed as a map.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Affidavit of Property Value (Affidavit of Legal Value), Form 82162 Statewide Arizona Department of Revenue
  Each deed evidencing a transfer of title and any contract relating to the sale of real property shall have the affidavit appended at the time of recording; the county recorder shall refuse to record any such instrument if a complete affidavit is not appended unless the instrument bears a notation indicating an exemption pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-1134.

Submitting documents

Effective Friday, September 11, 2026, customers presenting documents for recording in-person are required to show valid photo identification pursuant to A.R.S. § 11-472. Acceptable forms of ID: State issued Driver's License; State issued Identification Card; Tribal Enrollment Card or other form of tribal identification; United States federal, state or local government issued identification.

Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: A.R.S. 11-480 - Requirements for form of instruments · A.R.S. 11-1133 - Affidavit of legal value · Yavapai County Recorder Fee Schedule · Attention Recording Customers (ID requirement)