Arapahoe County Recorder Information

Land records in Arapahoe County are recorded by the County Clerk and Recorder. The office is held by Joan Lopez.

Requests for copies by Book and Page number, and for marriage licenses recorded before 1979, are made by email to recording@arapahoegov.com. Grantor and Grantee books can be researched by appointment at the Recording Office in the County Administration Building.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clerk and Recorder · Recording · C.R.S. 30-10-406 (2024), Justia

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

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2025.

StatewideNo fee is allowed for filing or recording a certificate of death, a verification of death document, or a certified copy thereof. County governments are exempt from the fees when the county or any agency thereof is the grantor or grantee. Section 30-1-103 is repealed effective December 31, 2029.

Letter or legal-size documents (up to 8.5" x 14") and plats, maps, survey plats, and documents larger than 8.5" x 14" are each listed at $43. Federal tax liens: $43. UCC filings (real estate fixture filings only): $13 for 1-2 pages, $18 for 3 or more pages; all e-recorded UCC statements $8. Military discharge (DD214 and 2 certified copies): no charge.

Paying the office

Returned checks are subject to a service charge and processing fee. Drop box payments may only be made by check or money order, for the exact amount.

Transfer tax

Documentary fee. One cent for each one hundred dollars, or major fraction thereof, of such consideration, when the total consideration exceeds five hundred dollars. The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, C.R.S. 39-13-102(2))

StatewideThe documentary fee is payable to and collected by the county clerk and recorder, in addition to any other recording fee. No documentary fee is payable when there is no consideration or the total consideration is five hundred dollars or less. When real property in two or more counties is conveyed in a single transaction, each clerk collects a portion of the fee in proportion to the consideration attributable to the property in that county. (C.R.S. 39-13-102)

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: HB24-1269 Modification of Recording Fees, Colorado General Assembly · HB24-1269 Signed Act · Clerk and Recorder · Recording Fees · C.R.S. 24-72-205, public.law · C.R.S. 30-1-103, public.law · C.R.S. 39-13-102, FindLaw

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

StatewideThe clerk and recorder may refuse to record or file any document that does not conform to the margin requirements. Verification of application forms defined in section 38-29-102(13) are excepted.

Plats are accepted only as 24" x 36" on Mylar. Return mailing address on the front of the document in the upper left-hand corner.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000) Statewide County assessor
  Required when conveyance documents are presented for recording

Submitting documents

In-person recording is by appointment only, at the Littleton office. Documents may also be left with a check payment in the red 24-hour drop boxes outside each branch office; write "Recording" on the envelope and make the check for the exact amount.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000), Colorado Division of Real Estate · Recording · Recording Fees · Arapahoe County eRecording Submitters · C.R.S. 30-10-406 (2024), Justia · C.R.S. 38-35-109, public.law