Fallon County Recorder Information

Land records in Fallon County are recorded by the Clerk & Recorder. The office is held by Brenda Wood.

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Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clerk & Recorder – Fallon County

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

Other charges

Fee schedule effective October 1, 2025.

StatewideCopies of a record or paper: 50 cents for the first page of any document and 25 cents for each subsequent page (MCA 7-4-2631(1)(e)(i)). Of each page recorded, $2 goes to the records preservation fund, 75 cents to the county land information account, and $2.25 to the Montana geospatial information account (MCA 7-4-2637(3)). Beginning July 1, 2027, the Department of Revenue sets the recording fee by administrative rule to adjust for inflation, every two years.

Filings: Construction Liens, Lis Pendens, Right to Claim, Lien Release $5.00; Financing statements (UCC-1 & AG-1) $7.00; Filing Federal liens $7.00, release of Federal Liens no fee; Plats, Certificate of Surveys, Subdivisions and Township Plat $25.00 plus $0.50 for each lot or tract up to 100 lots and $0.25 for each additional lot more than 100; geophysical exploration permit $5.00; Military Discharges and corner records no fee. Additional charge per request to be e-mailed or mailed out $2.00. Tract index report $10.00. Searches of index records (per year, per index, per name) $0.50.

Paying the office

All fees must be paid in advance of services rendered.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide, Mont. Const. Art. VIII, Sec. 17 (CI-105, 2010))

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: 7-4-2637. Fees for recording documents -- rulemaking, MCA · 7-4-2631. Fees of county clerk, MCA · Section 17. Prohibition on real property transfer taxes, MCA · Fallon County Clerk & Recorder Fee Schedule

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

StatewideAt least 1 inch at the top of the second and subsequent pages, at least 1 inch on the bottom of each page, and at least 1/2 inch on the sides of each page. Page numbers, the return name and address, and other administrative information may appear in the margins.

StatewideNames of the parties to the conveyance appear on the first or second page of any document with more than one page, and a document conveying an interest in real property includes a description of the property. Notary acknowledgments are exempt from the color and margin requirements, and an embossed notarial seal is exempt from the margin requirements. Officially certified court or government documents are exempt. Documents acknowledged as executed before April 28, 2007 are accepted as standard documents.

A whole document written in cursive is non-standard. A document which includes highlighting is a non-standard document. A legal description is not legally required on a Substitution of Trustee, however a legal description is requested by Fallon County; if none is given there must be a reference to a previously recorded document.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Realty Transfer Certificate (Form RTC) Statewide Montana Department of Revenue
  An instrument or deed evidencing a transfer of real estate may not be accepted for recordation until the certificate has been received by the county clerk and recorder.

Submitting documents

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: 15-7-305. Realty transfer certificate required, MCA · 7-4-2636. Standards for recorded documents -- exemptions, MCA · Clerk & Recorder – Fallon County · 2025 Document Standards