Lincoln County Recorder Information

Land records in Lincoln County are recorded by the Clerk & Recorder. The office is held by Corrina Brown.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Clerk and Recorder Home – Lincoln 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.

UCC-New Filing is $7 flat fee; UCC Continuation is $5; UCC Termination no fee. Permanent File fees are $5 per document (lis pendens, mechanics and construction liens and releases, notices of right to claim a lien, and similar supporting documents). Certificates of Survey – $25.00; Subdivision and Townsite Plats – $25.00, plus $0.50 per lot up to 100 lots and $0.25 per lot for more than 100 lots; Title Insurance / Platting Certificates (PF) – $1.00/page. Federal Tax Liens – $8.00; Partial Release of Federal Tax Lien – $5.00; Release of Federal Tax Lien – No Fee (MCA 71-3-206). Military discharges and corner recordings are not subject to recording fees.

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 · Fee Schedule – Lincoln County

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.

Documents must have a three-inch (3″) top margin and a return address in the upper-left corner to avoid the nonstandard fee.

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

Electronic recording access may be limited to title agents or authorized filing professionals.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 15-7-305. Realty transfer certificate required, MCA · 7-4-2636. Standards for recorded documents -- exemptions, MCA · Fee Schedule – Lincoln County