Eddy County Recorder Information

Land records in Eddy County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Cara Cooke.

The list of documents recorded is current up to 6:00 p.m. the previous day.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Staff Directory – County Clerk, Eddy County NM · FAQs • Clerk-Recording · NMSA 1978 § 14-8-15, Payment of fees; disposition (Justia)

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

StatewideIf a document being filed or recorded contains more than ten entries to the county recording index, the county clerk collects an additional fee of $25.00 for each additional block of ten or fewer entries to the county recording index from the document (NMSA 1978, § 14-8-15(C)). Of each $25.00 fee, $18.00 is deposited in the county general fund and $7.00 in the county clerk recording and filing fund (§ 14-8-15(E)).

Paying the office

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide)

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Fiscal Impact Report, SB 160 (2008), New Mexico Legislature · FAQs • Clerk-Recording · NMSA 1978 § 14-8-15, Payment of fees; disposition (Justia) · 2025 New Mexico Statutes § 14-8-15 (Justia)

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

All documents must be an original or a certified copy from another agency, and must have a proper notary acknowledgement, with the word "acknowledged" in the notary statement.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Residential Property Transfer Declaration Affidavit Statewide County Assessor (form approved by the Taxation and Revenue Department)
  Presenting for recording a deed, real estate contract or memorandum of real estate contract transferring an interest in real property classified as residential property for property taxation purposes; filed with the county assessor within thirty days of the date of filing with the county clerk

Submitting documents

All recording should be sent to the Carlsbad location.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: County Clerk | Eddy County, NM · FAQs • Clerk-Recording · 2024 New Mexico Statutes § 7-38-12.1 (Justia)