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About the Otero County Clerk
Land records in Otero County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Selina Maes.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Staff Directory • Clerk · NMSA 1978 § 14-8-15, Payment of fees; disposition (Justia)
Recording Fees
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| All documents | $25.00 flat |
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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
| Accepted | Cash, Check, Money order, Cashiers check, Credit card |
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| Checks payable to | Otero County Clerk's 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 · Fee Schedule | Otero County, NM · NMSA 1978 § 14-8-15, Payment of fees; disposition (Justia) · 2025 New Mexico Statutes § 14-8-15 (Justia)
Document Requirements
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Document must be an original. Document must be notarized with proper acknowledgment. Document should contain a legal description or in the case of releases and assignments, a Book and Page/Document number reference.
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
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
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| Stamped, self-addressed return envelope | Required |
| How recorded documents come back | Mailed back when a self-addressed, stamped envelope is provided |
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recording & Filing | Otero County, NM · 2024 New Mexico Statutes § 7-38-12.1 (Justia)
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