Roosevelt County Recorder Information

Office locations, recording fees, and document requirements in New Mexico

Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Roosevelt County Clerk
109 W 1st Street, Lobby Box 4, Portales, New Mexico 88130
8:00am-5:00pm M-F / Recording until 4:30pm
575.356.8562
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

About the Roosevelt County Clerk

Land records in Roosevelt County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Mandi Park.

Courtesy searches will be conducted at the discretion of the County Clerk. Searches and service that require the devoted attention of an employee (i.e.: companies scanning documents using their own equipment and or redacting for a private vendor) will be charged at a rate of $20.00 per hour.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: NMSA 1978 § 14-8-15, Payment of fees; disposition (Justia) · County Clerk | Roosevelt County · Records | Roosevelt County Clerk

Recording Fees

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All documents$25.00 flat

Other charges

Copies, per page$1.00
Certification$1.00

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)).

UCC’s and Claim of Exemptions are $25.00, even if they are filed in person. Copies made in the County Clerk’s Office: $0.50 per page. Hard copies of surveys and plats: $1.00 for 11X17 or smaller; $5.00 for larger than 11X17 up to 17X22; $8.00 for larger than 18X24. Certification of marriage record: $1.50. Documents burned to CD: $0.10 per image plus a set up fee of $15.00. Emailed documents: $1.00 per image.

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 · NMSA 1978 § 14-8-15, Payment of fees; disposition (Justia) · 2025 New Mexico Statutes § 14-8-15 (Justia) · Records | Roosevelt County Clerk

Document Requirements

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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
  • Grantor’s Affidavit Roosevelt County Clerk
    Any deed purporting to convey real estate in an unincorporated area of Roosevelt County presented for recording with the Roosevelt County Clerk (Amendment to Ordinance 97-2, passed August 1, 2000)

Submitting documents

In personAccepted
By mailAccepted
eRecording through Deeds.comAvailable for this office
Stamped, self-addressed return envelopeRequired
How recorded documents come backBy mail in the stamped envelope provided with documents mailed for recording

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: 2024 New Mexico Statutes § 7-38-12.1 (Justia) · Records | Roosevelt County Clerk

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Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Roosevelt County Clerk
109 W 1st Street, Lobby Box 4, Portales, New Mexico 88130
8:00am-5:00pm M-F / Recording until 4:30pm
575.356.8562
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

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