San Miguel County Recorder

Official office locations, recording fees, and document requirements

Find everything you need to record real estate documents in San Miguel County, New Mexico.

Recorder Office

San Miguel County Clerk
500 West National Ave, Suite 113, Las Vegas, New Mexico 87701
8:00am - 12:00 & 1:00 - 5:00pm M-F
(505) 425-9331

About the San Miguel County Recorder's Office

The County Clerk is responsible for recording and maintaining records related to real property situated in San Miguel County.

Recording Fees

RECORDING FEE PER DOCUMENT
To record 1-10 indexed entries, the fee is $25.
Each additional block of 10 indexed entries is $25.

DETERMINATION OF RECORDING ENTRIES
The County Clerk's Office will review the grantor/grantee's and legal description of each document and determine how many entries will be required for indexing. Every name indexed counts as one entry.
For example:
GRANTOR/GRANTEE: EVERY NAME INDEXED COUNTS AS 1 ENTRY
Ben White, an unmarried man =1
John Smith and Sue Smith (no vesting) = 2
Ben White and Ellen White, husband and wife = 2
John Smith and Sally Taylor, husband and wife = 2
John Smith and Mary Smith Revocable Trust = 1
John Smith and Mary Jones Revocable Trust = 2
Ellen White, aka Ellen Smith = 2
Ellen Ferguson-Smith = 1
Ellen White, Individually and Attorney in fact for Ben White =2

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: EVERY SEPARATE DESCRIPTION COUNTS AS 1 ENTRY
Lot, Subdivision = 1
Lot 1 & Lot 2, Subdivision = 2
Lot 1, Apt. A, Subdivision = 1
Unit A of XYZ Condos, located on Lot 1, Subdivision = 2
Lot 1 and a portion of Lot 2, Subdivision = 2

Copy Fee $1.00 per page
Certification $2.00 per document
Images emailed/faxed: $1.00

Recording fees are due at the time of recording.

Document Requirements

* Documents must be originals and must be notarized with a proper acknowledgment.

* If a document is larger than 8.5 x 14 inches, an additional page fee will be added.

* Paper should be white, size 8.5 x 11 inches or 8.5 x 14 inches.

* The text of the document should be in black ink, with a minimum font size of 10 point.

* It must contain a legal description of the real property or in the case of releases and assignments, a book and page reference.

* The consideration paid for the real property must be mentioned in the document.

* A name and address for the grantee must be included in the body of the document.

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