Socorro County Recorder Information

About Socorro County Recorder

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

The above described method should apply to all document types that are recorded, including surveys and maps.

Recording fees are due at the time of recording.

Document Formatting Requirements

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

* White paper measuring at least 8.5 x 11 inches and no larger than 8.5 x 14 inches should be used.

* A 1 x 4 inch space in the upper right hand corner of the first page should be left blank. This is to be used for the recording label.

* Subsequent margins should be at least 1 inch.

* Black ink, with a minimum font size of at least 10 point should be used to ensure legibility and reproduction.

* The real property named in the document must be identified with a grantor and grantee.

* Any deed submitted for recording must have the grantor's signature.

* The marital status of male grantors should be listed in the deed.

A legal description should be provided in any document pertaining to real property. If the legal description is in a previously recorded document, this can be referenced by book and page in the current document. Each lot within the same block is one entry each. For example: Lots 1, 2, 3 Block 7 Aver Addition would be three entries. The description "All of Block 7 Aver Addition" would be one entry, while "Lot 1 Block 7 and Lot 1 Block 8 Aver Addition" would be two entries.
Lots and tracts that are inclusive of a block are indexed as one entry each. For example: Lots 7, 8, 10, 12 of Hills Castle Subdivision would be four entries.