Valencia County Recorder

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

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

Copies $1.00
Copies of survey/plats:
24x36 - $8.00
18x24 - $5.00
18x23 - $3.00
17x11 - $1.00
8 x11 - $0.50

Recording fees are due at the time of recording. If mailing provide a return envelope with postage included.

* Documents of conveyance need to be acknowledged by a person empowered to perform notarial acts in the state of New Mexico.

* All documents of conveyance shall be signed by the grantor.

* The legal description of property can be completed by providing reference to previously recorded instruments, if such description can be found in a previously recorded instrument. If a legal description of the property has not already been recorded, a new one will have to be written.