Davis County Recorder Information

Warranty deeds, mortgages, and other legal documents pertaining to real property in Davis County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office maintains cross-referenced indexes to all recorded documents.

All information on file in the County Recorder's office is public information and may be viewed and utilized by anyone. The information contained in the records includes ownership, dimensions, acreage, legal descriptions, and history of each of the approximately 100,000 parcels of land within county limits.

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

$45 for each document, for up to 10 property descriptions.
$2 per additional descriptions beyond the first 10. No additional fees will be added.

Military Discharge: No fee to record

Recording Subdivision Plats, $55 per page, plus $2 per lot or unit. No other additional fees will be applied.

Other Fees
Document Copy $1.00 per page
Computer print out - Abstract $0.50 per page
Computer print out - Legal Description $0.50 per page
Computer print out - Ownership Information $0.50 per page
Plat Map 18" x 18" $3.00
Dedicated Subdivision Map - full sized - 21" x 30" or larger $4.00
Mailing Fees As above, plus $0.50
Certified Copy $1.00 per page, plus $5.00 document certification fee

Special Printout Fees: Contact the office for the types of information available. 801-451-3225

Effective May 14, 2019, this office will accept debit and credit cards with applicable usage fees applied to the recording or purchase fees, $10 minimum purchase. No phone-in orders please.

County recording fees are subject to change without notice. For the most current fees and further information, contact the local recording office directly.

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

* Submit documents on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Printing should be single-sided. Pages with double sided printing will be charged extra. To ensure legibility, printing or typing should be in black ink with a font size of at least 10 point. The document must be clearly legible in order to be accepted for recording.

* Signatures and notaries must be original. The document itself must also be an original. If this is not available, inquire about the County Recorder's policy on accepting certified copies.

* The grantor must sign the deed and have his/her signature notarized. All documents affecting real property must be acknowledged (notarized).

* The names of all signors whose names are required to be indexed should be printed or typed underneath signatures. Signatures and printed or typed names are to be consistent throughout the document.

* On the first page, provide a blank space of 2.5 inches down and 4.5 inches across in the top right corner. This space is reserved for the recorder. All other margins on the first page and on subsequent pages should be at least 1 inch.

* Provide the complete mailing address of the grantee on a document affecting real property. If the document is to be returned to a different address, a separate return address must be provided.

* A legal description of the real property being conveyed must be in the document.

* A recorder may require a Parcel ID (tax serial number) on the document presented for recording. However, this is not sufficient as a legal description.

* At the top of the first page, provide a brief caption stating the nature of the instrument. This should be below the space provided for the recorder, but should be centered on the page.

* If a person submits a document for recording that is subject to and complies with the Real Estate Settlement and Procedure Act, 12 U.S.C. Sec. 2601 et seq. for a residential property described in Subsection (4)(a), the person shall notify the county recorder by including the word "RESPA" in at least 16 point font on the front page of each document. The County Recorder may use the RESPA fees but is not required to refund a fee or change a fee amount shown on a recorded RESPA document.

Non-recordable documents are those that have been altered by the use of any type of white-out, documents with only a parcel number and/or serial number for the legal description, negotiable instruments (stocks, bonds, money), vital records such as birth certificates, and other documents such as passports, citizenship papers, copyrights, trademarks, etc.

WATER RIGHTS ADDENDA

If submitting a deed that conveys a fee simple title to land or if conveying water rights without conveying title to land, a water rights addendum must be included with the deed when it is presented for recording.

A water rights addendum identifies and describes the water rights that are transferred under an applicable deed or states that no water rights are transferred under the applicable deed.

The grantor is required to complete and sign the water rights addendum. The grantee should sign the addendum to acknowledge receipt. The grantee's signature can be a facsimile or done by electronic means.