Emery County Recorder

The County Recorder is responsible for maintaining real property records, such as transfer documents and maps of property located in Emery County. The original document will be returned to the person presenting it for recording or as otherwise requested within 7 days.

Document (up to 10 legal descriptions) $40.00
Each Additional Legal Description $2.00

Recording Subdivision Plats, $50 per page, plus $2 per lot or unit.

Other Fees
$.50 Copy of Recorded Document (per page) if they make copies
$.25 Copy of Recorded Document (per page) if customer makes copies

$1.00 Copy of Ownership Plat

$4.00 Copy of Official Subdivision Plat

$5.00 Certification of Document
$.50 each additional page

$.25 Computer Screen Printout
$1.00 First page of fax or email
$.50 For pages after first page of fax or email
$1.00 Plats 18 x 18

Copies of Subs, Annexations or maps
$2.00 18" x 24"
$4.00 24" x 36"
$5.00 36" x 48"

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

* Documents must be clearly legible in order to be recorded. Originals, with original signatures and notaries, should be submitted.

* Printing should be single-sided only and in black ink with a font size of at least 10 point.

* Use white 8.5 x 11 inch white paper with 1 inch margins, except for the first page. Do not use sheets of paper that are bound together on the top, sides, or bottom

* On the first page, provide a blank space of 2.5 inches down and 4.5 inches across in the upper right corner. All other margins on the first page should be 1 inch.

* Names of all signors who are required to be indexed must be printed or typed beneath their signatures.

* A notary acknowledgment is required for all documents transferring real property.

* A document shall contain a brief caption stating the nature of the recordable transaction.

* The mailing address of the grantee must be included. If the document is to be returned to a different address, a separate address should also be provided.

* Provide a legal description of the real property affected by the document. Legal descriptions will not be provided over the phone.

* A recorder may require a Parcel ID (tax serial number) on the document presented for recording.

* The grantor must sign the document and have his/her signature notarized.

* 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.

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.

Why documents should be recorded:

A recorded document imparts notice of its contents regardless of any defect, irregularity, or omission in its execution, attestation, or acknowledgment. A certified copy of a recorded document is admissible as evidence to the same extent the original document would be admissible as evidence.