Salt Lake County Recorder Information

Land records in Salt Lake County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by Rashelle Hobbs.

Online searches reach back to Book 262, Page 1, Entry Number 899028, recorded March 1, 1941. Recorded document images are typically available by the next working day. Full image access is sold through Data Services: $5 for 24-hour access, or prepaid data unit packages.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Utah Code Title 17, Chapter 71, County Recorder · Recorder Rashelle Hobbs | Salt Lake County · For Industry | Salt Lake County Recorder

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

Other charges

Fee schedule effective October 29, 2024.

StatewideIf an instrument contains more than 10 descriptions, $2 for each additional description. Recording any plat: $50 for each sheet and $2 for each lot or unit designation. Redacting personal information: $5. A county recorder may not charge more than one recording fee for each instrument, regardless of whether the instrument bears multiple descriptive titles or includes one or more attachments. Copy fees are set by the county legislative body. Counties of the second through sixth class add $5 to each of these fees (Utah Code § 17-71-407(3)(b)), so most counties charge $45 per document; Salt Lake and Utah Counties charge $40.

Vault documents: $5 per page. Lined parcel plat, subdivision plat, or GIS plat: $5 per page. Ownership & description printout: $1 per page. Property owner mailing list: $3 per page (label sheet), $1 per page (plain paper). Data Services: $5 for 24-hour access (up to 150 data units); data unit packages from $300 (10,000 units) to $6,000 (200,000 units).

Paying the office

Data Services packages are paid exclusively online by credit/debit card.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide)

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Utah Code Title 17, Chapter 71, County Recorder · Salt Lake County Recorder – Recording Requirements & Fees (As of 10/29/2024) · Data Services | Salt Lake County Recorder · How to Transfer Property Title in Utah (title company guide)

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

StatewideFirst page: a space of 2-1/2 inches down and 4-1/2 inches across the upper right corner. Succeeding pages: a margin of one inch at the top.

StatewideEach document must be an original or certified copy, be in English or accompanied by an accurate English translation, contain a brief title, heading, or caption on the first page stating the nature of the document, contain the legal description of the property, be notarized with the notary stamp with the seal legible (unless otherwise provided by statute), and have original signatures. A county recorder may require the tax identification number of each parcel to be noted on the instrument. The paper, margin, ink, and single-sided standards apply only where a county recorder has given formal notice and published an effective date at least three months later.

Forms filed along with a transfer

• Water Rights Addendum Statewide Utah State Engineer
  May be submitted as an addendum to a deed executed on or after July 1, 2011, conveying fee simple title to land or title to water rights

Submitting documents

StatewideEach county accepts and provides for the electronic recording of instruments (beginning on or before January 1, 2022) and of plats (beginning on or before January 1, 2023).

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Utah Code Title 17, Chapter 71, County Recorder · Utah Code Title 57, Chapter 3, Recording of Documents · H.B. 211 Real Property Recording Amendments, 2026 enrolled copy · Requirements & Fees | Salt Lake County Recorder