Summit County Recorder Information

Land records in Summit County are recorded by the County Recorder. The office is held by Gregory Wolbach.

Plats can be found using the Onbase search online. Military discharges are recorded and certified copies provided at no charge. The office acts as the depository for survey plats filed with the county surveyor.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Utah Code Title 17, Chapter 71, County Recorder · Summit County Directory - Recorder · Summit County Recorder FAQs

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

Other charges

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.

Plat of subdivision or condominium: $55.00 per sheet, plus $2.00 for each unit, lot, or parcel. Redacting personal information (limited to signature, first five digits of a social security number, and month and day of birth date) under Utah Code 17-71-406: $10.00. Filing a record of survey map under Utah Code 17-73-103: $40.00 per page. Copy fees: plats 18x18 $3.00; plats 24x36 $5.00; plats 24x36 color $8.00; plats larger than 24x36 $8.00; 8-1/2x11 color $1.00; 11x17 $1.00; copies transmitted by mail $2.00. Certifying acknowledgments, including seal: $5.00 for one name, plus $2.00 for each additional name.

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 · Summit County Utah Recorder / Surveyor Fees · 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.

The recording stamp requires a space 2.5 inches down and 4.5 inches across on the upper right corner of the first page, and a margin of 1 inch at the bottom of each successive page.

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 · Summit County Utah Recorder / Surveyor Services