Hot Springs County Recorder

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

As per Wyoming Statute 18-3-402 (XVI), effective July 1, 2013:

To record the first page of a document, the fee is $12. Each additional page is $3.

For an instrument with more than 5 grantors or grantees of a different surname, a $1 fee will apply to each additional name.

For each section, lot, block, or tract in excess of 10, a $1 fee will apply to each additional description.

For any instrument containing more than 2 real estate descriptions by book and page, there is a $2 fee for each additional reference.

Documents submitted for recording should be presented on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper. Printing should be in black ink and can be single or double-sided. Pages with double-sided printing will be charged as two pages when recording fees are assessed.

A conveyance of land or of an estate or any interest in land can be made by instrument, executed and acknowledged by the party from whom the estate is intended to pass.

The execution of deeds, mortgages, or other conveyances of lands or interest in lands, should be acknowledged by the party executing it, before any notarial officer.

The first page of an instrument should have a blank 3-inch top margin. A title should be provided after the blank margin.

A certificate of the acknowledgement of any deed, mortgage, or other conveyance of land or interest in land, or proof of the execution thereof before a notarial officer, will entitle the instrument to be recorded in the office of the county clerk in the county where the land is situated.

A document will not be recorded until the grantee's address is furnished to the county clerk.

Documents should have original signatures or should be properly certified and authenticated.

Statement of Consideration

When a deed or other instrument transferring legal or equitable title to real property is presented to a county clerk for recording, it must be accompanied by a statement under oath by the grantee or his agent disclosing the name of the grantor and grantee, the date of the transfer, the date of the sale, a legal description of the real property transferred, the actual full amount paid or to be paid for the property, terms of sale, and an estimate of the value of any non-real property included in the sale.

No instrument evidencing a transfer of real property may be accepted for recording until the sworn statement is received by the county clerk. The statement is not part of the public record.