Niobrara County Recorder Information

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

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

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.

Acknowledgments are $2.

If an instrument has more than 5 grantors or grantees of a different surname, the fee is $1 per each additional name.

For each section, block, lot, or tract description in excess of 10, the fee is $1 per additional description.

For an instrument that contains more than two real estate descriptions by book and page only, the fee is $2 per each additional description.

Recording fees must be paid in advance.

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

- If a document is legible but not sufficiently clear enough to produce a readable copy, the clerk may require the person to substitute a clear original or legible true copy of the original document. The county clerk may prepare a true copy by handwriting or typewriting and attach the same to the original as part of the document. The county clerk shall charge a fee of $0.50 per 100 words for preparing a true copy.

- White paper measuring at least 8.5x11 inches or 8.5x14 inches should be used. To ensure legibility, black ink with a font size of at least 12 point is suggested.
- Upon recording, the county clerk will stamp recording information on the first page. A margin of at least 3 inches should provide enough space.

- The execution of deeds, mortgages, or other conveyances of lands or interests in lands shall be acknowledged by the party executing the same, before any notarial officer.

- The grantor and grantee must be named in the instrument, along with a title and a date. The county clerk will not record a document until the grantee's address is furnished.

- The amount of consideration should be listed in the document.

- A legal description of the real property being conveyed is required. If a map delineating the land has been previously recorded, the deed may make reference to the recorded map.

STATEMENT OF CONSIDERATION

Wyoming Statute 34-1-142 requires a Statement of Consideration to be completed whenever a deed, contract, or other document transferring legal title to real estate is recorded. This statement should disclose the name of the grantor and grantee, the date of transfer, date of sale, a legal description of the 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. This is a confidential tax form and is not a matter of public record.

For a list of exemptions, refer to Wyoming State Statute 34-1-142.