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The first Yellowstone County Clerk & Recorder took office on February 2, 1883. Currently the office records an average of about 200 documents per day.

NOTICE OF RECORDING FEE INCREASE

Effective October 1, 2025, County Clerk and Recorder fees will increase throughout the State of Montana. The fee to record a document will increase from $8.00 per page to $20.00 for the first page and $10.00 for each subsequent page. The additional non-standard fee for recording a document which does not meet the document standard requirements set forth in MCA 7-4-2639 will remain at $10.00 per document. The fee for documents that are subject to filing per Montana statute, not recording, will remain at $5.00 for each document.

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  • Fees for recording documents are $8.00 per page for standard documents.
  • For non-standard document fees, see the Standards and Fee Schedule document.
  • UCC lien filing is $7.00
  • Construction Lien filing is $5.00
  • Filing fees for Subdivision Plats, Certificates of Surveys and Amended Certificates of Surveys are $25.00 plus $0.50 for each lot in the subdivision up to and including 100, then $0.25 per lot for each lot in excess of 100.
  • Copies of documents are $0.50 for the first page plus $0.25 for each successive page of the same document.
  • Certified copies of recorded documents are $2.00 certification fee plus copy fees.
  • Certified Birth Records are $8.00 (available to immediate family only).
  • Certified Copies of Death Certificates are $7.00 each.
  • Informational copies of Death Certificates over 30 years old are available for $1.00.