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Statewide recording fee moves to flat $43; Montezuma County to decide whether to waive $1 death‑certificate surcharge
Summary
Recorder staff told the Board of County Commissioners a new state law replaces page‑based recording fees with a flat $40 recording fee plus a $1 local surcharge and a $2 state surcharge (total $43). Death certificates will be recorded without the $40 base fee but may carry the $1 county surcharge unless commissioners waive it. The change takes
Recorder staff briefed the Board of County Commissioners on a state law change that standardizes recording fees across Colorado and takes effect July 1.
Under the new rule described by county recording staff, the state replaces the prior page‑based charge (previously $13 for the first page and $5 for each additional page) with a flat $40 recording fee for most documents, plus a $2 state surcharge and a $1 county surcharge. That yields a $43 total charge for recorded documents in most cases.…
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