Douglas County, Colorado Recording Fees
Recording a deed in Douglas County costs about $43 and a mortgage about $43 (flat $43.00 per document, regardless of page count), per the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder's fee schedule, effective 2025-07-01. Colorado's recording fee statute (C.R.S. 30-1-103, as amended by HB24-1269) went flat statewide effective July 1, 2025: a uniform $40.00 base fee per document, plus a $3.00 statewide surcharge ($2.00 Electronic Recording Technology Board fee plus $1.00 Clerk and Recorder technology fee), for $43.00 total per document (deed or mortgage alike), regardless of page count. This applies identically in every Colorado county, including Douglas. Douglas County's flat-fee schedule is effective 7/1/2025.
Fee schedule
| Item | Fee |
|---|---|
| Deed, first page | $43 |
| Deed, each additional page | $0 |
| Mortgage, first page | $43 |
| Mortgage, each additional page | $0 |
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County transfer tax
Colorado's TABOR amendment bars any new local real estate transfer tax. Only a small handful of mountain resort towns with a transfer tax that predates TABOR (Aspen, Vail, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Telluride, Snowmass Village, Frisco, Gunnison, Avon, Winter Park, Ophir) are grandfathered, and none of them sit in Douglas County. Douglas County pays only the statewide Documentary Fee ($0.01 per $100). Colorado transfer tax →
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to record a deed in Douglas County?
$43 for the first page, about $43 for a typical deed, per the Douglas County Clerk and Recorder's fee schedule.
And the mortgage?
$43 for the first page, about $43 for a typical mortgage or deed of trust. The buyer pays this at closing.
Sources
Figures are computed from the documents above and rounded to the dollar. All sources.
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Fees as published by the recorder; e-recording and courier charges may apply. General information, not legal advice.
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