Montana Quitclaim Deed

About the Beaverhead County Clerk & Recorder

At roughly 5,543 square miles, Beaverhead County is the largest county in Montana by land area — bigger than the state of Connecticut — stretching across mountains, ranch land, and river valleys in the state's southwest corner. Dillon is the county seat, with the small town of Lima rounding out the county's incorporated towns. Properties out here are often large, irregularly shaped ranch parcels rather than standard city lots, so getting the legal description exactly right matters even more than usual — a metes-and-bounds description that's slightly off is a common reason deeds get sent back here.

Cities and Communities Served

Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Beaverhead County, this is the Clerk & Recorder’s office that will accept the deed. That includes:

Incorporated city: Dillon (county seat).

Incorporated towns: Lima.

Unincorporated communities: Argenta, Dell, Dewey, Glen, Grant, Jackson, Lakeview, Maverick Mountain, Wisdom, Wise River, Apex, Barretts, Bond, Elkhorn Hot Springs, Monida, Polaris, and Red Rock.

Office Details

Address: 2 South Pacific Street, Suite 3, Dillon, MT 59725

Phone: (406) 683-3720  |  Fax: (406) 683-3781

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Recording Fee: A flat statewide fee set by Montana law (MCA § 7-4-2637) — not a Beaverhead-specific rate, and not a percentage of the property's value.

No additional county fees beyond the statewide rate were found for Beaverhead County.

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How to File a Document

  1. Prepare Your Document: Make sure your deed meets Montana's formatting and content requirements before you file.
  2. Get It Notarized: Have the document signed in front of a Montana notary public or other authorized official. No notary nearby in Dillon? Montana allows remote online notarization — you can notarize your Beaverhead County deed online instead.
  3. Complete a Realty Transfer Certificate: Montana law requires a completed Realty Transfer Certificate (Form RTC) to accompany every deed submitted for recording — even transfers that don't require disclosing the sale price still need the form filed.
  4. Record It: You can file in person at the Beaverhead County Clerk & Recorder's office; call ahead to confirm whether mail-in filing is accepted.
  5. Pay the Recording Fee: A flat statewide rate for the first page, with a lower rate for each additional page.
  6. Keep Your Receipt: Your recorded document (or a certified copy) is your proof of filing.

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