Montana Quitclaim Deed

About the Blaine County Clerk & Recorder

Blaine County's Clerk & Recorder serves Chinook, the county seat, along with Harlem and the ranch and farm country between them along the Hi-Line in north-central Montana. With under 7,000 residents spread across more than 4,000 square miles, this isn't a high-volume office — it's the kind of place where a little advance planning (a quick call before you drive in) goes a long way.

Cities and Communities Served

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

Incorporated cities: Chinook (county seat) and Harlem.

Unincorporated communities: Hogeland, Zurich, Cleveland, Lloyd, Lohman, North Fork, Rattlesnake, and Savoy.

The Fort Belknap Indian Reservation covers the southeastern part of the county — Fort Belknap Agency, Hays, and Lodge Pole are its population centers and aren’t included above, since tribal trust land follows separate property-conveyance rules. A handful of unincorporated communities named “Colony” (Hartland Colony, North Harlem Colony, Turner Colony) are private Hutterite farming communities, not tribal land.

Office Details

Address: 420 Ohio St N, Chinook, MT 59523

Phone: (406) 357-3240  |  Fax: (406) 357-2199

Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

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

No additional county fees beyond the statewide rate were found for Blaine 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 Chinook? Montana allows remote online notarization — you can notarize your Blaine 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 Blaine 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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