Montana Quitclaim Deed

About the Deer Lodge County Clerk & Recorder

Deer Lodge County is unusual in that it's a consolidated city-county government centered entirely on Anaconda, its seat and only incorporated town, covering a compact 737 square miles in southwest Montana. That consolidation means recording here is a bit more streamlined than in counties juggling multiple town governments — one office, one clear point of contact.

Cities and Communities Served

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

Unincorporated communities: Galen, Georgetown, Opportunity, and Warm Springs.

Anaconda-Deer Lodge is a consolidated city-county government — Anaconda serves as both the city and the county seat under one unified local government, rather than a separately incorporated city sitting inside a traditional county structure. (Not to be confused with the city of Deer Lodge, which is the seat of neighboring Powell County, not this one.)

Office Details

Address: A-DLC Courthouse, 2nd Floor, 800 Main St, Anaconda, MT 59711

Phone: (406) 563-4060  |  Fax: (406) 563-4078

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 Deer Lodge-specific rate, and not a percentage of the property's value.

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