Montana Quitclaim Deed

About the Golden Valley County Clerk & Recorder

Golden Valley County, one of Montana's smallest by population, is served from Ryegate, the county seat, with Lavina as its other incorporated town. With well under a thousand residents countywide, this is about as small-town as recording gets — expect a personal, unhurried process.

Cities and Communities Served

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

Incorporated towns: Ryegate (county seat) and Lavina.

Unincorporated communities: Barber, Belmont, and Franklin.

Office Details

Address: 107 Kemp Street, Ryegate, MT 59074

Phone: (406) 568-2231

Hours: Not listed on the county's website — call ahead to confirm current hours.

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

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

Good to know before you go: This office mails returned, recorded documents back via USPS only — no FedEx or UPS — worth knowing if you're mailing your deed in rather than filing in person.

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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 Ryegate? Montana allows remote online notarization — you can notarize your Golden Valley 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 Golden Valley County Clerk & Recorder's office; call the office 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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