Montana Quitclaim Deed

About the Sanders County Clerk & Recorder

Sanders County covers Thompson Falls, the county seat, along with Plains and Hot Springs, along the Clark Fork River in the forested northwest corner of Montana. It's a modest-sized office in a beautiful, mountainous stretch of the state — straightforward and unhurried to work with.

Cities and Communities Served

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

Incorporated city: Thompson Falls (county seat).

Incorporated towns: Plains and Hot Springs.

Unincorporated communities: Noxon, Paradise, Trout Creek, Heron, Camas Prairie, and White Pine.

Part of the Flathead Indian Reservation covers eastern Sanders County — Lonepine, Sčilíp (formerly Dixon), Camas, and the town of Hot Springs itself sit on or by that reservation land, while Thompson Falls, Plains, Paradise, Trout Creek, and Noxon (the county's main incorporated places along the Clark Fork River) are outside it.

Office Details

Address: 1111 W Main Street, Thompson Falls, MT 59873

Phone: (406) 827-6922

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

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