Montana Quitclaim Deed

About the Sheridan County Clerk & Recorder

Sheridan County, up on the Hi-Line near the North Dakota and Saskatchewan borders, is served from Plentywood, the county seat, along with Medicine Lake, Westby, and Outlook. It's a small, rural office — a quick call ahead before the drive is generally a good idea.

Cities and Communities Served

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

Incorporated city: Plentywood (county seat).

Incorporated towns: Medicine Lake, Outlook, and Westby.

Unincorporated communities: Antelope, Homestead, Redstone, Reserve, Comertown, and Raymond.

A small, sparsely documented portion of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation extends into Sheridan County, though no specific community here is confirmed to sit on that trust land.

Office Details

Address: 100 West Laurel Avenue, Plentywood, MT 59254

Phone: (406) 765-3403  |  Fax: (406) 765-2609

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

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

Local note: Sheridan County's document standards specify that any highlighting on a document makes it non-conforming for recording.

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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 Plentywood? Montana allows remote online notarization — you can notarize your Sheridan 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 Sheridan 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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