Hot Springs County Recorder Information

Office locations, recording fees, and document requirements in Wyoming

Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Hot Springs County Clerk
415 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, Wyoming 82443
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
(307)-864-3515 fax (307)-864-3333
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

About the Hot Springs County County Clerk

Land records in Hot Springs County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Becky Kersten.

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Wyoming Statutes Title 34 (Wyoming Legislature) · County Clerk - Hot Springs County Wyoming

Recording Fees

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All documents$12.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (any instrument)

Other charges

Additional names indexed$1.00 each beyond the 5 included (each additional name beyond five grantors or grantees of a different surname, or five claim names)
Additional references or marginal notations$2.00 each beyond the 2 included (each additional real estate description by book and page only)
Copies, per page$0.25
Certification$5.00

Fee schedule effective July 1, 2013.

StatewideAdditional recording charge for each section (including quarter and quarter-quarter, if applicable), block, lot or tract description in excess of ten (10): $1.00. Plats filed (including cemeteries and amended plats): $75.00. Military discharge and separation papers (first recording): no charge. No individual, corporation or governmental entity is exempt from payment of fees in advance. A county clerk may charge a reasonable fee for a copy or a reproduction of a public record, but the fee shall not exceed the actual cost of duplication of the record.

Survey Map (Per WS 33-29-139): $50.00. Notary Certificate: $12.00. Corner recordation or certificate: $5.00.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide)

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Enterprise Technology Services - Wyo. Stat. 18-3-402 · Two bills pass revenue committee - The Sheridan Press · Hot Springs County Clerk's Office Fees Schedule

Document Requirements

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Grantee address requiredYes (statewide, W.S. 34-1-119(a))

Allow space on the first page of the document for the recording information.

StatewideOnly instruments which are the originally signed documents, including electronic documents recorded pursuant to the Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act, or properly certified or authenticated copies thereof may be properly recorded. The county clerk shall require any person presenting a document for recording which is legible but not sufficiently clear to produce a readable copy to substitute a clear original or legible true copy of the original document. Execution of deeds, mortgages or other conveyances of lands shall be acknowledged before any notarial officer.

Forms filed along with a transfer

  • Statement of Consideration Statewide County Clerk (form prescribed by State Board of Equalization rules)
    When a deed, contract or other document transferring legal or equitable title to real property is presented to a county clerk for recording

Submitting documents

Stamped, self-addressed return envelopeRequired

Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Wyoming Statutes Title 34 (Wyoming Legislature) · Wyoming Statutes § 34-1-142 | FindLaw · Hot Springs County Clerk's Office Fees Schedule

Deeds.com Resources & Services

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How to Get a Copy of Your Deed

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Deeds.com eRecording

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Recorder Office

Contact the recorder's office directly for its records, copies, and recording requirements.

Hot Springs County Clerk
415 Arapahoe Street, Thermopolis, Wyoming 82443
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm
(307)-864-3515 fax (307)-864-3333
Checked September 2026 against the office's own page.

Supplemental Document Resources

Recording-related forms and instructions for reference. Confirm which documents apply with the recorder's office.

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