Salt Lake County, Utah • Recorder deeds & property records guide • 2026
Salt Lake Recorder: Deeds, Property Records, Search, Fees & Office Information
The Salt Lake County Recorder is the official custodian of recorded property documents for Salt Lake County, Utah.
Use the Recorder for deeds, mortgages, liens, legal descriptions, subdivision plats, recorded document copies and parcel-history research.
If you only need a quick property lookup, start with the county’s free search. More detailed chain-of-title and document research is available through Recorder Data Services.
Start here
Salt Lake County Recorder Quick Facts
Salt Lake County’s elected Recorder.
Suite N1-600, Salt Lake City, UT 84190.
Main Recorder and Data Services contact.
Monday through Friday, except official holidays.
Additional legal descriptions over 10 cost $2 each.
Quick property-record search without a paid Data Services package.
Temporary access includes up to 150 data units.
County industry guidance says online searches reach March 1, 1941.
Salt Lake County says clear title is determined through a title search by a title company, attorney or qualified title researcher—not by the Recorder’s Office.
Office details
Salt Lake County Recorder Address, Phone, Email & Staff
Salt Lake County Recorder’s Office
Recorder: Rashelle Hobbs
2001 South State Street
Suite N1-600
Salt Lake City, UT 84190
Phone: 385-468-8145
Email: RecorderQ@saltlakecounty.gov
Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–5:00 PM
Open Recorder homepageUseful Recorder Contacts
Chief Deputy Recorder: Will Kocher
Phone: 385-468-8147
Outreach & Operations: Shykell Ledford
Phone: 385-468-8163
Subdivision Compliance: Leslie Thompson
Phone: 385-468-8174
- Choose Property Search – Data Services for recorded-property research.
- Choose Recording Requirements & Fees before filing a document.
- Use Document Request for copies or certified copies.
- Use Property Watch if you want recording alerts.
Visit planning
Google Map to the Salt Lake County Recorder
The Recorder is located in the Salt Lake County Government Center at 2001 South State Street.
Bring the parcel number or property address when possible. County staff specifically recommend including this information when contacting the office.
Property and deed search
How to Search Salt Lake County Recorder Records
Salt Lake County offers both a free public property search and paid Data Services for deeper record research.
The free search is the best starting point when you have an address or parcel number and only need a quick list of recorded documents.
Option 1: Free property search
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Open the free Recorder search.
No paid Data Services package is required for this basic search.
Open Free Property Search -
Read and accept the terms.
The county warns that information can be 24 hours old or older.
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Enter the address or parcel number.
Select the matching result from the auto-populated list.
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Review the recorded-document list.
Use the document references to decide whether deeper research or a copy is needed.
- Accept the Terms of Service.
- Start entering the property address or parcel number.
- Select the exact match from the drop-down list.
- Review the property and recorded-document results.
- Use Data Services if you need deeper history, document images or chain-of-title research.
Option 2: Recorder Data Services
Data Services provides owner-of-record information, parcel-number history, legal descriptions, recorded documents, tract index, chain of title, subdivision maps and plat maps.
Occasional users can purchase a $5 temporary account that lasts up to 24 hours or until 150 data units are used.
Open Recorder Data Services- Use Free Search if basic results are enough.
- Choose the $5 24-Hour Access option for short-term detailed research.
- Use a Data Unit package only when you need ongoing professional access.
- Keep your address or parcel number available before starting.
Record types
What Records Does the Salt Lake County Recorder Maintain?
Deeds: recorded instruments showing property ownership transfers.
Mortgages and trust deeds: recorded real-estate financing documents and related releases.
Liens and judgments: qualifying liens, judgments, assignments and releases.
Legal descriptions: parcel descriptions used to identify real property.
Subdivision and condominium plats: recorded maps and ownership layouts.
Parcel maps: county-created mapping information used in the property-tax system.
Mining records: recordable documents involving mining interests.
Historical land records: older records stored in the Recorder’s vault and continuing digitization project.
Salt Lake County says the Recorder has more than 14 million documents in custody. The office traces its property-recording function back to 1850.
Recording workflow
How to Record a Deed or Property Document in Salt Lake County
Documents must satisfy Utah recording law and Salt Lake County formatting and content requirements before the Recorder can accept them.
The Recorder checks recordability but does not decide whether the document accomplishes your legal goal.
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Prepare the original or qualifying electronic document.
The document must satisfy Utah requirements for recordable instruments.
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Add a clear document title or caption.
The first page must identify the nature of the instrument.
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Include the Salt Lake County legal description.
A parcel or serial number does not replace the legal description.
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Check grantor, signature and notary information.
The county identifies mismatched names, signatures and acknowledgments as common rejection problems.
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Include the grantee mailing address.
This is one of the county’s listed document-content requirements.
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Pay the correct recording fee.
The standard flat recording fee is currently $40 unless another statutory fee applies.
Basic document formatting checklist
Paper size: 8½ × 11-inch white paper.
First-page stamp area: leave 2½ inches down by 4½ inches across in the upper-right corner.
Later-page top margin: one inch.
Side and bottom margins: one inch after the first page.
Printing: one side of the paper only.
Ink: black and sufficiently legible for certified copies.
Language: English or accompanied by an accurate English translation.
- Review the formatting requirements first.
- Compare your deed with the content-requirement list.
- Confirm the legal description is in Salt Lake County.
- Check the grantor name, signature and notary acknowledgment for consistency.
- Calculate the correct recording fee before submitting.
If you are adding a spouse, removing an owner, transferring into a trust, handling an estate or correcting title, consider a Utah real-estate attorney or title company before recording a new deed.
Current county schedule
Salt Lake County Recorder Fees
Flat fee per recording.
Applies to legal descriptions over the first 10.
Plus $2 per lot or unit.
Printed or electronic-file copy.
Historical or vault document copy.
Certification fee plus document pages.
Ownership and description printout.
Lined parcel, subdivision or GIS plat.
- Scroll to Document Recording Fees.
- Check whether more than 10 legal descriptions are included.
- Use the separate map fee for subdivision or condominium maps.
- Review the copy-fee section if you only need an existing document.
Copies & certification
How to Order a Salt Lake County Deed or Certified Copy
Salt Lake County provides an online request process for recorded-document copies and certified copies.
The county says incomplete document information can prevent the order from being processed, so identify the document as precisely as possible.
Regular document copy
Fee: $2 per page.
Use this when official certification is not required.
Certified document copy
Fee: $5 certification + $2 per page.
Each certified copy receives a unique identification number.
- Identify the document you need.
- Enter the requested recording information.
- Select Certified only if certification is required.
- Review your request carefully before submitting.
- Wait for the Recorder’s email that your order is ready.
Free property protection
Salt Lake County Property Watch
Property Watch is a free Salt Lake County service that can notify an owner when a new document is recorded and attached to the property.
Alerts can be delivered by email, and the county also supports adding a mobile number for text-message notifications.
Alert includes: parcel number, recorded entry number, document type and recorded date.
Cost: free for Salt Lake County residents.
Purpose: early awareness of new recorded activity that could indicate title or deed fraud.
Limitation: it does not stop a document from being recorded and does not prove fraud.
- Enter your property address.
- Select the correct address from the drop-down list.
- Complete the registration information.
- Choose available email or mobile alert options.
- Keep the alert email if unfamiliar activity appears.
Local homeowner issue
What Happens When a Property Owner Dies?
Salt Lake County publishes a Recorder-specific guide for property owners dealing with the death of an owner.
The correct path depends on how title was held and whether probate is required.
Joint tenants: the county guide directs users toward the death-certificate and affidavit process.
Sole ownership or tenants in common: probate may need to be completed first.
Death certificate: an original death certificate may be needed with the appropriate affidavit.
Legal help: the county expressly recommends consulting a legal professional or title company for assistance.
- Identify whether ownership was joint tenancy or another form.
- Check whether probate is required.
- Gather the original death certificate.
- Review the affidavit step.
- Use legal or title-company help if ownership is not straightforward.
Historical land records
How Far Back Do Salt Lake County Recorder Records Go?
The Recorder’s Office traces its property-record collection to 1850.
Current industry guidance says online searches can reach Book 262, Page 1, Entry 899028, recorded March 1, 1941.
The office is continuing a digitization project with the goal of making the older vault collection back to 1850 digitally searchable.
Use Data Services for records from the online coverage period. For an older deed or unavailable image, contact Recorder Document Requests or ask whether the record remains in the vault collection.
Unique local service
Historic Discriminatory Covenants & Restrictive Covenant Amendments
Some older Salt Lake County subdivision covenants contain discriminatory language that is no longer enforceable.
The Recorder provides information for researching these covenants and a process for recording a Restrictive Covenant Amendment under Utah law.
County research: several subdivisions with known historic racial covenants are listed online.
Unlisted subdivision: residents can ask Property Watch staff to check an address or parcel for a covenant.
Amendment: the county provides a template for residents who want to formally renounce the discriminatory restriction.
Notarization: the completed amendment must be signed and notarized before recording.
Office decoder
Recorder vs. Assessor vs. Treasurer vs. Auditor
Recorder — Rashelle Hobbs
Recorded ownership documents, deeds, legal descriptions, plats and property-record history.
Phone: 385-468-8145
Assessor — Chris Stavros
Market value, property characteristics and assessment records.
Phone: 385-468-8000
Treasurer — Sheila Srivastava, CPA
Annual property-tax billing and collection.
Phone: 385-468-8300
Auditor — Chris Harding
Property-tax rates, Notices of Valuation and county financial oversight.
Phone: 385-468-7200
Need the deed → Recorder. Need the current value → Assessor. Need to pay property tax → Treasurer. Need valuation-notice or tax-rate information → Auditor.
Decision path
What Should You Do Next?
You need your deed → start with the free property search, then order a document copy if needed.
You need a chain of title → use Data Services or a professional title search.
You need a certified deed → use the Recorder Document Request process.
You are recording a deed → review formatting, content and fee requirements before submitting.
You want deed-fraud alerts → register for free Property Watch.
An owner died → review the county’s death-of-owner guide and get legal help if probate or title is unclear.
You need a parcel map → use the Recorder’s interactive parcel-map resources.
You need clear-title confirmation → use a title company, attorney or qualified title researcher.
Avoid delays
Common Salt Lake County Recorder Mistakes
Using a parcel number instead of a legal description: the tax serial number does not replace the required legal description.
Missing grantee address: Salt Lake County lists this as a common recording problem.
Name mismatch: grantor name, signature and notary acknowledgment should be consistent.
Incorrect fee: recording fees are expected in advance.
Bad margins: inadequate space for the Recorder’s stamp can make a document noncompliant.
Illegible document: documents must be clear enough to create certified copies.
Assuming web data is real-time: the public search warns that information may be 24 hours old or older.
Assuming the Recorder guarantees clear title: title determination requires a title search.
Important notice
Independent Information, Legal Caution & Public-Records Notice
This page is an independent informational guide. It is not the official website of Salt Lake County or the Salt Lake County Recorder.
This guide is not legal advice, title advice, a title report or a determination of ownership.
Recorder indexes and parcel data can help locate documents, but recorded instruments should be reviewed directly when legal rights matter.
Do not use property-record information for employment screening, tenant screening, credit decisions, insurance underwriting or another FCRA-regulated purpose.
This website is not a Consumer Reporting Agency.
Fast answers
Salt Lake County Recorder FAQs
Where is the Salt Lake County Recorder’s Office?
The Recorder is at 2001 South State Street, Suite N1-600, Salt Lake City, Utah 84190.
Who is the Salt Lake County Recorder?
Rashelle Hobbs is the elected Salt Lake County Recorder.
How do I search Salt Lake County deeds online?
Start with the Recorder’s free property search using an address or parcel number. Use paid Data Services when you need detailed recorded documents, parcel history, tract index or chain-of-title research.
How much does Salt Lake County charge to record a deed?
The standard Recorder fee is $40 per recording. Additional legal descriptions over 10 cost $2 each.
How much is a certified deed copy?
The Recorder’s current schedule lists a $5 certification fee plus $2 per page.
How far back can I search Salt Lake County records online?
The Recorder says online searches currently reach Book 262, Page 1, Entry 899028, recorded March 1, 1941. The office is continuing to digitize older vault records back to 1850.
Can the Recorder tell me whether my title is clear?
No. Salt Lake County says clear title is determined by a title search performed by a title company, attorney or qualified title researcher.
What is Salt Lake County Property Watch?
Property Watch is a free service that sends an email or text alert when a new recorded document is attached to a registered property.
What should I do when a property owner dies?
The Recorder provides a local guide. The correct process depends on how title was held and whether probate is required, so legal or title-company assistance may be appropriate.
Does the Salt Lake County Recorder provide electronic recording?
Salt Lake County accepts electronic documents that comply with Utah’s electronic-recording laws and the Recorder’s electronic recording standards. Professional submitters should confirm current setup requirements with the Recorder.
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