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La Plata County Recorder Office

The La Plata County Clerk and Recorder page names Tiffany Lee as County Clerk. The office is at 679 Turner Drive, Suite C, Durango, CO 81303. Phone blocks are Recording 970-382-6280, Motor Vehicle 970-382-7075, Elections 970-382-6296, and the marriage page gives Recording Division contact 970-382-6281. Office hours are Monday 7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Tuesday 7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Wednesday 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Thursday 7:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Friday closed.

The office mission covers elections, vehicle registrations, and recording services for residents, businesses, and interested parties. For record custody, the distinction is direct: the County Clerk and Recorder handles recorded documents and marriage/civil-union licensing. The Clerk of Court handles court case files, certified divorce decrees, probate case files, criminal files, dockets, and state traffic court records.

The county's Clerk and Recorder office page identifies Tiffany Lee and lists the local recording, motor vehicle, and elections contacts.

Those office details belong on the County Clerk and Recorder page, not the court Clerk of Court page.

La Plata County Recorded Documents

Recorded documents are permanent public records kept by the County Clerk and Recorder. The research identifies deeds, deeds of trust, releases, assignments, notices of trustee sale, mechanic's liens, plats, and other official recorded documents. Accepted documents are processed, imaged into permanent public records, and originals are mailed back to the name and address on the first page after recording, usually about 2-3 business days after recording.

Recording channels include 24-hour dropbox or mail, e-recording vendors, and in-person service. The office cannot record documents received by email. When recording by mail, payment should be by check or money order payable to La Plata County Clerk and mailed with the document to 679 Turner Drive Ste C, Durango, CO 81303. Rejected documents and payment are returned unrecorded with an explanation.

The county's recording page explains the HB24-1269 fee update, copy channels, and iDoc Market search links.

The recording page is the right source for document recording, while court pleadings stay with the court clerk.

Search La Plata County iDoc Market

La Plata County recorded documents are available through iDoc Market. County instructions split searches by era: Alpha Index Searching Tips for documents recorded between 1874 and 1989, and Public Documents Searching Tips for public documents from 1989 to present. The county does not publish the full vendor field list in the captured research, so searchers should follow the iDoc Market prompts and the county's era-specific tips.

Not every recorder-related record is online. The county states that military discharges, marriage licenses, and civil-union licenses are not available online. Certified marriage license copies should be requested directly from the County Clerk and Recorder. If the record is a divorce decree, probate order, criminal case order, or traffic court case, it is not an iDoc Market record.

The linked iDoc Market vendor search is the online route for many La Plata County recorded documents.

Use iDoc Market for recorded documents, then contact the clerk directly when the county says the record is not online.

La Plata County Recording Fees

HB24-1269 changed Colorado document filing fees effective July 1, 2025. La Plata County states that recorded documents are charged a flat fee per document regardless of page count, with an additional state documentary fee when property is conveyed. Death records and DD214 documents are exempt from recording fees, and UCC filing fees do not change under the note captured in the research.

Request La Plata County Recorder Copies

For copies of recorded documents, the county lists online searches at iDoc Market, 24-hour dropbox or mail at 679 Turner Dr. Ste C, Durango, phone contact, email recording@lpcgov.org, and in-person service. Mailed copy requests should include the handling fee, page payment, and a self-addressed envelope. Providing names, recording date, reception number, book and page if known, and document type will help the staff locate the record.

1. Search iDoc Market first if the record is a recorded document and likely within the searchable eras.
2. If a copy is needed by mail, write the document details and include payment plus a self-addressed envelope.
3. Use the 24-hour dropbox, mail, phone, email, or in-person service for copy questions.
4. Do not email documents for recording because the office cannot record emailed documents.
5. For certified court orders, divorce decrees, probate letters, or criminal files, contact the Clerk of Court instead.

The Clerk and Recorder contact page provides the office contact route and public-records notice for county clerk matters.

That contact route is distinct from the Judicial Branch clerk email used for court case copies.

La Plata County Marriage Licenses

The County Clerk and Recorder issues marriage and civil-union licenses. Applicants complete the online application before booking an appointment, then both parties appear in person with valid IDs and the fee. The license may be used immediately within Colorado and is valid for 35 days from issue. Certified copies can be purchased at the time of license issuance.

Marriage licenses and civil-union licenses are not available through iDoc Market. For a certified copy, contact the County Clerk and Recorder. For divorce decrees and domestic relations court files, use the Clerk of Court because divorce is a District Court matter. This boundary is especially important for people who need proof for name changes, benefits, property transactions, or court filings.

La Plata County Recorder Request Fields

The county research captured a few form and search fields rather than a complete public copy-request form. The iDoc Market field list is vendor controlled, the marriage application runs through Microsoft Forms, and the county contact form includes fields that may be public under CORA.