Why People File a Quitclaim Deed in Clear Creek County
Just Got Married
Some of the simplest filings we see are newly married couples adding a spouse's name to a deed that predates the marriage.
Going Through a Divorce
Property settlements from a divorce usually still need one more filing — a quitclaim deed to match the title to who actually kept the house.
Inherited Property
Inherited a share of a family property? A quitclaim deed is often used to clean up or formalize how the title is held among heirs.
Gifting to Family
Plenty of parents use a quitclaim deed to add a child to the title outright, as a gift rather than a sale.
About the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder
Clear Creek County was one of Colorado's original seventeen counties, created by the territorial legislature in 1861 after prospector George A. Jackson found the first substantial placer gold discovery in Colorado at the site of present-day Idaho Springs in January 1859. Idaho Springs served as the first county seat before the honor moved to Georgetown in 1867, following major silver lode discoveries there. Six historic mining districts in the county — Alice, Empire, Idaho Springs, Freeland-Lamartine, Georgetown-Silver Plume, and Argentine — each produced more than 10,000 ounces of gold in their day.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Clear Creek County, this is the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Georgetown (county seat), Idaho Springs, Empire, Silver Plume.
Unincorporated communities: Downieville-Lawson-Dumont.
Office Details
Address: 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, CO 80444
Phone: 303-679-2339
Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 AM - 4:00 PM
Recording Fee: a flat, statewide per-document recording fee set by state statute (which includes a small technology/records-modernization surcharge), plus a separate documentary fee calculated as a small percentage of the property's sale price on deeds transferring real estate for value
E-recording: Yes — Clear Creek County is a live jurisdiction for Simplifile e-recording, and the county also runs its own online recorder portal for document access.
Good to know before you go: Recording and marriage-license counter service closes at 3:00 PM, a full hour before the office's general 4:00 PM closing time — documents brought in after 3:00 PM are recorded the following business day rather than same-day.
How to File a Document
- Sign in Front of a Notary: Colorado requires the grantor's signature to be acknowledged before a notary public before the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder will accept a deed for recording. No witnesses are required beyond the notary, and the grantee doesn't need to sign at all -- just the person giving up their interest in the property.
- Attach a Full Legal Description, Not Just an Address: A street address alone won't satisfy Colorado's requirements -- the deed needs the property's actual legal description (a metes-and-bounds description, a government survey reference, or a platted lot and block, depending on how the parcel was originally surveyed). You can usually copy this directly from the deed that transferred the property to you.
- Complete a Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000): Colorado requires a separate Real Property Transfer Declaration (TD-1000) to accompany most deeds when they're filed, signed by the buyer or seller. It's a distinct form with its own signature, not a box you check on the deed -- the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder can provide the current version and confirm whether your situation qualifies for an exemption.
- Consider Online Notarization if an In-Person Visit Is Hard: Colorado has permitted remote online notarization since Senate Bill 20-096 took effect on December 31, 2020 (C.R.S. § 24-21-514.5) -- so if getting to a notary's office in person is inconvenient, a signer may be able to complete the acknowledgment over live video with a Colorado-commissioned online notary instead.
- Record with the County Clerk and Recorder: Bring, mail, or (where the county supports it) e-file the signed, notarized deed and its Transfer Declaration with the Clear Creek County Clerk and Recorder for the county where the property sits. Colorado's recording fee is set by state statute -- a flat rate per document -- and on top of that, Colorado charges a documentary fee calculated as a small percentage of the sale price, separate from the flat recording fee.
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Other Counties in Colorado
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