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What does the Recorder do?
- Record, Store and retrieve land documents in the public record.
- Assist the public in locating real property parcels on ownership plats.
- Assist the public in locating records.
- Sell copies of documents and plats to the public.
- Provide certified copies of documents for a fee. These may be recorded in the office of any other County Recorder in the State. (Utah Code 17-21-4, 57-3-4).
What We Don't Do.
- Prepare legal Documents.
- Interpret legal documents.
- Provide engineering services for the public.
- Give legal advice
- Perform title searches for the public.
About the Recorder.
The duties of the County Recorder are outlined in the Utah State Code. Documents pertaining to real estate such as deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, etc are recorded and indexed for public access. Ownership plats are also maintained by the Recorder’s Office. Plats identify ownership, acreage, parcel address, taxing units and owners address. This information is used in the assessing and collecting for property taxes.
Hours and Contact:
Debra P. Zirbes
Juab County Recorder
160 N Main Street, Office #110
Nephi, Utah 84648
Phone: 435-623-3430
Hours: Monday-Thursday 7AM-6PM
CLOSED: Friday-Sunday and the following holiday’s below.
2026 Holiday Schedule:
- Jan 1 – New Years Day
- Jan 19 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
- Feb 16 – President’s Day
- May 25 – Memorial Day
- Jun 15 – Juneteenth Day
- Jul 2 – Independence Day
- Jul 23 – Pioneer Day
- Sep 7 – Labor Day
- Oct 12 – Columbus Day
- Nov 11 – Veterans Day
- Nov 26 – Thanksgiving Day
- Dec 24 – Christmas Day
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Helpful Recorder Information:
Recorder’s Office Fees:
Effective May 6, 2026
Utah Code Annotated 1953, Title 17-21-18.5, 20
Recording Fees
Per Document …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $45.00
Additional fee for every legal description over 10 …………………………………………………………………… $2.00
(Descriptions include metes and bounds, water right numbers, mining claims, lots, units, rights of way, exceptions, etc.)
Subdivision or any other plat or map
Each sheet (24 X 36” standard)……………………………………………………………………………………………………..$55.00
Each lot or unit designation…………………………………..………………………………………………………………….………$2.00
Review Fees
Subdivision/Annexation (up to 3 reviews)……………………………………………………………………………….$300.00
Subdivision/Annexation (up to 6 reviews)……………………………………………………….………..…………….$600.00
Subdivision/Annexation (up to 9 reviews)………………………………………………………….……………………$900.00
Miscellaneous
Certificate under seal (certified copy plus $1.00 per page copy fee) ………………………………….. $ 5.00
Copies of record per page …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. $1.00
Copies of ownership plats (18 X 18”) or smaller per sheet ……………………………………………………… $2.00
Copies of subdivision plats, survey maps and plats (24 X 36”) per sheet…………………………….. $4.00
Copies of ledger-size maps and plats, subdivisions, surveys, etc……………………………………………. $1.00
Email of copies of record flat fee per document……………………………………………………………………… $10.00
Email of ownership plats and maps, etc. flat fee, each ………………………………………………………….. $10.00
Copies of property record card, each……………………………………………………………………………………………. $1.00
Return mail fee for unrecorded documents, minimum. ………………………………………………………….. $2.00
Return check fee. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. $20.00
Web Fees
Day use…………………………………………………….……………………………………………………..…..….……………………………$10.00
Monthly………………..…………………………………..………………………………………………….….………………………………..$100.00
Yearly………………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….……….$1,000.00
Credit Card Fees
Credit card company fee (2.5% or minimum of) ………………………………………………………………………. $1.50
Standards Review Appeal Application
Application fee…………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..……….………….…$300.00
Personal Information Redaction Application……………………………………..………………………………..………$10.00
Data Sharing between Municipalities per subdivision lot………………………………….….…..…………….$40.00
Surveyor Fees:
Effective January 20, 2026
Utah Code Annotated 1953, Title 17-21-18.5, 20
Review Fees
Subdivisions/Annexations (for up to 3 reviews……………………………………………….……………………………$300.00
Subdivisions/Annexations (for up to 6 reviews)………………………………………………………………..………….$600.00
Subdivisions/Annexations (for up to 9 reviews)……………………………………………………………………………$900.00
Recording Fees
Survey Filing Fee per sheet……………………………………………………………………………..……………..…………….……..$40.00
Utah Code (17-23-17)
Miscellaneous Fees
Copies of recorded survey…………………………………………………………………………………………………..……..…………..$4.00
Copies of Subdivision plats, Survey maps and plats (24”X 36”) per sheet……………………..…….……..$4.00
Survey Monument Excavation Permit
Per monument that is affected. Utah Code (17-23-14)……………………………….……………………….….….$400.00
- Penalty for disturbing survey monuments without a permit:
- First Offense – $1,500 per monument in project
- Second Offense – $2,000 per monument in project
- Third offense – up to $5,000 per monument in project
Replacements of monuments by Juab County:
- Material and labor cost or $1,000 per monument (whichever is greater)
Requirements for Recording
For a document to be recorded in the Recorder’s Office, it must meet the following requirements:
- It must be an original document or be an electronic document that satisfies the requirements under UCA 17-21a, Uniform Real Property Electronic Recording Act (UCA §57-3-106).
- It must contain a brief caption stating the nature of the document (UCA §57-3-106).
- It must contain a legal description (UCA §57-3-105).
- It must contain the names and mailing addresses of the grantees (UCA §57-3-105).
- It must be sufficiently legible for the recorder to make certified copies (UCA §57-3-106).
- It must contain a notary certificate containing the words “subscribed and sworn” or the equivalent, that is signed and certified by the officer taking the acknowledgement, proof, or jurat (UCA §57-3-101).
- The names of all persons whose signatures appear on the instrument must be typed or printed on the instrument (UCA §17-21-25).
- When title to real property is granted to a person as trustee, the following terms of the trust must be included: the name and address of the trustee; and the name and date of the trust (UCA §75-7-816).
- A court judgment or an abstract of a court judgment must be an original or certified copy and include the information identifying the judgment debtor as referred to in Subsection 78-22-1.5(4) (UCA §57-3-106).
- Judgments, abstracts of judgments, and separate information statements of the judgment creditor do not require an acknowledgment or a legal description to be recorded (UCA §57-3-106).
- A foreign judgment or an abstract of a foreign judgment recorded in the office of a county recorder must include the affidavit as required in Section 78-22a-3 (UCA §57-3-106).
- To release or assign a judgment lien must include the name of any judgment creditor, debtor, assignor, or assignee; the date of recording; and the entry number creating the judgment lien (UCA §57-3-106).
- The tax serial number of each parcel affected by the instrument should appear on each instrument, though it is not considered part of the legal description (UCA §17-21-20).
- Document shall be an original or certified copy of the document unless otherwise provided by law (UCA §17-21-20).
- Document shall be in English or be accompanied by an accurate English translation of the document (UCA §17-21-20).
- Document shall contain a brief title, heading, or caption on the first page describing the document (UCA §17-21-20).
- Document shall contain the legal description of the property that is the subject of the document (UCA §17-21-20).
- Document shall be notarized with the notary stamp with the seal legible; and shall have original signatures (UCA §17-21-20).
- Each paper, notice or instrument submitted for recording in the county recorder’s office shall be on white paper that is 8-1/2 inches by 11 inches in size (UCA §17-21-20).
- Have a margin of one inch on the left and right sides and at the bottom of each page (UCA §17-21-20).
- Have a space of 2-1/2 inches down and 4-1/2 inches across the upper right corner of the first page and a margin of one inch at the top of each succeeding page to provide room to affix recording data (UCA §17-21-20).
- Shall not be on sheets of paper that are continuously bound together at the side, top or bottom (UCA §17-21-20).
- Document shall not contain printed material on more than one side of each page (UCA §17-21-20).
- Printed in black ink and not have text smaller than seven lines of text per vertical inch (UCA §17-21-20).
- Be sufficiently legible to make certified copies (UCA §17-21-20).
Updated June 2016