County Clerk

The Roosevelt County Clerk's office is responsible for issuing Marriage Licenses, recording Real Property Records, overseeing Elections and Voter Registration, issuing Business Licenses for business out in the county, recording Military Discharges and some Probates.

Marriage licenses are granted through the County Clerk’s office. 

 

To apply for a marriage license the bride and the groom must both be present with photo ID’s. Additionally, if either are not 18 years old, a parent or legal guardian must accompany the minor to sign as well. 

 

A marriage license granted in Roosevelt County is valid throughout the state of New Mexico. The license must be returned to the issuing county for recording. 

 

A marriage license cost $25.00 and must be paid in cash. 

 

The fee for a certified copy of a marriage license is $1.50 per copy in person or $2.00 by mail.

Businesses that are located outside city limit but still within Roosevelt County must acquire an Occupational License from the County Clerk’s office. The business must have a New Mexico taxpayer identification number in order to apply for a license. 

 

The cost is figured by taking 1/10th of 1% of Gross Receipts – Minimum $5.00, Maximum $75.00. 

 

This license is valid for one year and must be reapplied for every year. Also available are Warehouse Licenses. 

 

Firework Stand Permits are available through the County Managers office.

To Register To Vote:

You must be 18 years of age

You must be a United States citizen

You must not be a felon

 

Due to the importance of registering to vote, please, feel free to come into the office of the County Clerk. We are more than happy to assist you in this important privilege. To be eligible to vote in an election, the deadline to be registered is 28 days prior to that election. We encourage all 17 year olds to register six months prior to your birthday especially in an election year. It is recommended for persons interested in running for office to check with the county clerk’s office to acquire information pertaining to the deadlines of candidacy. 

 

All felons must bring a Certificate of Completion and Rights Restored to be eligible to register to vote.

 

** NOTICE**

There is a FALSE e-mail circulating that says voter registration has or will expire. This is simply not true. For more information, please call 575-356-8562.

The County Clerk’s office has recorded documents that date back as far as 1894. 

 

The clerk’s office records warranty deeds, mortgages, liens, releases, oil and gas leases, water rights, plats, some surveys, and other documents pertaining to real property. 

 

We pride ourselves on recording today’s documents today, so that we are up-to-date hour by hour. Any original document that is notarized can be filed, we do not file copies other than certified copies. 

 

The clerk’s office does not keep originals; they are mailed back to the sender the following business day. To ensure the document is mailed back to the proper address, a self addressed stamped envelope is always appreciated. 

 

All of the recorded documents are available for the public to view in our office but are not online at this time.

Pursuant to Senate Bill 369:

$25.00 per document -

a. 10 entries or less on document

b. 11-20 entries add $25.00; 21-30 add another $25.00 and so on

 

$10.00 per document 

a. If person named on document comes physically in to record the document and it has less than 10 entries

b. 10-20 entries add $25.00; 21-30 add another $25.00 and so on

 

APPLIES TO ALL DOCUMENT TYPES INCLUDING SURVEYS AND PLATS

(UCC fees remain the same: $20.00 1-3 pages, $40.00 4-25 pages, $100.00> 25 pages)

 

How entries are counted:

Grantor & Grantee = Each name on the document that has a vested interest counts as one entry, this includes same person different name (trustees, personal representatives, poa, attorney in fact excluded unless named as an individual with interest on the document)

Legal description = All lots within the same block in the same subdivision are one entry All parcels within the same section are one entry

Additional Related entries = Book & page, document number, lease numbers for oil & gas, assignments or releases are each one entry

 

COPY FEES

Hard copies of documents made by Customers - $0.50 per page

Hard copies of documents made by Clerk’s staff - $1.00 per page

Hard copies of surveys and plats:

11X17 and smaller - $1.00

Larger than 11X17 up to 18X23 - $3.00

18X24 - $5.00

Larger than 18X24 - $8.00

Certification of recorded Document - $1.00 (added to fee of the copy that must be made by the Clerk’s staff from the Clerk’s records)

Certification of marriage record - $1.50 Emailed document - $0.50 per document

Faxed document - $1.00 per page

Documents burned to CD - $0.10 per image plus a set up fee of $15.00