Big Horn County, MT · Big Horn County
Realty Transfer Certificate
A party transferring real property completes this certificate to report the transfer and provide ownership, property, sale, and water-right information.
At a glance
- Issued by
- City of Big Horn County · Big Horn County, Big Horn County, Montana
- Notarization
- Not required: file this form without a notary.
- Official source
- bighorncountymt.gov
- Blank form
- Download the PDF
- Catalogued
- Machine-readable
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What this form is
This certificate reports a real-property transfer and helps the Department of Revenue update ownership records. File it with the County Clerk & Recorder when presenting the deed or instrument for recording; for a transfer by operation of law, file it with the local Department of Revenue office where the property is located. It asks for party and property details, transfer type, sale information, and a water-right disclosure.
Who needs it
Any party transferring real property, or presenting a deed or instrument evidencing a transfer for recording, must file the certificate.
How to submit it
File the completed certificate with the County Clerk & Recorder when presenting the deed or instrument for recording. For a transfer by operation of law, file it with the local Department of Revenue office where the property is located.
About notarization
This document has no notary block; the preparer signs and dates it, and a water-right update certification, when required, is signed under penalty of false swearing.
How to submit this form
- 1
Download The Certificate
Download the Realty Transfer Certificate PDF.
- 2
Complete The Form
Enter the parties, transfer date, property description, transfer type, sale information, and water-right disclosure.
- 3
Gather Required Attachments
Attach supporting documentation for a transfer by operation of law, if applicable. If water rights are divided or reserved, complete the required water-right update steps.
- 4
Submit To The County
File the certificate with the County Clerk & Recorder when presenting the deed or instrument for recording.
Frequently asked questions
- Do I need a notary for the Realty Transfer Certificate?
- No. The certificate has no notary block. The preparer signs and dates it; if the water-right update certification applies, its signers certify under penalty of false swearing.
- Who files the Realty Transfer Certificate?
- Any party transferring real property, or presenting a deed or instrument evidencing a transfer for recording, must file the certificate.
- How do I submit the Realty Transfer Certificate?
- File it with the County Clerk & Recorder when presenting the deed or instrument for recording. For a transfer by operation of law, file it with the local Department of Revenue office where the property is located.