About the Laramie County Clerk
Cheyenne was established in 1867 as a junction along the Union Pacific Railroad, growing quickly from a tent camp along Crow Creek to serve railroad workers and troops from nearby Camp Carlin. It was named the capital of Wyoming Territory in 1869 as part of a legislative deal that gave Laramie the state university while Cheyenne kept the permanent seat of government, and it has remained Wyoming's state capital ever since. Laramie County itself takes its name from Jacques La Ramee, a French-Canadian fur trapper. The county's economy today rests on government activity (including a large Air Force presence), transportation, health care, and tourism, layered atop a history of cattle ranching, coal mining, and oil exploration booms and busts.
Cities and Communities Served
Recording jurisdiction runs countywide, not by city limits — if the property sits anywhere within Laramie County, this is the Laramie County Clerk that will accept the deed. That includes:
Incorporated cities: Cheyenne (county seat, Wyoming's state capital), Pine Bluffs, Burns, Albin.
Unincorporated communities: Carpenter, Fox Farm-College, Hillsdale, Ranchettes, South Greeley.
Office Details
Address: 309 W 20th Street, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Phone: (307) 633-4242
Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Recording Fee: a flat statewide per-page fee set by Wyoming statute, not a percentage of the property's value
E-recording: accepts e-recording through Simplifile, under an electronic recording agreement the county commissioners ratified in 2017
Good to know before you go: The Clerk's office runs a free Document Alert service that emails you whenever a deed, mortgage, lien, or other document gets recorded under your name, as a safeguard against property/deed fraud -- you can sign up on the Real Estate/Recording page, in person, or by phone. Recording itself is handled by a dedicated Real Estate-Recording desk (Suite 1600) inside the Laramie County Governmental Complex at 309 W 20th Street, with its own direct line (307-633-4250) separate from the main Clerk's number.
How to File a Document
- Sign in Front of a Notary: Wyoming Statute § 34-1-113 requires the grantor's signature to be acknowledged before a notarial officer, following the requirements of Wyoming Statute § 34-26-107, before the Laramie County Clerk can accept a deed for recording. The deed is actually valid between grantor and grantee as soon as it's signed and delivered -- the notarized acknowledgment is what makes it eligible for recording, which is the step that protects the new owner against someone else later claiming an interest in the same property.
- Attach a Full Legal Description, Not Just an Address: A street address alone won't satisfy Wyoming's requirements -- the deed needs the property's actual legal description (a government survey reference, a metes-and-bounds description, 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 Statement of Consideration: Unlike many states, Wyoming requires a separate signed Statement of Consideration to accompany the deed when it's filed (Wyoming Statute § 34-1-142), unless a specific exemption applies. This is a distinct document with its own signature, not a box you check on the deed itself -- the Laramie County Clerk can provide the current form and confirm whether your situation qualifies for an exemption.
- Consider Online Notarization if an In-Person Visit Is Hard: Wyoming has permitted remote online notarization on a permanent basis since July 1, 2021, when Senate File 29 took effect (Wyo. Stat. § 32-3-102) -- 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 Wyoming-commissioned online notary instead.
- Record with the County Clerk: Bring, mail, or (where the county supports it) e-file the signed, notarized deed and its Statement of Consideration with the Laramie County Clerk for the county where the property sits. Wyoming's recording fee is set by state statute (W.S. § 18-3-402) -- a flat rate for the first page and a separate flat rate for each additional page, not a percentage of the property's value -- and Wyoming imposes no state or local real estate transfer tax on top of that.
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Other Counties in Wyoming
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