Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Arkansas County, AR
Arkansas County (population 17,148) records real-property documents through the Arkansas County Circuit Clerk (ex-officio Recorder). Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Arkansas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Arkansas County Circuit Clerk (ex-officio Recorder)
- Mailing address
- Northern District: 302 South College, Stuttgart, AR 72160; Southern District: 101 Court Square, DeWitt, AR 72042
- Phone
- Stuttgart: (870) 659-2098 ext. 1; DeWitt: (870) 659-2099 ext. 1
- Website
- arcocircuitclerk.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Arkansas County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 for the first page (one side only)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page
- Other fees
- $15.00 per additional instrument listed (max $300); $25.00 extra if format rules are waived
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $3.30 per $1,000 of actual consideration on transfers over $100, paid by documentary stamps when the deed is recorded
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Arkansas County Circuit Clerk (ex-officio Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Arkansas County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in paper; 2.5-in margin at top right of first page, 0.5-in side and bottom margins on all pages, 2.5-in bottom margin on last page; title and grantor/grantee names; acknowledged; legible
Checked against official Arkansas County and Arkansas sources on October 6, 2026: arcocircuitclerk.com, media.ark.org, dfa.arkansas.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Arkansas County?
Arkansas County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Arkansas County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Arkansas County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Arkansas County Circuit Clerk (ex-officio Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Arkansas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Arkansas County property are searchable at Arkansas County Assessor (via ARCountyData.com sponsored search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Arkansas
Arkansas isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.