Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Craighead County, AR
Craighead County (population 111,242) records real-property documents through the Craighead 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.
Craighead County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Craighead County Circuit Clerk (Ex-Officio Recorder)
- Mailing address
- Craighead County Circuit Clerk, 511 S. Main Street, Suite 202, Jonesboro, AR 72401
- Phone
- (870) 933-4530
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Craighead County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (one side)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page (2-sided page = 2 pages)
- Other fees
- Releases/Assignments of multiple instruments: $15 for first, then $15 per additional instrument listed (max $300); Notice of Default/Intent to Sell: $140 plus $15/$5 recording fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Craighead County Circuit Clerk (Ex-Officio Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Craighead County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard AR recording margins (approx. 3 in top margin on first page, 1 in other margins); include grantor/grantee names, legal description, and return-to/tax-statement address
- Cover sheet
- No statewide-mandated cover sheet, but AR recording standards require top margin blank for clerk stamp and legible tax-statement mailing address on face of instrument or document is rejected/returned
- Hours & turnaround
- ERecording: minutes to a few hours
Can you e-record in Craighead County?
Yes. Craighead County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Craighead County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Craighead 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Craighead 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 Craighead County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Craighead County property are searchable at Craighead County Assessor's Office. 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.