Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Crittenden County, AR
Crittenden County (population 48,156) records real-property documents through the Crittenden 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.
Crittenden County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Crittenden County Circuit Clerk (Ex-Officio Recorder)
- Mailing address
- Crittenden County Circuit Clerk, 100 Court Square, Marion, AR 72364
- Phone
- (870) 739-3248
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Crittenden County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (one side)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page (2-sided instrument = 2 pages)
- Other fees
- Real Property Transfer Tax: $3.30 per $1,000 of actual consideration on transactions exceeding $100 (in addition to recording fee)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Crittenden County Circuit Clerk (Ex-Officio Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Crittenden County requires
- Cover sheet
- No formal cover sheet mandated; standard AR margin/legibility and tax-statement address requirements apply
- Hours & turnaround
- ERecording: same-day/minutes via Simplifile
Can you e-record in Crittenden County?
Yes. Crittenden 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 Crittenden County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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 Crittenden County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Crittenden County property are searchable at Crittenden 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.