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Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, AR
Franklin County (population 17,103) records real-property documents through the Franklin County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder) — Northern District (Ozark). 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Franklin County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder) — Northern District (Ozark)
- Mailing address
- 211 W. Commercial St. (P.O. Box 1112), Ozark, AR 72949 (Southern District: 607 E. Main St., Charleston, AR 72933)
- Phone
- (479) 667-3818 (Ozark) / (479) 965-7332 (Charleston)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Franklin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page (two-sided page counts as 2 pages)
- Other fees
- Real Property Transfer Tax $3.30 per $1,000 of consideration on transactions over $100; standard AR statutory schedule (mortgage assignments/releases $15 first instrument, $15 each additional listed instrument up to $300 max; Notice of Default $140 plus recording fee)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Franklin County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder) — Northern District (Ozark) before you mail a check.
What Franklin County requires
- Cover sheet
- Statewide AR standard: 2.5 in top-right margin on page 1 for file mark, 0.5 in side/bottom margins, 8.5x11 paper; cover sheet allowed if page 1 lacks room for file mark (not independently confirmed on Franklin's own site)
- Submission & return
- Standard AR practice is return by mail with SASE
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Yes. Franklin County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Franklin County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, or by mail to Franklin County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder) — Northern District (Ozark).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at Franklin County Assessor (Northern District, Ozark / Southern District, Charleston). 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
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