Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Lawrence County, AR
Lawrence County (population 16,221) records real-property documents through the Lawrence 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.
Lawrence County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Lawrence County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder)
- Mailing address
- Lawrence County Circuit Clerk, 315 West Main Street, Room 7 / PO Box 581, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
- Phone
- (870) 886-1112
- Checks payable to
- Lawrence County Circuit Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Lawrence County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (statutory, Ark. Code Ann. §21-6-306)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page after first (two-sided page counts as 2 pages)
- Other fees
- Real Property Transfer Tax $3.30 per $1,000 of consideration over $100; assignment/release and notice-of-default riders follow the same statewide schedule as other AR counties (no additional Lawrence-specific rider found)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Lawrence County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Lawrence County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11in paper, 2.5in top-right margin first page, 0.5in side margins, 2.5in bottom margin last page
- Submission & return
- Recorded original returned by mail to return address on document
- Hours & turnaround
- Not officially published
Can you e-record in Lawrence County?
Lawrence 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 Lawrence County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Lawrence 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 Lawrence County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Lawrence County Circuit Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Lawrence County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Lawrence County property are searchable at Lawrence County Assessor (Real Property Search via actDataScout). 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.