Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Miller County, AR
Miller County (population 42,599) records real-property documents through the Miller 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.
Miller County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Miller County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder)
- Mailing address
- Miller County Courthouse, 400 Laurel St., Suite 109, Texarkana, AR 71854
- Phone
- (870) 774-4501 / (870) 774-4501
- Checks payable to
- Miller County Circuit Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Miller County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per page (2-sided instrument = 2 pages)
- Other fees
- Real Property Transfer Tax $3.30/$1,000 of consideration over $100 (applies also to mineral rights transfers); mortgage assignment/release: first free, $15.00 each additional (cap $300); Notice of Default $140 + standard recording fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Miller County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder) before you mail a check.
What Miller County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5x11 in. paper, legible print/type, 2.5 in. top-right margin, 0.5 in. side margins, 2.5 in. bottom margin on last page; must be notarized/acknowledged; preparer name/address required for title-affecting instruments
Can you e-record in Miller County?
Miller 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 Miller County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Miller 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 Miller County Circuit Clerk (ex officio Recorder).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Miller County Circuit Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Miller County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Miller County property are searchable at Miller County Assessor. 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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