Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Monroe County, AR
Monroe County (population 6,802) records real-property documents through the Monroe County Circuit Clerk (recording function performed by Circuit Clerk). 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.
Monroe County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Monroe County Circuit Clerk (recording function performed by Circuit Clerk)
- Mailing address
- Monroe County Circuit Clerk, 123 Madison St, PO Box 1498, Clarendon, AR 72029
- Phone
- (870) 747-3615
- Checks payable to
- Monroe County Circuit Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Monroe County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (statutory, Ark. Code Ann. §21-6-306)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page (two-sided page = 2 pages)
- Other fees
- No separate state records-management rider identified for this county; Real Property Transfer Tax of $3.30 per $1,000 of consideration on transfers over $100 applies separately, collected at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Monroe County Circuit Clerk (recording function performed by Circuit Clerk) before you mail a check.
What Monroe County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. paper; legible print/typing; ~2.5 in. top-right margin on first page for clerk stamp; 0.5 in. side margins
- Cover sheet
- Standard AR formatting applies (8.5x11 paper, legible print, top margin ~2.5in for recording stamp, side margins 0.5in)
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope recommended) or in-person pickup
Can you e-record in Monroe County?
Monroe 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 Monroe County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Monroe 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 Monroe County Circuit Clerk (recording function performed by Circuit Clerk).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Monroe County Circuit Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Monroe County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Monroe County property are searchable at Monroe County Assessor / ARCountyData.com (Tax Collector-sponsored public search). 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.