Arkansas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Phillips County, AR
Phillips County (population 16,571) records real-property documents through the Phillips County 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.
Phillips County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Phillips County Circuit Clerk
- Mailing address
- Phillips County Circuit Clerk, 620 Cherry St, Suite 206, Helena, AR 72342
- Phone
- (870) 338-5515
- Checks payable to
- Phillips County Circuit Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Phillips County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 first page (1 side)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page (two-sided page = 2 pages)
- Other fees
- Real Property Transfer Tax $3.30 per $1,000 of consideration over $100 (approx. $140 typical example cited for a sample deed), collected at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Phillips County Circuit Clerk before you mail a check.
What Phillips County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 in. paper; legible printing/typing; 2.5 in. top-right margin first page; 0.5 in. side margins on all pages; 2.5 in. bottom margin on last page
- Submission & return
- Mail (SASE) or in-person pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- In-person/mail recording
Can you e-record in Phillips County?
Phillips 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 Phillips County, Arkansas
- Prepare the document so it meets Phillips 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 Phillips County Circuit Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Phillips County Circuit Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Phillips County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Phillips County property are searchable at Phillips County Assessor / actDataScout Real Property / Assessment Roll 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
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