Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cleveland County, OK
Cleveland County (population 303,973) records real-property documents through the Cleveland County 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.
Cleveland County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cleveland County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Cleveland County Clerk, 201 S. Jones Ave., Suite 210, Norman, OK 73069
- Phone
- (405) 366-0240
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00, open through lunch
- Checks payable to
- Cleveland County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cleveland County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18.00 for the first page (includes $5.00 preservation fee)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page
- Other fees
- Non-conforming documents: $35.00 first page, $10.00 each additional; $1.00 per legal description over 25; copies $1.00 per page
- Transfer tax on deeds
- Documentary stamp tax of $0.75 per $500 of consideration (or fraction) when over $100, paid to the County Clerk at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cleveland County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Cleveland County requires
- Page formatting
- Max 8.5" x 14"; 1-inch top and bottom margins and 1/2-inch side margins on every page; legible and reproducible without enhancement
- Submission & return
- Originals are returned to the filer after recording
Checked against official Cleveland County and Oklahoma sources on October 6, 2026: clevelandcountyok.com, oklahoma.gov. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Cleveland County?
Cleveland 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 Cleveland County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Cleveland 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 Cleveland County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cleveland County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cleveland County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cleveland County property are searchable at Cleveland 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 Oklahoma
Oklahoma isn't available quite yet — it's coming soon. See the states we file in.