Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Custer County, OK
Custer County (population 28,175) records real-property documents through the Custer County Clerk (Registrar of Deeds). 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.
Custer County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Custer County Clerk (Registrar of Deeds)
- Mailing address
- Custer County Clerk, P.O. Box 300, Arapaho, OK 73620 (physical: 675 West "B" Street, Arapaho, OK 73620)
- Phone
- 580.323.1221 (Land Records) / 580.323.4420 (main)
- Checks payable to
- Custer County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Custer County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $8.00 + $10.00 preservation fee = $18.00 (statutory, Title 28 O.S. §32)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- Nonconforming instrument surcharge applies per county's published 'Conforming Instruments' page; documentary stamp tax $0.75 per $500 over $100
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Custer County Clerk (Registrar of Deeds) before you mail a check.
What Custer County requires
- Page formatting
- Black ink on white paper; max size 8.5"x14"; minimum 1-inch margins (statewide Title 28 requirement)
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed envelope)
Can you e-record in Custer County?
Custer 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 Custer County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Custer 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 Custer County Clerk (Registrar of Deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Custer County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Custer County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Custer County property are searchable at Custer 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
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