Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Delaware County, OK
Delaware County (population 41,910) records real-property documents through the Delaware County Clerk (records real property as 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.
Delaware County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Delaware County Clerk (records real property as registrar of deeds)
- Mailing address
- Delaware County Clerk, PO Box 309 (physical: 327 S 5th St), Jay, OK 74346
- Phone
- 918-253-4520 ext 5
- Checks payable to
- Delaware County Clerk (typical convention; not explicitly confirmed on site)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Delaware County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $18 first page ($8 statutory recording fee + $10 records preservation fee)
- Additional pages
- $2 per additional page of same instrument
- Other fees
- $10 records preservation/management fee per document (included in first-page total above); nonconforming instrument: $35 first page/$10 each additional page; $1 per legal description over 25 per page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Delaware County Clerk (records real property as registrar of deeds) before you mail a check.
What Delaware County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide OK statutory format: 2-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, black ink on white paper preferred, legible/xerographically reproducible, max paper size 8.5x14 in., English language, space left for documentary stamps/recording info
- Submission & return
- Recorded instrument typically mailed to grantee/party address shown on document
Can you e-record in Delaware County?
Delaware 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 Delaware County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Delaware 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 Delaware County Clerk (records real property as registrar of deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Delaware County Clerk (typical convention; not explicitly confirmed on site).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Delaware County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Delaware County property are searchable at Delaware 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.