Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Ellis County, OK
Ellis County (population 3,613) records real-property documents through the Ellis 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.
Ellis County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Ellis County Clerk (records real property as registrar of deeds)
- Mailing address
- Ellis County Clerk, PO Box 197, Arnett, OK 73832
- Phone
- 580-885-7301
- Checks payable to
- Ellis County Clerk (typical convention; not explicitly confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Ellis 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 fee per document (included 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 Ellis County Clerk (records real property as registrar of deeds) before you mail a check.
What Ellis County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide OK statutory format: 2-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, legible black ink, max paper size 8.5x14 in., English language, space for stamps/recording info
Can you e-record in Ellis County?
Ellis 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 Ellis County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Ellis 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 Ellis County Clerk (records real property as registrar of deeds).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Ellis County Clerk (typical convention; not explicitly confirmed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Filing with Jurably in Oklahoma
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