Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Muskogee County, OK
Muskogee County (population 66,708) records real-property documents through the Muskogee County Clerk (Registrar of Deeds / Land Records). 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.
Muskogee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Muskogee County Clerk (Registrar of Deeds / Land Records)
- Mailing address
- Muskogee County Clerk, 400 West Broadway, Muskogee, OK 74401
- Phone
- (918) 682-2169 / (918) 781-9092 (Land Records)
- Checks payable to
- Muskogee County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Muskogee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $8.00 conforming ($25 non-conforming) + $10.00 preservation fee
- Additional pages
- $2.00 conforming ($10 non-conforming)
- Other fees
- $10.00 preservation fee per instrument; $1 per legal description over 25 on a page; documentary stamp tax $0.75 per $500 of consideration over $100
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Muskogee County Clerk (Registrar of Deeds / Land Records) before you mail a check.
What Muskogee County requires
- Page formatting
- Per 19 O.S. §298 (statewide) — 2-in top margin, 1-in other margins, 8.5x14 max, grantee mailing address required on face
- Submission & return
- Mail or pickup
Can you e-record in Muskogee County?
Muskogee 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 Muskogee County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Muskogee 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 Muskogee County Clerk (Registrar of Deeds / Land Records).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Muskogee County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Muskogee County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Muskogee County property are searchable at Muskogee 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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