Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Pittsburg County, OK
Pittsburg County (population 43,320) records real-property documents through the Pittsburg 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.
Pittsburg County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pittsburg County Clerk
- Mailing address
- PO Box 3304, McAlester, OK 74501
- Phone
- 918-423-6865
- Checks payable to
- Pittsburg County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Pittsburg County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $8 (plus $10 preservation fee = $18 effective) for conforming instruments; $25 for non-conforming
- Additional pages
- $2/page conforming; $10/page non-conforming
- Other fees
- $10.00 preservation/records-management fee per document filed (28 O.S. §32); $1 per legal description over 25 on a page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pittsburg County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Pittsburg County requires
- Page formatting
- Max page size 8.5x14 in; 2-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins; English, legible, xerographically reproducible; original or certified copy; notarized/acknowledged; grantee mailing address required
- Cover sheet
- No state-mandated cover sheet, but Oklahoma requires 2-inch top margin (all other margins 1 inch min.) for recording stamps/certification per 19 O.S. §297; grantee mailing address must appear on instrument
- Submission & return
- Mail (self-addressed stamped envelope) or e-recording vendor return
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day to a few business days for e-recorded documents
Can you e-record in Pittsburg County?
Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Pittsburg County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Pittsburg County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Pittsburg County property are searchable at Pittsburg County Assessor (via actDataScout / okassessor.com). 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.