Oklahoma · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Woods County, OK
Woods County (population 8,443) records real-property documents through the Woods County Clerk (Register of Deeds function). 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.
Woods County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Woods County Clerk (Register of Deeds function)
- Mailing address
- Woods County Clerk, P.O. Box 386, 407 Government Street, Alva, OK 73717
- Phone
- (580) 327-0942
- Checks payable to
- Woods County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Woods County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Statewide statute (28 O.S. §32) sets $8.00 base first-page fee + $10.00 preservation fee (effectively ~$18.00 total)
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per additional page of same instrument (per statewide statute 28 O.S. §32)
- Other fees
- $10.00 statewide preservation/archive fee per instrument (28 O.S. §32)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Woods County Clerk (Register of Deeds function) before you mail a check.
What Woods County requires
- Submission & return
- Requests/copies handled by mail to P.O. Box 386, Alva, OK 73717 per office practice
Can you e-record in Woods County?
Woods 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 Woods County, Oklahoma
- Prepare the document so it meets Woods 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 Woods County Clerk (Register of Deeds function).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Woods County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Woods County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Woods County property are searchable at Woods County Assessor's Office. 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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