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Recording a Deed or Document in Clarion County, PA
Clarion County (population 36,680) records real-property documents through the Clarion County Register & Recorder. 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.
Clarion County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clarion County Register & Recorder
- Mailing address
- Clarion County Recorder of Deeds, 421 Main Street, Suite 24, Clarion, PA 16214
- Phone
- (814) 226-4000 ext. 2500
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; present documents by 4:00 p.m.
- Checks payable to
- Rebekah L. Weckerly, Recorder
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Clarion County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $59.75 per deed, up to 3 pages
- Additional pages
- $2.00 per page over 3
- Other fees
- $0.50 per parcel over 1; $0.50 per name over 4; Statement of Value $2.00; $1.50 if no SASE; $5.00 returned-document fee
- Transfer tax on deeds
- 2% total: 1% state and 1% local realty transfer tax on the price or fair market value, paid at recording
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clarion County Register & Recorder before you mail a check.
What Clarion County requires
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet; deeds exempt from transfer tax need a Statement of Value in duplicate or an exemption clause
- Submission & return
- Returned by mail in the self-addressed stamped envelope you include
Checked against official Clarion County and Pennsylvania sources on October 6, 2026: cms9files.revize.com. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Clarion County?
Clarion 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 Clarion County, Pennsylvania
- Prepare the document so it meets Clarion 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 Clarion County Register & Recorder.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Rebekah L. Weckerly, Recorder.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Clarion County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clarion County property are searchable at Clarion County Assessment Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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