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Recording a Deed or Document in Bee County, TX
Bee County (population 31,050) records real-property documents through the Bee County Clerk (Michele Bridge). 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.
Bee County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Bee County Clerk (Michele Bridge)
- Mailing address
- Bee County Courthouse, 105 W Corpus Christi Street, Beeville, TX 78102
- Phone
- 361-621-1550
- Checks payable to
- Standard practice is 'Bee County Clerk')
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Bee County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 first page (Real Property Recording/Official Public Records Recording, per official fee schedule revised Jan 1, 2025)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 each additional page thereafter
- Other fees
- State Tax Lien $15.00 flat; Federal Tax Lien $30.00 flat; Abstract of Judgment $25.00 flat; $0.25 per additional indexed name over 5 (standard statewide rider)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Bee County Clerk (Michele Bridge) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Bee County?
Bee 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 Bee County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Bee County's formatting rules: 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 Bee County Clerk (Michele Bridge).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Standard practice is 'Bee County Clerk').
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Bee County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Bee County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Bee County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.