Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Collin County, TX
Collin County (population 1,066,467) records real-property documents through the Collin County Clerk (Stacey Kemp). 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.
Collin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Collin County Clerk (Stacey Kemp)
- Mailing address
- Stacey Kemp, County Clerk, 2300 Bloomdale Road, Suite 2106, McKinney, TX 75071
- Phone
- 972-548-4185 (Metro 972-424-1460)
- Checks payable to
- Collin County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Collin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Warranty Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Oil & Gas Leases, Mechanics Liens, Releases, Affidavits, POAs, Lis Pendens, Bills of Sale, Abstracts of Judgment, Hospital Liens, State Tax Liens/Releases filed by individual, and other land record instruments)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page (any marking on back of a page counts as an extra page)
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional indexed name over 5; $25.00 penalty for omission of grantee's address; UCC filed in real estate records: $33.00 standard form (+$5/additional debtor, +$4/attachment) or $48.00 non-standard form; State tax lien/release by State: $15.00; Federal tax lien/release: $30.00; Notice of Trustee Sale: $2.00; min $1.00 convenience fee on card transactions
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Collin County Clerk (Stacey Kemp) before you mail a check.
What Collin County requires
- Submission & return
- Free file-marked copy provided if submitter includes a copy of the document plus a self-addressed stamped envelope; additional file-marked copies $0.50 each
- Hours & turnaround
- No plat filings accepted after 3:00pm; no couriers accepted after 3:30pm; office hours 8:00am-4:00pm M-F
Can you e-record in Collin County?
Yes. Collin County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Collin County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Collin 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Collin County Clerk (Stacey Kemp).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Collin County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Collin 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 Collin 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 (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Collin County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.