Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dallas County, TX
Dallas County (population 2,611,481) records real-property documents through the Dallas County Clerk – Recording Division. 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.
Dallas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dallas County Clerk – Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Dallas County Clerk's Office, Recording Division, 500 Elm Street, Suite 2100, Dallas, TX 75202
- Phone
- (214) 653-7099
- Checks payable to
- Dallas County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Dallas County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 total ($5 recording + $10 Records Preservation + $10 Archiving Records) per LGC 118.011/118.025
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed in excess of 5
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dallas County Clerk – Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Dallas County requires
- Page formatting
- First page: 2.5" top margin required (left 3.5" for name/address of party requesting recording and return address; remaining space reserved for clerk stamp)
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated, but first page must have a 2.5" top margin with a designated 3.5" left block for grantee/return-address info and a reserved right block for clerk's recording stamp; if the actual first page doesn't comply, a compliant cover page must be attached
- Submission & return
- Mailed submissions require a self-addressed stamped envelope for return of the file-stamped duplicate copy
Can you e-record in Dallas County?
Yes. Dallas County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Dallas County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Dallas 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Dallas County Clerk – Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dallas County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Dallas 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 Dallas 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 Dallas County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.