Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Denton County, TX
Denton County (population 906,419) records real-property documents through the Denton 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.
Denton County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Denton County Clerk – Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Denton County Clerk, Attn: Recording, 1450 E. McKinney St., Denton, TX 76209
- Phone
- 940-349-2012
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Denton County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (includes $10 Records Management & Preservation Fee per LGC §118.011(b)(2) and $10 Records Archive Fee per LGC §118.011(f)); a $4 Recording Information Page fee is also required
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page (back printing counted as a separate page)
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed beyond the first five
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Denton County Clerk – Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Denton County requires
- Submission & return
- No explicit return method stated on pages reviewed)
Can you e-record in Denton County?
Yes. Denton County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Denton County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Denton 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, or by mail to Denton County Clerk – Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Denton 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 Denton 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 Denton County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.