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Recording a Deed or Document in Hale County, TX
Hale County (population 32,526) records real-property documents through the Hale County Clerk - Official Public Records. 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.
Hale County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hale County Clerk - Official Public Records
- Mailing address
- 500 Broadway, Room 140, Plainview, TX 79072
- Phone
- (806) 291-5261 (fax 806-291-9810); general county switchboard (806) 291-5226
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hale County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 for first page (per official county "Filing costs" page)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $0.50 per additional name on Assumed Name Certificate; Probate of Will/Guardianship/Muniment of Title $360.00; Cattle Brands $25.00; certified copy of military discharge no fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hale County Clerk - Official Public Records before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Hale County?
Hale 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 Hale County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Hale 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 Hale County Clerk - Official Public Records.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Hale 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 Hale 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 Hale County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.