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Recording a Deed or Document in Hays County, TX
Hays County (population 241,057) records real-property documents through the Hays County Clerk – Records 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.
Hays County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Hays County Clerk – Records Division
- Mailing address
- 712 South Stagecoach Trail, Suite 2008, San Marcos, TX 78666
- Phone
- 512-393-7738
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Hays County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (statutory $25 base observed by some sources as $26; official fee schedule effective 01/01/2024 posted on site)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $25 penalty fee applies if grantee address is missing from a deed)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Hays County Clerk – Records Division before you mail a check.
What Hays County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin for file mark on paper submissions (1-inch top margin required specifically for e-recorded documents' recording sticker); white paper, max 8.5 x 14 in.; minimum 8-point font; must include a heading identifying the document type
- Hours & turnaround
- E-recorded documents processed within 24 hours per office site
Can you e-record in Hays County?
Hays 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 Hays County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Hays 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 by mail to Hays County Clerk – Records 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 Hays 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 Hays 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 Hays County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.