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Recording a Deed or Document in Jefferson County, TX
Jefferson County (population 256,521) records real-property documents through the Jefferson County Clerk's Office — 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.
Jefferson County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Jefferson County Clerk's Office — Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Jefferson County Clerk, P.O. Box 1151, Beaumont, TX 77704-1151 (physical: 1085 Pearl Street, First Floor, Beaumont, TX 77701)
- Phone
- (409) 835-8475 (Beaumont); (409) 983-8340 (Port Arthur)
- Checks payable to
- Jefferson County Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Jefferson County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (includes all surcharges)
- Additional pages
- $4.00
- Other fees
- $0.25 per additional name indexed over 5; new fee schedule effective 2026-01-01 referenced on site (PDF: OPR_FEES_Effective_2026-01-01.pdf) but not machine-readable
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Jefferson County Clerk's Office — Recording Division before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Jefferson County?
Jefferson 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 Jefferson County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Jefferson 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 Jefferson County Clerk's Office — Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Jefferson County Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Jefferson 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.