Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Leon County, TX
Leon County (population 15,717) records real-property documents through the Leon County Clerk (Amy Kaiser). 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.
Leon County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Leon County Clerk (Amy Kaiser)
- Mailing address
- 155 N. Cass Street, First Floor / P.O. Box 98, Centerville, TX 75833
- Phone
- 903-536-2331 / 903-536-2352
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Leon County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $15.00 (Recording Fee $5 + Records Management & Preservation Fee $10, per official 2024 fee schedule)
- Additional pages
- $4.00
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name indexed over 5 names; Return Check Charge $30.00 (LGC 118.011(B)(1))
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Leon County Clerk (Amy Kaiser) before you mail a check.
What Leon County requires
- Page formatting
- Documents must be original or certified copies; max page size 8.5 x 14 in; printing/typing/handwriting must be clearly legible; names must be printed under all signatures; document title required at top; ~1-inch left margin requested; English required; proper notary acknowledgment mandatory; electronically notarized documents require an attached Declaration of Authenticity with wet-signed notary
- Submission & return
- County Clerk shall return the original instrument to the person who filed it (per co.leon.tx.us recording page)
Can you e-record in Leon County?
Leon 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 Leon County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Leon 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 Leon County Clerk (Amy Kaiser).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Leon 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 Leon 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 Leon County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.