Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Medina County, TX
Medina County (population 50,746) records real-property documents through the Medina County Clerk. 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.
Medina County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Medina County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Medina County Annex, 1100 16th Street, Room 109/163, Hondo, TX 78861
- Phone
- (830) 741-6040
- Checks payable to
- Medina County, TX
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Medina County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (Recording Fee $5.00 + Records Management $10.00 + Records Archive $10.00 + Courthouse Security Fee $1.00, per LGC 118.011 breakdown on official fee schedule effective 06/09/2020)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page with visible marks
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name indexed in excess of 5; penalty fee (greater of 2x statutory fee or $25) if grantee mailing address omitted per Property Code 11.003; double fee for missing identifying heading (LGC 191.007) or if signer names not typed/printed under signature
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Medina County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Medina County requires
- Page formatting
- Type no smaller than 8-point font (LGC 191.007); must have live signature and proper notary acknowledgment (Property Code 12.001/12.011); identifying heading required at top of first page
- Submission & return
- Original documents returned to filer per LGC 93.012
- Hours & turnaround
- 3-5 business days for mail-in and walk-in documents
Can you e-record in Medina County?
Medina 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 Medina County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Medina 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 Medina County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Medina County, TX.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Medina 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 Medina 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 Medina County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.