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Recording a Deed or Document in Montague County, TX
Montague County (population 19,967) records real-property documents through the Montague County Clerk (Kim Jones). 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.
Montague County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Montague County Clerk (Kim Jones)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 77, Montague, TX 76251 (physical: 11339 State Hwy 59 N, Montague, TX 76251)
- Phone
- 940-894-2461 (fax 940-894-6601)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Montague County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Filing/Recording Fee $5 + Records Management $10 + Archive Fee $10, per LGC 118.011)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page/part; $0.25 per name indexed in excess of 5
- Other fees
- Included in per-page fee structure; no separate rider line item disclosed. Penalty fee (greater of 2x statutory fee or $25) applies if grantee's mailing address is missing per Prop. Code 11.003; double fee if no identifying heading or unsigned/illegible names per LGC 191.007
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Montague County Clerk (Kim Jones) before you mail a check.
What Montague County requires
- Page formatting
- 8-point minimum font; clear heading identifying document type at top of first page; original signatures and proper acknowledgment required (Prop. Code 12.001(b), 12.011)
- Cover sheet
- No stated cover-sheet mandate; formatting rules apply: identifying heading required at top of first page, signer names typed/printed legibly beneath signatures, 8-point minimum type size (LGC 191.007)
Can you e-record in Montague County?
Montague 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 Montague County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Montague 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 Montague County Clerk (Kim Jones).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Montague 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 Montague 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 Montague County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.