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Recording a Deed or Document in Pecos County, TX
Pecos County (population 15,198) records real-property documents through the Pecos County Clerk (Liz Chapman). 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.
Pecos County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Pecos County Clerk (Liz Chapman)
- Mailing address
- Pecos County Clerk, 200 S. Nelson St., Suite 3 (Pecos County Courthouse), Fort Stockton, TX 79735
- Phone
- (432) 336-7555; Fax (432) 336-7557
- Website
- co.pecos.tx.us
- Checks payable to
- Not explicitly stated (fee schedule does not name payee)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Pecos County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Clerk's Recording Fee $5 + Records Management Fee $10 + Clerk's Records Archive Fee $10, per LGC 118.011)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page (LGC 118.011(a)(1)(B)/(a)(2)(B)); $0.25 per additional grantor/grantee name indexed beyond 5
- Other fees
- Records Management Fee $10 (LGC 118.011(a)(2)(A)) and Clerk's Records Archive Fee $10 (LGC 118.011(f)(1)) are built into the $25 first-page total; Document Non-Compliance Fee = $25 or 2x statutory fee per non-compliant page
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Pecos County Clerk (Liz Chapman) before you mail a check.
What Pecos County requires
- Submission & return
- Underpaid/overpaid documents are returned per the fee schedule note
Can you e-record in Pecos County?
Pecos 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 Pecos County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Pecos 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 Pecos County Clerk (Liz Chapman).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Not explicitly stated (fee schedule does not name payee).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Pecos 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 Pecos 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 Pecos County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.