Texas · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Polk County, TX
Polk County (population 50,125) records real-property documents through the Polk 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.
Polk County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Polk County Clerk
- Mailing address
- Polk County Clerk, 101 W. Mill Street, Suite 265, Livingston, TX 77351
- Phone
- 936-327-6805
- Website
- polktx.gov
- Checks payable to
- Not explicitly stated on official page
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Polk County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (real property recording)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- UCC financing statement $35 ($50 for 3+ pages); Plats $100
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Polk County Clerk before you mail a check.
What Polk County requires
- Page formatting
- Grantor must sign and have document notarized (or 2 witnesses); each grantee's mailing address must be included in or attached to the document (Prop. Code 11.003); 1" top margin on first page, 4" bottom margin on last page requested by the office
- Cover sheet
- No formal cover sheet form required; office requests minimum 1" margin at top of first page and 4" blank margin at bottom of last page for stamping
Can you e-record in Polk County?
Polk 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 Polk County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Polk 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 Polk County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Not explicitly stated on official page.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Polk 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 Polk 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 Polk County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.