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Recording a Deed or Document in San Jacinto County, TX
San Jacinto County (population 27,397) records real-property documents through the San Jacinto County Clerk (Real Property Recording) - Dawn Wright, 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.
San Jacinto County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- San Jacinto County Clerk (Real Property Recording) - Dawn Wright, County Clerk
- Mailing address
- San Jacinto County Clerk, 1 State Highway 150, Room 2, Coldspring, TX 77331
- Phone
- (936) 653-2324 (fax 936-653-8312)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
San Jacinto County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $20.00 total (Official Public Records $5.00 LGC 118.011(a)(2) + Records Preservation $5.00 LGC 118.011(b)(2) + Archive Fee $10.00 LGC 118.011(f)), effective 01/01/2024 per official Fee Schedule PDF
- Additional pages
- $4.00 (LGC 118.011(a)(1))
- Other fees
- $0.25 per name to index over 5 names (LGC 118.011(a)(2))
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the San Jacinto County Clerk (Real Property Recording) - Dawn Wright, County Clerk before you mail a check.
What San Jacinto County requires
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed, stamped envelope required to have filed documents returned by mail (per official Fee Schedule PDF)
Can you e-record in San Jacinto County?
San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County Clerk (Real Property Recording) - Dawn Wright, County Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto 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 San Jacinto County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.