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Recording a Deed or Document in Yoakum County, TX
Yoakum County (population 7,694) records real-property documents through the Yoakum County Clerk (Summer Lovelace). 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.
Yoakum County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Yoakum County Clerk (Summer Lovelace)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 309, Plains, TX 79355 (physical: Cowboy Way & Avenue G, Plains, TX 79355)
- Phone
- 806-456-7491 ext. 294
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Yoakum County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 (Recording Fee $5.00 + Records Management $10.00 + Records Archive $10.00, per LGC 118.011)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per additional page/part with visible marks
- Other fees
- Records Management $10.00 and Records Archive $10.00 included in first-page total; $0.25 per additional indexed name beyond 5; penalty filing fee (greater of 2x statutory fee or $25) if grantee mailing address missing per Prop. Code 11.003
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Yoakum County Clerk (Summer Lovelace) before you mail a check.
What Yoakum County requires
- Page formatting
- LGC 191.007(h): fee doubles if names not legibly typed/printed under each signature; printed in type no smaller than 8-point; Prop. Code 12.001(b) & 12.011: original signature and proper acknowledgement required
- Submission & return
- Documents returned via mail; office recommends submitter include a prepaid FedEx, UPS, or Priority Mail envelope since 'WE HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE POSTAL SERVICE ONCE DOCUMENTS LEAVE OUR OFFICE'
Can you e-record in Yoakum County?
Yoakum 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 Yoakum County, Texas
- Prepare the document so it meets Yoakum 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 Yoakum County Clerk (Summer Lovelace).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
How Jurably helps in Yoakum 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 Yoakum 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 Yoakum County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.