Bowie County Recorder

The County Clerk is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Bowie County.

$25.00 - first page of a Real Property Record(includes all surcharges)
$4.00 - each additional page
$0.25 - each additional name to be indexed in excess of 5

Federal Tax Lien/Release of Lien
Recording Fee Property Code 14.005--$10.00
Record Management Local Government Code 118.011(b)(2)--$10.00
Record Archive Local Government Code 118.011(f)(1)--$10.00
TOTAL $30.00

State Tax Lien/Release of Lien
Recording Fee Local Government Code 118.011(a)(2)--$5.00
Records Management Local Government Code 118.011(b)(2)--$10.00
(Archive Fee cannot be charged to State) TOTAL (first page)--$15.00

FEES FOR RECORDING:
Pages.....................Fees
1----------------$25.00
2----------------$29.00
3- --------------$33.00
4- --------------$36.00
5----------------$40.00

For all or part of each attachment or rider size 8.5 x 11 inches, the fee is $4.

If a document does not meet one or more of the requirements, the clerk may charge twice the standard filing fee. The failure of a page to meet font size requirements does not result in a fee increase.

Documents that do not include the grantee(s) address will be charged an additional $25.

If a rider or attachment does not meet the size requirements, it will also be charged twice the regular filing fee.

Copies are $1 per page, and certified copies are an additional $5 per document.

Visa, Mastercard, and Discover are accepted forms of payment.

Fees are subject to change without notice. For the most current fees, contact the County Clerk directly.

* A page is considered to be one side of a sheet of paper. Documents should be no wider than 8.5 inches and no longer than 14 inches. It should be of sufficient weight (20 pound) so that printing, typing, or handwriting will not bleed through or smear.

* The font size should be at least 8 point. For best results, black ink should be used. Printing, typing, or handwriting must be clearly legible.

* Please leave a blank 2-inch margin at the top of the first page and 1-inch margin at the bottom of each page, with the exception of the last page. The last page should have a bottom margin of 3 inches.

* A clearly identifying label or heading must be at the top of the first page.

* Names must be legibly printed or typed beneath signatures.

* All photocopies, Photostats, and other types of reproduction must have black printing, typing, or handwriting on a white background. These are commonly known as positive prints.

* Riders and attachments included with a document must comply with the size requirements. Only one rider or attachment may be included in or attached to a page.

* Instruments must be signed and acknowledged by the grantor in the presence of two or more credible witnesses or acknowledged or sworn to before and certified by an officer authorized to take acknowledgments or oaths.

* Instruments executed after December 31, 1981 that convey an interest in real property must have the mailing address of each grantee that appears in the instrument, or in a separate writing signed by the grantor or grantee and attached to the instrument.

* A seller of residential real property comprising not more than one dwelling unit in the state shall give to the purchaser of the property a written notice as prescribed by section 5.008 of the Texas Statutes. The purchaser and the seller need to sign this form.

* Any document that transfers an interest in real property must include the following "Notice of Confidentiality Rights:" NOTICE OF CONFIDENTIALITY RIGHTS: IF YOU ARE A NATURAL PERSON, YOU MANY REMOVE OR STRIKE ANY OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION FROM ANY INSTRUMENT THAT TRANSFERS AN INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY BEFORE IT IS FILED FOR RECORD IN THE PUBLIC RECORDS: YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OR YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE NUMBER.

Texas is a non-disclosure state, which means that the sale price does not need to be included on your deed.