Denton County Recorder

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

Abstracts of Judgment and Releases; Deeds, Deeds of Trust, Oil and Gas Leases, Mechanic Liens, Releases of Liens, Affidavits, Powers of Attorney, Lis Pendens, Bills of Sale, State Tax Liens and Releases; Tax Certificates, are some of the general documents filed in the Official Public Records

$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

If the grantee's address is not listed on the document, a fee of $25 or twice the regular filing fee, whichever is greater, will be charged.

Non certified copy per page or part of a page LGC 118.0145---$1.00
Non Certified 11 x 17 Double Letter per page-LGC 118.011(c)---$2.00
Non Certified 24 x 36 Plat or Map per page-LGC 118.011(c)---$5.00
Certification Fee for whole document -LGC 118.014---$5.00 (plus additional $1.00 per page)
Military Discharge -DD214 (Plain or CC)-LGC 192.002(b)---No Charge

Cash, money order, cashier's check, credit card, business or personal checks are accepted forms of payment.

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

* Documents recorded in Denton County must pertain to real property located in Denton County.

* All real property documents should have a legal description of the property.

* Documents need to have original signatures that have been proven, acknowledged, or sworn to according to law in order to be recordable.

* Deeds must have a grantee address, for tax purposes. All documents must also include a return address.

* A facsimile copy is accepted only if it is on 8.5 x 11 paper or 8.5 x 14 paper, but all signatures must be original

* 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.