Fort Bend County Recorder Information

Land records in Fort Bend County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Laura Richard.

Non-certified electronic copies of electronically recorded documents not related to real property cost $1.00 for up to 10 pages, then $0.10 for each page over 10. Subdivision plat copies are $10.00 per plat page.

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: County Clerk | Fort Bend County · Fees | Fort Bend County · Tex. Prop. Code Section 11.004, Duty of Recorder

These government fees are separate from any Deeds.com service fees. Confirm current charges with the recorder's office.

Added at recording

Other charges

Fee schedule effective January 1, 2024.

StatewideA page of a legal paper that fails one or more of the requirements of Local Government Code § 191.007(b) through (g) is charged twice the regular filing or recording fee for that page. Type size, and a missing heading where the paper complies with Property Code § 11.008(c), do not trigger the increase. An instrument conveying an interest in real property that lacks a mailing address for each grantee may be recorded on payment of a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of $25 or twice the statutory recording fee (Property Code § 11.003).

Federal tax liens and releases: recording fee $10.00 (Property Code 14.005) plus Records Management Fee $10.00, total $20.00. Plats: recording fee $144.00 plus Records Management Fee $10.00, total $154.00; each additional plat page $144.00. An abstract of judgment must show a mailing address for each plaintiff or judgment creditor, or a penalty filing fee equal to the greater of $25 or twice the statutory recording fee is required (Property Code 52.004).

Paying the office

Personal checks (as of October 28, 2024) and business checks (as of January 1, 2025) are no longer accepted in Official Public Records. Cash is accepted in person only.

Transfer tax

No transfer tax. None is collected when a document is recorded. (statewide, Tex. Const. art. VIII, § 29)

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 89(R) SB 1547 - Enrolled version · Fort Bend County Clerk OPR Fee Schedule · Real and Personal Property | Fort Bend County · Credit Card Payments | Fort Bend County · Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 191.007 · Article VIII, Section 29 of the Texas Constitution (Texas Legal Guide)

Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.

StatewideA page is one side of a sheet of paper. A clearly identifying heading must be placed at the top of the first page to identify the type of legal paper. Riders and attachments must meet the page size limit, and only one may be attached to a page. An instrument transferring an interest in real property to or from an individual must carry the Notice of Confidentiality Rights at the top of the first page in 12-point boldfaced type or 12-point uppercase letters. The clerk may not refuse to record a legal paper for failing the § 191.007 specifications.

Submitting documents

StatewideA county clerk shall require a person presenting a document in person for filing in the real property records to present a photo identification, and shall copy it or record information from it, without charging a fee. An instrument conveying real property may not be recorded unless any individual presenting it in person presents a photo identification.

eRecording is open to attorneys licensed in Texas, mortgage lenders, banks and credit unions, state agencies, and state-licensed title companies and agents, and is not offered to the general public (Local Government Code 195.003). A paper document bearing copies of digital signatures needs a notary's tangible paper declaration attached (Property Code 12.0013).

Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: 89(2) SB 16 - Enrolled version · E-Recording | Fort Bend County · Tex. Local Gov't Code Section 191.007 · Tex. Prop. Code Section 11.003, Grantee's Address