Leon County Recorder Information

Land records in Leon County are recorded by the County Clerk. The office is held by Amy Kaiser.

Real Property index and images are available from January 1869 to current. Plats index and images are available from November 4, 1851 to current. Brands index and images are available from August 31, 2021 to current.

Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Official Record Search - Leon County, Texas County Clerk · Tex. Prop. Code Section 11.004, Duty of Recorder · Leon County Clerk's Real Property Records Search

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).

Plats are $60 per sheet ($50 clerk fee, $10 records management). Posting of public notices/trustee and foreclosure sales: Clerk Posting Fee $2 (Local Government Code §118.011(c)) and Clerk Filing Fee $2 (Property Code §51.002(f)), total $4.

Paying the office

Return Check Charge $30.00 (LGC 118.011(B)(1)).

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 · Leon County Clerk Non-Court Fees Effective 1/1/2024 · Recording a Document - Leon County, Texas · Leon County County Clerk Fee Schedule · 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.

Printing, typing and handwriting must be clearly legible. The property must be located in Leon County. Both the direct and indirect party names must be on each document. An electronically signed/notarized document must have a Declaration of Authenticity attached, wet signed by the notary.

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.

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