Recording Real Estate Instruments

  • Instruments except deeds of trust and mortgages
  • $26 first 15 pages, $4 ea. add’l page
  • Deeds of trust and mortgages
  • $64 first 35 pages, $4 ea. add’l page
  • Plats
  • $21 ea. sheet
  • Nonstandard document
  • $25
  • Multiple instruments as one, each
  • $10
  • Satisfaction instruments
  • No fee
  • Each additional index reference on Assignments
  • $10
  • Each additional required indexed party (over 20)
  • $2 per name

UCC Records

  • One or two pages
  • $38
  • More than two pages
  • $45 up to 10 pages, $2 ea. page over 10

Marriage Licenses

  • Marriage license
  • $60
  • Delayed marriage certificate, with one certified copy
  • $20
  • Application or license correction with one certified copy
  • $10
  • Marriage license certified copy
  • $10

Other Records

  • Recording military discharge
  • No fee
  • Military discharge certified copy as authorized
  • No fee
  • Birth certificate certified copy
  • $10 (register may waive for person over 62 years old)
  • Birth certificate after one year or more for same county, with one certified copy
  • $20
  • Papers for birth certificate in another county one year or more after birth
  • $10
  • Birth certificate for papers from another county one year or more after birth, with one certified copy
  • $10
  • Death certificate certified copy
  • $10
  • Birth record amendment
  • $10
  • Death record amendment
  • $10
  • Legitimations
  • $10
  • Certified copies unless statute otherwise provides
  • $5 first page, $2 ea. add’l page
  • Uncertified copies
  • Cost as posted

Other Services

  • Notary public oath
  • $10
  • Notarial acts
  • $10 each signature (not charged if performed with acts for which there is a fee except if fee is for registering instruments or plats) $15 each signature for electronic notarial acts
  • Comparing copy for certification
  • $5
  • State vital records search
  • $14
  • State vital records for network access
  • $24 first copy, $15 ea. additional copy
  • Miscellaneous services
  • Cost as posted

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Last Update for fees 2/5/2024