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County Clerk
Recording & Research Fees
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Overview
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The County Clerk's office maintains Official Public Records beginning in 1836. The records include deeds, land patent records, mortgages, judgments and tax liens.
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Fee payment |
We accept checks for filing fees and they may be made payable to: Montgomery County Clerk
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Real Property Recordings
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First page of each document
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11.00
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Second page and each add'l page
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4.00
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Per signature in excess of 5 signature
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.25
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For any written recording certificate
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1.00
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Penalty fee for no grantee's address on deeds
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25.00
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Federal tax lien or release of federal tax lien
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16.00
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Child support lien or release of child support lien
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None
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Notice of cemetery
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None
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Recording Subdivision Plats (maps)
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Plats are maps showing boundaries of subdivided land.
A plat should be filed each time a legal boundary of a parcel is changed.
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County plat - is a plat that requires approval from Commissioner's Court before it can be filed. Those fees are set by the County Engineer's Office and vary depending upon size.
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City plat - is a plat within a city limit and the approval of the city council must be shown on the plat before it can be filed.
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First sheet
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36.00
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Each add'l sheet
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30.00
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Conformed copies
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10.00
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Military Discharge DD214
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DD214 - Veterans are encouraged to record discharge papers with the County Clerk for safekeeping and proof of service for V.A. benefits.
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None
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Certified copy of DD214 with qualified applicant
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None
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Posting Legal Notices
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Notices include public meetings, agendas and foreclosures are posted in the main hallway and on the east and west sides of the courthouse as well as in the parking garage area on the north side of the building.
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Fee per notice
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1.00
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Foreclosure filing fee
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2.00
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Marks and Brands
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Marks and Brands for livestock within the County should be recorded with the clerk's office. Marks and Brands presently recorded will expire August 30, 2011. Not later than six months after that date, each owner of livestock shall record his marks and brands with the clerk, regardless of whether or not they have been previously recorded.
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First location
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11.00
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Each add'l location
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5.00
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Liquor License
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Not all areas of the county are permitted liquor licenses. When an application for a license is made, the County Clerk shall certify whether the location given in the application is in a wet area. Each applicant for an original license shall pay a hearing fee of $5.00 per box marked for each application filed plus a $5.00 records management fee plus a $1 courthouse security fee. The County Clerk shall post written notice of the date set for the hearing.
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Financing Statements / UCC's
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The Uniform Commercial Code filing is a notice filed as evidence that a debtor and a secured party intend to engage in a secured transaction using specified collateral as security. It may be filed with the County Clerk or the Secretary of State, depending on the collateral. Unless continued, a financing statement is good for five years.
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Standard form
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16.00
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Standard UCC search per name or company
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10.00
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Non-standard UCC search per name or company
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25.00 |
Federal tax lien search
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10.00
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UCC copies per page ($5 minimum)
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1.50
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Copies/Computer Output
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Real property copies (per page)
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1.00
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Blue line map copies (per page)
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5.00
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Certification for copies
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5.00
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Faxed copies
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2.00
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CD (indexes for deeds, assumed names)
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15.00
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Map index printout (per page)
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.50
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Computer search printouts (per page)
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.10
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