Payment Information
Personal checks (as of October 28, 2024) and business checks (as of January 1, 2025) will no longer be accepted in Official Public Records. Payment may be made by cash (in person only), Money Order, credit cards (Visa, Master Card, Discover, and American Express), or cashier's check.
The Fort Bend County Clerk's Office and website contains a library of records, such as deeds, maps, plats, and other records pertaining to property located within the county. These records are open to the public and most are available online.
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Photo I.D. is required per Texas Local Government Code Section 191.010 (b)(c)
- (b) A county clerk may require a person presenting a document in person for filing in real property records to present a photo identification to the clerk. The clerk may copy the photo identification or record information from the photo identification. The clerk shall copy the photo identification or record information from the photo identification. The clerk may not charge a person a fee to copy or record the information from a photo identification.
- (c) Information copied or recorded from the photo identification is confidential.
The County Clerk's oversight responsibilities as County Recorder are four fold:
- Process, file, and record all real and personal property records, assumed names (DBA), liens, abstracts, bonds, livestock marks and brands, county and school district budgets, subdivision plats, and hundreds of other document types in a safe, secure archival manner.
- Provide public access to and an index of all public records.
- Issue a certified and non-certified copy of any public records.
- Assess, collect, and report fees and costs.
The filing of most non-judicial documents are governed by Sections 191 through 195 of the Texas Local Government Code.