Search Jacksonville Deed Records
Jacksonville deed records are filed and maintained by the Pulaski County Circuit and County Clerk, which serves as the ex-officio county recorder for all real property in Jacksonville and throughout Pulaski County. The clerk's office at 401 West Markham Street in Little Rock records deeds, mortgages, liens, plats, powers of attorney, and other instruments that affect title to Jacksonville properties. If you need to search existing deed records, confirm ownership on a Jacksonville address, or file a new property document, the Pulaski County Circuit Clerk handles those transactions under Arkansas recording law.
Jacksonville Deed Records Through Pulaski County
Jacksonville is a city within Pulaski County. All deed records for Jacksonville real estate are maintained by the Pulaski County Circuit and County Clerk in Little Rock. The clerk's Real Estate Department at 401 West Markham Street handles recording for the entire county, which includes Jacksonville, Little Rock, North Little Rock, Maumelle, and other cities. Jacksonville buyers, sellers, and lenders all use the same Pulaski County recording system regardless of which city the property is in.
The Pulaski County Circuit Clerk is the ex-officio recorder under Arkansas law. Every deed, mortgage, deed of trust, lien, plat, lease, notary bond, power of attorney, and DD-214 military discharge record is filed through the Real Estate Department. Each instrument is indexed by grantor and grantee name, assigned an instrument number, and held as part of the permanent public record. Jacksonville property owners can search the county's index to confirm what documents are on file against their parcel.
Arkansas follows a race-notice recording rule under Arkansas Code Title 14, Chapter 15. The party who records a deed first, without prior knowledge of an earlier unrecorded transfer, takes legal priority. For Jacksonville transactions, this means recording as quickly as possible after a closing is the right practice. Title companies and real estate attorneys handling Jacksonville closings routinely record deeds the same day the sale closes.
Pulaski County Circuit Clerk Real Estate Department
The Pulaski County Circuit and County Clerk's Real Estate Department is at 401 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201. This is the courthouse that serves all of Pulaski County, including Jacksonville. The Real Estate Department phone is 501-340-8433, with a fax at 501-340-8340. The Pulaski County Assessor can be reached at 501-340-6170, and the Treasurer at 501-340-8345. The Real Estate Department website is at https://pulaskiclerkar.gov/departments/real-estate/. The broader clerk's office site at https://pulaskiclerkar.gov/ lists all departments and services.
When visiting in person to file a Jacksonville deed or request a certified copy, bring original documents with original signatures. Beginning August 5, 2025, Act 752 requires any individual filing a deed to present a valid photo ID at the Pulaski County Courthouse. Licensed attorneys, real estate brokers, bank representatives, and government employees acting in their official capacity are exempt from the photo ID requirement. Private individuals filing on their own behalf must have a valid government-issued photo ID ready at the counter.
Pulaski County accepts multiple payment methods. Credit card payments are accepted online through the county's payment portal. In-person payments can be made by credit card, money order, cash, or check payable to the Pulaski County Clerk. For Jacksonville deed recordings specifically, the standard recording fee applies regardless of which city within the county the property is located in. The county does not charge extra for recording a Jacksonville property versus a Little Rock address.
Online Tools for Jacksonville Property Deed Research
Pulaski County has one of the more developed online deed search systems in Arkansas. The Pulaski County deed search portal at https://pulaskideeds.com/search/index.php allows searches of recorded instruments for the entire county, including Jacksonville addresses. You can search by grantor or grantee name, instrument type, or recording date range. This is the primary tool for finding actual deed documents recorded with the county clerk for Jacksonville properties.
Property assessment data for Jacksonville parcels is available through the Pulaski County Assessor's website. The assessor tracks ownership for tax purposes and maintains parcel maps, improvement records, and land values for Jacksonville and all other cities in the county. Cross-referencing the assessor's parcel number with the deed index is a good practice to confirm there are no recent transfers that have not yet been updated in the tax records.
The Arkansas Judiciary Case Search is an essential companion to the deed index for Jacksonville property research. Judgment liens, lis pendens filings, foreclosure actions, and probate proceedings affecting Jacksonville properties all appear in the circuit court case system. These instruments affect title even though they are not always visible in the deed index alone. A complete title review on a Jacksonville parcel should include both the deed index search and the court case search.
The Pulaski County Real Estate Department is the recording office for Jacksonville deed records, and its website provides contact details, fee schedules, and links to online deed search tools for the county.
Recording Fees and Requirements for Jacksonville Deeds
Jacksonville deed recordings follow the Arkansas statewide fee schedule. Under Arkansas Code ยง 21-6-306, recording costs $15.00 for the first page and $5.00 for each additional page. A two-sided page counts as two pages. Certified copies cost $5.00 each. Pulaski County collects these fees at the time of recording. For deed-related filings such as mortgage assignments and releases, an additional $15.00 per instrument applies, not to exceed $300.00 total.
The Real Property Transfer Tax runs $3.30 per $1,000 of consideration for transactions above $100. The Pulaski County Circuit Clerk collects this at recording. Common exemptions include family transfers, transfers between spouses, divorce-related conveyances, and living trust transfers where the grantor stays the beneficial owner. If your Jacksonville transaction qualifies for an exemption, note it in the deed language and be ready to explain it at the counter. The clerk may ask for documentation supporting the claimed exemption.
Physical formatting rules for Jacksonville deed filings come from Ark. Code 14-15-402. Documents must be on 8.5 by 11 inch paper. The top right corner of the first page needs a 2.5-inch blank margin reserved for the recorder's stamp. Side and bottom margins must be at least half an inch. The document title and the grantor and grantee names must appear on the first page. Deeds must be notarized. Documents that don't meet these requirements may be returned unfiled or assessed a non-conformance fee.
The Pulaski County Clerk oversees recording services for Jacksonville and all of Pulaski County, with the county website listing fees, procedures, and online access options for deed and property records.
E-Recording Options for Jacksonville Deed Filings
Pulaski County supports electronic recording through four approved vendors. This is one of the more complete e-recording setups in Arkansas. The approved vendors are:
- CSC eRecording Solutions: 866-652-0111, www.erecording.com
- EPN eRecording Partners Network: 888-325-3365, www.goePN.com
- Indecomm Global Services: 732-404-0081, www.indecomm.net
- Simplifile: 800-460-5657, www.simplifile.com
E-recording lets title companies, lenders, and law firms submit deed packages digitally rather than mailing originals or traveling to the courthouse at 401 West Markham Street. For Jacksonville transactions, this is particularly convenient given that the filing office is located in Little Rock rather than in Jacksonville itself. Submitting a deed electronically through one of the approved vendors typically results in recording on the same business day the package is received. The recorded document with the instrument number and recording date is returned electronically to the submitter.
Mail-in filing is also available for Jacksonville deed recordings. Send the original document with the correct fee to the Pulaski County Circuit Clerk, 401 West Markham Street, Little Rock, AR 72201. Include a self-addressed stamped return envelope. Mail filings take longer than e-recording and leave a window during transit where the deed is not yet on record, so e-recording is the better choice for time-sensitive Jacksonville real estate transactions.
The Pulaski County deed search portal is the primary online tool for searching recorded deed instruments for Jacksonville and other Pulaski County properties, with searches available by grantor name, grantee name, instrument type, and date.
State Resources for Jacksonville Property Research
The Arkansas Commissioner of State Lands handles tax-delinquent parcels statewide, including Pulaski County properties in and around Jacksonville. The COSL database lists parcels where property taxes have been delinquent long enough for the county to certify them to the state. You can search the COSL database at cosl.org for Jacksonville area parcels in the delinquency process. Buyers at COSL auctions receive a limited warranty deed from the state, which comes with no guarantee of title, access, or physical condition.
The Arkansas State Archives Digital Collections carry older land records useful for researching Jacksonville properties with long ownership chains that predate the county's digital recording system. The Arkansas Secretary of State at sos.arkansas.gov provides certified copies of entity records relevant when a business is the grantor or grantee on a Jacksonville deed. For plat retrieval and original survey data, use the Arkansas plat search at plat.arkansas.gov.
Note: Jacksonville deed records are processed through the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock, not through a Jacksonville city office. The City of Jacksonville handles city-level permits and records through its own City Hall, but deed recording and property record searches go through the Pulaski County system.