UNION COUNTY CIRCUIT CLERK

Cheryl Cochran-Wilson
Circuit Clerk & Ex-Officio Recorder

101 North Washington, Room 201
El Dorado, Arkansas 71730
P.O. Box 1626, El Dorado, Arkansas 71731-1626

Phone: (870) 864-1940
Fax: (870) 864-1994
cecwilson@hotmail.com

Web Site for Circuit Clerks: http://courts.arkansas.gov/circuitcourt/CircuitClerks.cfm
Web Site for State Courts and court forms: http://courts.arkansas.gov
Web Site for Court Records: www.recordsusa.com
Web Site for Real Estate Records: www.fidlartechnologies.com/laredo.aspx
Web Site for Tapestry: www.landrecords.net

Office Hours:
Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Closed major holidays

Circuit Court Divisions:
Civil Division – Donna Anders, Deputy Clerk
Domestic Relations Division – Laura Ward, Deputy Clerk
Criminal Division – Jane Andrews, Deputy Clerk
Juvenile Division – Udell Berry, Chief Deputy Clerk
Recording – Linda Hinson, Deputy Clerk
Terri Shackleford, Deputy Clerk

Circuit Judges

Hamilton H. Singleton 1st Division Ouachita County Courthouse 145 Jefferson SW, PO Box 763 Camden, AR 71701-0763 Phone: (870) 837-2272	Michael Landers 2nd Division Union County Courthouse 101 N. Washington, Suite 303 El Dorado, AR 71730 Phone: (870) 864-1937

Edwin A. Keaton 3rd Division Ouachita County Courthouse 145 Jefferson SW, Box 8 P.O. Box 524 Camden, AR 71701-0524 Phone: (870) 837-2270	Carol Crafton Anthony 4th Division Union County Courthouse 101 N. Washington, Suite 306 El Dorado, AR 71730 Phone: (870) 864-1947

Larry W. Chandler 5th Division Columbia County Courthouse 105 1/2 South Court Square P.O. Box 785 Magnolia Ar 71754-0785 Phone: (870) 235-3781	David Guthrie 6th Division Union County Courthouse 101 N. Washington, Suite 205 El Dorado, AR 71730 Phone: (870) 864-1968

Court Fees

Court Cases

New - $140.00
Reopening - $50.00
Summons/Subpoenas - $2.50
Writs/Executions - $10.00
Judgments/LisPendens – $15.00 – First Page - $5.00 Each Additional Page

Recording Instruments:

Recording Fees:

Recording deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, release deeds, powers of attorney, plats, survey plats, notary bonds, foreign judgments, writs of execution, writs of garnishment, materialmen’s liens, and other recordable documents,

$15.00 for one (1) page, one (1) side only, and
$5.00 for each additional page.

For recording mortgage assignments, mortgages releases, and other instruments when multiple instruments are listed in a single document, an addition fee of $15.00 per instrument listed not to exceed $300.00 shall be charged.

$8.00 for filing or recording a certificate of assessment.

If the recorder waives the requirements of the Arkansas Formatting Standards for good cause, the instrument may be recorded for an additional fee of $25.00.

Financing Statements (Farming Equipment and timber only) $12.00 (includes Release).
Continuations, Assignments, Amendments of Financing Statements - $6.00
Terminations (before 1995) - $6.00

Copies - $. 50 per page
Certified - $3.00
Authenticated - $10.00

Recording Standards:

14-15-402	Paper Size – 8 1/2" x 11" Margins: 2 1/2" margin at top of first page, at least 1/2" margin on sides and bottoms of all other pages. First Page Content – Top right of the first page reserved for the recorder for the file mark and recording information. The first page must contain the following information: Title of document Name of Grantor and Grantee All documents shall be acknowledged in accordance with Section 16-47-207. All documents must be legible to be accepted.
14-15-403	The name and address of the person who, and the governmental agency, if any, which prepared the instrument must appear on the first page; the name is either printed, typewritten, stamped in a legible manner.
14-15-408	Fees for recording must be tendered before document is recorded.
26-60-110	The following statement must be stamped thereon or attached thereon, in a manner which will cause it to be recorded as a part of the instrument: "I certify under penalty of false swearing that the legally correct amount of documentary stamps have been placed on this instrument." Grantee or Agent for Grantee must sign statement. Documentary Stamps are available at the Arkansas State Revenue Office and must be placed on the document and must be legible. Documentary Stamps are $3.30 per thousand dollars as pertains to the purchase price of the property.