Memorandum of contract recording by state

A memorandum of contract puts the public on notice that a buyer has a signed purchase contract. Most states let the buyer record one on their own signature. A few require the seller or owner to sign, bar it outright, or add notice rules. This table shows where Jurably files today (29 jurisdictions), where it’s coming soon (15), and where state law rules out a buyer-signed memorandum (7), with the statute.

State	Buyer-signed memorandum	What applies
Alabama	Jurably files here
Alaska	Jurably files here
Arizona	Jurably files here
Arkansas	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
California	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Colorado	Jurably files here
Connecticut	Not available	Connecticut law now bars recording a residential wholesale contract or any notice of it (Public Act 25-168 §257), so we can't file there.
Delaware	Jurably files here
District of Columbia	Jurably files here
Florida	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Georgia	Jurably files here
Hawaii	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Idaho	Jurably files here
Illinois	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Indiana	Jurably files here
Iowa	Jurably files here
Kansas	Jurably files here
Kentucky	Jurably files here
Louisiana	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Maine	Jurably files here
Maryland	Jurably files here
Massachusetts	Not available	Massachusetts requires the seller's notarized acknowledgment before a purchase agreement or notice of one can be recorded (MGL c.184 §17A).
Michigan	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Minnesota	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Mississippi	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Missouri	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Montana	Jurably files here
Nebraska	Jurably files here
Nevada	Jurably files here
New Hampshire	Jurably files here
New Jersey	Jurably files here
New Mexico	Jurably files here
New York	Not available	New York requires both buyer and seller to sign and acknowledge a recorded contract memorandum (RPL §294).
North Carolina	Not available	North Carolina requires notarized signatures from both the record owner and the purchaser, plus an expiration date (N.C. Gen. Stat. §47-119.1).
North Dakota	Jurably files here
Ohio	Jurably files here
Oklahoma	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Oregon	Jurably files here
Pennsylvania	Jurably files here
Rhode Island	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
South Carolina	Not available	South Carolina requires two subscribing witnesses physically present at signing (S.C. Code §30-5-30), which our online notarization flow can't satisfy — not currently supported.
South Dakota	Jurably files here
Tennessee	Not available	Tennessee requires the property owner's notarized signature plus a stated expiration date on any recorded contract memorandum (Tenn. Code §66-24-101(a)(29)).
Texas	Jurably files here	The property owner must be sent a copy of the filed memorandum and a notice letter by certified mail, no later than the filing date, with a sworn certificate of that mailing recorded alongside (Tex. Prop. Code §12.020).
Utah	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Vermont	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Virginia	Jurably files here
Washington	Jurably files here
West Virginia	Coming soon	Not yet offered by Jurably.
Wisconsin	Jurably files here
Wyoming	Not available	Wyoming's recording statute for purchase contracts requires the owner's acknowledgment (Wyo. Stat. §34-1-104).

Notes

“Jurably files here” means Jurably accepts and records buyer-signed memorandums in that state today; it isn’t a legal opinion that a memorandum is right for your deal. Recording a memorandum on a contract that has ended can cloud the owner’s title, so record one only on a genuine, signed contract and release it promptly when the deal closes or falls through. Jurably is a self-help filing service, not a law firm.

Related: memorandum of contract checklist · how to file a memorandum of contract · coverage map · 28 states supported.