Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Choctaw County, AL
Choctaw County (population 12,665) records real-property documents through the Choctaw County Probate Judge's Office. Below is what it costs and how to submit. Filing a memorandum of contract? We record it with the county for $199, notary included — no trip to the courthouse.
Choctaw County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Choctaw County Probate Judge's Office
- Mailing address
- Choctaw County Probate Office, 117 South Mulberry Ave., Suite 9, Butler, AL 36904-2557
- Phone
- (205) 459-2414
- Checks payable to
- Choctaw County Probate Judge
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Choctaw County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $6.00 (first page)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1.00 per name beyond first two grantors/grantees; deed tax $0.50/$500 or $1.00/$1,000
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Choctaw County Probate Judge's Office before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Choctaw County?
Choctaw County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably notarizes your document, mails it by certified mail, and tracks it to a recorded instrument number.
How to record a document in Choctaw County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Choctaw County's formatting rules: legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
- Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
- Submit by mail to Choctaw County Probate Judge's Office.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Choctaw County Probate Judge.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Choctaw County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Choctaw County property are searchable at Choctaw County Revenue Commissioner (David Sparrow). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Choctaw County
Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk. It’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Choctaw County property, we file a memorandum of contract to put your equitable interest on the public record, where every title search will find it. The online notary session is included: you sign it alone, and the seller is notified by certified mail. Then we record it (by certified mail) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Choctaw County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.