Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Clay County, AL
Clay County (population 14,236) records real-property documents through the Clay County Probate Office (Recording Department). 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.
Clay County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clay County Probate Office (Recording Department)
- Mailing address
- Clay County Probate Office, Attn: Recording Department, P.O. Box 155, Ashland, AL 36251 (physical: Clay County Courthouse, Ashland, AL 36251)
- Phone
- 256-354-2454
- Website
- ingprobate.com/Clay_Probate
- Checks payable to
- Clay County Probate Judge
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Clay County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $10.00 (first page, 14x8.5 instrument)
- Additional pages
- $8.50 per additional page or fraction thereof
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clay County Probate Office (Recording Department) before you mail a check.
What Clay County requires
- Submission & return
- In-person documents processed and returned same visit; mailed documents processed and mailed back within 2-3 business days
- Hours & turnaround
- 2-3 business days for mailed submissions
Can you e-record in Clay County?
Clay 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 Clay County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Clay County's formatting rules (above): 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 Clay County Probate Office (Recording Department).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clay County Probate Judge.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Clay County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Clay County property are searchable at Clay County Revenue Commissioner (Ronald Robertson). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Clay 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 Clay 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 Clay County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.