Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Cleburne County, AL
Cleburne County (population 15,056) records real-property documents through the Cleburne County Probate Office (Judge Lane Kilgore). 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.
Cleburne County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Cleburne County Probate Office (Judge Lane Kilgore)
- Mailing address
- Cleburne County Probate Office, 120 Vickery Street, Ste. 101, Heflin, AL 36264
- Phone
- 256-463-5655 (fax 256-463-1044)
- Checks payable to
- Cleburne County Probate Judge
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Cleburne County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first page)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- $1.00 per name beyond first two (husband/wife counted as one); deed tax $1.00 per $1,000 assessed value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Cleburne County Probate Office (Judge Lane Kilgore) before you mail a check.
What Cleburne County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- Typically same-day recording unless recording clerk is absent and Chief Clerk is occupied with Probate Court
Can you e-record in Cleburne County?
Cleburne 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 Cleburne County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Cleburne 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 Cleburne County Probate Office (Judge Lane Kilgore).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Cleburne County Probate Judge.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Cleburne County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Cleburne County property are searchable at Cleburne County Revenue Commissioner (Joyce Fuller). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Cleburne 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 Cleburne 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 Cleburne County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.