Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Crenshaw County, AL
Crenshaw County (population 13,194) records real-property documents through the Crenshaw County Probate Office (Judge of Probate). 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.
Crenshaw County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Crenshaw County Probate Office (Judge of Probate)
- Mailing address
- Crenshaw County Courthouse, 29 South Glenwood Avenue, PO Box 328, Luverne, AL 36049
- Phone
- 334-335-6568 ext 2227
- Checks payable to
- Crenshaw County Judge of Probate (typical AL convention)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Crenshaw County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $11.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 each additional page; $1.00 per additional index item
- Other fees
- Deed tax $0.50 per $500 or $1.00 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Crenshaw County Probate Office (Judge of Probate) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Crenshaw County?
Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County Probate Office (Judge of Probate).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Crenshaw County Judge of Probate (typical AL convention).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Crenshaw County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Crenshaw County property are searchable at Crenshaw County Revenue Commissioner (Michelle Boswell) / Crenshaw Public GIS Index. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.