Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Marion County, AL
Marion County (population 29,341) records real-property documents through the Marion 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.
Marion County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Marion County Probate Office (Judge of Probate)
- Mailing address
- Marion County Courthouse, 132 Military St S, Hamilton, AL 35570
- Phone
- (205) 921-2471 (Probate Office); (205) 921-3172
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Marion County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $4.00 (single-page documents)
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per page (multi-page documents)
- Other fees
- Indexing/recording fee $6.00 per document; deed tax $1.00 per $1,000 of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Marion County Probate Office (Judge of Probate) before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Marion County?
Marion 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 Marion County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Marion 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 Marion County Probate Office (Judge of Probate).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Marion County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Marion County property are searchable at Marion County Revenue Commissioner (Public GIS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Marion 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 Marion 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 Marion County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.