Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Marshall County, AL
Marshall County (population 97,612) records real-property documents through the Marshall County Judge of Probate, Real Estate Recording Division. 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.
Marshall County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Marshall County Judge of Probate, Real Estate Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Attn: Real Estate Recording, Marshall County Judge of Probate, 425 Gunter Avenue, Suite 110, Guntersville, AL 35976
- Phone
- 256-571-7767 ext. 208 (fax 256-571-7732)
- Checks payable to
- Marshall County Judge of Probate
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Marshall County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $9.00 (Deed/Deed of Trust/Mortgage); $12.00 for Assignment/Release
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page/attachment
- Other fees
- Indexing fee $1.00 per name over two per party (no charge for first 2 grantors/2 grantees); multiple assignments/releases $3.00 per reference after first; deed tax $0.50 per $500 of consideration; mortgage tax $0.15 per $100 financed; $1.00 'no tax collected' fee for tax-exempt entities; copies $1.00/page, certification $0.50/document
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Marshall County Judge of Probate, Real Estate Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Marshall County requires
- Cover sheet
- No formal cover sheet, but leave 2 inches blank at top of first page for recorder's stamp/information
- Submission & return
- Originals always returned after recording; SASE required; average return time 2 days
- Hours & turnaround
- Average 2 days to return recorded originals; ~20% of documents returned to submitter for correction or wrong fee
Can you e-record in Marshall County?
Marshall 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 Marshall County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Marshall 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 Marshall County Judge of Probate, Real Estate Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Marshall County Judge of Probate.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Marshall County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Marshall County property are searchable at Marshall County Revenue Commissioner (GIS/Property Search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.