Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Mobile County, AL
Mobile County (population 414,809) records real-property documents through the Mobile County Probate Court, Recording/Document 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.
Mobile County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Mobile County Probate Court, Recording/Document Recording Division
- Mailing address
- Mobile County Government Center Annex, 151 Government Street (1st floor), Mobile, AL 36644
- Phone
- 251-574-6040 (general); 251-574-6043 (Recording Supervisor)
- Checks payable to
- Mobile County Probate Court / Judge of Probate
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Mobile County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $2.50 per page
- Additional pages
- $2.50 per page (plus additional $2.50 blank page if insufficient space for 2.5"x2.5" recording stamp)
- Other fees
- Recordation stamp $1.00 per instrument; Special Recording Fee $2.00 per instrument; Mobile County Special Tax $10.00 on all taxable documents; deed tax $0.50 per $500 (rounded up) of value
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Mobile County Probate Court, Recording/Document Recording Division before you mail a check.
What Mobile County requires
- Submission & return
- Documents returned at the Recording window as soon as the recording transaction is completed (in person); e-recorded documents returned electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- Same-day for in-person recording; e-recording processed in 3 daily queue batches (8:30am/11am/4pm)
Can you e-record in Mobile County?
Yes. Mobile County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Mobile County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Mobile 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Mobile County Probate Court, Recording/Document Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Mobile County Probate Court / Judge of Probate.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Mobile County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Mobile County property are searchable at Mobile County Revenue Commission (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 Mobile 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 Mobile 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 (electronically through the county’s approved network) and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.
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Under contract in Mobile County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.