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Recording a Deed or Document in Morgan County, AL
Morgan County (population 123,421) records real-property documents through the Morgan County Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - 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.
Morgan County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Morgan County Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Recording Division
- Mailing address
- 302 Lee Street NE, Decatur, AL 35601 (mailing: PO Box 848, Decatur, AL 35602)
- Phone
- (256) 351-4600
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Morgan County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed tax $0.50 per $500 value plus per-page/indexing fees
- Additional pages
- $5 additional recording fee applies to each instrument (local act) plus standard per-page charge
- Other fees
- Mortgage tax $0.15 per $100 of loan amount
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Morgan County Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Recording Division before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Morgan County?
Yes. Morgan County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Morgan County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Morgan 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 electronically through Simplifile, or by mail to Morgan County Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Recording Division.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Morgan County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Morgan County property are searchable at Morgan County Revenue Commissioner - 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 Morgan 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 Morgan 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 Morgan County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.