Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Perry County, AL
Perry County (population 8,511) records real-property documents through the Perry County Probate Judge's Office - 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.
Perry County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Perry County Probate Judge's Office - Recording Division
- Mailing address
- 300 Washington Street, Marion, AL 36756
- Phone
- (334) 683-2210
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Perry County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $13.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 each additional page; $1.00 each additional grantor/grantee name beyond 2/2
- Other fees
- Deed tax $0.50/$500 (or $1.00/$1,000) of value conveyed
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Perry County Probate Judge's Office - Recording Division before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Perry County?
Perry 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 Perry County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Perry 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 Perry County Probate Judge's Office - 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 Perry County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Perry County property are searchable at Perry County Revenue Commissioner / Assessment (Alabama Dept. of Revenue county office listing). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Perry 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 Perry 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 Perry County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.