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Recording a Deed or Document in Sumter County, AL
Sumter County (population 12,345) records real-property documents through the Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Sumter County. 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.
Sumter County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Sumter County
- Mailing address
- Sumter County Probate Annex, 115 Marshall Street, P.O. Box 1040, Livingston, AL 35470
- Phone
- 205-652-7281 (fax 205-652-6206)
- Checks payable to
- Judge of Probate (standard AL convention, not independently confirmed for Sumter)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Sumter County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $7.00 first page
- Additional pages
- $3.00 per additional page
- Other fees
- No charge for first 2 grantor/grantee names; $1.00 per additional name beyond 2 each; deed transfer tax $0.50/$500; mortgage transfer tax $0.15/$100
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Sumter County before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Sumter County?
Sumter 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 Sumter County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Sumter 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 Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Sumter County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Judge of Probate (standard AL convention, not independently confirmed for Sumter).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Sumter County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Sumter County property are searchable at Sumter County Tax Assessor / Real Property Search (Citizen Access Portal). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Sumter 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 Sumter 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 Sumter County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.