Alabama · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Walker County, AL
Walker County (population 65,342) records real-property documents through the Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Walker 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.
Walker County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Walker County
- Mailing address
- Walker County Courthouse Annex II, 1900 Third Avenue South, Jasper, AL 35501
- Checks payable to
- Judge of Probate (standard AL convention, not independently confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Walker County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $4.00 per page recorded + $1.00 clocking fee + $5.00 Special Judge of Probate fee (deed)
- Additional pages
- $4.00 per page recorded
- Other fees
- Deed tax $1.00 per thousand; mineral tax $0.15 per acre; $1.00 for each grantor/grantee over two; $1.00 no-tax-collected stamp; $1.00 per book & page reference; mortgage tax $0.15 per hundred for mortgages
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Walker County before you mail a check.
What Walker County requires
- Submission & return
- Self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) - documents destroyed after 30 days if not included
Can you e-record in Walker County?
Walker 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 Walker County, Alabama
- Prepare the document so it meets Walker 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 Probate Office (Judge of Probate) - Walker County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Judge of Probate (standard AL convention, not independently confirmed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Walker County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Walker County property are searchable at Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker 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 Walker County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.