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Recording a Deed or Document in Brooks County, GA
Brooks County (population 16,301) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Brooks County (Real Estate/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.
Brooks County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Brooks County (Real Estate/Recording Division)
- Mailing address
- #1 Screven St, Suite 6, Quitman, GA 31643
- Phone
- 229-263-4747
- Checks payable to
- Typically 'Clerk of Superior Court, Brooks County'
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Brooks County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed/security deed) statewide per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77, effective 2020 (HB 288)
- Additional pages
- None - flat $25 fee regardless of page count for deeds/security deeds (statewide statute)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Brooks County (Real Estate/Recording Division) before you mail a check.
What Brooks County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide GA rule: 3-inch top margin on first page for clerk stamp; 1-inch side/bottom margins; white paper, letter or legal size; PT-61 transfer tax form required for warranty deeds
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet mandated by statute, but O.C.G.A. 44-2-14 requires a blank top margin of at least 3 inches on page 1 for clerk recording stamp, 1-inch other margins, white letter/legal size paper, and preparer name/address plus return-to name/address on first page (statewide requirement)
Can you e-record in Brooks County?
Yes. Brooks 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 Brooks County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Brooks 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 Clerk of Superior Court, Brooks County (Real Estate/Recording Division).
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Typically 'Clerk of Superior Court, Brooks County'.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Brooks County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Brooks County property are searchable at Brooks County Board of Tax Assessors. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Brooks 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 Brooks 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 Brooks County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.