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Recording a Deed or Document in Butts County, GA
Butts County (population 25,436) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Butts 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.
Butts County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Butts County
- Mailing address
- 625 West Third Street, Suite 10, Jackson, GA 30233 (P.O. Box 320, Jackson, GA also referenced)
- Phone
- 770-775-8214
- Website
- buttscountyclerkofcourt.com
- Checks payable to
- Typically 'Clerk of Superior Court, Butts County'
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Butts County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deed/security deed), statewide per O.C.G.A. 15-6-77 (HB 288, eff. 2020) - Butts-specific fee schedule page not located/confirmed
- Additional pages
- None - flat statewide fee for deeds/security deeds
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Butts County before you mail a check.
What Butts County requires
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet by statute; statewide O.C.G.A. 44-2-14 3-inch top margin/1-inch other margins/white letter or legal paper/preparer+return-to info on page 1
Can you e-record in Butts County?
Butts 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 Butts County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Butts 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 Clerk of Superior Court, Butts County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Typically 'Clerk of Superior Court, Butts County'.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Butts County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Butts County property are searchable at Butts County Tax Assessor's Office. A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Butts 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 Butts 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 Butts County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.