Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carroll County, GA
Carroll County (population 119,151) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Carroll 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.
Carroll County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Carroll County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1620, Carrollton, GA 30112 (physical/overnight: 311 Newnan St., Carrollton, GA 30117)
- Phone
- (770) 830-5830
- Website
- carrollcountyclerk.com
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of Superior Court, Carroll County
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Carroll County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per real-estate instrument (deed, security deed, assignment, cancellation, UCC filing) under O.C.G.A. §15-6-77 / HB 288, effective Jan 1 2020 statewide
- Additional pages
- None - Georgia converted from per-page to a $25 flat fee per instrument statewide in 2020 (not per page)
- Other fees
- Statewide schedule treats each additional cross-referenced instrument/cancellation as a separate $25 recording, not a per-page rider fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Carroll County before you mail a check.
What Carroll County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide GA rule: 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper (or digital equivalent), 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins; PT-61 required for deeds
- Cover sheet
- Yes - GA statewide: 3-inch blank top margin (1-inch other margins) required on all recorded instruments per O.C.G.A. §15-6-61/67; a completed PT-61 Real Estate Transfer Tax form (from GSCCCA e-filing site) must accompany deeds
- Submission & return
- Statewide practice is that original recorded instruments are returned to the filer by mail or pickup
- Hours & turnaround
- GSCCCA e-filed documents are generally recorded same-day/within minutes once accepted
Can you e-record in Carroll County?
Yes. Carroll 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 Carroll County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Carroll 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, Carroll County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of Superior Court, Carroll County.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carroll County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carroll County property are searchable at Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Carroll 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 Carroll County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.