Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Colquitt County, GA
Colquitt County (population 45,892) records real-property documents through the Colquitt County Clerk of Superior Court. 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.
Colquitt County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Colquitt County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 2827, Moultrie, GA 31776 (office at 9 South Main Street, Moultrie, GA 31768)
- Phone
- (229) 616-7420
- Website
- colquittclerkofcourt.com
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Colquitt County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat (deeds, cancellation of security deed, assignment deed, other recording on deed) per statewide GA HB 288 schedule confirmed for Colquitt County
- Additional pages
- No additional per-page fee for deeds (flat $25); plats/maps/condo floor plans $10.00; cross reference no fee
- Other fees
- General execution/lien recording $25; lis pendens/cancellation/release $25; hospital lien/cancellation/release $25; federal tax lien/cancellation/release $25; state/local government tax lien $5.00; state/local government lien $2.00; state/local cross reference $2.00; state/local cancellation $7.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Colquitt County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Colquitt County requires
- Hours & turnaround
- GSCCCA statewide: eRecorded 2-3 business days; paper up to 4 weeks (not Colquitt-specific)
Can you e-record in Colquitt County?
Colquitt 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 Colquitt County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Colquitt 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 Colquitt County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Colquitt County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Colquitt County property are searchable at Colquitt 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 Colquitt 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 Colquitt 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 Colquitt County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.