Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Douglas County, GA
Douglas County (population 144,310) records real-property documents through the Douglas 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.
Douglas County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Douglas County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- Douglas County Clerk of Superior Court, Douglas County Courthouse, 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, GA 30134
- Phone
- 770-920-7252 (main); 770-920-7441 (records room)
- Recording hours
- Mon–Fri 8:00–5:00
- Checks payable to
- Douglas County Clerk of Superior Court
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, eDocs Solutions, Indecomm, GSCCCA eFile Portal
Douglas County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per deed, any page count
- Additional pages
- None (flat fee)
- Other fees
- Plats and maps $10.00 per page; liens $25.00
- Transfer tax on deeds
- $1.00 for the first $1,000 of the sale price and $0.10 per additional $100, paid to the Clerk of Superior Court at recording with the PT-61 declaration
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Douglas County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Douglas County requires
- Page formatting
- 8.5 x 11 or 8.5 x 14 paper; 3-inch blank margin at the top of page one for the clerk's filing stamp
- Cover sheet
- No cover sheet. Deeds need a PT-61 transfer tax declaration filed through GSCCCA. The return-to name and mailing address must be printed at the top of page one.
- Submission & return
- Paper originals go to the return-to name and address at the top of page one; e-filers get an acceptance notice with the book and page
Checked against official Douglas County and Georgia sources on October 6, 2026: douglascountyga.gov, legis.ga.gov, dor.georgia.gov, gsccca.org. Part of Jurably’s open recording-fee dataset.
Can you e-record in Douglas County?
Yes. Douglas County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, eDocs Solutions, Indecomm, GSCCCA eFile Portal, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Douglas County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Douglas 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, eDocs Solutions, Indecomm, GSCCCA eFile Portal, or by mail to Douglas County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Douglas County Clerk of Superior Court.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Douglas County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Douglas County property are searchable at Douglas County Board of 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 Douglas 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 Douglas 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 Douglas County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.