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Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin County, GA
Franklin County (population 23,424) records real-property documents through the Franklin County Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts (Missy Holbrook). 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.
Franklin County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Franklin County Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts (Missy Holbrook)
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 70, Carnesville, GA 30521
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Franklin County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (deeds/security deeds), per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-77 statewide fee schedule
- Additional pages
- No separate additional-page fee under the current flat-fee statute (eliminated statewide effective 1/1/2020)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Franklin County Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts (Missy Holbrook) before you mail a check.
What Franklin County requires
- Page formatting
- 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 10-pt+ font, per O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61
- Cover sheet
- No separate cover sheet form required; statewide margin rule applies: 3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 paper, 10-pt+ font (O.C.G.A. § 15-6-61)
- Hours & turnaround
- GSCCCA eFiled documents typically process within a few business days
Can you e-record in Franklin County?
Franklin 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 Franklin County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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 Franklin County Clerk of Superior and Juvenile Courts (Missy Holbrook).
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Franklin County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Franklin County property are searchable at Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin 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 Franklin County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.