Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Montgomery County, GA
Montgomery County (population 8,610) records real-property documents through the Clerk of Superior Court, Montgomery 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.
Montgomery County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Clerk of Superior Court, Montgomery County
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 311, Mount Vernon, GA 30445 (physical: 400 South Railroad Avenue, Mount Vernon, GA 30445)
- Phone
- (912) 583-4401
- Checks payable to
- Clerk of Superior Court, Montgomery County (statewide convention; not separately confirmed)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Montgomery County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat (deeds/security deeds) per O.C.G.A. §15-6-77 (statewide, HB 288 eff. 1/1/2020)
- Additional pages
- None — Georgia uses a flat statewide fee regardless of page count
- Other fees
- $2.00 per cross-reference (statewide); UCC-1 $25.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Clerk of Superior Court, Montgomery County before you mail a check.
What Montgomery County requires
- Cover sheet
- Statewide format rules apply (3" top margin, 1" other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper)
Can you e-record in Montgomery County?
Yes. Montgomery County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Montgomery County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Montgomery 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, or by mail to Clerk of Superior Court, Montgomery County.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Clerk of Superior Court, Montgomery County (statewide convention; not separately confirmed).
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Montgomery County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Montgomery County property are searchable at Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.