Georgia · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Spalding County, GA
Spalding County (population 67,312) records real-property documents through the Spalding 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.
Spalding County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Spalding County Clerk of Superior Court
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 1046, Griffin, GA 30224 (physical: 132 E. Solomon St., Griffin, GA 30223)
- Phone
- 770-467-4356 (Real Estate/Deeds/Liens/UCC); 770-467-4309 (general)
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN
Spalding County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $25.00 flat per instrument (O.C.G.A. 15-6-77, as amended by HB 288, eff. 1/1/2020 - flat fee regardless of page count)
- Additional pages
- Included in flat $25 fee - no separate per-page charge under current statute
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Spalding County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.
What Spalding County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard GA recording requires legible copy, proper margins for clerk certification stamp, PT-61 transfer tax declaration for deeds
- Cover sheet
- PT-61 (Real Estate Transfer Tax Form) required for deeds per Georgia law, filed via https://www.gsccca.org/learn/efiling-information/pt-61 before recording; standard GA margin (3 in top of first page for clerk stamp, 0.5 in other margins) and legibility rules generally apply per GSCCCA e-filing standards
- Submission & return
- Typically mailed back or available via GSCCCA online records after recording
- Hours & turnaround
- E-filed documents typically processed same day to a few business days per GSCCCA
Can you e-record in Spalding County?
Yes. Spalding 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 Spalding County, Georgia
- Prepare the document so it meets Spalding 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 Spalding 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 Spalding County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Spalding County property are searchable at Spalding County Board of Tax Assessors (qPublic). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
How Jurably helps in Spalding 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 Spalding 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 Spalding County? Secure it.
Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.