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Recording a Deed or Document in Toombs County, GA

Toombs County (population 27,026) records real-property documents through the Toombs 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.

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Toombs County recorder — contact

Recording office
Toombs County Clerk of Superior Court
Mailing address
100 Courthouse Square, Suite 120, Lyons, GA 30436
Phone
912-526-3501
Electronic recording
Available via Simplifile, CSC

Toombs County recording fees

First page / base fee
$25.00 flat per instrument (deed) — O.C.G.A. §15-6-77 as amended by HB 288, effective 1/1/2020
Additional pages
$0 — flat fee statewide regardless of page count under HB 288
Other fees
$25.00 each for related instruments (cancellation of security deed, assignment of deed, other recording on deed)

Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Toombs County Clerk of Superior Court before you mail a check.

What Toombs County requires

Page formatting
3-inch top margin, 1-inch other margins, 8.5x11 or 8.5x14 white paper or digital equivalent, per O.C.G.A. §44-2-14 (statewide)
Cover sheet
No dedicated cover sheet required in GA; deed must meet O.C.G.A. §44-2-14 margin/paper rules
Submission & return
Official site offers eCertification — certified Court and Real Estate Records can be requested electronically 24/7 via secured PDF through https://ecert.gsccca.org

Can you e-record in Toombs County?

Yes. Toombs 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 Toombs County, Georgia

  1. Prepare the document so it meets Toombs County's formatting rules (above): legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank space the recorder reserves for its stamp.
  2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment. Most deeds and affidavits do.
  3. Submit electronically through Simplifile, CSC, or by mail to Toombs County Clerk of Superior Court.
  4. Pay the recording fee.
  5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

Looking up a Toombs County property

Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Toombs County property are searchable at Toombs County Tax Assessors 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 Toombs 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 Toombs 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 Toombs County? Secure it.

Jurably files a memorandum to protect your deal, notarizes what you need, and records it — no courthouse trip.

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