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Recording a Deed or Document in Harrison County, MS
Harrison County (population 208,624) records real-property documents through the Harrison County Chancery Clerk (Recording/Land Records Dept.) - two judicial districts. 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.
Harrison County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Harrison County Chancery Clerk (Recording/Land Records Dept.) - two judicial districts
- Mailing address
- 1st District: P.O. Drawer CC, Gulfport, MS 39502; 2nd District: P.O. Box 1051, Biloxi, MS 39533
- Phone
- 228-865-4036 (1st District/Gulfport); 228-435-8203 (2nd District/Biloxi)
- Checks payable to
- Harrison County Chancery Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Harrison County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (includes indexing, first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page after page 5
- Other fees
- $10.00 non-conforming document surcharge if formatting standards not met; archive fee included in the $26 base (Harrison is an archive-fee county)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Harrison County Chancery Clerk (Recording/Land Records Dept.) - two judicial districts before you mail a check.
What Harrison County requires
- Page formatting
- Top margin of first page must be at least 3 inches (reserved for recorder use); other margins minimum 3/4 inch; white paper minimum 20 lb weight; font no smaller than 8 point; printed one side only; signatures in black or blue ink with typed name beneath
- Submission & return
- Original returned by mail to preparer/return address listed on document (per statewide MS practice) or per e-recording vendor return
- Hours & turnaround
- Not specifically published
Can you e-record in Harrison County?
Yes. Harrison 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 Harrison County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Harrison 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 Harrison County Chancery Clerk (Recording/Land Records Dept.) - two judicial districts.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Harrison County Chancery Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Harrison County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Harrison County property are searchable at Harrison County Tax Assessor (Property Search / GIS). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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