Mississippi · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Humphreys County, MS
Humphreys County (population 7,788) records real-property documents through the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk. 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.
Humphreys County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Humphreys County Chancery Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 547, Belzoni, MS 39038 (street: 102 Castleman St, Belzoni, MS 39038)
- Phone
- 662-247-1740
- Checks payable to
- Humphreys County Chancery Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Humphreys 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 surcharge; assignment fee $18.00 (plus additional per assignee); mineral stamp fee $0.03-$0.08/mineral acre (min $1.00); copies $0.50/page (clerk) or $0.25/page (other), certified copy $1.00
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Humphreys County Chancery Clerk before you mail a check.
What Humphreys County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MS formatting: 3-inch top margin, 3/4-inch other margins, 20 lb white paper, 8 pt min font, one-sided pages, black/blue ink signatures with typed names
- Submission & return
- Mailed to return address on document
- Hours & turnaround
- Not specifically published
Can you e-record in Humphreys County?
Humphreys 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 Humphreys County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Humphreys 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 Humphreys County Chancery Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Humphreys County Chancery Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
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