Mississippi · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Leake County, MS
Leake County (population 21,273) records real-property documents through the Leake 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.
Leake County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Leake County Chancery Clerk
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 72, Carthage, MS 39051 (physical: 101 Court Square, Suite 123, Carthage, MS 39051)
- Phone
- (601) 267-7371
- Checks payable to
- Leake County Chancery Clerk
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Leake County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $26.00 (statutory MS archive-county fee, includes indexing for first 5 pages)
- Additional pages
- $1.00 per page over 5
- Other fees
- $4.00 per additional section/subdivision lot referenced; $1.00 archive fee; clerk may add $10.00 non-conformance surcharge for documents that fail statewide formatting standards
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Leake County Chancery Clerk before you mail a check.
What Leake County requires
- Page formatting
- Statewide MS format (Miss. Code Ann. 89-5-24 et seq., eff. 7/1/2009): single-sided white paper min. 20 lb; 3-inch top margin reserved for recorder; 3/4-inch other margins; min. 8-pt black/blue-ink font; original signatures with typed/printed names beneath
- Submission & return
- Mail to preparer's return address shown on the recorded instrument (include SASE)
Can you e-record in Leake County?
Leake 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 Leake County, Mississippi
- Prepare the document so it meets Leake 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 Leake County Chancery Clerk.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Leake County Chancery Clerk.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Leake County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Leake County property are searchable at Leake County Tax Assessor/Collector - Property Link (Delta Computer Systems). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
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