Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Carroll County, TN
Carroll County (population 29,200) records real-property documents through the Carroll County Register of Deeds. 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.
Carroll County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Carroll County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- 625 High St., Suite 104, Huntingdon, TN 38344
- Phone
- (731) 986-1952
- Checks payable to
- Carroll County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm
Carroll County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- Deed: $12.00 for first two pages
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $5.00 each additional instrument/document
- Other fees
- $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance/Transfer Tax on deeds; $1.15 per $1,000 State Mortgage Tax on deeds of trust (first $2,000 exempt); $1.00 Register's fee where state tax applies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Carroll County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Carroll County requires
- Page formatting
- Tennessee statutory format: legible, min 20lb white paper, recommend 3" top margin on first page for recording stamp/return info
- Submission & return
- Mail-in request accepted (per office); document returned by mail after recording, or e-recorded
- Hours & turnaround
- Counter cutoff times: M/Tu/Th/F 4:00pm, Wed 11:00am; typical processing same day to a few business days for mail
Can you e-record in Carroll County?
Yes. Carroll County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, Indecomm, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Carroll County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Carroll 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Carroll County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Carroll County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Carroll County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Carroll County property are searchable at Carroll County Assessor of Property (Tennessee Comptroller TPAD statewide property search). A deed or memorandum needs the exact legal description, so pull it from there or from the last recorded deed.
Filing with Jurably in Tennessee
Tennessee requires the property owner's notarized signature plus a stated expiration date on any recorded contract memorandum (Tenn. Code §66-24-101(a)(29)). See the states we file in.