Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Claiborne County, TN
Claiborne County (population 33,229) records real-property documents through the Claiborne 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.
Claiborne County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Claiborne County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 117, Tazewell, TN 37879 (physical: 1740 Main Street, Suite 105, Tazewell, TN 37879)
- Phone
- (423) 626-3283 / (423) 626-3325
- Checks payable to
- Claiborne County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Claiborne 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 Tax; $1.00 Register's Fee where applicable (Deeds of Trust, Modifications, Assignments have separate schedules)
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Claiborne County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Claiborne County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard TN legibility/margin conventions; office hours M-F 8:00am-4:30pm
- Submission & return
- Mail or in-person pickup; e-recording available
- Hours & turnaround
- Not separately published; e-recorded documents typically processed same day
Can you e-record in Claiborne County?
Yes. Claiborne County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Claiborne County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Claiborne 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, or by mail to Claiborne County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Claiborne County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Claiborne County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Claiborne County property are searchable at Claiborne County Property Assessor (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.