Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Decatur County, TN
Decatur County (population 11,820) records real-property documents through the Decatur 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.
Decatur County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Decatur County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- P.O. Box 488, 22 West Main Street, Decaturville, TN 38329
- Phone
- 731-852-3712
- Electronic recording
- Paper / mail
Decatur County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (deeds, first two pages), per TCA 8-21-1001 statewide statutory schedule
- Additional pages
- $5.00 per additional page (plus $5.00 per additional instrument/document)
- Other fees
- State conveyance tax $3.70/$1,000 + $1.00 register fee; state mortgage tax $1.15/$1,000 (first $2,000 exempt) + $1.00 register fee
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Decatur County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
Can you e-record in Decatur County?
Decatur 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 Decatur County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Decatur County's formatting rules: 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 Decatur County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Decatur County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Decatur County property are searchable at Decatur County Property Assessor (via Tennessee Comptroller Property Assessment Data statewide portal). 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.