Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Dyer County, TN
Dyer County (population 36,320) records real-property documents through the Dyer 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.
Dyer County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Dyer County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Dyer County Register of Deeds, 1 Courthouse Square, Suite 202 (Room 200), Dyersburg, TN 38024
- Phone
- (731) 286-7806 / (731) 286-7832
- Checks payable to
- Dyer County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile, CSC
Dyer County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages, statutory TN recording fee)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page; $5.00 each additional instrument/document
- Other fees
- $3.70 per $1,000 State Conveyance Tax (if applicable) + $1.00 Register fee when conveyance tax applies
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Dyer County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Dyer County requires
- Page formatting
- Standard TN recording requirements apply (legible, 8.5x11/14, notarized original, preparer statement)
- Submission & return
- Mail (per office practice)
- Hours & turnaround
- Office noted eRecording as expanding
Can you e-record in Dyer County?
Yes. Dyer County accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.
How to record a document in Dyer County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Dyer 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, or by mail to Dyer County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Dyer County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Dyer County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Dyer County property are searchable at Dyer County Assessor of Property. 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.