Tennessee · Document Recording
Recording a Deed or Document in Meigs County, TN
Meigs County (population 14,186) records real-property documents through the Meigs 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.
Meigs County recorder — contact
- Recording office
- Meigs County Register of Deeds
- Mailing address
- Meigs County Courthouse, 17214 Highway 58, Suite 104, Decatur, TN 37322 (mail: P.O. Box 245, Decatur, TN 37322)
- Phone
- 423-334-5228
- Checks payable to
- Meigs County Register of Deeds
- Electronic recording
- Available via Simplifile
Meigs County recording fees
- First page / base fee
- $12.00 (first two pages)
- Additional pages
- $5.00 each additional page
- Other fees
- $5.00 each additional instrument/document; $3.70/$1,000 state conveyance tax; $1.15/$1,000 mortgage tax on deeds of trust (first $2,000 exempt); $1.00 register fee if conveyance tax applies; copies $0.50/page regular, $1.00/page certified
Counties change fees without notice. Check with the Meigs County Register of Deeds before you mail a check.
What Meigs County requires
- Page formatting
- White paper, 8.5x11–8.5x14 in, black ink, 10 pt+ font; page 1 top/bottom margin 3 in; side/subsequent-page margins 1 in (TN convention)
- Submission & return
- Mail (P.O. Box 245, Decatur, TN 37322), email (registerofdeeds@meigscountytn.org), or pickup; e-recorded documents returned electronically
- Hours & turnaround
- Same day to a few business days by mail; e-recording typically same/next business day
Can you e-record in Meigs County?
Yes. Meigs 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 Meigs County, Tennessee
- Prepare the document so it meets Meigs 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 Meigs County Register of Deeds.
- Pay the recording fee, payable to Meigs County Register of Deeds.
- Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.
Looking up a Meigs County property
Owner names, parcel numbers and legal descriptions for Meigs County property are searchable at Meigs County Assessor of Property (also statewide Tennessee Comptroller Real Estate Assessment Data 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.