You are now able to record documents at all Four Courthouse Locations
Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, except designated holidays.

We accept cash, certified checks, and money orders. We will only accept personal or business checks if you have a physical presence in the State of Alabama. Please be sure to include your telephone number and Alabama address on your check.


Table of Contents

SCHEDULE OF FILING FEES
UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODES
TAX LIENS
SUBDIVISION MAPS
CONDO MAPS
RECORDING FEES CALCULATOR

SCHEDULE OF FILING FEES

Mortgage Tax
(if a taxable institute - .15 per $100.00 on the amount of indebtedness).
(Round up to the next $100)		$1.50 per $1000
$0.15 per $100
Deed Tax
(Round up to the next $500 or $1000)
$1.00 per $1000 up to
$500 is $0.50
Page Fee$3.00 per page
Data Processing$5.00 per instrument
Archive Fee$5.00 per instrument
Extra Name Fee (only applies if more than two grantors or more than two grantees are listed)$1.00 per name after two
Mineral Tax$0.15 per acre if the grantor is reserving minerals not previously reserved. Minimum $1.00 fee.
Mortgage Tax Chart
01-100$0.15
101-200$0.30
201-300$0.45
301-400$0.60
401-500$0.75
501-600$0.90
601-700$1.05
701-800$1.20
801-900$1.35
901-1000$1.50

 



SIMULTANEOUS RECORDING OF DEED AND MORTGAGE:


The mortgage tax and fee for recording the mortgage will be calculated as mentioned above. The deed tax will be figured on the amount of the sales price exceeding the amount of the mortgage, if the mortgage is made to a taxable concern and the mortgage tax collected.
Example:Sales Price$125,000.00
 Mortgage$ 50,000.00
 Equity$ 75,000.00

Calculate deed tax on $75,000.00
Calculate mortgage tax on $50,000.00

Deeds and Mortgages must show the buyer's and seller's address on the deed and mortgage.
Both must show the following: This document prepared by: name, title, address.
Copies of recorded documents may be obtained for $1.00 per page (We must have this fee before we can send the copy). To locate a recorded document, the clerk will need the name of the individuals, the approximate date the document was recorded, the book and page number, or the instrument number. There is a $3.00 extra charge for a certified copy.

 

UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODES

Financing Statement, UCC1

$20.00 - Recording Fee
$5.00 - D.P. Fee
$5.00 - Archive Fee

Continuation Statement, UCC-3

$20.00 - Recording Fee
$5.00 - D.P. Fee
$5.00 - Archive Fee

Assignment Statement, UCC-3

$20.00 - Recording Fee
$5.00 - D.P. Fee
$5.00 - Archive Fee

Amendment Statement, UCC-3

$20.00 - Recording Fee
$5.00 - D.P. Fee
$5.00 - Archive Fee

Partial Release, UCC-3

$20.00 - Recording Fee
$5.00 - D.P. Fee
$5.00 - Archive Fee

Termination Statement, UCC-3


$0.00 - Recording Fee
$5.00 - D.P. Fee
$5.00 - Archive Fee

Please note:

Non-Standard Form fee. This fee applies to all July 1991 forms not approved by the Alabama Secretary of State

 

$5.00 per page

Additional pages after two: (Does not apply to Terminations)

 

$2.00 per page

Mortgage Tax if taxable institute - .15 per $100.00 on the amount of the indebtedness.
(Round up to the next $100)

 

$1.50 per $1,000
 

 



TAX LIENS

FEDERAL TAX LIENS
Federal Tax Liens$10.00 & $5.00 + $5.00 (archives)
STATE TAX LIENS
State Tax Liens:
No fee to file
State Tax Lien Release:
$3.00 & $5.00 & $5.00

State Tax Lien's and Releases are no longer recorded in the UCC's

 



SUBDIVISION MAPS

Recording Fee$15.00 per page if under 15 lots. If over 15 lots the recording fee is $1.00 per lot.
Data Processing$5.00
Archive$5.00

 



CONDO MAPS

Recording Fee$10.00 per page
Data Processing$5.00
Archive$5.00