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Cleburne County Probate Office
About the Cleburne County Probate Judge
Land records in Cleburne County are recorded by the Probate Judge. The office is held by Lane Kilgore.
This office does not perform any title searches.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Probate Office | Cleburne County · Cleburne County Probate Recording Fees
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $12.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (Deed/Deed of Trust/Mortgage line) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $12.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (Deed/Deed of Trust/Mortgage line) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $15.00 first page, $3.00 each additional page (Release/Satisfaction line) |
Added at recording
| Recording fee (recordkeeping system upgrade) | $3.00 Each real property instrument and each personal property instrument filed for record in the office of the judge of probate; Code of Alabama 1975, Section 45-15-82.62 |
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Other charges
| Additional names indexed | $1.00 each beyond the 2 included (per name over two for each party) |
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| Additional references or marginal notations | $3.00 each beyond the 1 included (multiple assignments or releases, per reference after the first) |
| Copies, per page | $1.00 |
| Certification | $7.00 |
StatewideCode of Alabama § 12-19-90(b)(22) sets a general-law fee for filing and recording of $3.00 per page, and § 12-19-90(b)(24) sets $1.00 for indexing each name beyond two. Section 12-19-90(b)(25) sets $1.00 per page for a copy of an instrument, and § 12-19-90(b)(31) sets $3.00 for each satisfaction of a mortgage. Section 12-19-90(d) leaves in place local laws that set fees for judges of probate, so recording fees differ by county. Under § 12-19-90(e), the Act 2000-108 increases do not apply to Category 2 counties or to Cullman County.
Amendment/Modification: $15.00 for the first page and $3.00 per additional page. Assignment: $15.00 for the first page and $3.00 per additional page. Certified Copy: $7.00 for first page and $1.00 per additional page. No additional fee for the first two grantors and two grantees or first two mortgages and mortgagees. Formerly Known As and AKA are an additional name.
Paying the office
| Accepted | Cash, Check, Money order, Cashiers check, Credit card |
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| Checks payable to | Cleburne County Judge of Probate |
Cashier's check/money order required from remitters with previous history of bad checks.
Transfer tax
Recordation Tax (deeds). Deeds – $.50 per $500 of value or fraction thereof. (Also bills of sale.) The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, Sections 40-22-1 through 40-22-12, Code of Alabama 1975)
StatewideA mortgage recordation tax is also collected at recording: Mortgages – $.15 per $100 of indebtedness or fraction thereof (also deeds of trust, conditional sale contracts, etc.), under Sections 40-22-1 through 40-22-12, Code of Alabama 1975 (mortgage tax at § 40-22-2). Distribution of recordation tax: two-thirds to the General Fund, one-third to the county.
Cleburne County fee schedule lists Deed Tax $1.00 per $1000, Mortgage Tax $1.50 per $1000, and Exempt from Tax $0.50. If filing a deed and mortgage simultaneously the deed tax will be $0.50. If the deed is valued more than the mortgage the deed tax will be collected at $1.00 per $1000 on the difference.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recordation Tax - Alabama Department of Revenue · Office of Judge of Probate, Cleburne County, Alabama - Examiners of Public Accounts report (filed May 29, 2026) · Probate Office | Cleburne County · Cleburne County Probate Recording Fees · Alabama Code § 12-19-90 (Justia)
Document Requirements
Confirm current requirements with the recorder's office before submitting documents.
| Prepared-by statement required | Yes (statewide, Ala. Code § 35-4-110) |
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Forms filed along with a transfer
- Form RT-1 Real Estate Sales Validation Form Statewide Alabama Department of RevenueIf the conveyance document presented for recordation contains all of the required information referenced above, the filing of this form is not required.
Submitting documents
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
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| Stamped, self-addressed return envelope | Required |
| How recorded documents come back | Originals of real estate documents are always returned after recording, in a self-addressed stamped return envelope. |
| Processing time | Typically, recorded the same day unless the recording clerk is absent and the Chief Clerk is busy with Probate Court. |
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Form RT-1 Real Estate Sales Validation Form · Records and Recordings - Tuscaloosa County · Probate Office | Cleburne County · Cleburne County Probate Recording Fees
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