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About the Covington County Judge of Probate
Land records in Covington County are recorded by the Judge of Probate. The office is held by Stacy B. Brooks.
About 30 years of records have been scanned, and historical documents from the late 1800s and early 1900s are being added. Online documents can be viewed free and downloaded for a fee. A flat-rate monthly subscription is offered for high-volume users. DD Form 214s are recorded and sealed and cannot be accessed by the public.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Probate Office · Records - Covington County Probate Office · Alabama Code § 40-22-1 (Justia)
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $8.50 first page, $3.00 each additional page (per document, taxes extra) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $8.50 first page, $3.00 each additional page (per document, taxes extra) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $8.50 first page, $3.00 each additional page (judgments, liens and releases) |
Other charges
| Additional names indexed | $1.00 each beyond the 2 included (each name over two grantors or grantees) |
|---|---|
| Additional references or marginal notations | $1.00 each beyond the 1 included (judgments, liens and releases) |
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.
UCC: $20.00 one or two pages, $2.00 per page over two, $1.00 per additional debtor over one, $5.50 indexing/certification. UCC termination: $5.50 first two pages, $2.00 each page over two, $1.00 each name over one. LLC formations and statements of merger and conversion: $10.50. LLC dissolutions, amendments and change of agent: $105.50. Only certified copies of LLC documents filed first with the Secretary of State are recorded. Original documents are required.
Paying the office
| Accepted | Cash, Check, Credit card |
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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.
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recordation Tax - Alabama Department of Revenue · Covington County Recording Department Fee Sheet · Records - Covington County Probate Office · Alabama Code § 12-19-90 (Justia)
Document Requirements
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| 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
| In person | Accepted |
|---|---|
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
| How recorded documents come back | Original documents are scanned and returned to the person recording them. |
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Form RT-1 Real Estate Sales Validation Form · Records and Recordings - Tuscaloosa County · Records - Covington County Probate Office · Recording - Covington County Probate Office
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