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Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $5.50 per page (per-document indexing and certified fees listed separately) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $5.50 per page |
| Releases and satisfactions | $5.50 per page |
| Other standard documents | $5.50 per page |
Added at recording
| Special Indexing Fee | $4.00 Per document; each real and personal property instrument filed for record, Ala. Code § 45-25-83.02(g) (Act 2009-477) |
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| Certified Fee | $4.00 Per document recorded, per office fee schedule |
| No Tax Fee | $1.00 Collected on non-taxable mortgages and deeds, per office fee schedule |
Other charges
| Additional names indexed | $1.00 each beyond the 2 included (per name beyond two in direct or reverse index) |
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| Certification | $3.00 |
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.
Subdivision plats: filing fee is $23 and includes lots 1 through 11; lots 12 and above are charged $1.00 per lot. Ala. Code § 45-25-83.02 sets a $4 special indexing fee in DeKalb County on each real and personal property instrument filed for record.
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 September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recordation Tax - Alabama Department of Revenue · Alabama Code § 12-19-90 (Justia) · Fees – Dekalb County Probate Judge
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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Verified September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Form RT-1 Real Estate Sales Validation Form · Records and Recordings - Tuscaloosa County
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