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Probate Court: Recording
About the Mobile County Judge of Probate
Land records in Mobile County are recorded by the Judge of Probate. The office is held by C. Mark Erwin.
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Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Staff - Mobile County Probate Court · Records Search - Mobile County Probate Court · Alabama Code § 12-19-90 (Justia)
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $2.50 per page |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $2.50 per page (per page, same as deeds) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $1.00 flat (releases of mortgages or vendor's liens) |
| Other standard documents | $2.50 per page (miscellaneous documents, per page) |
Added at recording
| Recordation stamp | $1.00 each and every instrument recorded (Ala. Code 12-19-90(b)(20)) |
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| Special Recording Fee (SRF) | $2.00 each and every instrument recorded; special recording fee on each real or personal property, UCC, judicial, or other instrument (Act 98-646, Ala. Code 45-49-85.04) |
| Mobile County Special Tax | $10.00 all taxable documents; per instrument for documents subject to a deed or mortgage tax (Act 87-616, Ala. Code 45-49-85.03) |
Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $2.50 per page when Not enough space for affixing the 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" recording stamp; a blank page is added and charged. |
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| Additional names indexed | $1.00 each beyond the 2 included (per name beyond two in the direct or reverse index) |
| Copies, per page | $1.00 |
| Certification | $2.00 |
Fee schedule effective January 1, 2011.
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(d) leaves in place local laws that set fees for judges of probate, so recording fees differ by county.
Oil, gas and mineral leases: $7.50 per page, plus the $1.00 recordation stamp, the $2.00 SRF and the $10.00 Mobile County Special Tax. Plats and maps: 50 cents per lot, not more than $200.00 or less than $11.00 per map, plus the $2.00 SRF. Recording of a living will: $5.00. Certificate of judgment: $5.50. Business entity documents: $5.00 filing fee.
Paying the office
| Accepted | Cash, Check, Money order |
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Checks on local banks, money orders, and cash are accepted forms of payment.
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.
Mobile County Special Tax (Act 87-616): $10.00 charge on all taxable documents.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recordation Tax - Alabama Department of Revenue · Document Recording - Mobile County Probate Court · Recording Fees - Mobile County Probate Court · Probate Court of Mobile County Records 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
| In person | Accepted |
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| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
| How recorded documents come back | Documents presented for recording are returned as soon as the recording transaction is completed at the Recording window. |
Electronically submitted documents are placed in a queue in date/time order; queues are expected to be accessed at 8:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. daily. Not accepted for electronic recording: bonds, condominium documents, estate claims, partnership documents, corporation and LLC documents, maps, wills and codicils. Recording Supervisor: 251-574-6043.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Form RT-1 Real Estate Sales Validation Form · Document Recording - Mobile County Probate Court · Records and Recordings - Tuscaloosa County
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