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Judge of Probate: Records & Recording
About the Montgomery County Judge of Probate
Land records in Montgomery County are recorded by the Judge of Probate. The office is held by J C Love, III.
Records indexes can be viewed online at no charge. Access to images is by web account subscription at $10 per month, plus $.25 for each printed image, billed monthly to a credit card. Real property documents are indexed from June 1970 to the present.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Welcome from Judge J C Love, III | Montgomery County Probate Court · Records & Recording | Montgomery County Probate Court · Alabama Code § 40-22-1 (Justia)
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $2.50 per page (maximum of two names for grantor or grantee) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $2.50 per page (maximum of two names for grantor or grantee) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $2.50 per page (maximum of two names for grantor or grantee) |
| Other standard documents | $2.50 per page (real property documents) |
Added at recording
| Index Fee | $5.00 real property documents |
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| Certification Fee | $1.00 real property documents |
Other charges
| Additional names indexed | $1.00 each beyond the 2 included (two names for grantor or grantee) |
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| Additional references or marginal notations | $1.00 each (each additional book and page reference) |
| Copies, per page | $1.00 |
| Certification | $2.00 |
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.
Probate Judge's Deeds: $16.50 total. Delegation of Powers: $7.00 index fee, $1.00 certification fee, $2.50 per page. Military discharges: no charge. UCC filings: $5.00 index fee and $20.00 recording fee; fee includes UCC plus two attachments, additional attachments over two charged at $2.00 per page. UCC termination: no recording fee.
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.
Deed tax: charged in increments of $500; the amount of value conveyed is always rounded to the nearest $500. Mortgage tax: mortgage amount is always rounded off to the nearest $100.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Recordation Tax - Alabama Department of Revenue · Records & Recording | Montgomery County Probate Court · Records & Recording Fees | Montgomery County Probate Court · 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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Documents presented for recording must be originals or certified copies. Documents should not include social security numbers unless they are specifically required by law.
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 |
|---|---|
| By mail | Accepted |
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
| eRecording through Deeds.com | Available for this office |
All documents presented for recording after 4:00 p.m. will be recorded on the next business day.
Checked September 2026 against official publications. Sources: Form RT-1 Real Estate Sales Validation Form · Records & Recording | Montgomery County Probate Court · Contact Records & Recording | Montgomery County Probate Court · Records and Recordings - Tuscaloosa County
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