Find everything you need to record real estate documents in Assumption Parish, Louisiana.
Recorder Office
Assumption Clerk of Court
4809 Highway 1 / PO Box 249, Napoleonville, Louisiana 70390
8:00 to 4:30 M-F
(985) 369-6653 or 369-2478
About the Assumption Parish Recorder's Office
The Recording Department of the Clerk of Court is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Assumption Parish.
Recording Fees
Deeds and all other documents:
DOCUMENT TO BE RECORDED IN ONE INDEX BOOK
(example: conveyance or mortgage)
(fees assessed separately per recording book)
Fees Include $5.00 LCRAA Fee, 10 names indexed and 1 certified copy
1 to 5 pages $105
2 to 25 pages $205
26 to 50 pages $305
51 or more pages $305 for the fist 50 pages + $5 per additional page
This includes up to 10 names indexed, a certified copy, and the LCRAA Portal Fee.
Index Fee after the 10th name $5 per name
Paper size larger than 8.5 x 14 - $20 per page
Debtor fee (No SS# or Tax ID) $25 per debtor
Cancellation/Partial Release (Single cancellation) $55
Cancellation/Partial Release (Multiple cancellations) Based on per page fee above
Judgment or lien prior to 7/1/12 $23 + ($6 for each additional page + $3 for each additional name)
Judgment or lien after 7/1/12 $0
IRS TAX LIEN $140
Copies (up to $2 per page)
Conformed Copy $5 + copy fee
Certified Copy $10 + copy fee
Postage - Actual amount
Notary Fee $10
NOTE: If the instrument must be recorded in both conveyance and mortgage record, then the recording fee will be twice the amount less $5.00 LCRAA fee)
Recording fees are subject to change without notice. For the most current fees and further information, contact the local office directly.
DOCUMENT TO BE RECORDED IN ONE INDEX BOOK
(example: conveyance or mortgage)
(fees assessed separately per recording book)
Fees Include $5.00 LCRAA Fee, 10 names indexed and 1 certified copy
1 to 5 pages $105
2 to 25 pages $205
26 to 50 pages $305
51 or more pages $305 for the fist 50 pages + $5 per additional page
This includes up to 10 names indexed, a certified copy, and the LCRAA Portal Fee.
Index Fee after the 10th name $5 per name
Paper size larger than 8.5 x 14 - $20 per page
Debtor fee (No SS# or Tax ID) $25 per debtor
Cancellation/Partial Release (Single cancellation) $55
Cancellation/Partial Release (Multiple cancellations) Based on per page fee above
Judgment or lien prior to 7/1/12 $23 + ($6 for each additional page + $3 for each additional name)
Judgment or lien after 7/1/12 $0
IRS TAX LIEN $140
Copies (up to $2 per page)
Conformed Copy $5 + copy fee
Certified Copy $10 + copy fee
Postage - Actual amount
Notary Fee $10
NOTE: If the instrument must be recorded in both conveyance and mortgage record, then the recording fee will be twice the amount less $5.00 LCRAA fee)
Recording fees are subject to change without notice. For the most current fees and further information, contact the local office directly.
Document Requirements
* Documents should be submitted on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper or 8.5 x 14 inch white paper. The font should be black and no smaller than 8 point.
* Original copies only are accepted. These are not returned to the submitter.
* In order to avoid the non-compliance fee, use a margin of two inches at the top of the first page and one inch at the bottom and sides, and identify the document by title right below the top margin (La.R.S.13:844(D)).
* Any party to an act conveying real property located in Louisiana outside the city limits of New Orleans may obtain a certificate showing whether the state, parish, municipal, and levee district taxes due thereon, except for the year in which the conveyance takes place, have been paid.
* The seller of residential real property shall complete a property disclosure document in a form prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission or a form that contains at least the minimum required by that commission.
* Documents must include a legal property description and must state the total consideration paid for the property.
The transfer of real property in Louisiana follows the general requirement of an authentic act. An authentic act is a writing executed before a notary public or other officer authorized to perform that function, in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party who executed it, by each witness, and by each notary public before whom it was executed.
* Original copies only are accepted. These are not returned to the submitter.
* In order to avoid the non-compliance fee, use a margin of two inches at the top of the first page and one inch at the bottom and sides, and identify the document by title right below the top margin (La.R.S.13:844(D)).
* Any party to an act conveying real property located in Louisiana outside the city limits of New Orleans may obtain a certificate showing whether the state, parish, municipal, and levee district taxes due thereon, except for the year in which the conveyance takes place, have been paid.
* The seller of residential real property shall complete a property disclosure document in a form prescribed by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission or a form that contains at least the minimum required by that commission.
* Documents must include a legal property description and must state the total consideration paid for the property.
The transfer of real property in Louisiana follows the general requirement of an authentic act. An authentic act is a writing executed before a notary public or other officer authorized to perform that function, in the presence of two witnesses, and signed by each party who executed it, by each witness, and by each notary public before whom it was executed.
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Recorder Office
Assumption Clerk of Court
4809 Highway 1 / PO Box 249, Napoleonville, Louisiana 70390
8:00 to 4:30 M-F
(985) 369-6653 or 369-2478
Available Forms
Quitclaim Deed
Gift Deed
Warranty Deed
Special Warranty Deed
Grant Deed
Affidavit of Death and Heirship
Correction Deed
Act of Mortgage and Promissory Note
Bond for Deed
Notice of Bond for Deed
Release by Obligee of Record of an Unparaphed Obligation
Cash Sale
Easement Deed
Termination of Easement
Mineral Deed
Mineral Deed with Quitclaim Covenants
Disclaimer of Interest
Extract of Trust
Notice of Lis Pendens
Cancellation of Notice of Pendency