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Recorder Offices
Chancery Clerk: Recording Department - Gulfport
1801 23rd St / PO Drawer CC, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 / 39502-0860
8:30 to 4:30 M-F
(228) 865-4032
Chancery Clerk: Recording Department - Biloxi
730 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd / PO Box 544, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530 / 39533-0544
(228) 435-8220
About the Harrison County Recorder's Office
The Recording Department of the Chancery Clerk's Office is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Harrison County.
There are two offices, one in Gulfport for the First Judicial District, the other in Biloxi for the Second Judicial District.
There are two offices, one in Gulfport for the First Judicial District, the other in Biloxi for the Second Judicial District.
Recording Fees
As required in Mississippi code ANN. 25-7-9
Effective August 12, 2020
DEEDS: Warranty, Timber, Quitclaim, Trustee's Deeds, Deeds of Trust,
Leases, Plats, Covenants, Construction Liens, Lis Pendens, Townhouse
and Condominium Liens, Powers of Attorney, UCC filings in land records,
Miscellaneous documents, Mobile Home Certificates, etc.
$26.00 Includes indexing for the first 5 pages
$1.00 EACH additional page more than 5
EACH: Assignment, Partial Release, Release, Amendment, Cancellation, Authority to Cancel, Amendment of Supplement to Covenants, Subordination, Modification, Substitution of Trustee Etc.
$27.00 Includes indexing for the first five (5) pages and marginal notation.
$26.00 EACH additional assignment, release, etc.
$1.00 EACH additional page more than five (5)
Oil & Gas Leases, Mineral Deeds, Royalty Deeds, Etc.
$20.00 Includes indexing for the first five (5) pages.
$1.00 EACH additional section or subdivision lot
$1.00 EACH additional page more than five (5)
EACH: Oil & Gas Release / Cancellation / Assignment.
$26.00 Includes the first five (5) pages
$4.00 EACH section or subdivision lot
$1.00 EACH additional page more than five (5)
$1.00 EACH additional page more than five (5)
$1.00 EACH additional book and page marginal notation when applicable.
$18.00 For assignment: Each additional assignee
Mineral Stamp Fees: (MISS CODE ANN. 273179)
1-10 years: $0.03 per mineral acre
11-20 years: $0.06 per mineral acre
20+ years: $0.08 per mineral acre
Furnishing Minerals on deeds are $.08 per mineral acre
NOTE: Mineral Stamps if applicable are $1.00 minimum
A document that does not meet formatting requirements will be recorded for an additional fee of $10.00
Furnishing Copies:
Performed by clerk or employee $0.50 per page
If performed by any other person $0.25 per page
Certified Copies $1.00 per each complete document
All fees are due and payable in advance.
For the most current fees and further information, make sure to contact the local probate office directly. County recording fees are subject to change without notice.
Effective August 12, 2020
DEEDS: Warranty, Timber, Quitclaim, Trustee's Deeds, Deeds of Trust,
Leases, Plats, Covenants, Construction Liens, Lis Pendens, Townhouse
and Condominium Liens, Powers of Attorney, UCC filings in land records,
Miscellaneous documents, Mobile Home Certificates, etc.
$26.00 Includes indexing for the first 5 pages
$1.00 EACH additional page more than 5
EACH: Assignment, Partial Release, Release, Amendment, Cancellation, Authority to Cancel, Amendment of Supplement to Covenants, Subordination, Modification, Substitution of Trustee Etc.
$27.00 Includes indexing for the first five (5) pages and marginal notation.
$26.00 EACH additional assignment, release, etc.
$1.00 EACH additional page more than five (5)
Oil & Gas Leases, Mineral Deeds, Royalty Deeds, Etc.
$20.00 Includes indexing for the first five (5) pages.
$1.00 EACH additional section or subdivision lot
$1.00 EACH additional page more than five (5)
EACH: Oil & Gas Release / Cancellation / Assignment.
$26.00 Includes the first five (5) pages
$4.00 EACH section or subdivision lot
$1.00 EACH additional page more than five (5)
$1.00 EACH additional page more than five (5)
$1.00 EACH additional book and page marginal notation when applicable.
$18.00 For assignment: Each additional assignee
Mineral Stamp Fees: (MISS CODE ANN. 273179)
1-10 years: $0.03 per mineral acre
11-20 years: $0.06 per mineral acre
20+ years: $0.08 per mineral acre
Furnishing Minerals on deeds are $.08 per mineral acre
NOTE: Mineral Stamps if applicable are $1.00 minimum
A document that does not meet formatting requirements will be recorded for an additional fee of $10.00
Furnishing Copies:
Performed by clerk or employee $0.50 per page
If performed by any other person $0.25 per page
Certified Copies $1.00 per each complete document
All fees are due and payable in advance.
For the most current fees and further information, make sure to contact the local probate office directly. County recording fees are subject to change without notice.
Document Requirements
* Documents shall consist of one or more individual pages printed only on one side.
* The first page of a document should have a top margin of 3 inches. This area is reserved for the recording information and is to be left blank. All other margins should be .75 of an inch to 1 inch.
* The font size must be at least 8 point, but the Harrison County Chancery Clerk prefers 10 point font.
* The numbering of pages is not required, but is helpful. Page numbers can be in the margins of the page.
* The grantors and grantees must be listed, along with required addresses and phone numbers, on the first page of the document.
* The legal description of the property shall be contained in a separate page and should be labeled as "Exhibit A." If there is sufficient space in the document, the legal description and indexing information can be on the first page of the document.
* The document preparer's name, phone number, and address should be listed below the 3-inch margin on the first page and on the left side, just above the document title. On the right side of the first page, also below the 3 inch margin and above the document title, the return to name and address information should be listed.
* Signatures must be in black or blue ink. Names should be printed or typed beneath signatures.
* The first page of a document should have a top margin of 3 inches. This area is reserved for the recording information and is to be left blank. All other margins should be .75 of an inch to 1 inch.
* The font size must be at least 8 point, but the Harrison County Chancery Clerk prefers 10 point font.
* The numbering of pages is not required, but is helpful. Page numbers can be in the margins of the page.
* The grantors and grantees must be listed, along with required addresses and phone numbers, on the first page of the document.
* The legal description of the property shall be contained in a separate page and should be labeled as "Exhibit A." If there is sufficient space in the document, the legal description and indexing information can be on the first page of the document.
* The document preparer's name, phone number, and address should be listed below the 3-inch margin on the first page and on the left side, just above the document title. On the right side of the first page, also below the 3 inch margin and above the document title, the return to name and address information should be listed.
* Signatures must be in black or blue ink. Names should be printed or typed beneath signatures.
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Recorder Offices
Chancery Clerk: Recording Department - Gulfport
1801 23rd St / PO Drawer CC, Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 / 39502-0860
8:30 to 4:30 M-F
(228) 865-4032
Chancery Clerk: Recording Department - Biloxi
730 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd / PO Box 544, Biloxi, Mississippi 39530 / 39533-0544
(228) 435-8220
Available Forms
Quitclaim Deed
Quitclaim Deed Reserving Life Estate
Gift Deed
Warranty Deed
Warranty Deed Reserving Life Estate
Special Warranty Deed
Grant Deed
Correction Deed
Easement Deed
Termination of Easement
Trustee Deed for Inter Vivos Trust
Revocable Transfer on Death Deed
Revocation of Transfer on Death Deed
Executor Deed
Administrator Deed
Mineral Deed
Mineral Deed with Quitclaim Covenants
General Durable Power of Attorney
Specific Power of Attorney for the Purchase of Property
Specific Power of Attorney for the Sale of Property
Deed of Trust and Promissory Note
Assignment of Deed of Trust
Release of Deed of Trust
Substitution of Trustee
Trustee Deed for Sale of Foreclosed Property
Assignment of Leases and Rents
Authority to Cancel Assignment of Leases and Rents
Contract for the Sale and Purchase Of Real Property
Memorandum of Contract
Full Release of Memorandum of Contract
Disclaimer of Interest
Certificate of Trust
Lis Pendens
Release of Lis Pendens