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Recorder Office
Jackson County Chancery Clerk
2915 Canty St / PO Box 998, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567-4239 / 39568-0998
8:00am-5:00pm M-F
(228) 769-3131
About the Jackson County Recorder's Office
The Chancery Clerk is responsible for recording and maintaining real property records in Jackson County.
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 should have printing only on one side. Documents may not be bound together, and may not have anything affixed to them other than an address label or firmly attached bar code.
* The font used should be no smaller than 8-point. It should be in blue or black ink on white paper, size 8.5 x 11.
* The first page of the document needs a top margin of at least 3 inches of vertical space, from left to right. This is used for the recorder's information. All other margins should be a minimum of .75 of an inch. Nonessential information can appear in margins (except for the first page margin).
* Below the three inch margin on the first page, the following information should appear:
-Name, address, and telephone number of individual who prepared the document.
-Return address.
-Title of the document.
-All grantors' names.
-All grantees' names.
-Address or phone number of property, required by 27-3-51, Mississippi Code of 1972.
-A legal description of the property or indexing instruction. If there is not enough room on the first page for this, the information should be given uninterrupted on subsequent pages.
* Corresponding names should appear below signatures.
* The font used should be no smaller than 8-point. It should be in blue or black ink on white paper, size 8.5 x 11.
* The first page of the document needs a top margin of at least 3 inches of vertical space, from left to right. This is used for the recorder's information. All other margins should be a minimum of .75 of an inch. Nonessential information can appear in margins (except for the first page margin).
* Below the three inch margin on the first page, the following information should appear:
-Name, address, and telephone number of individual who prepared the document.
-Return address.
-Title of the document.
-All grantors' names.
-All grantees' names.
-Address or phone number of property, required by 27-3-51, Mississippi Code of 1972.
-A legal description of the property or indexing instruction. If there is not enough room on the first page for this, the information should be given uninterrupted on subsequent pages.
* Corresponding names should appear below signatures.
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Recorder Office
Jackson County Chancery Clerk
2915 Canty St / PO Box 998, Pascagoula, Mississippi 39567-4239 / 39568-0998
8:00am-5:00pm M-F
(228) 769-3131
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