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Walthall County Chancery Clerk
About the Walthall County Chancery Clerk
Land records in Walthall County are recorded by the Chancery Clerk. The office is held by Shannon Fortinberry.
Deeds are not available online. Land records are available for public inspection at the Chancery Clerk's Office from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday. The office does not provide blank forms for deeds or deeds of trust.
Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Mississippi Code § 27-3-51 (FindLaw) · Walthall County Chancery Clerk · How do I ...?
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $25.00 for the first 5 pages, $1.00 each additional page (per book and page listed where applicable) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $25.00 for the first 5 pages, $1.00 each additional page (each deed of trust, per book and page listed where applicable) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $25.00 for the first 5 pages, $1.00 each additional page (per book and page listed where applicable) |
| Other standard documents | $25.00 for the first 5 pages, $1.00 each additional page (any other document) |
Added at recording
| Entering marginal notations on documents of record | $1.00 Per marginal notation; Miss. Code Ann. § 25-7-9(1)(d)(ii) |
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Other charges
| Document that does not meet the formatting standards | $10.00 per document when document or instrument does not substantially conform to the format standards of § 89-5-24(1) and (2); charged only for documents dated on or after July 1, 2009, and not for exempt documents |
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| Copies, per page | $0.50 |
| Certification | $1.00 |
Fee schedule effective January 1, 2024.
StatewideRecording fees are charged per book and page listed where applicable. Oil and gas leases, cancellations, etc.: $25.00 for the first five pages; each oil and gas assignment, amendment of assignment, release, etc.: $25.00 for the first five pages, $18.00 per additional assignee; each additional page $1.00; sectional index entries per section or subdivision lot $1.00; marginal notations on oil and gas documents, if requested, $4.00 per book and page. The chancery clerk itemizes on the original document a fee bill of all charges.
Walthall County collects the $1.00 archive fee; the archive-fee county amounts are $26.00 for deeds, deeds of trust, oil and gas leases and mineral or royalty deeds, and oil and gas releases, cancellations and assignments (first five pages), and $27.00 for assignments, releases and similar instruments including marginal notation.
Paying the office
| Checks payable to | Walthall County Chancery Clerk |
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If a check for recording fees is short, the document will be returned with a request for the proper filing fee.
Transfer tax
StatewideA mineral documentary stamp tax (Miss. Code Ann. § 27-31-79) is collected per mineral acre on instruments conveying minerals: $0.08 for minerals on deeds; leasehold estates $0.03 (primary term 1-10 years), $0.06 (11-20 years), $0.08 (20+ years); $1.00 minimum.
Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Mississippi Code § 25-7-9 (2024) Clerks of the chancery court (Justia) · Mississippi Code § 89-5-24 (FindLaw) · Recording Fees and Requirements, Land Title Association of Mississippi · Walthall County Chancery Clerk · Mississippi Recording Fees (Land Record Fees PDF) · How do I ...?
Document Requirements
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| First page top margin | 3 in (statewide, Miss. Code Ann. § 89-5-24(1)(f)) |
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| Other margins | 0.75 in (statewide, Miss. Code Ann. § 89-5-24(1)(f)) |
| Minimum type size | 10 pt (statewide, Miss. Code Ann. § 89-5-24(1)(b)) |
| Ink and paper | White paper of not less than twenty-pound weight; signatures in black or blue ink (statewide, Miss. Code Ann. § 89-5-24(1)(d)-(e)) |
| Single sided pages required | Yes (statewide, Miss. Code Ann. § 89-5-24(1)(a)) |
| Prepared-by statement required | Yes (statewide, Miss. Code Ann. § 89-5-33(3)) |
| Grantee address required | Yes (statewide, Miss. Code Ann. § 27-3-51(2)) |
| Printed names under signatures required | Yes (statewide, Miss. Code Ann. § 89-5-24(1)(e)) |
StatewideNonessential information including, but not limited to, form numbers or customer notations may be placed in a margin other than the top margin. A document may be recorded if a minor portion of a seal or incidental writing extends into a margin.
StatewideIf the document contains them, the following must appear on the first page below the three-inch margin: the name, physical business mailing address and business or employment telephone number of the preparer, and the name, mailing address and telephone number of every grantor, grantee, borrower, beneficiary, trustee or other party; a return address; the title; any address and telephone number required by § 27-3-51; and the legal description or indexing instruction per § 89-5-33(3). Pages may not be permanently bound or have attachments affixed, but may be stapled together for presentation. Exempt from the format requirements: documents executed before July 1, 2009; military separation documents; documents executed outside the United States; certified copies issued by a court or governmental agency; documents where an original party is deceased or incapacitated; documents formatted to meet court requirements; federal tax liens; UCC filings.
Submitting documents
| Stamped, self-addressed return envelope | Required |
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| How recorded documents come back | Returned in the stamped self-addressed envelope accompanying the document |
| Processing time | Documents are recorded at the time they are received and are available for public viewing by the next day. |
Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Mississippi Code § 27-3-51 (FindLaw) · Mississippi Code § 89-5-24 (FindLaw) · Mississippi Code Title 89 (Unicourt public release of official code) · How do I ...?
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