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About the Putnam County Register of Deeds
Land records in Putnam County are recorded by the Register of Deeds. The office is held by John Sanders.
Records date back to 1854. All documents are public record except DD-214s. Copies may be requested in person, by phone, by mail, or by email. Online research requires a paid monthly subscription to US Title Search.
Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Putnam County TN - Register of Deeds · CTAS: Register of Deeds Legal Issues (2023)
Recording Fees
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| Deeds and other conveyances | $5.00 per page (2 page minimum) |
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| Mortgages and deeds of trust | $5.00 per page (2 page minimum) |
| Releases and satisfactions | $10.00 flat |
| Other standard documents | $5.00 per page (2 page minimum) |
Added at recording
| EDP fee | $2.00 Each document recorded, including deeds, trust deeds, releases, fixture filings and all other documents; data processing fee, T.C.A. § 8-21-1001(c) |
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| Clerk fee | $1.00 Warranty deeds and trust deeds; tax receipt fee, T.C.A. § 67-4-409(d)(3) |
| E-file recording fee | $2.00 All electronically filed (E-file) documents, as of July 1, 2023; T.C.A. § 8-21-1001(j) |
Other charges
| Additional references or marginal notations | $5.00 each beyond the 1 included (releases) |
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StatewideEach instrument in a document beyond the first: $5.00. Each plat, map or survey: $15.00; certified copy of a plat, map or survey: $5.00. Military discharges are recorded at no charge. A county may adopt, by two-thirds vote of its legislative body, a $2.00 electronic filing submission fee for each document recorded through its county e-filing portal. Private act recording fees above general law are superseded.
Charter: $7.00. Fixture filing: $13.00 plus $2.00 EDP fee; each additional name is $15.00. Discharge or DD214: free. Modifications are charged the same as a trust deed but do not deduct the first $2,000.00.
Transfer tax
Realty transfer tax. Thirty-seven cents (37¢) per one hundred dollars ($100). The tax is collected when the document is recorded. (statewide, T.C.A. § 67-4-409(a)(1))
StatewideThe transfer tax is based on the consideration for the transfer or the value of the property, whichever is greater, and the register collects it. The actual consideration or value must be stated under oath on the face of the instrument. A separate tax of eleven and one-half cents (11.5¢) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of indebtedness is levied on the recording of mortgages, deeds of trust and other instruments evidencing an indebtedness; it does not apply to the first $2,000 of indebtedness (T.C.A. § 67-4-409(b)). Such instruments must contain the statement "Maximum principal indebtedness for Tennessee recording tax purposes is $______."
Checked October 2026 against official publications. Sources: Putnam County TN - Register of Deeds · Tennessee Code § 8-21-1001 (2024) - Registers · Tennessee Code § 67-4-409 (FindLaw)
Document Requirements
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| Paper size | Not to exceed 8½" x 14" (statewide, T.C.A. § 8-21-1001(b)(3)) |
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| Prepared-by statement required | Yes (statewide, T.C.A. § 66-24-115) |
| Grantee address required | Yes (statewide, T.C.A. § 66-24-114) |
| Tax statement mailing address required | Yes (statewide, T.C.A. § 66-24-114) |
| Parcel number required | Yes (statewide, T.C.A. § 66-24-122) |
StatewideThe register may refuse to register a writing that is illegible or cannot be legibly reproduced unless an affidavit stating that the writing is the best available original is attached. The register may refuse a writing substantially in a language other than English unless an affidavit with a complete English translation is attached.
Documents must be the original or a certified copy, list the grantor and grantee and the date signed, and include a notary statement and notary seal. Deeds must include an oath of consideration; deeds of trust must list the maximum principal indebtedness.
Submitting documents
| Electronic recording | Accepted |
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Checked October 2026 against the sources below. Some of them are not official publications, so confirm with the recorder's office. Sources: Putnam County TN - Register of Deeds · Tennessee Code § 8-21-1001 (2024) - Registers · Tennessee Code § 66-24-115 (2024) - Name of preparer of instrument · CTAS e-Li: Name and Address of Owner and Taxpayer · CTAS e-Li: Parcel Identification Number · CTAS e-Li: Legibility/Language
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