Covington County Recording Fees
While recording taxes as shown here are collected consistantly state wide, recording
fees differ from county to county. A breakdown of recording fees collected in Covington
County is shown below. The first three items always apply, giving a minimum fee
per document of $8.50.
- Recording fee per page - $3.00
- Indexing fee per document - $2.50
- Certification fee per document - $3.00
- Indexing names - $1.00 (Each additional name over 2 grantors/grantees or additional
book/page references over one)
Alabama now requires an affidavit to be completed for recording a deed. In
Covington County this is required to be recorded with the deed as an extra page.
You may download a copy of the
State of
Alabama recording affidavit here.
UCC recording fees are calculated differently. The following fees are for a document
of up to two pages with one debtor:
- UCC-1 Financing statement - $20.00
- UCC Continuation - $20.00
- UCC Amendment - $20.00
- UCC Partial Release - $20.00
- UCC Termination - $5.50 (one page only)
- Additional name - $1.00 each for each additional debtor, farm number or crop number
- Indexing fee - $2.50
- Certification fee - $3.00
- Cross indexing - $3.50
- Non-standard form - $5.00
Note: UCC filings that are not pertaining to or attached to real property
must be filed with the Secretary of State.
Clerk's charges for copies- $1.00 per page. An additional $3.00 fee per document
is charged for certified copies.
Alabama Recording Taxes
- Deed Tax - $0.50 per five hundred of sale price or fraction thereof. If a
mortgage is recorded simultaneously, the sales price is reduced by the amount of
the mortgage. Gifts are based on appraised value of property. Minimum deed tax is
$0.50
- Mortgage Tax - $0.15 per hundred or fraction thereof (based on amount of
indebtedness)
- Mineral Tax - $0.15 per net mineral acre (minimum $1.00) When minerals are
conveyed, rather than reserved, add deed tax based on the total consideration (minimum
is $0.50)
- Mineral Lease Tax - $0.05 per net mineral acre (minimum $1.00) plus deed
tax on total consideration (minimum is $0.50)
- Realty Lease Tax - Calculated in the same manner as deed tax based on the
present value of the total rental over term of lease
- No-Tax Collected Stamp - $1.00 per document (charged on all instruments pertaining
to real property where tax is not collected)
