Probate DepartmentRecords Available Deed records beginning in 1830
Marriage records beginning in 1851
Will records beginning in 1850
Military Discharge records Judicial Functions Probate Courts Wills and Administrations Alabama Small Estates Act Guardianship/Conservatorship Veteran Guardian/Conservators Mental Commitments Curators Children
(Adoptions, Grandparent visitation, legitimations, removing disabilities of nonage) Eminent Domain - Land Condemnations Recording land documents Miscellaneous Change of Name
Correction of Marriage License
Facts of Birth
Cemetery Establishment
Municipalities (establishment, dissolution)
Rites of Marriage
Notaries
Recording Department| Deeds | | Filing Fee | $3.00 | | Recording Fee per page | $3.00 | | More than two names | $1.00 | | Deed Tax per $500 (round up) | $ .50 | | Index Fee | $4.00 |
| Mortgages | | Filing Fee | $3.00 | | Recording Fee per page | $3.00 | | More than two names | $1.00 | | Deed Tax per $100 (round up) | $ .15 | | Index Fee | $4.00 |
| Mortgage Release or Assignment | | Filing Fee | $3.00 | | Recording Fee per page | $3.00 | | Each Release or Assignment | $3.00 | | Index Fee | $4.00 |
| Judgments | | Filing Fee | $3.00 | | Recording Fee per page | $3.00 | | Index Fee | $4.00 |
| Power of Attorney | | Filing Fee | $3.00 | | Recording Fee per page | $3.00 | | Index Fee | $4.00 |
| Leases, mineral, oil or gas | | Filing Fee | $3.00 | | Recording Fee per page | $3.00 | | More than two names | $1.00 | | Lease tax per $500 (round up) | $ .50 | | Mineral tax per acre | $ .15 | | Lease tax on rental per $500 | $ .50 | | Index Fee | $4.00 |
| Articles of Incorporation | | Profit - Judge of Probate | $54.00 | | Profit - Secretary of State | $50.00 | | Non-profit - Judge of Probate | $19.00 | | Non-profit - Sec. of State | $20.00 |
| Miscellaneous | | No Tax Stamp | $ 3.00 | | Filing Claim Against An Estate | $ 3.00 | | Certified Documents | $ 3.00 | | Copies of instruments per page | .$ 1.00 | | Notary Bonds | $22.00 |
UCC Overview
As of January 1, 2002, all UCC filings, other than timber or fixtures, must be filed with the Secretary of State for a fee of $20.00. Other fees may apply. If you have any questions you may call the Secretary of State at 1-334-242-5231 or write the State of Alabama, Secretary of State, P.O. Box 5615, Montgomery, AL 36103. Recording Indexes: http://www.deltacomputersystems.com/al/al39/index.html UCC Inquiry Link: http://arc-sos.state.al.us or http://www.sos.state.al.us/sosinfo/inquiry.cfm
Secretary of State: www.sos.state.al.us
UCC Debtor's Name Inquiry: http://arc-sos.state.al.us/CGI/SOSUCC01.MBR/INPUT Wills and AdministrationsA will is a document, which discloses how a person wishes his or her property to be distributed after death. A will must meet certain legal requirements. The law requires that a person making a will must be 18 years of age or older, of sound mind and under no undue influence. The will must be signed by the maker, witnessed by at least two people and notarized. After a will is written, it should be kept in a safe place and the executors or personal representatives should be notified where the will is being kept. A will should be probated within five (5) years after the person is deceased. If a person dies without a will, a Petition for Letters of Administration may be filed. The petitioner must be a resident of the State and is required by law to acquire a bond that will cover the amount of the estate. After the Letters are issued, an inventory is required to be filed within 60 days after appointment | 
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