Land Records & Land Redemption

The Chancery Clerk serves as the Custodian of Public Land Records, the Land Records office has the following responsibilities:

  • Creating and maintaining various indexes for documents filed in the public land records (i.e., sectional index, direct/reverse index, etc.)
  • Creating and maintaining volumes that contain copies of all documents filed and indexed in the public land records (i.e., deed books, deed of trust books, or some combination thereof, etc.)
  • Receiving and accounting for various filing fees required to accompany documents left for recording
  • Maintaining all records of property sold for taxes by the county tax collector each year and accepting and processing payment in redemption of those taxes

Land Sale Data

Land Record Portal

Recording Fees

  • Recording 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.
ItemCost
Includes indexing for the first 5 pages$26.00
Each additional page$1.00
  • Recording Assignment, Partial Release, Release, Amendment, Cancellation, Authority to Cancel, Amendment of Supplement to Covenants, Subordination, Modification, Substitution of Trustee, etc.
ItemCost
Includes indexing for the first 5 pages & marginal notation$27.00
each additional assignment, release, etc.$26.00
Each additional page more than 5$1.00


Oil, Gas & Mineral Recording Fees

  • Recording Oil & Gas Leases, Mineral Deeds, Royalty Deeds, etc.
ItemCost
Including general indexes for the first 15 pages$26.00
Each additional page more than 15$1.00
Each additional section or subdivision lot$1.00


  • Recording of Oil & Gas Release, Cancellation, or Assignment, etc.
ItemCost
Including general indexes for the first 5 pages$26.00
FOR ASSIGNMENT each additional book and page listed$4.00
Each additional page more than 5$1.00
Each additional section or subdivision lot$1.00
Each additional book and page marginal notation when applicable$1.00
FOR ASSIGNMENT each additional assignee$18.00


Mineral Stamps Fees for Leases

ItemCost
0 to 10 Years$0.03 per acre
10 to 20 Years$0.06 per acre
Over 20 Years$0.08 per acre

Reserving minerals on deeds is $0.08/Acre no less than $1.00 .

Copies & Searches

ItemCost
Certifying copies of documents$1.00
Copies made by clerk or employee by page$0.50
Copies made by individual on computer, per page$0.50
Copies made by individual on copy machine, per page$0.25
Marginal Notations$1.00
Federal Tax Lien Searches$5.00
Copies per page$2.00

*One name per search form

*Fees are based on 2004 Senate Bill Number 2647 and 2006 Senate Bill Number 2757 and House Bill 1166 Approved by the Governor March 15, 2007 & MS Code 25-7-9.

*Fees include $1 records management fee as per MS Code Section 25-60-5.