Records & Recording
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
All documents presented for recording after 4:00 p.m. will be recorded on the next business day.
Documents such as deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, plats, powers of attorney, incorporations, and UCCs are filed in the Recording Department of the Probate Office and kept on file for viewing in the Records Room. All records are open for public view with the exception of military discharges and marriage licenses. The index & images are on computer in our office from November 1, 1996 to present. Prior records from 1820 to October 31, 1996 are on microfilm or in bound volumes.
UCC (Uniform Commercial Code) records include fixtures & goods that are to become fixtures, oil, gas, minerals and timber to be cut.
Corporations (profit & non-profit) and Limited Liability Companies must have a registered agent address located in Autauga County. Those wishing to establish a For-Profit incorporation must first obtain a name reservation from the Secretary of State's Office. Other related documents are amendments, dissolutions, domestic mergers. You can contact the Secretary of State's Office at: http://www.sos.state.al.us/ or (334) 242-5324.
All documents presented for recording in the Recording Department must be originals or certified copies. In order to protect personal privacy and obey federal law, we ask that social security numbers not be included on documents to be recorded.
While staff members are available to respond to brief inquires by telephone, you must do all searches in person. We do not give out book and page references by phone. Staff members are happy to assist researchers in the use of Records Room equipment. For historical and genealogical research guidance, please contact the Archivist at (334) 361-0961.
Recording Department Phone Number (334)361-3731 or (334)316-3732
Documents to be recorded by mail should be sent to:
Judge of Probate
Autauga County
Recording Department
176 West Fifth Street
Prattville, AL 36067
