Clerk of the Circuit Court
Records and licenses
The Clerk of the Circuit Court records deeds and wills, issues marriage licenses and keeps court records. Most land records can be searched from home.
Search land records
Search recorded deeds, deeds of trust and releases by name, instrument number or parcel. Records from 1952 on are indexed; older images are at the Clerk's counter.
What the Clerk keeps
- Land records
- Indexed online from 1952, images back to 1838
- Recording fee
- $21 for a deed, $1 a page after ten pages
- Wills and estates
- Probate by appointment, Room 120
- Court records
- Civil and criminal case files, Room 120
- Copies
- 50 cents a page, $2 to certify
Birth and death records
Birth and death certificates come from the Health Department, Room 140, not the Clerk. Bring photo ID. Each certified copy is $12.
Licenses and filings
Marriage license
Both of you, in person, with photo ID. $30, cash or card. The license is good for 60 days anywhere in the state. No waiting period.
Record a deed
Bring the original, signed and notarized, with the recording fee and the grantor tax form. We return it by mail in about two weeks.
Notary commissions
New notaries take the oath at the Clerk's counter. $10. Bring the commission letter from the state.
Concealed handgun permits
Applications and fingerprints at the Clerk's office. $50. Processed within 45 days.
Request public records
Ask for any county record that is not on this site. We answer within five business days, and most requests cost nothing.
Contact the Clerk
Helen Marsh, Clerk of the Circuit Court
Courthouse, Room 120
200 Court Square, Lanmere
Phone and email
Hours
Weekdays 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Recording closes at 3:30 p.m.