Columbia County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanic liens in person at the Columbia County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office located at:

630 Ronald Reagan Drive
Evans, GA 30809

Tel: (706) 312-7139
E-mail: clerkinfo@columbia.gscca.org
Monday through Friday
Except holidays
You can also file your lien documents electronically.

Lien eFiling facilitates the electronic filing of lien documents via the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority eFile portal at https://efile.gsccca.org/Home.aspx. The Authority can accept lien documents for filing on behalf of participating counties using two different methods:

METHOD 1: Interested filers can contact one of the value added submitters listed below, who have demonstrated the ability to submit lien documents through the Authority portal. Payment for filings will be handled through an agreement with the selected value added submitter.

Approved Value Added Submitters:

CSC, Corporation Service Company
https://www.erecording.com/
eDocs Solutions
https://www.edocsrecording.com/
eRecording Partners

Home

Indecomm Global Services

Homepage

Simplifile
https://simplifile.com/
(Note that if you are a value added submitter and would like to be included on this page, you can contact help@gsccca.org).

METHOD 2: All payments for filings submitted directly through the Authority eFile portal must be paid by credit card, bank account ACH transfer or escrow account. Note that a 3.5% transaction fee is applied to credit card payments and a $1.00 transaction fee is applied to bank account ACH transfers to cover costs.

The Columbia County Superior Court Clerk’s Office does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

If your construction project is located in Columbia County, then yes, you should file your lien here.

The Columbia County Clerk of Superior Court’s recording fees are as follows:

Lien Fees

General Execution Docket and Lien Filing Fees: $5.00 per each Lien, Lis Pendens, Notices or Fieri Facias, $2.00 for each additional page and $5.00 for cancellation or release

Cross Referencing Mandatory or by Request: $2.00 per reference

Copy Fees

Uncertified Copy, Unassisted: $0.50 per page
Uncertified Copy, Unassisted: $1.00 per page
Certified Copy of any Document: $2.00 plus $1.00 per page
Each Certification or Exemplification with seal: $4.00 + $1.00 per page
Certificate of Authority: $2.00

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person at the Columbia County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office located at:

630 Ronald Reagan Drive
Evans, GA 30809

Tel: (706) 312-7139
E-mail: clerkinfo@columbia.gscca.org
Monday through Friday Except holidays

Copy fees are as follows:

Uncertified Copy, Unassisted: $0.50 per page
Uncertified Copy, Unassisted: $1.00 per page
Certified Copy of any Document: $2.00 plus $1.00 per page
Each Certification or Exemplification with seal: $4.00 + $1.00 per page
Certificate of Authority: $2.00

You can search Columbia County’s Lien Index online at:
https://search.gsccca.org/Lien/lienindex.asp

You can also search Columbia County’s Real Estate Index online at:
https://search.gsccca.org/RealEstate/deedindex.asp

Every user must have an account to view and print images. The monthly charge for a regular account is $11.95. The cost to subscribe for a Single-Use account is a one-time activation fee of $5.00. However, a Single-Use account can be upgraded to a Regular account any time before the account expires.

The images may be viewed without charge and may be printed for a charge of $0.50 per page. Any method of accessing the images other than by printing is strictly prohibited.

You can get the property’s legal description from the Columbia County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office in person.

You can search Columbia County’s Lien Index online at:
https://search.gsccca.org/Lien/lienindex.asp

You can search Columbia County’s Real Estate Index online at:
https://search.gsccca.org/RealEstate/deedindex.asp

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the Columbia County Assessor at:
https://www.columbiacountyga.gov/county/taxes/tax-assessor

The fee to file a Lien Notice in Columbia County, Georgia is $5.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 for cross-referencing.