Putnam County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

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

100 S. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 236
Eatonton, GA 31024

Telephone: (706) 485-4501
Fax: (706) 485-2875

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

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

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

Lien Fees

General Execution of Lien Recording: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Materialman’s Liens, Notices, Bonds: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Hospital Lien: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Federal Tax Lien: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

All Lien Cancellation or Release per instrument: $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Cross-indexing to previous instrument (mandatory or by request):
$2.00

Real Estate Notice Filing (UCC-2): $10.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Personal Property Lien (Non-UCC): $5.00 for the first page and $2.00 for each additional page

Copy Fees

Copy, Uncertified, if no assistance required: $0.50 per page

Copy, Uncertified, if assistance is required: $1.00 per page

Copy, Certified or Exemplified: $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page

Computer Printouts: $2.50 per page or equivalent

Copy, Faxed or Electronic: $2.50 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page

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

100 S. Jefferson Avenue, Suite 236
Eatonton, GA 31024

Telephone: (706) 485-4501
Fax: (706) 485-2875

Copy fees are as follows:

Copy, Uncertified, if no assistance required: $0.50 per page
Copy, Uncertified, if assistance is required: $1.00 per page
Copy, Certified or Exemplified: $2.50 for the first page and $0.50 for each additional page
Computer Printouts: $2.50 per page or equivalent
Copy, Faxed or Electronic: $2.50 for the first page and $1.00 for each additional page

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

You can also search Putnam 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 Putnam County Clerk of Superior Court’s Office in person.

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

You can search Putnam 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 Putnam County Assessor at:
https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?App=PutnamCountyGA&Layer=Parcels&PageType=Search

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