Thomas County Recorder Mechanics Lien Filing

You can file your mechanic liens in person at the Thomas County Clerk of Courts’ Office located at:

325 N. Madison Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

Office: (229) 225-4108
Fax: (229) 225-4110

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

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Indecomm Global Services
http://www.indecomm.com/
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 Thomas County Clerk of Courts’ Office does not publicly disclose information on recording backlog.

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

The Thomas County Clerk of Courts’ Office accepts cash or money orders.
Personal checks are not accepted.

The Thomas County Clerk of Courts’ recording fees are as follows:

Lien Fees

General Execution or Lien Recording: $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

Cancellation or Release or GED: $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page, $2 each cross-reference.

Materialman’s Liens: $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

Hospital Lien, Hospital Cancellation or Release: $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

Federal Tax Lien or Federal Tax Lien Discharge: $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

Federal Tax Lien Release or Subordination: $5.00 first page, $2.00 each additional page.

Real Estate Notice Filing (all UCC’s 1 & 3 aka old UCC2)-$5.00 for first page, $2.00 each additional page, & $2.00 each cross-reference.

Copy Fees

Copy, Uncertified: $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 page after first

You can obtain a recorded copy of your lien in person at the Thomas County Clerk of Courts’ Office located at:

325 N. Madison Street
Thomasville, GA 31792

Office: (229) 225-4108
Fax: (229) 225-4110

Copy fees are as follows:

Copy, Uncertified: $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 page after first

You can also search for Thomas County’s real estate records online at:
https://www.gsccca.org/search/

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 Thomas County Clerk of Courts’ Office in person.

You can search for Thomas County’s real estate records online at:
https://www.gsccca.org/search/

You can also search for property legal descriptions online with the
Thomas County Assessor at:
https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?App=ThomasCountyGA&Layer=Parcels&PageType=Search

The fee to file a Real Estate Notice in Thomas County, Georgia is $10.00 for the first page, $2.00 for each additional page and $2.00 for each cross-reference.