Fayette County, Georgia public records

Q: How do I look up who owns a property in Fayette County?

Use the property search of the Board of Assessors' Office: https://qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx?AppID=942&LayerID=18406&PageTypeID=2&PageID=8204

In Fayette County, deeds are recorded by the Clerk of Superior Court; property values come from the Board of Assessors' Office; court files are divided among the Clerk of Superior Court, the Clerk of State Court and the Probate Court.

Last checked against official sources on November 7, 2026.

On this page

Where to get each record
Deeds and land records
Property values, owners and tax bills
Court records: which clerk keeps which case
Marriage records
Divorce records
Birth certificates
Death certificates
Probate records and wills
Business names (DBA)
Voter records
Good to know about Fayette County records
Office addresses, phones and hours
Records that are not online: public records requests
Questions people ask
Official copies vs look-alike sites
Sources

Where to get each record

Record	Office	Search online	Fee
Deeds and land records	Clerk of Superior Court⁴	Search deeds²	Regular non-certified copies $1.00 per page (email requests, prepaid); fee schedule: uncertified copy unassisted $0.50/page, with assistance $1.00/page³
Property values and owners	Board of Assessors' Office⁵	Property search⁶	—
Property tax bills	Tax Commissioner⁵	Tax bill search⁶	—
Court cases	Clerk of Superior Court⁴ Clerk of State Court⁴ Probate Court⁷ Juvenile Court⁸	Superior Court⁹	—
Marriage records	Probate Court⁷	—	Certified copy of marriage license $10.00; certified copy of marriage application $10.00¹⁰
Divorce records	Clerk of Superior Court⁴	—	—
Birth certificates	Probate Court - Vital Records¹¹	—	—
Death certificates	Probate Court - Vital Records¹¹	—	—
Probate and wills	Probate Court⁷	—	—
Business names (DBA)	Clerk of Superior Court⁴	—	Trade names $205.00 (filing fee $175.00 + publication fee $30.00)¹²

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Fayette County are recorded by the Clerk of Superior Court (Clerk of Superior, State and Magistrate Courts).⁴

Online search: fccottweb.fayettecountyga.gov/external²
About this search: Clerk's Property Index Search: (also linked from the county homepage as 'Deed & Plat Search')²

Copy fee: Regular non-certified copies $1.00 per page (email requests, prepaid); fee schedule: uncertified copy unassisted $0.50/page, with assistance $1.00/page³
Certified copy fee: Certified copy $0.50 per page plus $2.50 per certification/seal (fee schedule revised 7/1/2024); certified copies online via GSCCCA eCertification¹²
How to order: Certified copies of court or real estate records: GSCCCA eCertification ecert.gsccca.org (fee, delivered by email); regular copies by email; inspection in the Clerk's office 9-5³
Recording fee: $25.00 per document pertaining to real estate; plats, maps or floor plans $10.00 per page¹²
Electronic recording: Real estate and UCC e-filing through GSCCCA⁴
Fraud alerts: Free GSCCCA FANS (statewide) and free local PropertyCheck alerts¹³

How deeds work in Georgia

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Board of Assessors' Office sets property values⁵; the Tax Commissioner bills and collects the tax⁵.

Property search: qPublic (Schneider) Real Property Search: qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx⁶
Tax bill search: Tax Commissioner / Tax Bills: fayettecountyga.governmentwindow.com/…⁶
Parcel map (GIS): qPublic GIS Maps and Records Search: qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx⁶
Appealing a value: Appeal of the annual assessment notice to the Board of Assessors (form or online via qPublic); 2026 appeals accepted until 5 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2026; choose Board of Equalization (no cost), nonbinding arbitration ($25 fee to the Clerk of Superior Court) or hearing officer¹⁴
Homestead: 2027 homestead exemption may be filed after April 1, through the end of the 45-day appeal window for the current-year assessment notice⁵
Board of equalization: Clerk of Superior Court manages the Board of Equalization (since July 1, 2010, HB 346)¹⁵

How property tax works in Georgia

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

Court	Cases	Records kept by	Case search
Superior Court	civil: divorce, personal lawsuits, domestic violence, child support, name change; criminal: felony charges; other: real estate deeds, plats	Clerk of Superior Court	fayetteclerkofcourt.com Clerk's Online Services case search (civil, criminal, property; docket entries only, no images); Court Docket link; records also viewable/purchasable via PeachCourt⁹
State Court	civil: torts, contract disputes, appeals from Magistrate Court, garnishments, dispossessory, personal property foreclosures; criminal: misdemeanors, traffic citations, county ordinance violations	Clerk of State Court (same elected Clerk of Courts)	Same Clerk of Courts online services¹⁶
Magistrate Court	civil: garnishments, lawsuits under $15,000, landlord/tenant dispossessory, abandoned motor vehicles, personal property foreclosures; criminal: warrants¹⁷	Clerk of State Court (same elected Clerk of Courts)	—
Probate Court	Estates, wills, guardianships, conservatorships, mental health commitments, vital records, passports, weapons carry and marriage licenses	Probate Court	Fayette County Probate Court Docket via georgiaprobaterecords.com⁷
Juvenile Court	Dependency, traffic, delinquency, CHINS	Juvenile Court	—

Fees: Superior Court domestic relations and civil filing fee $218.00; State Court general civil $223.00; Magistrate general civil and dispossessory $56.00 (revised 7/1/2024)¹²
Access rule: Court records open for public inspection under Uniform Superior Court Rule 21 unless sealed; non-court records (deeds, liens, UCCs) under the Georgia Open Records Act⁹

Criminal records and background checks

Which court: Felonies in Superior Court; misdemeanors, traffic and county ordinance violations in State Court; records with the Clerk of Courts¹⁷
Sheriff: Sheriff's Office handles incident and accident reports, driver's history requests and open records requests¹⁸
Accident report fee: Accident reports $5 per report/per copy (no charge for individuals involved)¹⁹

How Georgia courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Probate Court.⁷

Marriage license: Apply online in advance through the Court Manager website, then pick up in person Monday-Friday 8-4; $76.00, or $36.00 with a six-hour qualifying premarital education program; money orders, credit/debit cards (fee), no personal checks²⁰
Copy fee: Certified copy of marriage license $10.00; certified copy of marriage application $10.00¹⁰
How to order: Marriage Certificate Request form (PDF) from the Probate Court²⁰
Copies from the state: State Office of Vital Records holds marriage records June 1952 to August 1996 only; other years at the county Probate Office²¹

Georgia marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Clerk of Superior Court.⁴

Decree: Divorce records are held by the Clerk of Superior Court in the county where the divorce was granted²²
Filing fee: $218.00 Superior Court domestic relations filing fee; divorce publication $120.00 (may be more based on words)¹²

Birth certificates

Kept by the Probate Court - Vital Records (birth and death certificates).¹¹

Local: Probate Court certifies most Georgia birth certificates; $25.00 first certified copy, $5.00 each additional per request; valid photo ID; eligibility proof if for someone else¹¹
Home births: Fayette County home births are processed through the Probate Court¹¹
Online: Online orders through VitalChek (additional fee)¹¹
State: All 159 Georgia county vital records offices can issue birth and death certificates²³

Ordering a Georgia birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by the Probate Court - Vital Records (birth and death certificates).¹¹

Local: Probate Court certifies most Georgia death certificates; $25.00 first certified copy, $5.00 each additional per request; valid photo ID¹¹

Ordering a Georgia death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Probate Court.⁷

Fees: Petition to Probate Will in Solemn Form $205.00; Letters of Administration without powers $205.00, with powers $385.00; Year's Support $385.00¹⁰
E filing: E-filing through TrueFiling⁷
Original will: Original will must be filed with a Petition to Probate Will⁷

Finding a will or probate case in Georgia

Business names (DBA)

Kept by the Clerk of Superior Court.⁴

Trade name: Trade names registered with the Clerk of Superior Court within 30 days of commencing business (O.C.G.A. § 10-1-490)²⁴
Fee: Trade names $205.00 (filing fee $175.00 + publication fee $30.00)¹²

Voter records

Kept by Elections & Voter Registration.²⁵

Requests: Elections & voter records requests go to the Elections Department¹⁸

Good to know about Fayette County records

One elected Clerk serves Superior, State and Magistrate Courts and is the county Jury Clerk¹⁵
State Court of Fayette County created by local act in 1994; began operating January 1, 1997²⁶
Probate Court issues certified Georgia birth and death certificates locally and processes passports¹⁷
Clerk offers a free local PropertyCheck alert in addition to statewide FANS¹³
Clerk published a jury-scam warning (callers posing as a Fayette County Deputy Sheriff)⁴

Office addresses, phones and hours

Clerk of Superior Court (Clerk of Superior, State and Magistrate Courts)

Real estate records

Address: One Center Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214⁴
Mail: P.O. Box 130, Fayetteville, GA 30214⁴
Phone: (770) 716-4290⁴
Email: [email protected] (regular non-certified copy requests, as published by the Clerk)³
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.²⁷
Website: fayetteclerk.com⁴

Clerk of Superior Court

Address: One Center Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214⁴
Mail: P.O. Box 130, Fayetteville, GA 30214⁴
Phone: (770) 716-4290⁴
Email: [email protected] (regular non-certified copy requests, as published by the Clerk)³
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.²⁷
Website: fayetteclerk.com⁴

Clerk of State Court (same elected Clerk of Courts)

Address: One Center Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214⁴
Mail: State Court Clerk's Office, P.O. Box 142037, Fayetteville, GA 30214¹⁶
Phone: Civil Division 770.716.4294; Criminal Division 770.716.4293; Traffic Division 770.716.4292¹⁶
Email: [email protected] (regular non-certified copy requests, as published by the Clerk)³
Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.²⁷
Website: fayetteclerk.com⁴

Board of Assessors' Office

Address: Stonewall Administrative Complex, 140 Stonewall Avenue West, Suite 108, Fayetteville, GA 30214⁵
Phone: 770.305.5402⁵
Website: fayettecountyga.gov/…⁵

Tax Commissioner

Phone: 770.461.3652⁵
Website: fayettecountyga.governmentwindow.com/…⁵

Probate Court

Address: Fayette County Justice Center, 1 Center Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214⁷
Phone: 770.716.4220⁷
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding holidays⁷
Website: fayettecountyga.gov/…⁷

Probate Court - Vital Records (birth and death certificates)

Address: Fayette County Justice Center, 1 Center Drive, Fayetteville, GA 30214¹¹
Phone: 770-716-4220¹¹
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., excluding holidays¹¹
Website: fayettecountyga.gov/…¹¹

Juvenile Court

Address: 1 Center Drive, Fayetteville, Georgia 30214⁸
Phone: 770.716.4210⁸
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday - Friday⁸
Website: fayettecountyga.gov/…⁸

County Clerk (Custodian of Records, Board of Commissioners)

Phone: 770.305.5103¹⁸
Website: fayettecountyga.gov/…¹⁸

Elections & Voter Registration

Address: 175 Johnson Avenue, Fayetteville, GA 30214²⁵
Phone: 770.305.5408²⁵
Email: [email protected]²⁵
Hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM - 5 PM²⁵
Website: fayettecountyga.gov/…²⁵

Sheriff's Office - Records

Website: fayettesheriff.org/…¹⁸

Records that are not online: public records requests

Request page: fayettecountyga.gov/…¹⁸
Where to send it: County Clerk (Custodian of Records), 770.305.5103; court, sheriff, 911 and elections records are routed to those offices¹⁸
Response time: Notification of details and costs within three business days¹⁸

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

How do I get a copy of a deed in Fayette County?

The Clerk of Superior Court (Clerk of Superior, State and Magistrate Courts) keeps deed records. To order copies: Certified copies of court or real estate records: GSCCCA eCertification ecert.gsccca.org (fee, delivered by email); regular copies by email; inspection in the Clerk's office 9-5. Plain copies: Regular non-certified copies $1.00 per page (email requests, prepaid); fee schedule: uncertified copy unassisted $0.50/page, with assistance $1.00/page. Certified copies: Certified copy $0.50 per page plus $2.50 per certification/seal (fee schedule revised 7/1/2024); certified copies online via GSCCCA eCertification.⁴³¹²

How do I look up who owns a property in Fayette County?

Use the property search of the Board of Assessors' Office: qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx⁶

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Fayette County office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

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Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026
Property Index SearchFayette County Clerk of Courtschecked November 7, 2026
eCertificationFayette County Clerk of Courtschecked November 7, 2026
Fayette County Clerk of Courts (home)Fayette County Clerk of Superior, State and Magistrate Courtschecked November 7, 2026
Assessor's OfficeFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Assessor Online ServicesFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Probate CourtFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Juvenile CourtFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Search PolicyFayette County Clerk of Courtschecked November 7, 2026
Probate Court FeesFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Probate Court Birth & Death CertificatesFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Fayette County Courts Fee Schedule (PDF)Fayette County Clerk of Courtschecked November 7, 2026
Property and Mortgage Fraud CheckFayette County Clerk of Courtschecked November 7, 2026
Assessor Appeals ProcessFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Role of the ClerkFayette County Clerk of Courtschecked November 7, 2026
State CourtFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
CourtsFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Open Records RequestsFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Sheriff's Office Resources / Open RecordsFayette County Sheriff's Officechecked November 7, 2026
Probate Court Marriage LicenseFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Marriage RecordsGeorgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Recordschecked November 7, 2026
Request Vital RecordsGeorgia.gov (State of Georgia)checked November 7, 2026
About Vital RecordsGeorgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Recordschecked November 7, 2026
Trade Name RegistrationFayette County Clerk of Courtschecked November 7, 2026
Elections & Voter RegistrationFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
State Court History & JurisdictionFayette County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
Contact UsFayette County Clerk of Courtschecked November 7, 2026
County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026