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Richmond County, Georgia public records

In Richmond County, deeds are recorded by the Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Real Estate/Deeds/Liens/UCC; property values come from the Richmond County Board of Tax Assessors; court files are divided among the Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court, the Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Juvenile Division and the Probate Court of Richmond County.

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  1. Where to get each record
  2. Deeds and land records
  3. Property values, owners and tax bills
  4. Court records: which clerk keeps which case
  5. Marriage records
  6. Divorce records
  7. Birth certificates
  8. Death certificates
  9. Probate records and wills
  10. Business names (DBA)
  11. Voter records
  12. Good to know about Richmond County records
  13. Office addresses, phones and hours
  14. Records that are not online: public records requests
  15. Questions people ask
  16. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  17. Sources

Richmond County has a combined city-county government: the Census Bureau lists the Consolidated Government of Augusta-Richmond County as its government.1

Where to get each record

RecordOfficeSearch onlineFee
Deeds and land recordsClerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Real Estate/Deeds/Liens/UCC4Search deeds2Uncertified copy $.50/page without assistance; $1.00/page with assistance; faxed/electronic $2.50 first page + $1.00 each after3
Property values and ownersRichmond County Board of Tax Assessors5Property search6—
Property tax billsRichmond County Tax Commissioner7Tax bill search8—
Court casesClerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Criminal/Felony4
Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Juvenile Division4
Probate Court of Richmond County4		Superior Court of Richmond County9
Civil & Magistrate Court4		uncertified copies $.50/page; certified $2.50 first page + $.50 each additional3
Marriage recordsProbate Court of Richmond County4——
Divorce recordsClerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Civil/Domestic4—Certified $2.50 first page + $.50 each page after3
Birth certificatesGeorgia DPH Vital Records (county directs requests to dph.georgia.gov/VitalRecords)11—$25.00 + $5.00 for additional copies (state)10
Death certificatesGeorgia DPH Vital Records11——
Probate and willsProbate Court of Richmond County4—Certified copy fee: $10.00 per certified copy plus a per-page charge (per-page figure OCR-garbled in the archived PDF)12
Business names (DBA)Trade name registration with the Clerk3——

Deeds and land records

Deeds, mortgages and other land documents for property in Richmond County are recorded by the Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Real Estate/Deeds/Liens/UCC.4

About this search
GSCCCA statewide Real Estate Index, linked by the Clerk as 'Deed Index (Statewide)'2
Years online
Statewide deed index for all counties since at least January 1, 1999 (historical data being added); Richmond-specific start year not published13
Holder
Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court (Real Estate/Deeds/Liens/UCC)14
Copy fee
Uncertified copy $.50/page without assistance; $1.00/page with assistance; faxed/electronic $2.50 first page + $1.00 each after3
Certified copy fee
Certified or exemplified copy $2.50 first page, $.50 each page after; each seal after first $2.003
Recording fee
$25.00 per deed or instrument pertaining to real estate; plats $10.003
How to order
Search the statewide GSCCCA index or contact the Clerk's Real Estate/Deeds division; real estate e-filing via GSCCCA eFile4

How deeds work in Georgia

Property values, owners and tax bills

The Richmond County Board of Tax Assessors (Board of Assessors) sets property values5; the Richmond County Tax Commissioner bills and collects the tax7.

Property search
qPublic (Schneider) Richmond County property search, linked from the Board of Assessors site: qpublic.schneidercorp.com/Application.aspx6
Tax bill search
Tax Commissioner 'Online Payments' (Government Window vendor portal): richmondcountyga.governmentwindow.com8
Tax due
2026 property tax bills due November 30, 2026; 1% discount on the tax portion if paid within the first 20 days (by Oct. 20, 2026)8
Parcel map (GIS)
Augusta Maps (property search tool): gismap.augustaga.gov/augustats15
Appealing a value
Appeals handled by the Board of Assessors (appeal process grid on augustaga.gov; appeals page on the Board's site)16
Board of equalization
Board of Equalization phone (706) 849-5926 (listed under the Clerk of Court's office contacts)14

How property tax works in Georgia

Court records: which clerk keeps which case

CourtCasesRecords kept byCase search
Superior Court of Richmond County (Augusta Judicial Circuit)Felonies, civil, divorce, title to land17Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Criminal/Felonyaugustaga.gov/cocaugusta Clerk's Case Management Search (augustaga.gov/421/Case-Management-Search; disclaimer then opens)9
State Court of Richmond County—Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Criminal/Felony Same Clerk Case Management Search9
Juvenile Court—Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Juvenile Division—
Civil & Magistrate Court——augustaga.gov/67/Civil-Magistrate-Court4
Probate Court—Probate Court of Richmond County—
Fees
General civil/domestic filing $211.00; uncertified copies $.50/page; certified $2.50 first page + $.50 each additional3
Open records note
Court records (Superior, State, Juvenile, Probate) are not available through Augusta's open records portal; request from the Clerk or Probate Court11

Criminal records and background checks

Phone
Criminal/Felony (706) 842-192214
Sex offenders
Sex Offender List (sheriffalerts.com office 54747), linked by the Clerk's menu4

How Georgia courts keep their files

Marriage records

Kept by the Probate Court of Richmond County.4

Marriage license fee
$76; $36 with a certificate of six hours of premarital counseling completed within the last 12 months; cash or money order only18
State
Marriage licenses are issued by county probate courts19
How to apply
Both parties appear in person at 735 James Brown Blvd., Suite 1000, 8:30 am-4:00 pm Monday-Friday; application can be partly completed online first18

Georgia marriage records, statewide

Divorce records

Kept by the Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Civil/Domestic.4

Holder
Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court (divorce records)11
Copy fee
Certified $2.50 first page + $.50 each page after3

Birth certificates

Georgia DPH Vital Records (county directs requests to dph.georgia.gov/VitalRecords)11

Fee
$25.00 + $5.00 for additional copies (state)10

Ordering a Georgia birth certificate

Death certificates

Kept by: Georgia DPH Vital Records11

Ordering a Georgia death certificate

Probate records and wills

Kept by the Probate Court of Richmond County.4

Holder
Probate Court: probate letters and wills, call (706) 821-243411
Certified copy fee
$10.00 per certified copy plus a per-page charge (per-page figure OCR-garbled in the archived PDF)12
Forms
Georgia probate standard forms20

Finding a will or probate case in Georgia

Business names (DBA)

Trade name registration with the Clerk: $168.00 plus $40.00 standard publication notice3

Voter records

Kept by: Board of Elections4

Good to know about Richmond County records

  • Richmond County has no separate county government: Census lists the Consolidated Government of Augusta-Richmond County.21
  • One Clerk serves the Superior, State and Juvenile Courts, and also handles liens, military discharges, notary applications and trade names.22
  • Recording a veteran's discharge costs $0.00.3
  • Tax Commissioner gives a 1% discount on the tax portion for payment within the first 20 days of billing.8
  • The Board of Assessors has eight members: three appointed from each of Super Districts 9 and 10 by the Commission and two by the Legislative Delegation.16

Office addresses, phones and hours

Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Real Estate/Deeds/Liens/UCC

Address
Augusta Richmond County Judicial Center, 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 1500, Augusta, GA 3090114
Phone
(706) 826-4757 (Real Estate/Deeds/Liens/UCC's); main (706) 821-246014

Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Criminal/Felony

Address
Augusta Richmond County Judicial Center, 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 1500, Augusta, GA 3090114
Phone
(706) 842-1922 (Criminal/Felony); (706) 842-4756 (Criminal/Misdemeanor)14

Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Civil/Domestic

Address
Augusta Richmond County Judicial Center, 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 1500, Augusta, GA 3090114
Phone
(706) 826-4755 (Civil/Domestic/Military Discharges)14

Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Juvenile Division

Address
Augusta Richmond County Judicial Center, 735 James Brown Boulevard, Suite 1500, Augusta, GA 3090114
Phone
(706) 821-1290 (Juvenile)14

Probate Court of Richmond County

Address
735 James Brown Blvd., Suite 1000, Augusta, GA 3090120
Hours
8:30 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday20

Richmond County Board of Tax Assessors (Board of Assessors)

Address
535 Telfair St., Suite 120, Augusta, GA 3090116
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.6

Richmond County Tax Commissioner

Address
Municipal Building Office, 535 Telfair Street, Suite 100, Augusta, GA 30901 (tag offices also at 3463 A Peach Orchard Road and 2816 Washington Road, Suite 109)23
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.23

Augusta Information Technology Department - GIS Division

Address
535 Telfair Street Bldg 2000, Augusta, GA 3090115

Board of Elections

Address
535 Telfair Street, Suite 500, Augusta, GA 3090124
Phone
706-821-2340; fax 706-821-281424

Richmond County Sheriff's Office (Law Enforcement Center)

Address
Law Enforcement Center, 400 Walton Way, Augusta, GA 3090125
Phone
(706) 821-1000; fax (706) 821-106425
Hours
Monday-Friday 8:30 am-5:00 pm25

Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (Municipal Building)

Address
535 Telfair Street, Augusta, GA 309012

Records that are not online: public records requests

Where to send it
Augusta's Open Records Officer11

How to write a public records request

Questions people ask

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

The Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Court - Real Estate/Deeds/Liens/UCC keeps deed records. To order copies: Search the statewide GSCCCA index or contact the Clerk's Real Estate/Deeds division; real estate e-filing via GSCCCA eFile. Plain copies: Uncertified copy $.50/page without assistance; $1.00/page with assistance; faxed/electronic $2.50 first page + $1.00 each after. Certified copies: Certified or exemplified copy $2.50 first page, $.50 each page after; each seal after first $2.00.43

How much does a marriage license cost in Richmond County?

$76; $36 with a certificate of six hours of premarital counseling completed within the last 12 months; cash or money order only.18

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

Use the property search of the Richmond County Board of Tax Assessors (Board of Assessors): 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 Richmond 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.

  1. Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026
  2. Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile CourtAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  3. Superior & State Court of Richmond County Cost & Fee Schedule (PDF)Clerk of Superior, State & Juvenile Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  4. DepartmentsAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  5. Property Records Online (links to county tax offices)Georgia Department of Revenuechecked November 4, 2026
  6. Augusta-Richmond County Board of Assessors - Official WebsiteRichmond County Board of Assessorschecked November 4, 2026
  7. Augusta, GA - Official Website (home)Augusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  8. Property (taxes)Richmond County Tax Commissionerchecked November 4, 2026
  9. Clerk - Case Management SearchAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  10. Vital Records FeesGeorgia Department of Public Health, State Office of Vital Recordschecked November 4, 2026
  11. Open Records RequestsAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  12. Probate Court fee schedule (PDF)Richmond County Probate Courtchecked November 4, 2026
  13. Real Estate IndexGSCCCAchecked November 4, 2026
  14. Clerk of Court - Office ContactsAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  15. GISAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  16. Tax AssessorAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  17. Superior Courts of Georgia (state organization listing)Georgia.gov (State of Georgia)checked November 4, 2026
  18. Online Marriage License (Probate Court)Augusta-Richmond County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
  19. Apply for a Marriage LicenseGeorgia.gov (State of Georgia)checked November 4, 2026
  20. Probate CourtAugusta-Richmond County Consolidated Governmentchecked November 4, 2026
  21. Government Units List 2026US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026
  22. Find My Clerk - Richmond CountySuperior Court Clerks of Georgia (gaclerks.org; linked from georgia.gov)checked November 4, 2026
  23. Contact UsRichmond County Tax Commissionerchecked November 4, 2026
  24. Board of ElectionsAugusta-Richmond County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
  25. SheriffAugusta-Richmond County, GAchecked November 7, 2026
  26. County population totals: Vintage 2025 (July 1, 2025)US Census Bureauchecked November 4, 2026