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How to get a copy of a deed in Mississippi

Who holds it: Chancery Clerk of the county where the land is located (custodian of land records: deeds, deeds of trust/mortgages, plats, liens)1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. Fees
  2. More details
  3. Related records in Mississippi
  4. How Mississippi handles it
  5. Deeds in Mississippi counties with a full guide
  6. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  7. Sources

Copy fee

DeSoto County example: $0.50 per page when copied by the Chancery Clerk's office; $0.25 per page if made by another person in the office; plats $5.00 per page2

How to search

Search the county Chancery Clerk's online land-records index or public terminals; DeSoto example says almost all records are online3

Fees

Recording fee (example)
DeSoto County example (effective 1-1-2020, citing Miss. Code § 25-7-9): deeds and most instruments $26.00 including indexing for the first 5 pages, $1.00 each additional page2
Certified copy fee
DeSoto County example: $1.00 per document for certification (plus copy charges)2

More details

Formatting
Instruments must meet Miss. Code § 89-5-24 format (3-inch top margin on page 1, at least 10-point font, preparer/grantor/grantee name-address-phone, indexing instructions); DeSoto charges $10 per non-conforming document2
Other instruments
Chancery Clerk land records office also records construction liens, federal tax liens, lis pendens, military discharges, powers of attorney (DeSoto example)3
Liens: liens at the county
Chancery Clerk records construction liens, federal tax liens, lis pendens (DeSoto example); federal tax lien $10, release $122
Maps: state GIS portal
MARIS (Mississippi Automated Resource Information System): free geospatial data downloads and map services4
Maps: county parcels
MARIS publishes a 'Statewide Cadastral Framework (County Parcels)' GIS map service (layer dated August 2023, REST endpoint gis.mississippi.edu/…) - a GIS data service, not an owner/tax lookup; current parcel and tax data stay with each county Tax Assessor5

How Mississippi handles it

  • Chancery Clerk is the county land-records office and clerk of the Chancery Court (divorce, probate, guardianship) and also clerk to the Board of Supervisors' tax-roll/appeal work1

Deeds in Mississippi counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
DeSoto CountyChancery Clerk, Land Records office7Search6$0.50 per page by Chancery Clerk staff; $0.25 per page if done by any other person in the office8
Harrison CountyHarrison County Chancery Clerk - Recording Department10Search9$0.50 per page (copies performed by clerk or employee); $0.25 per page if performed by any other person10
Hinds CountyChancery Clerk12Search11Free search—
Jackson CountyJackson County Chancery Clerk14Search13$0.50 per page if made by clerk or employee or by an individual on the computer; $0.25 per page on the copy machine13
Rankin CountyChancery Clerk, Land Records Division16Search15$0.50 per page if performed by the clerk or employee; $0.25 per page if performed by any other person17

For any other county, see the county list on the Mississippi guide.

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 Mississippi office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: deeds and land records in every state. Everything else in Mississippi: Mississippi public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 17 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Local Property Appraisal (Mississippi's Property Tax System)Mississippi Department of Revenue
  2. Land Records Fee Schedule, DeSoto County Chancery ClerkDeSoto County, Mississippi
  3. Land Records & Recording Fees (DeSoto County Chancery Clerk)DeSoto County, Mississippi
  4. MARIS - Mississippi Automated Resource Information SystemMARIS (Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning)
  5. MARIS Map/Image ServicesMARIS (Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning)
  6. Online RecordsDeSoto County, MS
  7. Land Records & Recording FeesDeSoto County Chancery Clerk
  8. Land Records Fees Effective 2020 (PDF)DeSoto County Chancery Clerk
  9. Harrison County Chancery Clerk - HomeHarrison County Chancery Clerk
  10. Recording DepartmentHarrison County Chancery Clerk
  11. Hinds County General Index Search (Chancery Clerk land records index)Hinds County Board of Supervisors (co.hinds.ms.us)
  12. Hinds County Online Databases (home)Hinds County Board of Supervisors (co.hinds.ms.us)
  13. Land Records & Land RedemptionJackson County, Mississippi
  14. Jackson County, MS Official Website (home)Jackson County, Mississippi
  15. Chancery ClerkRankin County, MS
  16. Land Records (Chancery Clerk division)Rankin County, MS
  17. Mississippi Recording Fees (Chancery Clerk filing fees PDF)Rankin County, MS