(a) Conveyances of real property shall be recorded in the county in which the property is situated.
(b) A deed, mortgage, certificate of judgment, state or federal tax lien, lis pendens, or financing statement filed pursuant to Article 9A (commencing with Section 7-9A-101) of Title 7, conveying or affecting an interest in real property in counties divided into divisions, in counties that maintain more than one courthouse, or in counties that maintain one or more courthouse annexes, may be recorded in either division of the county, in any courthouse located within the county, or in any courthouse annex located within the county when conveyances of real property recorded within the county are electronically stored and indexed so that retrieval of all recordings, after August 1, 2004, may be accomplished from any courthouse or courthouse annex within the county.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 4 - Conveyances and Creation of Estates.
Article 3 - Recordation and Registration in General.
Division 1 - General Provisions.
Section 35-4-50 - Conveyances Required to Be Recorded in Office of Probate Judge.
Section 35-4-52 - Petitions, Decrees, or Orders of Bankruptcy.
Section 35-4-51.1 - Recordation of Memorandum of Lease; Contents; Effect.
Section 35-4-53 - Bonds for Title, Etc.
Section 35-4-54 - Conveyances of Personal Property Brought Into State by Tenants for Life or Years.
Section 35-4-55 - Choses in Action Not "Personal Property" Within Meaning Used in Division.
Section 35-4-57 - Deeds of Assignment for Benefit of Creditors.
Section 35-4-58 - Mode of Recording Generally; Time Stamp; Fees.
Section 35-4-59 - Conveyance Operative as Record From Date of Delivery; Receipt.
Section 35-4-60 - Access to Books; Transcripts.
Section 35-4-61 - Liability of Probate Judge for Failure to Perform Duties Generally.
Section 35-4-62 - Locations for Recording Conveyances in Real Property, Deeds, Mortgages, Etc.
Section 35-4-63 - Recording Effective as Notice of Contents of Conveyance.
Section 35-4-64 - Purchasers Protected in Dealing With Record Owner as Owner of Indebtedness.
Section 35-4-65 - When Conveyance Receivable in Evidence.
Section 35-4-66 - Recording Certified Copies of Instruments.
Section 35-4-67 - Proof of Conveyances Executed in Name of Corporation.
Section 35-4-68 - Form of Proof or Acknowledgment of Conveyances.
Section 35-4-69 - Affidavits - Record as Notice of Facts Recited; by Whom Made.
Section 35-4-70 - Affidavits - Admissibility as Evidence.
Section 35-4-71 - Affidavits - Filing and Recordation by Probate Judge.
Section 35-4-72 - Improperly Acknowledged or Recorded Instruments as Evidence.
Section 35-4-75 - Time for Delivery of Deed; When Recorded Contract Presumed Abandoned.
Section 35-4-76 - Limitations on Duration of Option to Purchase Land.