Welcome To The Clerk of Superior Court

DeKalb County, GA 

As Clerk of Superior Court, I manage all Superior Court records and land records for DeKalb County. Access to public records is crucial to citizens and businesses in DeKalb County. In an effort to continually improve our services to you, we present this web page designed to assist our citizens and continue our technological progress in DeKalb County.  Let us know how we can make your experience with our office better than great! 

House Bill 1292 brings changes to Real Estate Filings and Notary Requirements on January 1, 2025. Read More Here:

HB 1292 Real Estate Press Release

HB 1292 Notary Training Requirements Press Release

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Check Out Our Women's History Page! 

Please respect others who choose to continue wearing masks for personal health reasons. Most services are available online.

Most Requested Services

UPDATED   2025 DeKalb County Holiday Closing Schedule

JUDICIAL RECORD SEARCH

PASSPORTS

NOTARY

TPO / PROTECTIVE ORDER

eFILING CRIMINAL 

eFILING CIVIL AND FAMILY

BOARD OF EQUALIZATION

REAL ESTATE /eRECORD

 Superior Court Rule 22

 Rule 22 Request Form

THE CLERK'S
PRESS RELEASES

TRADE NAMES

FANS RESIDENTIAL FRAUD REGISTRY

ATTORNEY'S OATH PROCESS

PUBLIC NOTICES

FREE DD-214 RECORDING

Past Special Notices and Other Judicial Orders Concerning Covid Closures

 eFileGA Account Setup

 DeKalb County Jury Duty Management Services

OTHER DEKALB JUDICIAL SERVICES

Quick Links

Online Services:

 

  • Copies

Certified copy of records can be accessed via the eCertification Portal

To access, click here

 

Copy of records filed from 2010 - present, can be accessed via Judicial Information System (Portal)

To access, click here

 

  • Appeals

Subsequent Civil/Family filings can be filed online via eFileGA 

To begin, click here

 

Subsequent Criminal filings can be filed online via eFileGA

To begin, click here

 

  • Civil/Family

New Cases and Subsequent filings are filed online via eFileGA

To begin, click here

 

  • Criminal

Most Criminal Filings can be filed online via eFileGA

To begin, click here

 

  • FIFA

Requests and Affidavits are filed online via eFileGA

To begin, click here

 

  • LLP/General Partnerships

Filing LLP/General Partnerships can be filed online via eFileGA

To begin, click here

 

  • Property Fraud Registry

Accessed online via DeKalb Fraud Registry account

To access, click here

 

  • Real Estate

eRecording available 

To access, click here

 

Certified copy of Real Estate Recordings can be accessed via eCertification Portal 

To access, click here

 

  • Temporary Protective Orders (TPO)

New and Subsequent filings are filed via email

To begin, click here

 

  • Trade Names

All Trade Names are filed online via eFileGA

To begin, click here

 

Mail Services:

 

  • Copies

Copy of records filed prior to 2010 can be accessed via the Archives page

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  • Adoptions 

New Case and Subsequent filings are to be mailed 

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  • Appeals

Subsequent Criminal filings can be mailed

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  • Archives

Requests for copy of records can be mailed

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  • Civil/Family

Civil Inmate filings can be mailed 

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Over-the-counter filings can be mailed

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  • Criminal

Any Criminal Filings can be mailed 

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  • Real Estate

Recordings can be mailed

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Frequently Called Numbers:

 

Clerk of Superior Court       

404-371-2836

Animal Services                

404-294-2996

Board of Commissioners   

404-371-2886

Board of Equalization       

404-371-2451

Business & Alcohol License 

404-371-2461

Chief Executive Office         

404-371-2881

DeKalb Recycles                  

404-294-2900

Dispute Resolution Center 

404-370-8194

District Attorney                

404-371-2561

Family & Children Services         

404-370-5000 

Family Law Center       

404-687-3990

Juvenile Court             

404-294-2700

Keep DeKalb Beautiful             

404 294-2010

Legal Aid Atlanta (DeKalb)     

404-377-0701

Lou Walker Senior Center           

770-322-2900 

Magistrate Court           

404-371-4766

Marriage License             

404-371-2601

Probate Court           

404-371-2608

Property Appraisal Department

404-371-0841

Dept. of Community Supervision       

770-593-7437

Recorder’s Court             

404-294-2099

Sheriff’s Office/Jail         

404-298-8400

Solicitor-General's Office           

404-371-2200

State Court       

404-371-2261

Superior Court/Court Admin           

404-371-4901

Tax Commissioner       

404-298-4000

Voter Registration         

404-298-4020

Women’s Resource Center         

404-688-9436

 

News

DeKalb County
2025 Holiday Closing Calendar

Mandatory U.C.C. eFiling 

Effective 1/1/2022

 

 

Passport News

Passports and Personal Information

The Clerk's Office does not collect personal information or payments for passport applications over the web.  When applying for a passport, please bring the required application, identification, citizenship documents and payments to our office:

DeKalb County Clerk of Superior Court

556 North McDonough Street, Ground Floor,

Decatur, GA 30030

We are not affiliated with any third party passport "processing" companies.

 

Real Estate News


Changes in Filing Fees Update
Read here for more information:
https://www.gsccca.org/learn/house-bill-288

Real Estate Property Fraud Registry

As the Clerk of Superior Court, it is necessary to protect the citizens of DeKalb County and our properties. Recently, during a system upgrade to our Real Estate Anti-fraud Registry, a glitch occurred and has generated erroneous email notifications. We apologize for any inconvenience. Please call our Real Estate Division at 404-687-3812 to verify if any activity has occurred in relation to your property.