Search Systems Lien Index

The Real Estate System is comprised of three primary components, including the Lien Index.  Each county maintains the official deed, lien and plat dockets.

The lien index refers users to liens filed in all counties since at least January 1, 2004.  The lien dockets hold liens on land or personal property (other than Uniform Commercial Code transactions) filed pursuant to state or federal laws.  Searches may be performed by name or by county book and page, as well as by county, region or statewide.  Date range, party type, lien instrument type and geographic filters are available for use.  Results provide the full index data, including names of the parties to the instrument, location of the property and the book and page where the deed is filed in the county.  Images of all document pages are available to view and print.

The Clerks’ Authority System provides online access to these dockets and the documents filed in all counties in Georgia.  Before the creation of the Lien Index, there was little uniformity in the methods of maintaining and indexing these records, making searching a difficult endeavor and prone to errors.  Now, this information is available in standardized formats that make document location much simpler and more reliable.

Homeowners, attorneys, banks, title examiners and businesses can all benefit from the Lien Index, making what otherwise would be time-consuming and tedious tasks simple and cost-effective.  Click here to find out more about how you can access this valuable set of lien tools.