Gwinnett County Clerk of Court
Tiana P. Garner is the Gwinnett County Clerk of Court. The office is an elected local clerk for Superior, State, Magistrate, and Juvenile courts. The clerk and deputy clerks are custodians for land and property records as well as civil and criminal files in the courts served. The Clerk's Office also includes the Courts Information Technology Division, which supports Odyssey Case Management System users and manages GwinnettCourts.com.
The public counter for Clerk-related court records is at 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. The main court and clerk phone number is 770-822-8100. Land-record mail goes to Gwinnett County Clerk of Court, P.O. Box 2050, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30046. Physical, FedEx, and UPS delivery uses 75 Langley Drive. The Gwinnett County GovQA portal is not the access route for Superior, State, and Magistrate Clerk court records.
Gwinnett County Clerk of Court
Clerk: Tiana P. Garner
75 Langley Drive
Lawrenceville, GA 30046
770-822-8100
Mail: P.O. Box 2050, Lawrenceville, GA 30046
The official Clerk of Court page identifies the clerk, court service area, duties, and limits on legal advice.
This image is the starting source for Gwinnett County Clerk of Court records because it profiles the local custodian for the covered courts.
Gwinnett Clerk Record Duties
The Clerk of Court handles a broad mix of records and fees. Duties listed for the office include deed and property recording, transfer tax and intangible tax collection, UCC recording, lien recording, plat recording, soldiers discharge recording, civil and domestic court filing, criminal court filing, arrest warrant filing, family violence filing, garnishment filing, adoption filing, appeals filing, notary certificates, trade name registration, fine and fee collection, court registry management, court technology, and Board of Equalization work.
- Court files: Superior, State, Magistrate, and Juvenile court records served by the unified clerk.
- Land records: Deeds, plats, condominium floor plans, UCC filings, liens, indexes, and images.
- Domestic and family filings: Divorce, family violence, adoption, and related Superior Court filings.
- Criminal filings: Criminal case processing, arrest warrant filing, appeals, fines, and court costs.
- Business and public filings: Trade names, notary public certificates, partnerships, military discharge filings, and selected professional records.
Clerk staff can retrieve, certify, file, and index records. They cannot practice law. The office may provide more latitude in Magistrate Court and family violence matters, but clerk help should not be treated as legal advice about what to file, how to argue, or whether a court will grant relief.
Request Gwinnett Certified Copies
A certified copy is a clerk-issued copy that carries certification for official use. Certified copies may be needed for court, real estate, business, immigration, name-change, benefits, or appeal purposes. Plain online images are useful for review, but they may not satisfy a legal requirement for a certified copy.
- Identify the record type. Use court case search for case files, GSCCCA for land records, and the Probate Court process for marriage certificates.
- Gather the best identifiers. Include case number, party names, document type, recording reference, filing date, or book and page when known.
- Contact the correct counter. Use 75 Langley Drive or call 770-822-8100 for Clerk-served court and land records.
- Confirm fees before mailing payment. Land-record copy and certification fees are listed online, while some court-copy fees should be confirmed with the clerk.
- Request certified handling. State that the copy must be certified and ask whether pickup, mail, or portal delivery is available for that record.
Gwinnett Clerk Request Fields
The research did not capture one universal Clerk request form for all record types, so the safest request-field inventory is based on the identifiers the clerk and portals use. Court records need case and party data. Land records need recording and document data. Certified copies need the number of copies and mailing or pickup instructions.
| Field | Required | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Case Number or Recording Reference | Strongly recommended | Use a court case number, instrument number, book/page, or filing reference when available. |
| Party, Grantor, Grantee, or Decedent Name | Yes for most searches | Names help locate civil, criminal, domestic, land, lien, and probate-related records. |
| Court or Record Type | Yes | Specify Superior, State, Magistrate, Juvenile, deed, lien, UCC, plat, or other type. |
| Document Type | Yes | Examples include complaint, order, decree, deed, lien, plat, UCC, judgment, or certified copy. |
| Number of Copies | Yes | State whether each copy must be certified. |
| Contact and Delivery Details | Yes | Include phone, mailing address, and pickup or mail preference. |
Gwinnett Clerk Record Fees
The most detailed captured fee schedule is the Clerk land-record fee page. Court filing and copy fees can vary by case type and should be confirmed with the Clerk's Office when the research file did not capture a specific amount. Land-record searches and viewing are free in the office, while online GSCCCA access may carry website fees.
| Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Deeds, cancellation security deed, assignment security deed, or grantor-grantee recording | $25.00 per document |
| General execution or lien recording | $25.00 |
| UCC-1 or UCC-3 central filing | $25.00 |
| Plat, maps, or floorplans | $10.00 first page, $10.00 each additional page |
| State or local government lien | $5.00 first page, $2.00 additional page, $2.00 cross-index |
| Partnerships | $215.00 |
| Land-record copies | $1.00 |
| Certified land-record copy | $2.50 first page, $1.00 additional page |
| Large plat printed in office | $10.00 each |
The Gwinnett deeds and land-record fees page is the source for the land-record copy and recording fee amounts.
The fee source supports Gwinnett County Clerk of Court records requests where copies, certification, plats, liens, UCC filings, and deeds have set costs.
Gwinnett Clerk Land Records
Gwinnett land records are a major Clerk record category. The Superior Court Clerk records deeds, plats, condominium floor plans, UCC filings, GED and lien filings, military discharges, partnerships, and physician licenses, and provides indexes and document images. The land-record history has an important boundary: Gwinnett's land records date back to September 26, 1871 because former records were lost in a fire.
The deeds and land records page is the official source for the Clerk's land-record scope.
This source is important for title and old-record searches because it explains the September 26, 1871 start point caused by the earlier fire loss.
Gwinnett Clerk Online Filing
Several Gwinnett Clerk record paths now run through state or court technology systems. The Gwinnett Courts case-search page links Superior, State, Magistrate, and Probate estate cases to the Tyler Odyssey portal and also links re:SearchGA. Land records, deeds, liens, plats, and UCCs are searched through GSCCCA or in the clerk's office. The county open-records page says Superior, State, and Magistrate Clerk court records are not available through the county GovQA portal.
Electronic land filing is now a key rule. Effective January 1, 2025, House Bill 1292 requires all real estate documents to be electronically filed through GSCCCA. Effective August 1, 2019, central filing UCC documents are accepted only by electronic filing through GSCCCA. Effective January 1, 2017, plats, maps, and plans must also be electronically filed through GSCCCA.
The land-record FAQ explains e-filing, payment, copy access, and free in-office searching.
The FAQ image ties Gwinnett County Clerk of Court records to the current GSCCCA filing and search requirements.
Gwinnett Property Filing Alerts
Gwinnett County property owners can use the GSCCCA Filing Activity Notification System, often called FANS, for free opt-in alerts. FANS can send email or text notice when filings match the registered name or property criteria, but it does not send copies of recorded documents. A person who receives an alert still needs to contact the Superior Court Clerk or use the proper record access channel to obtain the filed document.
The Gwinnett FANS page describes the property filing notification tool.
This source adds a local-plus-state records feature that helps monitor Gwinnett County Clerk of Court land filings without replacing the official copy request process.
Note: FANS alerts are notices only; they do not prove fraud, change ownership, or provide certified document copies.