Lee County GA

Lookup Public Records in Lee County, Georgia. Including Vital Birth and Death Records, Deeds, Probate, Property Records, Mortgages, Liens, Judgments, Marriage Licenses, Voter Registrar, Payroll, Military Discharges.

Lee County, Georgia Overview

Lee County is located in the state of Georgia. The county was formed in June 9, 1825 and named after Henry Lee III. The county seat is Leesburg. As of 2010, the county has a population of 28,298. The county has a total area of 362 square miles, 356 square miles of which is land, and 5.9 square miles is water. The county consists of 7 ZIP codes, with ZIP code 31763 recorded as the one with the largest population. Lee County borders the following counties: Sumter County, Georgia to the north; Dougherty County, Georgia to the south; Worth County, Georgia to the east; Terrell County, Georgia to the west, and; Crisp County, Georgia to the northeast.

Lee Open Records Clerk Information

The Georgia Open Records Act establishes the right to inspect and/or receive public records, excluding those records that are specifically exempted by court order or law. To inspect and/or receive records from any county office not listed, please see the form below. Please be specific and include date ranges, subjects, types of records, author, etc. This will assist them in responding to your request.

Sherry Shelton is Lee County’s Open Records Clerk and may be contacted via email at [email protected]. With the exception of records held by the specific departments listed herein, all Open Records Requests must be submitted to the Open Records Clerk. After receiving your request, the Open Records Clerk, or a representative from the department holding the records will contact you within three (3) business days to provide a timeline for production of any responsive records. With exception to the specific departments and offices listed, any requests for records that are served upon any other officer or employee shall not be deemed filled until the requester has filed his or her request with the Open Records Clerk.

Lee Open Records Clerk

Below is the physical address of the Open Records Clerk:

Sherry Shelton, Open Records Clerk
102 Starksville Avenue North
Leesburg, Georgia 31763
Phone: (229) 759-6000
Email: [email protected]

Lee Clerk of Superior Court Information

Superior Court is responsible for maintaining court records, recording real estate transactions such as warranty deeds, quit claim deeds, security deeds, assignments, right-of-way deeds, easements, and property plats, recording fi fas, military discharges, trade names, and UCCs (Uniform Commercial Code), collecting probation fines, child support payments, and property transfer taxes, filing criminal cases and maintaining criminal warrants, filing civil cases such as divorces/annulments, adoptions, name changes, habeas corpus cases, suits for damages, garnishments, and repossessions, issuing notary appointments, assisting in jury selection, keeping election ballots for the statutory time limit of two years, and assisting the general public with obtaining various court records.

Lee Clerk of Superior Court

Below is the physical address of the Clerk of Superior Court:

Sara Clark, Clerk of Superior Court
County Courthouse
100 Leslie Highway
PO Box 49
Leesburg, Georgia 31763
Phone 1: (229) 759-6018
Phone 2: (229) 759-6019
Fax: (229) 759-6049
Email: [email protected]

Lee Tax Assessor Information

The Board of Tax Assessors is appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for three year terms. The Chief Appraiser is appointed by the three member Board of Tax Assessors. The Tax Assessor’s office determines all property values in the county for tax purposes, maintains county tax records and maps, compiles building costs, prepares annual assessments, adheres to policies set by the Georgia Department of Revenue, assists the Board of Tax Assessors and the Board of Equalization.

Lee Tax Assessor

Below is the physical address of the Tax Assessor:

Dennis Lee, Chief Tax Assessor
Courthouse Annex
104 Leslie Highway, Suite B
Leesburg, Georgia 31763
Phone: (229) 759-6010
Email: [email protected]