Long County Civil Records Database

Long County civil court records are maintained by the Superior Court Clerk at the courthouse in Ludowici, Georgia. The clerk's office holds all Superior Court civil filings for Long County, including contract disputes, civil judgments, property matters, and other civil proceedings filed in the county. Recorded civil instruments are searchable through the statewide GSCCCA portal, and copies of civil case files can be requested in person at the Ludowici courthouse or through a written Open Records request. This guide explains how to find and access Long County civil court records.

Long County Superior Court Clerk in Ludowici

The Superior Court Clerk in Ludowici is the official custodian of civil court records for Long County. All civil cases filed in Superior Court go through this office. The clerk accepts new filings, assigns case numbers, maintains the docket, and holds the complete file for each civil matter in Long County. Civil case files remain with the clerk's office indefinitely as permanent public records of the county.

Long County is part of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, which serves several counties in the coastal Georgia region. Circuit judges rotate through member counties on a set schedule, but the Long County Clerk in Ludowici handles all civil record-keeping for cases assigned to the local courthouse. The Atlantic Circuit also covers counties like Liberty and Wayne, so civil disputes that cross county lines in this part of Georgia may have records in multiple clerk offices. The GSCCCA portal covers recorded instruments from all of these counties and lets you search across them without visiting each courthouse.

To get civil court records from Long County, contact the Superior Court Clerk's office in Ludowici. In-person visits during business hours allow direct inspection of civil case files. The clerk's staff can pull files by case number or party name, show you the docket entries, and tell you the copy fee for documents you need. Written requests by mail are also accepted for known records.

Note: Long County does not have a dedicated online civil case docket. GSCCCA is the main online resource for recorded civil instruments, and direct clerk contact handles case docket inquiries for the Ludowici courthouse.

Civil Cases and Record Types in Long County

Long County Superior Court handles the main types of civil cases filed in the county. Contract disputes between businesses or individuals, personal injury and tort claims above the Magistrate Court threshold, property boundary and quiet title actions, civil equity matters, and civil appeals from lower courts are all part of the Superior Court civil docket in Ludowici. Each of these case types creates a civil court record maintained by the Long County Clerk.

Magistrate Court in Long County handles small civil claims up to $15,000. The most common Magistrate civil cases are money disputes, landlord-tenant matters, and civil warrant applications. Magistrate civil records are kept separately from the Superior Court docket and are held by the Magistrate Court clerk. When a party appeals a Magistrate civil outcome to Superior Court, the clerk in Ludowici opens a new Superior Court file. This means a single civil dispute in Long County can have records in both the Magistrate and Superior Court offices.

Probate Court handles wills, estate filings, and guardianship matters in Long County. These are civil in nature but are separate from the Superior Court civil docket. Recorded civil instruments, including civil judgment liens, UCC financing statements, and security deeds, are in the deed room and searchable through the GSCCCA system. A civil judgment recorded as a lien on Long County real property shows up in both the court docket at the Ludowici courthouse and in the GSCCCA land records at gsccca.org/search.

Search Long County Civil Records at GSCCCA

The Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority provides the main statewide tool for finding recorded civil instruments from Long County online. The GSCCCA at gsccca.org covers deed recordings, civil judgment liens, and UCC filings from the Long County deed books without needing to visit Ludowici. This is the best free starting point for researching recorded civil documents from Long County.

The GSCCCA search portal shown above lets you select Long County and search by party name, document type, or recording date. Civil judgment liens, security deeds, deed transfers, and other recorded instruments from the Long County deed books all appear here. Each result shows the recording date, party names, document type, and book and page reference for the instrument recorded in Ludowici.

Image access for recorded documents is available for most entries in the GSCCCA system. Some older records or specialized document types may require an in-person request at the Ludowici courthouse. For standard recorded civil instruments from Long County, the GSCCCA search is the most practical free online option outside of contacting the clerk directly.

GSCCCA Homepage and FANS Registry

The GSCCCA homepage at gsccca.org is the hub for all statewide civil record services covering Long County. From here you can access the document search portal, the eCertification ordering system for certified copies, and the FANS fraud alert registry. These three tools together cover most remote research needs for Long County civil court records without requiring a trip to Ludowici.

The FANS (Fraud Alert Notification System) registry at fans.gsccca.org is a free Georgia service that lets Long County property owners receive email alerts when something is recorded against their property or name in the county deed books. This includes civil judgment liens, deed filings, and other instruments that affect your property rights in Long County.

Registering through FANS is free. You enter your name or parcel information, and the system flags new recordings in the Long County deed books that match your alert criteria. When a match appears, you get an email notification so you can review the filing and respond if needed.

Certified Copies and eCertification

Certified copies of recorded civil instruments from Long County can be ordered online through the GSCCCA eCertification portal at ecert.gsccca.org. Certified copies carry the clerk's official seal and are required when a recorded civil document needs to serve as legal proof in a court proceeding, title transaction, or loan application. The eCertification system processes your request electronically and delivers the certified document without a trip to Ludowici.

The eCertification portal shown above confirms the document you need, verifies your identity, and processes payment before generating the certified copy of the Long County civil record. This is a practical option for attorneys, title searchers, and lenders who need official certified copies from the Long County deed books quickly.

Georgia Open Records Act and Copy Fees

Georgia's Open Records Act under O.C.G.A. Title 50, Chapter 18 gives the public the right to inspect and copy civil court records held by the Long County Clerk in Ludowici. Most civil case files are public once filed. The clerk must respond to a written Open Records request within three business days. In-person inspection of civil files is allowed during office hours at the Ludowici courthouse. Copies cost a per-page fee set by Georgia law.

Plain copy fees apply to standard paper reproductions of civil case documents. Certified copies cost more because they carry the clerk's seal. For a large copy order, contacting the Long County Clerk in advance helps confirm the total cost and any retrieval time needed for archived files. CourtTRAX at courttrax.org is also available for civil record research across Long County and nearby coastal Georgia counties when you need to check multiple jurisdictions at once.

Filing Civil Cases in Long County

Attorneys filing civil cases in Long County Superior Court submit documents through the eFileGA electronic filing system under Georgia's mandatory e-filing rules. The support portal at eFileGA filer support provides step-by-step instructions for submitting civil case filings, adding pleadings, and paying filing fees online. Self-represented litigants can still file civil documents in paper at the Long County Courthouse clerk's window in Ludowici during office hours.

Once the Long County Clerk accepts a civil filing, it is assigned a case number and entered in the docket as a public record. The civil case filing information form required by O.C.G.A. 9-11-7.1 must be included with all new civil case filings so the clerk can properly index the new civil court record in Long County. Under O.C.G.A. 15-6-94, the Superior Court Clerk is responsible for accepting and maintaining all civil filings in the county.

CourtTRAX at courttrax.org provides civil court data aggregation from participating Georgia counties and can supplement GSCCCA research when you need case docket details rather than just recorded instrument data for Long County or the wider Atlantic Circuit area.

Nearby Counties

Long County borders these Georgia counties in the coastal region. Civil cases must be filed in the county where the defendant lives or where the dispute arose. Check nearby county records if you are not certain where a civil case was filed.