Recording a Deed or Document in Livingston County, KY

Can you e-record in Livingston County?

Livingston County records documents submitted by mail or in person. Jurably handles this on the paper rail — we prepare, notarize, mail, and track your document to a recorded instrument number.

How to record a document in Livingston County, Kentucky

1. Prepare the document so it meets Livingston County formatting rules (legal description, grantee address, signature block, and the blank margin the recorder reserves for its stamp).
2. Notarize it if the instrument requires acknowledgment — most deeds and affidavits do.
3. Submit by mail to Livingston County Clerk (deeds/real property) at 321 Court Street, PO Box 400, Smithland, KY 42081-0400.
4. Pay the recording fee ($50.00 (deed) - fee schedule confirmed present on county site; minimum fees across document types range $30-$63 first / $3.00 per page over 5 pages (statewide standard) add'l (+Transfer tax $0.50 per $500 value on grantor (KRS 142.050); other document minimums $30-$63 per county fee schedule)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Livingston County

Jurably isn’t a deed-filing desk — it’s how real-estate investors get the important paperwork done. If you’re under contract on a Livingston County property, we file a memorandum of contract to secure your equitable interest so the seller can’t sell out from under you. Need it notarized first? We handle online notarization or send a mobile notary to your signer. Then we record it — by certified mail on the paper rail — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.