Recording a Deed or Document in Franklin, ME

Can you e-record in Franklin?

Franklin 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 Franklin, Maine

1. Prepare the document so it meets Franklin 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 Franklin County Registry of Deeds at 140 Main Street, Suite 5, Farmington, ME 04938.
4. Pay the recording fee (Flat rate effective 1/1/2026: $40 ($35+$5 surcharge) other submitters; $25 govt/municipal, per document (statewide new schedule; prior 2024 schedule was $19+$3 surcharge first page, $2/addl page) first / Included in flat rate - no separate per-page fee under 2026 schedule add'l (+Included in flat rate under 2026 schedule (previously $13/reference, $1/name over 4))).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Franklin

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 Franklin 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.