Recording a Deed or Document in Jackson, MI

Can you e-record in Jackson?

Yes. Jackson accepts electronic recording through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, so a properly formatted document can be recorded the same or next business day without mailing paper.

How to record a document in Jackson, Michigan

1. Prepare the document so it meets Jackson 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 electronically through Simplifile, CSC, ePN, or by mail to Jackson County Register of Deeds at Jackson County Register of Deeds, 120 W. Michigan Avenue, 12th Floor, Jackson, MI 49201.
4. Pay the recording fee ($30.00 flat (effective Oct 1, 2016; includes $4 MSSR remonumentation fee) first / Not page-based; flat $30.00 covers all pages add'l (+$3.00 for each additional assignment/discharge on multi-instrument documents)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Jackson

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 Jackson 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 — electronically through the county’s approved network — and return the recorded instrument. It’s a self-help filing service, not legal advice.