Recording a Deed or Document in Livingston, MI

Can you e-record in Livingston?

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

How to record a document in Livingston, Michigan

1. Prepare the document so it meets Livingston 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, Indecomm, or by mail to Livingston County Register of Deeds at Livingston County Register of Deeds, 200 E. Grand River Ave., Howell, MI 48843 (per county government center address; confirm suite via official site).
4. Pay the recording fee ($30.00 flat-rate fee per document regardless of page count (includes MI Remonumentation + ROD Automation fees) first / No per-page fee; $3.00 for each additional Liber/page or Document # cross-referenced beyond the first add'l (+Tax certification: $5.00; copies $1.00/page, certification $1.00/document; county transfer tax $1.10/$1,000; state transfer tax $7.50/$1,000)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Livingston

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 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.