Recording a Deed or Document in Aiken, SC

Can you e-record in Aiken?

Aiken 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 Aiken, South Carolina

1. Prepare the document so it meets Aiken 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 Aiken County Register of Deeds (RMC - Register of Mesne Conveyance) at Register of Deeds, 1930 University Parkway, Second Floor, Aiken, SC 29801.
4. Pay the recording fee ($15 for deeds (plus documentary tax); $25 for mortgages/easements/leases/agreements/restrictive covenants/UCC filings; $10 for affidavits/releases/mechanics liens first / official fee schedule PDF available at aikencountysc.gov/Reference/RMC_RecordingFees.pdf (standard SC $15 first page/$5 additional page pattern applies) add'l (+SC documentary stamps: $1.30/$500 state + $0.55/$500 county, rounded up to nearest $500)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Aiken

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 Aiken 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.