Recording a Deed or Document in Florence, SC

Can you e-record in Florence?

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

How to record a document in Florence, South Carolina

1. Prepare the document so it meets Florence 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, or by mail to Florence County Register of Deeds at 180 N. Irby St., MSC-F, Florence, SC 29501.
4. Pay the recording fee ($15 for a deed (plus SC deed transfer tax $1.85 per $500 of value: $1.30 state + $0.55 county); $25 for mortgages/other instruments; $10 for affidavits/releases first / Flat statutory fee per document (no confirmed separate per-page charge) add'l (+Unverified — contact office for records-management/archive rider fee)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Florence

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 Florence 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.