Recording a Deed or Document in Lexington, SC

Can you e-record in Lexington?

Yes. Lexington 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 Lexington, South Carolina

1. Prepare the document so it meets Lexington 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 Lexington County Register of Deeds (Register: Tina Guerry) at 212 South Lake Drive, Suite 301, Lexington, SC 29072.
4. Pay the recording fee ($15.00 deeds (+ documentary/deed tax: state $1.30/$500 + county $0.55/$500, consideration rounded up to nearest $500); $25.00 mortgages/easements/leases/contracts/other; $10.00 affidavits/liens/releases first / Per official fee schedule PDF at lex-co.sc.gov (ROD/FeeSchedule.pdf) - contact office/download PDF for exact per-page and records-management rider amounts add'l (+Records management/archive rider fees included in official fee schedule PDF (not itemized in this search); affidavit of true consideration required for taxable/exempt transfers effective 3/1/2018)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Lexington

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 Lexington 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.