Recording a Deed or Document in Pickens, SC

Can you e-record in Pickens?

Yes. Pickens 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 Pickens, South Carolina

1. Prepare the document so it meets Pickens 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 Pickens County Register of Deeds at Pickens County Administration Facility, 222 McDaniel Avenue, Annex B-5, Pickens, SC 29671.
4. Pay the recording fee ($15 for a deed (plus state/county deed tax of $1.85 per $500 of consideration: $1.30 state + $0.55 county); $25 for mortgages/agreements/easements/leases/UCC; $10 for affidavits/releases first / Flat per-document fee schedule; no distinct additional-page fee identified add'l (+No separate records-management/archive rider fee confirmed)).
5. Receive the recorded instrument back with its book/page or instrument number as proof of record.

How Jurably helps in Pickens

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 Pickens 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.