Recording a Deed or Document in Richland, SC

Can you e-record in Richland?

Yes. Richland 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 Richland, South Carolina

1. Prepare the document so it meets Richland 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 Richland County Register of Deeds at Richland County Register of Deeds, 1701 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29201.
4. Pay the recording fee ($15 for a deed (plus 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 schedule; no distinct additional-page fee identified on official fee page (page returned 403 to automated fetch; content summarized from site metadata and cached search results) 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 Richland

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 Richland 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.